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As good a reason as any matey, never seen an IS200 as a track slag so looking forward to see how you get on with it

I reckon that sounds very much like a good plan

Then be careful. They're amazing, but they grip and grip and grip then snap: They're not massively progressive on the limit in the dry. They're are very communicative in the wet though! If you're sliding a lot then you'll burn through them quickly, which can make it interesting for the drive home... Amazing tyres though, I ran them as road tyres on my Zed and still use them on the MR2.

What's the weight of the IS200? Compared with the BMW equivalent. I suspect the BMW would make the better track car by some margin. Cheaper and more available parts, too.

What lenses do you have?

He hasn't driven the Cayman yet, has he? 'Evora, Cayman and E92 still to do'? You really should be adding 997 to that list. C2S sub-£30k all day long. 996TT too. Evoras aren't that cheap yet though.

Have you used 888s before?

I'm okay for now thanks, but cheers anyway. Are you getting the half cage then?

They're not too far off, but you will notice the difference.

That's the big plus about the MPSS, you get more than your money's worth as they last so long. Eagle F1s are excellent, but honestly if you're happy with the RE050A and could find the cash for them, then I would stick with those. They're really very good.

Personally, I'd be spending money on quality lenses over a new camera. That's where you can really notice the difference these days IMHO.

Are MPSS just £615 now?! Bloody hell, bargain.

I may have left the part out where sometimes the woman gets the last word

It's a hell of a lot of money, but I've had adventures in that car that are pretty much priceless. LEJOG in the one day My Spain trip LM on Porsche's return to LMP1 Things like that give me memories that I wouldn't swap for anything. For me, cars are my life and my passion, and as long as I'm still having fun then I'm going to spend every penny I have on them. Some people have nice houses, some have nice holidays, I have nice cars Some lucky buggers get the lot! Seriously, for me it's been a fantastic journey owning something I never, ever thought I'd get the chance to.

Yup You can't take it with you, and all that. What price living a dream?

Deposit was about £8k I think, as I still had finance owed on the Zed at the time.

Just shy of four years, but still horrendous money if you count depreciation. there's a reason I tend not to keep calculators nearby anymore...

I'm not richer any more, that was a bloody expensive way of owning a car!

I didn't realise it was the OPs car when I said that

That's the easiest way now, assuming you have the space on the device.

Yup, as I wrote that Seems fine, no downsides here on my 5.

Soooooooon... I'll definitely grab some footage on track

Not much at all, sadly. I did go out for a blat on Sunday though, as I need to put some miles on it before Donny, and it was a lovely day It's very deceiving. You can pootle round and it's just as it was, i.e. noisy and rattley. And then you give a little squirt, and the horizon starts rushing towards you. Keep your foot in and the boost increases, so it acts very much like a cammy big engine rather than a small turbo one. There's zero let off in thrust as you approach 7k RPM, which makes it a real rush with every push of the throttle. I did get a litte caught out at some points though, as while I'm used to driving big power stuff im also used to having big tyres on the rear, so I may have spun them up a couple of times Even the 888s can be convinced to slide now

8.0.2 now out.

Wouldn't be fair to, I'm not far enough down the line to make it a viable proposition I can offer other favours Russ...