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Odious Tea was god-awful, I would hope that Destiny is significantly better than that! I'll give this a go in a few months, probably Christmas time.

I wouldn't be tracking an RX8. Having driven one the other week at Bedford, whilst the chassis is lovely and even the electric steering is good, there is simply no way of getting out of the lack of torque low down. Even if you keep the revs nice and high (and I really did), it struggles to get away cleanly. Put it this way, it'll make the BRZ86 seem like a turbocharged rocket

3-series looks much better, IMHO. Shame.

It'll probably be the quietest part of the car...! Nah, shouldn't make any difference at all given the stripped nature of the car. I'm leaving the sound deadening in for now, but purely as a protective measure against me hitting my head on exposed metal in an accident.

Honestly? Sounds like you're entering the wrong credentials. Try logging out on a PC, then logging in via iOS. Then try logging in on the PC, but try entering the details rather than relying on auto fill, if you use it.

What version of iOS? No issues here at all.

Engagement ring. Go for it!

:D And so it begins. One down, a couple of thousand to go...!

Fair enough. I personally don't think it would be massively worth it as the experiences would be similar, and I suspect you'd find yourself annoyed by the relative lack of power, but it would definitely be cheaper to track. Nice problem to have!

And how will that be more fun on track than the 370? Seriously, look at the cost to change and what two TDs will cost you in terms of tyres and brakes, and I reckon you could easy spend £3K on a track-spec MX5. Hell, my MR2 only cost me £4K with the turbo conversion and I can promise you that will show any BRZ86 or 370 in sensible (i.e. not stripped) road trim a clean set of heels. Depends on what you want though, I can see the pluses to having a road car that you track, as opposed to a track car that can go on the road.

For the record, I don't expect the mk2 to sell drastically better nor hold its value either. It's the wrong car in the wrong marketplace, sadly.

BRZ86 already has coilovers.

Depends. If you think that price will be very low then yes, I suspect they'll hold up very well

I'm just not keen on piggyback ECUs really, there's too much scope for something to go awry when it's intercepting then modifying a signal.

It's got a Unichip at the moment, which is what I'll be using for now. I would've liked to add something like a Link for that, however at a cost of around £1500 it would be a trifle OTT on such a cheap car. Depending on how I find the Unichip map, I may still go that route long term. A'Pexi used to do a Power FC for the 1ZZ, but that's long since discontinued. Nowadays it's just a case of picking any generic ECU and modifying it to work.

So one poll now shows the Yes camp in the lead, and the media goes crazy about it. Everything is changing, definitely going to be split up, Salmond wins etc. Completely ignoring that FIVE other polls are still showing No ahead, one by 14 pts! Honestly, I despair of the media sometimes, I really do.

Lucky git, have fun!

Out of all the flaws I found with the BRZ86, the lack of power really wasn't one of them. I understand that people get their kicks from big power, but if you think the BRZ86 needs more power for regular road use then you need your head examined. It's perfectly judged in that regard.

Sad news Grundy mate Is it possible you mis-read the oil level? Crappy dipstick and all that. Either way, it's irrelevant now, just hope you get back on your feet soon bud. Could you not spend the money you were going to pay on a 2nd car on getting this one sorted? New engine £1500, fitting few hundred more, gotta be cheaper than buying a completely different car then having to insure that was well (so another policy with zero NCB)?

That's a real shame, there shouldn't be any need for anything like that. It's those kind of people that give decent Yes supporters a bad name.

McLaren are a shambles, I've long since given up supporting them in any way. Jenson needs to be leaving the sport after this year IMHO, make way for some new blood.

Oops, forgot to update! I got the car back last Saturday, however it doesn't go to the mappers until Wednesday. It was a really painful drive back, having to stay off boost, but every now and then I let the turbo spin up a fraction to hear that glorious noise Should be a hoot, can't wait for this week to be over. The car is also much quieter now too, which is an added bonus. I'm going to add a Lexan screen to the back of the hardtop as well, to reduce that huge weight sitting above the car, cost is only £200 + fitting. I asked them about the cage, and they can do a half cage based on their full one but with the front bars removed. Patrick said he's never been asked for one, but could find the cost if needed. I suspect it wouldn't be any cheaper than your one though, so probably not worth the bother. That said, the full cage isn't that intrusive really, so maybe worth looking at?

A 370 is going to be an expensive proposition to track, compared with a BRZ86. Personally I'd be keeping the 370, and then getting something cheap and cheerful for trackdays. You could get an MX5 for £1K, spend £2K on suspension, brakes and tyres, and have a much better track car than either. Work out the cost to change from 370 to BRZ86, then see if there's anything within that budget that would work for track use.

Lol at Williams being above Ferrari