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So do they also put a bag on her head when they take her outside? Now, I get that you might not want to put pics of a naked kiddy in the bath on the internet, but normal everyday pics? If I had a kid who I adored, I'd want to share that with the world. Very sad, and incredibly misguided. I've had a similar conversation with a friend of my brother's, so not uncommon sadly.

My point was more that I don't want everyone to say yes to a Euro jaunt or a Hoon, then the Team plough ahead organising that and then when the costs come out no-one wants to do it and we get no event at all. I feel it's important to make things clear from the start, to save any problems down the line, even if that does mean stating the obvious.

True, but there's no cost to cross the border there. At least, not yet

Lol I'm sure she'll appreciate that photo

Bear in kind that a European trip will likely be much more than the price of Wales, possibly twice as expensive.

Fed up with Lewis now. He doesn't deserve to win the title, good luck to Nico from here on.

That's utterly ridiculous. Why on earth would they say that?

Wait, what?

I quite liked that position actually, worked well even with/because of the low sun

Ouch. Couple of hundred quid, absolute tops.

Profile does not have to match front to rear. None of my cars do.

Top video, good lines fella Interesting how MSV were bothered about the GoPro on the front, but not the suction inside nor the uncovered arms! Bizarre.

And that's what I get for trying to answer after a few beers post football Lexx is, of course, completely right. Ignore me!

It's an engine with some other bits around it. But what an engine!

HEL or Goodridge, easy to DIY if you can bleed brakes and work a spanner, will be a nice improvement too

Some are worse than others, but I've yet to hear one that doesn't have even a slight rattle from that area at some point. I will caveat that with the fact it's impossible to diagnose noises over the internet, so if your engine falls out tomorrow it's not my fault

Right, now I see where you're going. That's fair comment. HOWEVER (and you knew this was coming...!) Much like the 350Z, I could forgive the weight easily IF the quality of the interior justified it. IMHO, it doesn't. That's the exact same thing I've levelled at the Evora as well, so it's not just Nissan that have a monopoly on cheap interiors. Is the GTR interior acceptable? Yeah, it is, and at £60K it definitely was. Is the quality of the interior justifed by the extra weight it adds? I don't think so, but then there's other cars to level that at as well. Add to the fact that the price is now £80K and you're into a whole new argument.

Flywheel chatter, don't worry about it. The gearboxes are pretty noisy on these thing, even more so if you have a lightened flywheel in there.

So if the GT-R needs weight to be as awesome as it is, why have Nissan removed a bit for the track pack and the Nismo? It either needs the weight, or it doesn't. Doc put it better than I could. And no, I've never tracked nor raced a GT-R. Yet.

Ouch, that's not a nice noise. First of all, why have you not been back to get the plugs done? That's just crazy, especially if you paid for a major service. Secondly, what's the oil level and what is the consumption like? I'm going to take a stab and say that you probably don't check it very often, apologies if I'm wrong.

I'd love to drive the auto, at some point. Be good to compare it to my own PDK 'box.

Depends on how you define good. I care little for laptimes these days and more about the driving experience, and in my own experiences I know just how better a car can be when you remove the weight. Would the 918 be any quicker? Well, maybe or maybe not (depends on whether they kept the 4WD), but would it arguably feel a lot more fun? Almost without doubt. Would the GT-R be quicker if it shed weight? Yes, absolutely it would. Physics are tricky things to beat.

How does the 370Z auto have synchro rev, when it's a slushbox? Surely, because it's a torque converter it cannot have synchro rev by the very definition? Also, synchro rev is for wimps, real men heel 'n' toe like a pro

Don't think I've ever put a GT2RS in a dream garage, but it's definitely a car I'd love to own! And you've made your own point, because the GT2RS is quicker than the GT2 because it weighs less and has more power My point isn't that it's rubbish because it weighs so much, it's that it could be so much better if they took the weight out. Again, if weight in the GTR was such a good thing why do all the race teams remove it?

I think it's a lovely colour, genuinely. Rather that than Resale Grey