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Brand new? I hate to think. I'll guess at about £4000, stab in the dark. Repairs would be a much better choice. I'd say a grand, depending on parts used.

I've only used the RSRs on the road for a brief drive, on a mate's MR2. They were good, perhaps a smidge more feel than the 888s but with slightly less initial turn in and ultimately less grip, but we're talking road speeds here not full-on track stuff like they're intended for. He was getting approx 5K miles from a set of rears, so roughly the same as the 888s which is about fair I think. I only drove it in the dry, but he used them all year round with no issue. He did then go back to the 888s, which probably says it all I guess.

No I won't, your inbox is full! Can you delete some please matey?

I'll shoot you a PM

With regards to the Federals and Nankangs, it would certainly appear that the two companies are chucking good money at their track tyres and certainly both are viable options now. I still prefer the 888s, but if they're only for track use then I'd certainly consider the others as contenders. What worries me is that people will use these halo tyres as an assumption that their common or garden tyres are great as well. Which, to be frank, they're not. Whole other kettle of fish though, and not relevant to this conversation.

I'll take them You in any rush to get them picked up?

From who?

I think he's russian off with the others...

Easier for others to read now

No-one asks you for proof of anything, but that doesn't mean squat. The Ring can be very slippy in places, and tbh if you're not going to push a little bit then is there any point in going? You're not going to drive balls to the wall, but even treating it like a fast country road drive you're still taking a huge risk.

So imagine this: Your rad explodes (not impossible) Ensuing panic means you spin into the armco Car is a write off (£7K) Armco damaged (£4K guess) GT3 behind you hits your coolant and spins into the armco GT3 is a write off (£70K & armco £4K) GT3 clips a biker, writes off his bike (£8K) Biker needs air ambulance and is crippled for life (£500,000) Value of £600,000, ish. Just for a quick 10 min lap of the Ring. Massively unlikely to happen, but it's at your own risk. Or you could do a trackday out there, get the whole use of the straight and insure yourself up for about £1000. Bargain, I reckon.

This is why I won't do tourist days. The risk is just too great, and I like my house.

MPSS. Given that they're about £800 a set now, they're an absolute no-brainer.

T1Rs are awful on track, they'll melt within the first session. Ghastly things to use on track. Chuck the MPSS on a credit card and pay it off next month.

Air in the clutch line. Needs bleeding again. It's a bitch of a job!

Just do the controls in the first place. You will definitely need the fascia.

I spent all weekend driving instead 8) Good drive out yesterday in the MR2, and then up at 5am today to get some fast empty road driving done in the 911. Quick nap when I got back and I'm good to go.

No, they have a 5% chance of either IMS or bore scoring probs.

Looks right to me. At least, that's all I ever used on mine.

That's a manly cup of Ribena you've got there Steve

That does seem a bit high. You've probably gotten away without having any damage, but definitely worth treble checking any oil levels in the future.

Ah, I did wonder that after I'd written the post. If that's the case, definitely get them to add weights to the seat when doing it.

What's a quart in proper money? How close to a litre?

Set the springs and dampers up the same both sides. You could do a full setup with a set of weights on the seat to simulate your weight, but you'd really want to do that in conjunction with a full geo. I'm guessing that's already been done so need to worry about that any more, but remember that adjusting the ride height from this point can have massive effects on the camber so you may need another alignment if you decide to raise or lower the car again.

Abbey MS, RS Tuning, Horsham Dev... Pick the closest