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Ekona

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  1. Ekona

    what new car?

    If a 996TT doesn't excite you, I'm not sure what will. Granted, the interior is challenging, but the drive is immense. And the Mezger! Tiv Cerb? Get a sorted one and you'll be okay, at least as good as an E46 M3 in terms of costs at least.
  2. Whereabouts are you based? If you're local, I'll help you out if possible.
  3. Might help if we knew which company... Also, I'd like to see them get the 14 days payment or interest thing past either the insurance or financial ombudsman. Not calling BS on it as I trust the source, but I wouldn't remotely worry about it.
  4. Tbh, as long as you use a DA not an orbital then you'll find it almost impossible to make things any worse. They're safe as houses, unless you're a massive pillock. Which I assume you're not
  5. The designer was colour blind. Or he only had a greyscale monitor. Or probably because those colours are cheap to produce and are the most common ones that people purchase.
  6. You will have to tax on the 1st of March, else if you do it online after being SORN'd you'll find that it might want to get you to cough up for Feb. That's what I've read, anyway. Might well be wrong, never tried it myself. Go on the site and see what happens?
  7. Ekona

    RX8

    And I do like my black cars too!
  8. Ekona

    RX8

    Yeah, the hot start thing pretty much ties in with what I've read too. Ironically the bigger wheels of the R3 do put me off, as it just means more weight, a worse ride and more expensive tyres! If they're popular though I could sell them on to fund a different set. Uprated suspension and exhaust from OEM sound good in theory, but could I do better going aftermarket? I don't know.
  9. Ekona

    RX8

    Hmmm, that may make an R3 either the wise choice or I bank the cash and put it towards a rebuild...
  10. Ekona

    RX8

    Top stuff, thanks for that bud Disappointed to hear that corrosion may be an issue, I wouldn't have expected that on a 2000+ car. When you say they increased the oil flow on the R3 models, any ideas how? Just bigger pump matched with the bigger capacity, or any internal changes you know of to the block? I assume a larger oil pan is easy to fit anyway, so probably retrofittable. Looks like satnav was a rare option, which is good as it means I can install a new head unit to control that function too. Got a few months to go, and I still need to drive a 350Z again to confirm that I don't want one again, but I have to say I was incredibly taken with the '8.
  11. Heh, two different trains of thought there then! Neither are wrong I think, personal preference or choice of pad/polish can make a difference.
  12. No, no need to wet them. Just do a '+' across the pad with whatever product you're using, splodge that across the panel, then start it off on the slowest speed and cover the entire panel with it. Then you can start working it properly.
  13. Wow, that's great news. /sarcasm The idea of donuts, burnouts etc being seen as cool to do after a race is because you know you really shouldn't. By formalising that celebration they've effectively made it an incredibly uncool thing to do. Spontaneity > being allowed. So does this mean that Alonso is allowed to get flags again? Or does that not count? Once again, F1 is a million miles away from what the fans actually want.
  14. Stop filming like a 'tard Sounds good matey, any drone? Be honest now...!
  15. Ekona

    Nice day

    Dblock? Is that you?
  16. I see GJOB, which is actually far more meaningful than the tacky alternative
  17. Who cares when the rest of the car is so mind-crushingly dull? I'm all for substance over style, but that's just a lesson in ZZZzzzzzzz... Sorry, dozed off just thinking about it.
  18. Ekona

    RX8

    I'm 99% sure now I'll get one of these in June, when I get back from LM and I shift the 911. Never owned a rotary, and they're so cheap that they're practically disposable! As much as I'd like a good late R3, I think a decent '05 will do so I can save some cash to modify it.
  19. Nice interior, but what a boring looking car!
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