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Must admit I agree with Kyle. Mobil 1 is by far the better stuff, but if you don't really stress the engine to the fullest then putting the cheaper stuff in is okay. I run that in the MR2.

Same guy isn't it? Just his previous car Is it really? Perhaps that's why the white VXR detail sprang to mind then!

Depends on much you like your drivetrain.

276bhp, apparently.

Or the greatest motorbike in the world

Or an SUV

It's a car then!

Where's the thread about the guy who bought the Astra VXR 'Ring edition that almost rejected it because it had some minor swirls on the paint?

Truck-thing.

I know, it's a miracle! I've not heard anything back from them since then though....

If that was my Focus, I wouldn't love it so much. The comment on BB where the guy called it a penguin made me chuckle

WELL BUGGER ME BACKWARDS WITH A WET FISH Just had an email through asking me to sign the form so they can get the tax for it: Looks like it's actually here!

"My tattooist now has an aching wrist"

Well said mate. I'd forgotten about the Menezes thing tbh, but you're right: If armed coppers were running after me, you can be damn sure I'd be eating dirt and worrying about anything else later.

I loved my Focus I've no doubt people mock me behind my back about the stickers on the 911, but it really doesn't bother me at all. As long as I'm happy, that's all I care about

I can see a PCGB flag! /misses the point of the pic entirely

It's only words on an internet forum by complete strangers though: I don't see how any grown adult could take such offense to that that they lash out. But yeah, I'm trying to separate the forum itself (which is amusing and entertaining enough) from the flyering and awarding certificates (which is childish in the extreme). One I can defend even if I don't always agree with it, but the latter is something that I can't see any fun in.

Let's make no mistake though: Whacking someone because they insulted your car is pretty pathetic. You have to have a really tiny penis to do that.

Since you do have that ghastly Ferrari logo, why not get something to at least tie in with it? Something like a sketch of a classic V8 or V12 engine, or perhaps the outline of the GTO done in a similar style as the 350Z-uk logo? Or of your personal favourite F-car? Or you could go really obscure and have the GPS co-ordinates of Maranello, that would be cool

But there are sites dedicated to many different things across the internet: Some might say that having a site dedicated to just one type of car is pointless It's about whatever brings people together as a community: If that's a 350Z, or God, or a hatred for chav cars, then that's okay. I'd bet my arse that the very vast majority of the posters on that website are as passionate about cars as we are, and know the difference between shiny tat and good aero, which is why they hate it when perfectly good cars get ruined. I agree that the certificates and flyers are asking for trouble and meaningless.

And yet, 99% of the cars they pick up on are utter chav-sheds and we'd all label them here as such. Yeah, perhaps flyering is a step too far and certainly I think the guy that got a clout was expecting it hence the lack of surprise/reaction, but if people will make their cars look so bloody horrendous then it's hardly surprising that people will take the p*ss. We do exactly the same here on the eBay cars thread, so it feels like there's a lot of stones being lobbed around glass houses with some of the comments in here.

And yeah, I know that no-one gets the Silly Hat Rule but me.

Silly Hat Rule.

I'm getting really bored of repeating myself about this, but for god's sake stop peddling that crap. You CANNOT fix the IMS issue unless you buy a car with either the Mezger engine, the DFi engine, or an earlier air-cooled engine in. End of. If the IMS fails, your bill will be around £5K AT LEAST. The engine essentially self-destructs. You may get away with a £5K bill, £7K is average, could be £10K easy. You can upgrade the IMS to a later Porsche design, but this does NOT guarantee that it won't fail. The same weakness IS STILL THERE. You can change the IMS to a third-party one, like the LNE IMS Retrofit, BUT EVEN THEY DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT FAIL. The parts alone are $649, plus you need the install kit which is $250, so that's $900. Make that £900 if you include shipping, VAT and import duty and you won't be far off. If you can do that yourself in your garage then you're a better mechanic than I. LNE suggest that it will take between 10-14 hours to replace the IMS bearing, so at £50p/h (I'm being generous with the labour cost), then that's another £500-£700 on top. Call that £1400 to £1600 then, and you STILL have the risk of IMS failure.* In short, there is absolutely no way to 100% ensure you do not get IMS failure with an M96/M97 engine, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU DO. It irks me that I'm having to write so many capitals, but how often do I need to repeat this mate? You're a knowledgeable chap and have more than a passing idea on this subject, but handing out wrong advice could end up with someone getting burnt. LNE LMS 101 *You can of course do this during a clutch change and save some labour costs. Most people do.

Sweet jesus, that is one of the most biased articles I've ever read in my entire life, including anything from the Daily Mail. The fact that it's from the Independent makes it worse. No-one reading that who knew little about the case could have any doubt that the cops were in the wrong, and the family are clearly heroes. That's utterly disgusting reporting from a broadsheet, and the fact it's not even an opinion piece... Well, I'm actually lost for words. Appalling journalism, they should be ashamed.