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IMHO, YMMV etc.

They'd have heard the BOV going off and put 2 & 2 together to come up with 36. I just hope the lorry driver is okay. Feel sorry for the kids' friends and families, but ultimately they got what they deserved. Racing on the north circular FFS.

*fap fap fap*

I kinda see both sides. Buying a 3.5L fat arsed car and expecting anything other than the 23MPG that Nissan state on their literature is a bit naive, but on the other hand if you've been getting good mileage from the car and that suddenly changes it's reasonable to ask why.

But we don't actually know yet if the fuel economy has dropped. The OP has said that he may have used the wrong converter, and until he does the test like I suggested then it may just be a case of the fuel sender reading incorrectly rather than the actual MPG dropping.

Wait, a Ford GT was butchered to make that?! Shame.

Different. Looks okay, nothing super special. What is it?

I would definitely wait until you can do it all in one to. In theory you could get away with changing the ARBs and not having an alignment done, but you might clout something and leave it needing doing anyway.

If you're fitting new ARBs, I'd fit new drop links. Sod's law says if you don't budget for then then they'll be seized to hell and need replacing anyway.

I think the 9x7 cars are supposed to tell you if you're low on oil and need to add some, but I'm not brave enough to run it low to find out

If there is, I can't see one. I suspect it's more to appear tech-savvy as well as to appease affluent owners who wouldn't dare sully their hands by opening the engine bay. Which is really sad, if I'm right.

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, where we should all be grateful for the joys of life. As such, I refuse to spend it with anyone I think is a pillock. That includes some of my family.

ooooooooh don't get me started

Not needed. What is needed is to make sure the oil level is above the minimum mark: As long as that is achieved, then nothing else need be done.

I wouldn't bother with OEM, get the Powergrid or Whiteline ones.

Scratchy scratchy swirly swirly

Yeah, it's a crap idea. The dipstick is a perfectly acceptable and accurate measuring device (in anything other than a 350!), so why change it?

I didn't understand a word of that. Best thing to do is to run the car until the low fuel light comes on, then fill the tank. Reset the trip counter, then run the car until the light is on again. Fill the tank again, then make a note of the trip readout and how many litres you filled up with. Divide the litres by 4.54 and you have the amount in gallons, and you can then divide the miles by that number for a true readout of your mpg.

How are you measuring mpg? Using the OBC, or actual calculation when you fill up?

Really? How do you check the oil level then? ..or is it a case of you don't and you have to take the car to a Porsche dealer? All electronic now. When the engine is warm and running, you access the oil level via the OBC. Trouble is it's not massively accurate (its in four sections over 1.5L), and how do you know if the sensor is working correctly? I'm not a fan at all.

I'm doing hide and seek this year

^^^ This times billionty. I find it odd that people will spend nigh-on a grand on new wheels or body kits or BFWs without blinking, but try and save a couple of hundred quid on the bits that actually matter. Not you DDC, more a general observation.

At least you guys get a dipstick, the 911 doesn't even have one

I went through a phase of impossible-wrapping my brothers presents. First year I used a roll of cling film, the next I did cling film and duct tape, then I topped it all by wrapping it normally then putting it inside a huge cardboard box which I filled with expanding foam

I'm not sure what you mean by that? We all know the government lies about many things, however in this case they're not saying for one minute that you cannot put A or B cars back on the road. http://www.honestjoh.../2010-10/cat-b/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_check http://www.pistonhea...c.asp?t=1339786 The second link may be from wiki so usually of dubious fact, but that's ripped straight from the DVLA/VOSA website. Honest John agrees, there is no legal reason you cannot put a Cat A or B on the roads. It doesn't matter what category the insurer apply to it, it remains your car and a VIC is enough to get a V5 issued, then just an MOT gets you back on the road. The PH link has knowledgeable folks discussing it there too. If you still need further proof, feel free to contact the DVLA and VOSA. It's illegal for a scrappy to sell you a Cat A or B, but not illegal for you to buy and do as you please. I used to think the same as you did tbh, but then a mate of mine clued me up as he was looking into buying a Cat B MX5. Just because an insurer marks a car as A or B, doesn't stop the car being yours and if there is no payout, you are free to do what you wish with the car. No different from C or D, it's just that it's very rare to find as insurers only usually classify stuff as A or B if there's practically zero chance of a repair ever being made. Doesn't mean they don't make mistakes sometimes though Anyway, enough thread derailment, I just thought it might be worth looking out for utter bargain Cat Bs for Tarmac too.