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Not a huge issue IMHO, these are test tyres and won't be used again. If they don't know where the failure point is, then they can't move forwards. Unlucky it was Rosberg and at 200mph, but that's what testing is for.

Too soon for 'breaking the fourth wall' jokes? Must be horrible to witness something like that, hope any injuries aren't too severe.

What's wrong with the yellow one? Sure, it's a bit 355 at the rear and a bit S2K at the front, but at least it's not full of sharp angles like that black thing. Green one is nice though, but def needs a bit of tarting up on the inside too.

Strangely, I'm not keen on that and I adore the G and Aventador. Looks a bit fat in the middle.

I didn't say there was anything wrong with running them. I've only limited experience with them myself, as I prefer to stick to summers throughout the year, I was only pointing out that winters =/= safe and winters =/= better in all conditions during the winter period. If people want to run them then that's great, I appreciate that some needs them more than others (especially the northern folk).

Tyres aren't exactly made of sandpaper though, are they? Flawed analogy. I'm sure winter tyres would stop better than summer tyres on the same sheet of ice, but if one takes 200m to stop and one takes 210m then it's two halves of naff all. Winter tyres won't make you invicible on stuff like that, is the point I'm trying to make. Same as 4WD doesn't automatically mean it's safe to do 70mph on slush when other sensible drivers are doing 50mph.

Perhaps their need was greater?

Yeah, one Romanian is enough

Great, thanks for the input. Why do you do that? One word answers/memes in threads where sensible discourse is actually the right response? You're not half bad with words mate, so why not make the effort to actually say what you're inferring rather than just Lol or a picture?

Big statement Dan, so hundreds of Governments and people around the world have got it wrong ! Safer is a relative term. Shorter stopping distance in the cold and damp at 3c? Yeah, sure. More grip on cold compacted snow/ice? No chance, you cannae break the laws of physics Jim. Put an average driver who knows nothing about tyres in a Ford Focus with summers on and an Elise with winters on and see which one he bins first. Are winter tyres safer than summers on a dry day at 7c? Nope. There's so many different circumstances and variables that it's impossible to say that winters are simply better than summers from October to March. It implies a sense of safety where one might not actually exist. In certain conditions, winter tyres offer certain advantages over summer tyres, especially this time of year. But 100% safer? Sorry, I don't feel that's a correct statement to make.

Winter tyres are not safer than summer tyres. The driver is what makes a car safe, not tyres or 4WD or anything else. Winter compounds do offer more grip in cold temps, no doubt about it. They're also horrendous and can double your stopping distance in temps outside of their working range, which is just as bad as summer tyres when in the cold. It's all about common sense and driving to the conditions, which includes what kind of rubber you have on your wheels. At 6c I would put a pound to a penny on the MPSS having much more grip than the Alpins. Hell, I'd make the same case at 3c, on dry/moist roads.

To save fuel? Change up around 2500. For fun? Change up a fraction before you nudge the limiter. Your current method is probably about as close as you'll get if you just want to save fuel, it's not much fun though!

I call BS. No way would or could a council earmark properties that haven't even been built yet for people that aren't even in the country yet, not when the waiting list is so long already. They would be under immense pressure to get that list down as low as possible, not hold properties back for immigrants. Why would they? How does it benefit anyone? The council cannot afford to have properties left empty as they have had their grants from the government cut already, so need to fill houses ASAP.

You've really got to love the looks to buy one. Slow, thirsty, not exactly exciting... I could think of better choices in that category, like the S-Max. They've discontinued it for a reason.

You do realise that if caught you'll still have to pay import duty and VAT, right? Berk HFCs would get my vote, but I'm not sure I'd bother with the Nismo zorst anymore when there's so many other options available for less. Is that stuff really going to be cheaper than just buying from a trader on here, especially when you'll have no comeback easily? Little things like A-arms or camber/toe arms yes, but an entire exhaust?!

I like the BF4 campaign.

You sure? No option to change to 'veteran' on the controls select screen?

^^^ This. I don't pay for the cheapest insurance, I pay for the best insurance.

Have you got the letter from them giving you permission to get the new plates made up yet? If you've got that and the V5, I'd swap them over.

It's like a dodgy GT-R jellymould gone horrible wrong. But yeah, it won't look like that. Thankfully!

Assuming 98RON? Possible dodgy fuel tank level sensor, it does happen. That's if you're not genuinely getting 160 miles to a tank...! Any excessive soot around the exhaust pipes? Oil level ok?

Job = carrot then.

You had some very positive comments from the two guys I went down with too, and without any prodding from me either.

Can you set PB pics/albums to private?

You can change them back though