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Also, buy her some blu-tac for Xmas.

Has she not gone to POPLA yet? That's the next step, and I guarantee that it'll be sorted there. And you can no longer throw the court stuff away, they can legitimately go after the registered keeper now (providing certain conditions are met between land owner and management company).

GT86 isn't less than £15K sterling though

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Check the coolant level, too.

Why do you think you want/need lowering springs? If it's purely for the looks then fair enough, however if it's mainly handling (which it looks like it is judging from the rest of your post) then I would personally just do the ARBs then see how you go. That was what I did with mine, and it gave me a more controlled ride but without losing any of the suppleness that the OEM suspension provides. If I was doing it again, I'd still do the same thing however I wouldn't even waste my money on springs: That cash would go far better towards a new full damper & spring set. You can go full coilover if you wish, but even retaining the stock layout with aftermarket items would be the great leap I think you're after. Do the brakes first though, that'll make your car far quicker than any suspension mods. If that ultimately makes a difference, of course.

I remember having a play with a Citroen AX when I owned the VXR220. It pulled up alongside me, making a hell of a racket, so when the lights changed I nailed it as did he. I had 260bhp in a car weighing around 800kg, so around 325bhp/ton, and expected to leave him for dead. I didn't. We came round the roundabout, did the same thing, same result. One more time and this time I backed off as did he, we got level and I gave him a massive thumbs up for having a proper sleeper. No racing, no egos, just a bit of fun between two car nuts. Those old cars (including the Jetta) weigh a fraction of what modern day cars do, so you don't need massive power to keep up in a straight line with modern cars when moving. Zed has a ratio of 190bhp ish, Jetta probably weighs about a ton so only needs 190bhp to match a Zed. It can happen, but it's rare. The reality is that one person is usually being a bit of a tit, which I guess is where the presumptions come from.

Unlucky Suits I played mine last night to wind down a bit after a crap day at work. Fired up Forza to collect my drivatar winnings, and discovered I'd been given an RS7, a Fiesta ST, a Fezza LF and the Lotus F1 thing for free The F1 car is a bitch to drive, but keeping flat through Eau Rouge is amazing in cockpit mode. I've also got the RB9 skin for it too. I'm enjoying FIFA as well, even though the FUT bit is horrendously complicated for someone like me who has never played it before.

Only if the period of cover hasn't started yet, else there will be a cost to move.

'Were' does not mean the same thing as 'where'.

Given that even I know to avoid WLMG, I can't understand why you went there in the first place Adrian? But yeah, leave it alone now. They will not and cannot give you evidence that the employee has been sacked, so walk away and take your custom elsewhere.

Not for having a CEL on, they couldn't. There's no law that says you cannot drive a vehicle with a CEL lit.

I have proof of my previous NCD (27 years) from Admiral ... Privilege (my current insurer) were not interested Then Privilege are at fault. I keep previous NCB letters too, just in case of a situation like this, and I simply wouldn't go anywhere that was playing silly buggers. Given that insurers only ask about your last 5 years worth of driving history, you'd have thought that any NCB over that period of time would be irrelevant.

I just seem to get very lucky with when they're announced and my proximity to the PC at the time. I'm usually down for every one, and then if I have to pull out I just remove myself from the list.

It's a really wonderful experience, it really is. I've no doubt that the PS4 is more powerful, and as an outright gaming machine for the multiplats a better option. I do doubt that it will be able to make you feel as warm and snuggly as the Xbone does though. Ryse is 900p. DR3 is only 30fps. Neither of which matter a jot when I'm sat there and the volume is cranked and it still looks miles better than my old 360. Tech specs be damned, but then I was never one for chasing every last frame when I used to game on the PC. Maybe I do have the technically inferior product, but if it can keep me this content then who cares?

I would have a word with Clarke Motorsports, I'd be amazed if they didn't carry something like that

I nearly mentioned that myself, but then I've not used the standard seats with harnesses so don't know how they fit with regards to shoulder straps slipping off. I ran the MX5 with a stock seat and a harness for approx 2 miles before I decided that it really, really wasn't a good idea at all, but then the standard Elise seats are absolutely fine with them so it's very application dependant. I prefer harnesses for road use too, although it can make reaching some controls a little awkward (like the stereo and things like that), but again car dependant.

What price your life? That's what we're talking about here, the safety straps that will protect you in case of an accident.

Those calipers are knackered. They change colour on purpose so you know you've overheated them: See Greekman's ones for further proof. Well, they may not be completely shot, but I'd be stripping them down and replacing the seals and fluid at the very least. I'd also be changing pads definitely, and examining the condition of the discs closely. To do that takes a serious amount of heat, and considering how important the brakes are then you really don't want to take a chance. Possibly a sticky caliper could have caused this (although on both sides is unlikely), and I'm assuming the discs are the right way round since you did a track day previously on them without issue.

Think about the forces that will be applied in the event of a crash, and the direction those forces are going to travel in. If you mount the lap belts to that part of the seat frame, not only are you weakening the seat frame itself but also you'd be pulling the forces the wrong way IYSWIM. Use the existing seat belt mount point with a longer bolt on one side, then drill and weld a threaded plate to the transmission tunnel or the floorpan for the otherside.

Wot, no pics of my porker again either?! The VX was orange in fact, and it was beautiful. The owner had painted the interior to match on the door cards, looked stunning.

Georgie was absolutey useless. She didn't give a damn about the sport, and she's completely dead in the eyes. I'm very, very glad they got shot of her. On the other hand, Simon has grown into the role. He's more his own man now, rather than a Jake clone, and he's much better for it.

Is no.9 out of focus? Not compared to no.10 of course, and I hadn't noticed it on my iPad, but it looks quite bad on the laptop.

Sky's coverage and access to the teams and drivers has been remarkable in improvement this year. It was good last year, but now they are significantly ahead of BBC in terms of content as well as presentation.

I hate that one. Looks overprocessed and the massive yellow haze on the LHS distracts the eye from the overall composition, which is actually very good. All IMHO, IANAP etc.