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Hang on a minute chaps, I've just realised that we're in the first week of school holidays... Come back in a year and we'll try again then, if using a generic insurance comparison site is too taxing right now.

Dude, it’s not rocket science. It tells you what you need to do!

As Killick says, just use the GoCompareTheMoneySupermarket sites, put your details in and have a play. It’s as easy as that.

Does it feel quicker? If the answer is yes then job done. Nothing else matters. Dyno numbers are for pub bores with tiny winkys.

If only there were some kind of insurance comparison website you could put your details into, that would give you an idea of what it would cost to insure a Zed if you were 18 now...

Fair enough. Two things strike me though, one being that I can’t see why people would prefer an older M car with a non-M engine with less power etc (although I do agree the S55 sounds dreadful!), and the other is that dealers may well have other motives for telling you that the model you’re after is now more sought after and thus no deals to be had... I don’t doubt that some have changed their minds, but I think the new car is significantly more attractive in terms of what it offers than the old one for most, even if I’d be tempted to go with the older car too.

Source?

Wait until the new M2 comes out, the price of the older ones should reduce a fair bit

That's my point: If you cannot feel just how much better MPSS are than FL453 (is this correct? Saying Falkens is like saying your Nissan is amazing, when it could be a Micra or a GTR!) then you're not massively in a position to offer a reasoned viewpoint. What Bridgestones? The RE050A are much better than the 453s, but the 453s are better than the 040s so you need to be precise with what your comparing. Again, it's the whole Micra/GTR thing. Maybe you're right, maybe the average person wouldn't notice, but we're supposed to be enthusiasts on here and should be offering accurate and detailed advice, not generic opinions that would apply equally to Granny Dora with her 1.1L Corsa. I don't just recommend MPSS/PS4/PS4S for their performance benefits either: I do it because they also offer ridiculously decent wear rates, so even if you only ever pootle around you'd notice the benefit of increased times between changing tyres, which more than offsets the higher purchase price. See, I can do practical as well as performance Runflats are shocking things. By their very nature they add harshness to the ride of any vehicle, and they're the first thing I ditched on my old 6er. I'm really not trying to start an argument, even though it sounds like I'm doing my best tbh it's not aimed at you personally, this is something that happens a lot on here and I don't feel that it's something we should always be encouraging. Yes, I'm all for people saying that 453s are better than 040s as that's night and day, but then so is the difference between 453 and MPSS and if you can tell the difference between the first, you should be able to tell the difference between the latter.

With all due respect, if you can’t feel the obvious difference between MPSS and (I’m assuming) FK453, then you’re really not helping anyone by commenting here. Add in the fact you find runflats great... Sorry, I know that sounds harsh and for once I genuinely don’t mean it to be, I just can’t think of a better way to phrase it this early on a Sunday. Obviously all contributions are always welcome on a forum, I just get a little concerned when people offer up specific advice when it’s clear their knowledge on the subject matter is limited.

^^^ That. Don't mix MPS4S and MPS4, they're radically different tyres. Some people love the Eagle F1s, personally I've found them excellent in the dry but shocking in the wet with poor feel, however I do concede I'm in the minority there. MPS4 better than Eagle F1 by far all round, so go to the MPS4S and you're laughing.

Which is odd, considering they said that the reason the original R35 was so competent is because of the extra weight...

Oh god, I hope not So much fugly there. A stock GTR isn’t exactly pretty, that’s just rolling it in glitter.

Pearoast.

Wouldn’t remotely worry about it. Assuming the mapper was decent, that is. Performance won’t be hugely affected either way.

Quick, someone pass the industrial size eye bleach!

Nope, ‘cos I can drive properly Alex is right, chuck a pic up.

You can ignore the W numbers. And thanks to the power of the internets, you can order tyres online now so it doesn’t matter where you live However, and this is dependant on the exact wear of your existing tyres, you may have to replace all four. This is because if you put new tyres on one side only when the other side is already worn, you’ll create a dangerously unstable car. How worn is too worn? As a general rule, I’d say anything over 1.5mm or approx 3k miles depending on driving style.

Personally, I think you’d be wasting your money if you go down that route. All you need to do is to get a pro to polish your car once, then apply a coating of whatever takes your fancy. If you’re then happy to do the basics yourself, and do it well, you simply won’t need to hire a pro again. Saying that, waxing really isn’t something I’d ever pay someone else to do, not when you can do it yourself in an hour once a month (and that’s dragging it out!).

It’s plug and play. If you can connect a usb cable to a computer, you can install one of these.

This car marks the one occasion where a ridiculously expensive car is released, and all I want someone to do is to buy it, never drive it and tuck it up in a garage never to be seen again

Fairy liquid and a kitchen scourer for me innit. When you say “professional valet regularly”, what do you actually mean? How often, and what are you expecting them to do? Who are you going to use?

Yes.* *No.

Just be aware of the massive dynamic shift you've made by running same size tyres front to rear, as in be alert for snap oversteer. IMHO bin/flog them and do it properly, don't risk your whole car (and have to twinkle around!) for the sake of a set of rubber. 30mm should be fine without needing arms, but every car is fractionally different. I'd feel comfortable going with that though.

Whatever you want, really. Spring almost always specifically tell you what drop they give, so just work out how low you want to be then order the ones to suit. Don't go too low or you'll need adjustable camber arms though, I'd stick to 30mm or thereabouts. What tyres are they, btw? Size and make/model? Not saying they're wrong, I'm just curious as I can't read it from the pics and it's annoying me