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I want the Lingenfelter one, that's got to be an incredible drive.

Agreed. Soft pedal is overheating fluid, pads or rotors (usually all three, leading to the fluid boiling). Just doing the pads will mean you create more heat as they're more aggressive, making your problems worse. The cheapest thing you can do to start is the fluid for Motul and do the lines as well. Next step is pads and discs as a combination.

8 years for a battery is really good going!

Noooo, needs to be either yellow or black!

DO WANT

Are the Z06's really £35K now?!

+100 Man Points

How is that a problem? I thought that NIssan had stopped all that silly warranty-void-if-TCS-off stuff on the cars now?

Sorry, I guess my post didn't come across very well. I don't think they're bad at all: I think there's bits of them I don't like, but then that's the same for every car. Our long-term plan is to replace my 911 with a 350Z and swap Jo's Scooby out for a GTR in a couple of years time, so assuming that comes to fruition then I'll be more than happy to drive one. That's her car though, and I just can't get past the Lego-brick looks (and that's coming from a VXR220 owner!) and the poor quality materials inside. They also don't feel as superquick as the figures imply for some reason, or at least the MY09 cars didn't. I guess having 1800kg to move can do that, and I'm finding myself preferring stuff that's lighter weight to behemoths with monster power. Never having owned either I suspect this next comment is going to seem a bit odd, but I suspect that owning a GTR will never give you the same buzz that you get from starting up the Aston or Ferrari and popping down to the shops. Much, much quicker than either, but less of an event which is what I'd want.

There's nothing to hit at all, apart from those plasticky 'kerbs' which won't do anything apart from perhaps scuff a bumper if you're being really careless. It all happens at 20mph, so there's no way you're going to do serious damage. Far more chance of being hit by a numpty driver on the roads every single day.

None of those. Either a 355 if I could stomach the bills and find one with an interior that didn't look like it was put together by a work experience boy on a Friday afternoon, or a 997 C2S. No way is a GTR better than most of those cars on the list, unless you define better as being able to have a pissing contest with numbers in the pub.

You're kidding? F*ckers.

I used to use Endless brake fluid (same stuff some teams use in F1), and the PF front discs with the 01 compound pads and the Z-compound pads on the rear. Discs were left stock on the back of the car IIRC. Also Goodridge lines were installed. I had the fat arse roadster too, and I didn't get ANY brake fade at all on track with that setup, even after some extended sessions. Granted, my driving style is very easy on the brakes, but even so it's a setup I will go for again when I finally get 350Z no.2. Not cheap, but it was the best way to guarantee myself a brake setup that would last.

I saw them running on that track when I was up there week before last, looked amazing fun and I was a tad jealous, despite being on the proper circuit myself! I'd love to spend a weekend there, one day on the drift track and one on the circuit.

Remove all the bits about "should be monthly. but 3-6 is okay": Stick with what the HC says or they'll just get lazier and 3-6mths becomes 6-12mths. Static CEL = okay to carry on if car feels okay, flashing CEL = stop immediately.

And your point is? You do realise that LEJOG is doable in the one day without speeding, don't you? And why do you think I go to the IoM where there are plenty of twisty derestricted roads?

Don't worry, you won't be the only one there not in a Zed!

Luckily mrs glrnet didn't Top marks to her and you, clearly you've got her well-trained mate

People still fall for this kind of stuff?

If PE have a letter from the landowners giving them permission to administer charges on their land, then PE can invoice as they see fit. If they choose to chase you through the courts, then they could well get a result. Just because they choose not to in most cases, then does that mean you should still throw it in the bin? Basically (and this is what it boils down to), it's people trying to get something for nothing. If you park on a bit of land and you know that you should be paying to park there, then cough up. Morally that's the right thing to do, whether you agree with those charges or not they're almost always in plain sight. In the case of the OP I do have a certain amount of sympathy, but still he could've checked for change and/or phone signal before parking. Not saying I would've done any different (I wouldn't), but the option is there. The OP could have gone and done his shopping, got some change, then come back and paid for a ticket for as long as he was there for. Yes, the bill still would've come through the door, but you would've had cast iron proof you paid for the amount of time you were there, albeit retrospectively. FWIW, I've ignored a letter from them before too, albeit for one of my drivers rather than personally, so I don't claim to sit on the high horse without a flaw.

lolwut don't be a 'tard It wasn't a free car park though, was it? There was a charge, so by parking and not paying you've taken up a space that could be used by someone else who was going to pay, so there is a monetary loss there. It's at least £12, plus a reasonable fee for having to chase it (£30 would be reasonable in this regard) so that's what you'd be looking to recover in court. PE may have some fancy lawyers who can justify the full £100 when they break it down, or they may just give up. With something like this, you have to be prepared to take it to the final conclusion regardless of which side you're on. Either you hope PE give up, or you have to be prepared for it to go to court and for you to lose.

You could also just buy yourself some webspace, get a decent host and upload direct from that. I use Ariotek for my personal and business hosting.

28mpg? Someone's not driving it properly if you're seeing that

None of which help you if there's an unmarked trafpol behind you, though. If you're that worried about being caught speeding, then don't speed. Not necessarily aimed directly at you, Rabbitstew

Too much diesel love in this thread for my liking. You should be trying the V8s at least!