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Do you mean the Ultrac Sessanta, or another one? Vredestein don't make a tyre called the Ultra What tyres did you have on before?

And that's exactly why I hate the 452s but love the VUS: Progressiveness. There's loads with the VUS, which is why you forgive them not having a ton of grip. There's chuff all with the 452s, which combined with low grip levels and average wear rates make them a poor choice for a heavy sports coupe. Chuck 'em on something cheap by all means, but not on something decent. No offence Rich, and you know how I mean this to come out, but if you can't spin the wheels every time in your car on these tyres then you're really not trying hard enough. Aaron got these on his E36 M3 when he bought it, and hates them with a passion. Anyway, onto the 453s. Any one know the rating codes on these for wear etc compared with the 452?

I guess it depends on how you define less money. For me personally, if it's only another £100 I'd rather let someone else faff around for that, but if we were talking a £500 saving then I'd give it a punt myself. Each to their own, I know that people do get pleasure from building their own computers. I know I used to

I've traded cars to smaller dealers before, and they never got the tax. Ever. If I was selling privately then yes, I'd leave it on. But no-one in their right mind should or would ever leave the tax on a car you're chopping in.

Not in my opinion, and not a patch on what you could save 10 years ago. Too many companies out there now, and it's driven pre-built prices down a lot.

Bollocks. Tax is never included in a trade-in. Ever. The rest I'll give you, but unless you specifically state that the car must come in as-is then I say it's fair game as long as everything is of equal quality i.e. I wouldn't swap a set of immaculate wheels for a set of scuffed ones with dead rubber on them.

I wouldn't remotely bother building a PC these days. Not much saving to be had any more, and you lose the risk of something going belly-up during the buid or trying to hunt down the piece of kit that doesn't work and sending it back. I used to build my own about 10 years ago, with flashy lights and windows and everything, but nowadays I just want something that works.

Nope. You always, always keep the tax disc yourself. When I traded my Zed in, I stripped everything off the car after they'd seen it. Wheels, shiny bits, stereo, the lot.

Odd, the unwritten rule goes that insurers increase your premium by 20% for every 3 pts, but they only apply it once you hit 9 pts. Maybe they've changed that now.

Another good company is PC Specialist. Don't be put off by the rubbish name or by their rubbish adverts in the specialist press, I gave them a whirl and they were superb. Great prices, even better delivery times, and well packaged upon delivery too. As far as graphics cards go, just look at THG charts and you'll get an idea of how good stuff is relative to each other, then just pick one in your price range. I love my i7 with 12GB of RAM, but it doesn't get used for gaming at all and you'd be better off swapping CPU power for GPU power if it's a games machine. Don't get sucked in by pretty cases either, spend that extra money where it counts like RAM or a better PSU.

Frick

Yeah, I saw that over on PH. Did you see the episode?

Definitely 100% get decent ones if you're going to do it

Can't on the Porker, but I may give them a go on the MX-5 if I decide to move away from ultra cheapo rubber on it. Will probably need a new set after another trackday tbh I don't hate Falken tyres, and I don't even hate the 452s on the right application, I just don't feel they're a suitable tyre for a 1500kg 300bhp sports coupe. I've even used the MX-5 as an example of a car the 452 would be appropriate for in the past, long before I owned one. If the 453 is a significant improvement, then I'll be as happy as anyone.

It will remove the initial coat of dirt, but as you say you'll still need to TBM to do it properly. I have a very good snow foam lance (purchased from Tim @Envy, IIRC) and a good bottle of foam. I never use mine any more. Make of that what you will. Tbh I'd use it on a shed or a works vehicle and then use a mitt to scrub away at the foam, saving the need to wash properly afterwards, but never ever on a decent car.

If that video is representative of the actual product, then it's an absolute pile of sh*t.

You're putting weight at the worst possible place, so it will impact on your acceleration, your deceleration, and your handling. Whether you consider that a trade off worth having is up to the individual. If you've already got heavy wheels on your car (OEM 18s or aftermarket ones, anything other than the Rays or the very expensive wheels basically) then you'd probably not going to lose out that much. If you've spent hundreds of pounds on intake, exhaust and remaps to make your car go quicker, it would seem a bit daft to then add weight back in to make it slower. Each to their own.

Is that not just an OEM part? If that's the case, then any Nissan dealer can supply.

When is the 400Z getting released??!!

I still think you'll be surprised how little difference it makes to your premium, I really do.

You'll still have to notify them mate, as they ask if there's any pending convictions now

Basically, as long as the needle is between the lowest and highest marks, there's nothing to be concerned about.

That's what I thought, but a poster a few posts back says they're running out of stock now.

Paying the fine and taking the points are the same thing, you can't do one without the other.

Perfectly normal. As the oil gets hotter it gets thinner.