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When my back is fixed, I'm going to go drive one of these for the hell of it.

Donnington is a great track, and as much as I'd normally say go for the Lamborghini I reckon the Fezza, the Audi or the Porker would be far more fun round there. Gallardo will feel too wide (possibly might have the same problem in the 360 to be fair), and the Aston is just far too slow.

*fap fap fap* FLAT SIX IN THE ARSE!!!11

Oh god, I forgot about all the S/T/R/RS versions available as well...!

Just a few... O, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, 3.0, 3.2, SC... Bloody thousands of the buggers! 935 wasn't a 911, rather it was a specific race car. However, if we're including that then we could also include the GT1 and GT1 98. There's also my personal favourite, the Flachbau I'm being extraordinarily picky here though, a lot of those are just revisions on the basic car. If we're strictly talking numbers then it's 911, 964, 993, 996, 997, 991. There's only been three completely different 911s though, as the 911, 964 and 993 are one, 996 and 997 another, and the new 991 is the third. Trust me, it gets ridiculously complicated when it comes to 911s, and there's people out there even nerdier than me about them

996 and 997.1 turbos share the same engine, the Mezger unit. Both as strong as houses, albeit with slight differences but essentially it's the same engine. The 997.2 runs a DFI engine which is a completely different design.

Alignment can do a lot to these cars. Mine felt all wafty and dull on Porsche-spec settings until I got it properly sorted, and now it's an absolute hoot.

Yup, X51 is the powerpack, gives it the same power as a Turbo S. £25K for one of those is an utter bargain of a car. They're not too bad to work on, it's when you start having issues with coolant pipes it can get a bit pricey as it's an engine out job. Most other stuff can be gotten at just by removing the rear bumper and exhaust bits.

Correct, and it's driving the tuning guys in the US nuts! It's more the torque than the power though, as that's what kills gearboxes. I don't think the PDK is a weak 'box, it's the electronic controls that are getting in a faff and reigning the output in. Anyone can engineer a stronger shaft, but decoding specialist gearbox electrics is a little more specialised. It will happen eventually, but probably on the 991 rather than the 997.

But are they? How many people actually buy a convertible to drive hard and enjoy having the roof down when doing so, and many people buy one just to look cool and waft around in? Even on here, more people buy the Zed because of how it looks rather than how it drives, and we're all car nuts so I suspect the number of poseurs out there is significantly higher! If you can get the pose-factor along with a solid MPG and are never going to be interested in chasing the redline, then I can't see why you'd buy the petrol over the diesel.

You have three options on the 997: Manual, auto or PDK. Never been in an FI 911, I do keep looking at 996 GT2s though. Would love a 997 version. But they're out of my price range and I think there's only 1 UK car with the PCM3, which I'd consider a must-have on a 997.

I dunno, diesel cars these days don't really make tractor noises anymore. Even my truck makes a fairly entertaining (albeit harsh) note when you're really ragging it, and that's just a 3L four pot with a single turbo. I would never buy one, pretty much for the noise reason alone, but I can see why others would.

Lovely, will look into it. Cheers mate

Remind me again which version yours was? Was it the previous gen with the SLR-style headlights, or the one before with the square-o-rama ones? I really like the new one, and am grateful that there's still an AMG model that has a V8 but no turbo strapped to it. Along with the C63, of course. It's just a huge shame there's no way to turn the TC off completely, as that really puts me off. I wouldn't mind if it was off properly but came in if you were completely hamfisted (Porsche do this), but it's the fact that it's always nannying at a level that bugs me. It shouldn't do, and it's stopping me buying some very good cars, but it does.

I prefer the cookie one.

It's true, just checked on MBUK. Probably not going to see that mpg figure in the real world, and it'll make a horrible noise, but as a good looking cruiser that's pretty good value.

That can't be over the same period though, surely?

What happens if you start again? Like, right from the start. Remove a wheel, take the pads out, push the pistons back in, replace the pads, check fluid, rinse and repeat. All with the top off the reservoir, of course I know you said you bled the calipers, but try starting from scratch and see what happens.

Good job mate

Crossthreaded?

To be honest, when I say "I've even looking", what I really mean is that "I want one but haven't got around to properly looking" Supreme silver tipped sounds like the way to go

badger.swf Anyone tried one of these brushes? I've been looking at getting a shaving foam brush for a while, never heard of a badger hair one though, just wondering if they're any good.

Possibly a slight variation between EBC pads and Ferodo ones, certainly nothing I'd worry about unless they're different side to side. Most pads don't cover the entire surface of the disc, but some do.

I could understand them breaking up in a turbo application with the incredible amounts of extra heat, but an SC? You've not got solid mounts on the engine or gearbox, have you Darren?

Just for the record, that's not my usual style of grub!