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Bingo, I was going to say the Capri as well!

It's utterly horrendous, and check out the shutlines on the rear: Appalling. Okay, so it's not quite that bad, but it's certainly no looker. That front end has a distinct whiff of Kahn about it.

The sequel has been on iTunes for a few weeks now, and it's of the 2011 race

If you fancy a change frequently then it's a good way to get into a new car.

Heh, I do the speed reading thing too so I totally understand where you're coming from, the missus gives me so much grief when I miss the obvious too!

So you didn't actually bother reading the great big "First time users in here please - Introduction to this forum" thread at all then?

Have you registered yet?

Amen brother!

I didn't say you did I do drive my truck for economy, but never my cars. MX-5 barely sees 4th gear, and the 911 lives at the redline unless I'm plodding along the motorways in 7th.

I didn't say I drive any of my vehicles like that

Depends on definition of should For economy then yes, for progress then no.

Of course, what this thread really does is illustrate the benefits of a large capacity engine over a smaller turbocharged unit. The flexibility of a good size lump means there really isn't a wrong gear as such, it just depends on what the user feels comfortable with

I think the biggest issue that England has is that we have some of the best attacking talent in the world (Rooney, Walcott, Gerrard, Ox, Young) but yet we persist in sitting back and soaking things up rather than pressing and going for it. That's very frustrating to watch, as even if it is a genuine tactic rather than everyone else being better than us, it does tend to look like the latter.

Fair point. We still didn't win anything though, and our run to the semis was down to a fortunate combination of not having to qualify and home advantage as well as Gazza and Shearer hitting form at the right time IMHO. I don't remember it that well though if I'm honest, I was only 16 at the time. Your memory of it is probably better than mine, no offence.

350Z ratios: 1 3.794 2 2.324 3 1.624 4 1.271 5 1.00 6 0.794 FD 3.538 997 PDK ratios: 1 3.91 2 2.29 3 1.65 4 1.30 5 1.08 6 0.88 7 0.62 FD 3.44 I'm rubbish with ratios when you convert them with the final drive so I have no idea what that means, but I do know that the 911 will hit just over 70 in 2nd gear but the Zed only just makes it past 60. Well, mine used to anyway (revup DE). I get that a 3.794 ratio is longer than a 3.91, but if anyone would like to explain how FD relates to making them longer or shorter in comparison, I'm all ears.

Instead of creating all these weird and wonderful formations that look fantastic, does no-one remember that our club sides don't play like that and so the players would have no idea how to get those tactics working? For years we've had managers doing the square peg thing, and we've all ripped them for doing it. Finally we have a manager that just plays with what he's got, is getting the results with it and we're still criticising him/the team? There is nothing wrong with a 4-4-2 as long as it stays organised. Our players seem to be doing a pretty good job of that, so why the fuss to change things? I agree we could (should!) be playing some prettier football, but it's very hard to argue with results. And yes, I have completely changed my tune from the start of the thread

To give another side to this, my 911 will go into 6th at 32mph and 7th at 41mph if you leave it in default mode.

6th. Tickle the throttle and the car is happy enough, done it myself before a few times.

Richards isn't in because he refused to go on standby, preferring to go on holiday instead. Still want him in the team?

In a manual it would probably be third, but 5th is preferable really. 6th works okay too, just don't nail the throttle or you'll labour the engine.

You can drive like that until your next MOT, if you want.

Fuel will never be cheaper than it is now, so if you don't buy a silly car now then you never will

You're being harsh on yourself mate: Your abusive posts must be much higher than just 1%! Congrats bud

His minted what?

You're not far wrong, I'm proper dosed up today You know what I mean though.