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If you are driving to a pre-booked (key word there) MOT test you don't need tax, just insurance.

Really? I'd still drive and I would definitely have the insurance if it was optional, much like they do in the US. I do have mobile phone insurance but only because it makes life a bit easier if the worst was to happen, and my job also means that I lose/break a phone at least a couple of times a year on average so it saves me money overall. I don't think I've got any other optional insurances (other than the tyre/wheel one already mentioned), although I'm looking at getting some extra life cover soon just in case anything should happen to me. Oh, I've got GAP insurance on the car too if that counts.

So by the same school of thought, if car insurance was optional would you not have that either? Genuine question, not trying to be picky or owt

But you get free refills, so buy it early in life and you could be quids in by the time you die

Exactly, well said. £2k on car wax is no more stupid than buying a brand new BMW that loses £5k as you drive off the forecourt I'm only teasing, absolutely no harm or offence intended

Please, please can someone runs this bloke's posts via a spell checker or a translation matrix or something, it's now starting to physically hurt trying to work out what the hell he's saying Ian, those pics are bang on mate

Parts are all two years now IIRC, same as with all used cars from an OPC.

I don't think we've seen anything of the flaming that isn't justified, and certainly nowhere near the vitriol that can be directed at folks on some US-based sites (and certain parts of PH, come to that). I can only speak for myself here, but personally I wouldn't want to be part of a forum that actively encourages lazy idiots to be a part of it. That's essentially what you're talking about, people who are too lazy or too stupid to ingratiate themselves correctly into a well-established community. It's the equivalent of a complete stranger walking into your favourite pub and yelling as loudly as possible "CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE THE TOILETS ARE AND ALSO WHAT DRINK GOES BEST WITH THE CURRY AND CAN SOMEONE BRING IT TO MY TABLE NOW!". You wouldn't call that acceptable there, so why should it be different here? All any newcomer has to do is look around the screen , at least try the search and have a read of a few threads to get the idea of how the place works: It's not rocket science. We get a good 20-ish people signing up every week at least, and 99% of them are capable of doing a Welcome post and being polite, so why should we make special allowances for those who just can't be bothered? There's flaming, and then there's gentle ribbing trying to get people to understand how this place works. We get very, very little of the former, and the latter is only allowed where it's deserved.

Still wouldn't do it, and it's still not recommend. How effective is that padding going to be if you smash your head against in a barrel roll at 70mph? Not very. Each to their own, there's absolutely no law against doing it, but it's really not a good idea. The caveat being unless you're in a car that has/had a manufacturer built and fully approved cage fitted.

If you are thinking of installing a cage, then you must not drive on the road without some sort of head protection on. They're designed exclusively for this, and a flailing head floating around a car with a cage is likely to take a hell of a pounding. Of course, if it's a track-only car then this irrelevant. As above though, unless needed for a race series I'm not sure I'd bother installing any way.

Blimey, if the team did that they'd never get anything done! Seriously though, it should be down to the individual to realise they're being a bit of a tosspot, not for everyone else to tell them.

WTF Well, I would.

Early Caymans with the M96/97 engine are as prone to IMS/RMS issues as the 996 and 997.1 911s, so maybe a failure rate of between 5-10% depending on which interweb forum you go on, but the gen2 cars from 2009 on all have the redesigned lump that does away with the intermediate shaft altogether. There have been no known cases of this engine failing anywhere across the world from a design fault since they were introduced in the gen2 997 in 2008. It was a very big point in swaying me towards the later car, put it that way. The cars themselves are as reliable as any Zed, if not more so.

This. Absolutely this. Although I'd have dropped the C-bomb in there somewhere, so you've far more restraint than I do.

Fair enough. I wouldn't buy another car just because it's faster though, which is where the Boxster just wins on so many levels.

I'd rather spend £2K on a wax than give money to starving children, but that's another story. If you've got the money to buy the very best, and can work it well enough to get the best out of it, then why not? If I had a good size lottery win I'd buy a tub just for a laugh, to see what it was actually like compared with other stuff.

Christ on a bike, that's just made the case for MPSS even stronger then, assuming you want a 40 profile. Utter, utter bargain!

To my eyes it's a mess of different materials, colours, analogue and digital. Each to their own though, it's arguably more exciting than a German interior that's for sure.

Epic thread is epic. *grabs popcorn*

It feels very much like a grown up MR2, but it's almost a tad unfair in the comparison. The 987 S I had back in the summer is much closer, and you can really throw it into corners with huge confidence, which was one of the things I loved about my old MR2. It's wonderfully balanced, and is the most complete sports car available today. Well, until the 981 comes out properly, of course. I've not driven a 997C2, was it a gen1 or gen2 car? I've driven a 997.1 T4S which is a fabulous car but I'm not a huge fan of 4WD in the 911.

I really hope you actually meant that your fiancée is black, or is there something you're not telling us...?

That's only the cost to buy when new, they're about that for each wheel if you want to buy afterwards.

Meh, I'm in a good mood so I'll at least try and be helpful. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3587811.htm 05, GT, in blue. You're welcome.

I'm not entirely sure where to start with this post, I'm really not. As such, I will leave this one to the masses. Off you go, folks.

Sky seems a bargain, I wouldn't expect a quote much cheaper than that for your car tbh. Can you not protect your NCB at 4 years? Would seem a no-brainer to do so if possible, even for another £100.