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Correct. Anything that alters the car from how it came out of the factory is a modification and you need to tell your insurer. Will they care? Nah, but at least you've told them and there's no come back from you. Tbh I wouldn't tell them about the odd little sticker here or there, or even big ones a la Le Mans style, but I would tell them about an entire wrap.

See I'm not so sure about that, as they don't ask you what colour your car is when you take out your policy. Whether or not their info that they get from the DVLA is right or not is an issue between insurer and DVLA, and we all know just how crap the DVLA can be at times. The V5 can say that your Zed has 4 doors and is a diesel if it wants, as long as you insure it as a 2 door petrol then you're covered.

What a shame, but then I always thought they were very brave to try something like that in compensation-happy USA. Great coasters though, always found the blue one to be better than the red one though.

Ring them and ask them? But no, they won't care as they don't ask you what colour the car is anyway. Interestingly though whilst a respray wouldn't be considered a modification, would a wrap? Strictly speaking I'd say it would.

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/pds.asp Outdated and surely people aren't that stupid they need telling this every year? No offence meant fella, I know you only mean good by posting this, but much more useful would be posting a link to Snopes instead.

Depends on the engine. The older V8s will outlast most people, but the TVR inline sixes had design issues from the factory sadly. Once they've had the rectification work done they're a far more reliable engine as long as they're warmed up properly.

Indeed, hope you get a result

Trouble is, you could've driven out of the dealer and dropped down a kerb, knocking the alignment out. Not saying that's what happened, but that's what they'll say and they'd be right to as well. I'd suck it up and write it off to experience personally.

Just need a laser alignment to sort that, easy fix.

Only just seen this, utterly horrific to watch. Poor guy, and the two that hit him must feel horrible right now. How can his helmet come off so easily though?

^^^This. They've got loads of mid-range torque which means that once they're moving they're like sh*t off a shovel. Where you would leave them behind (assuming equal drivers) is the corners.

If it's only as a shed then get the Golf. Same car, bigger boot, slightly uglier dress, cheaper.

MX-5 or Clio182.

For £10K off list I'd even have a car in Dull Resale Silver I think.

You won't see anywhere near sub-5 secs in a VXT unless you destroy the drivetrain. My old VXR running 260bhp & 280lb/ft managed 5.1 secs when two-up and being as brutal as we dared with the clutch. Where they absolute annihilate stuff is through the gears with all that lovely torque, and then in the corners you have the wonderful balance of the Lotus tub. Very cheap performance, but straight line stuff isn't what they're about and a well-driven 350Z will keep one within sight.

If the HMRC are too stupid to close those loopholes, then more fool them IMHO. You don't even need an exceptionally clever accountant to ensure you pay as little tax as possible, just one who has a decent understanding of the system. If anyone ran a normal company in the way the HMRC is run, they'd be out of business within a year. They are the most incompetent, useless, awkward company to deal with, and I don't care if it's the people behind the desks or the computer system at fault tbh. Trust me, when you've got the HMRC chasing you and sending you threatening letters over a couple of grand and scaring the crap out of you, and two months after you settle up after stretching yourself thin to pay this tax bill they then turn around and say "Oh yeah, we owe you £3K, here's a cheque", you soon lose a lot of faith in them. /VOE

That's the same year as our one Mart, except it's a WRX not an STi. One thing I will say is don't under-estimate how thirsty the cars can be on fuel. Granted ours has the PPP so will be a bit thirstier than normal, but Jo sees 26-28mpg on a motorway run, and I get sub-20mpg when I drive it (much to her displeasure!). Aside from that they're fairly simple cars, interior is awful but usable, gearbox on a WRX is more fragile than the much stronger STi 'box, turbos can and do get worn so check for blue smoke on start up but don't forget because it's a flat-4 there will be more smoke than on an in-line or vee lump. Other than that, they're a sound buy and (whisper it) more fun to drive than a Zed is.

The Inland Revenue are a bunch of c*nts.

I love 27 Dresses Katherine Heigl

This one I guess? Welcome along

Technically speaking, Vik is right. If you had a Mondeo and the exhaust wore through, you'd get a cheapy from QuikFit not from Ford and the insurers wouldn't give a fig. When it comes to performance stuff though, they do. They could give a fig about the Mondeo too if they wanted, but they don't. Truth is that whatever you do, you should tell your insurer. If they don't care then great, but at least you have it in writing. Saying you'll go to court over it is all well and good, but I suspect they have significantly better lawyers than you do.

Looks a bargain to me, not too cheap at all

Found out today from someone who should know that she has, about 8 weeks ago. Officially they're on a break, but we all know what that means... Explains a lot.

Assuming equal budget, and allowing for second-hand bargains and ignoring my bias for stuff from Stuttgart, I'd pick up a TTRS probably. Very capable cars and a great all-rounder.

Ah, I see the problem here. You need new mates.