NeilMH

I would always go for the induction noise. If you were to calculate any loss of bhp due to heat soak it would be a tiny percentage of the overall, relative to the weight of the car. The flat spot only really occurs if you are in traffic or similar. In the autumn and winter on any decent drive out I don't notice any issue at all and the induction noise is great - it's there when you want it and not when you don't.

Whoops - I missed the obvious (the wheels should have been a clue)

Darren - you are welcome to take mine out (I have sent you a PM as there is an issue currently that might make it unsuitable).

Anticipation and forward thinking plus smooth inputs - steering, brakes, throttle, everything....but the wrong/bad conditions can catch you out whatever you are driving.

Agree with this totally. If you do anything else with it, you have then involved yourself when you don't need to. Make sure someone else is there when you return it to your boss.

Yes.. I must confess I would see HR as the last resort.

Reading through the various replies I guess one factor is age/experience. What I would have done when I was 25 years old, lower down the pecking order and with limited experience is fundamentally different to what I would have done when I was pretty high up in a top 50 FTSE PLC, with loads of experience and a good stock of brownie points behind me. Later in my career I was happy to front up any issue with anybody with a high degree of confidence that I would emerge victorious one way or another..... but I can still remember what it was like being beaten round the head (metaphorically speaking) by some unreasonable git for no good reason (and those were the days where you boss would just say things like - "I don't care what you think, I am God")

Colour is Azure. Tyres - no.1 recommendation would be Michelin Pilot Supersports (if your budget can run to that). Oh and

Yep.. that should work. You will need to get hold of the following:- Spanner, Scaffold, Superglue, Rigger Boots, Overalls, Hard Hat, Glove (depending on season). Food colouring, cups and soap may be available in the office somewhere. You are going to be mighty busy

I am a bit torn on this one. In many circumstances this will work and I think I would have tried this. However, it does very much depend on the person. It's a bit of a 50/50. Friends of mine have been in this situation - one of them it worked brilliantly and everything has been rosy ever since; the other it all went pear shaped and things went downhill - because unfortunately the boss felt threatened by what was a genuine approach (I think they thought it weakened their position if they "confessed all" - which is, of course, a demonstration of a lack of self-confidence in itself). It's a case where you have to pitch it just right. Good luck anyway.

Plenty of run-off at Bedford

British or American? Anway, what I was going to say also was - try and keep an open mind. In my experience people who lash out in the way you described are often under some considerable pressure at work or home themselves. It's no excuse but I would say just play a straight bat for now.

I'm with Dan on the email thing. It protects you but can also, by the clever use of words, be positioned as just a helpful confirmation of what you think you are going to be doing. I know this sound odd but try and keep the tone of them as friendly as possible, so that they are not so evidently the backside covering things that they actually are - and make sure you get a response back - i.e. yes that's right - objective, timescale, cost, any interim reporting required, etc, Doesn't need to be long.

I think it's the unexpected nature of it that's disconcerting. If you are screaming round a race track in the pouring rain or proceeding around your favourite private roundabout in a Westfield, then there is an element of expectation). A friend has also observed they felt like this when they had a very unexpected accident as a pedestrian (someone who fell down some concrete steps on a lovely sunny day on their way back from lunch, laughing and joking with friends one minute - some months later still having re-constructive surgery). Even if you get lucky and don't get hurt, it reminds you that you are mortal.

I applaud your honesty. This has reminded me of my Elise "moment". I was very lucky because there was no armco or similar. The Elise was so light that a grassy bank, some brambles and a wide footpath knocked off a huge amount of momentum and stopped me hitting a line of tress. Like you I was doing a low speed on a straight road (about 30-35mph) but it was too much for the conditions. I should have read the conditions better - depths of winter, very early morning, overhanging trees, black ice (not entirely unpredictable). Reflecting on what you have said and looking back on it years later: - it is the reason I average 27mg in the Zed now - I still don't feel quite the same as I did before the crash (I have gone off on track and it didn't bother me at all) - the most disconcerting thing was that I didn't foresee it happening in any way - I was just quietly minding my own business - having owned a tarmac rally car and other sideways type machinery, I wrongly had some confidence that I could hold a low speed slide - in reality I was a complete passenger - I just couldn't react quick enough - I was incredibly lucky that no-one was coming the other way as I spiralled round then off As the others have said, the most important thing is that you are ok. And what a result about the insurance cover having been taken out.

Whoops. Hope you get it all sorted out ok.

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