NeilMH

The Azure one appears to be a club member so the car should be known on here. I have just skim read the advert as well and it looks pretty good.

When you have an LSD I think they normally test the brake effectiveness by using a Tapley Meter. Normally they recommend travelling on a Level Road at 20mph then applying the brakes fully. So no ragging during that bit then I don't think you need to worry about it all.

Mine goes to an independent 350Z specialist who then take it somewhere else. I am relaxed about it (so far). All those parties know about the LSD and how the testing should be done.

I believe it was possible to have GT spec without the Rays.

I dare not contribute to this thread with recollections of Spinning Tops, Dinky models of Vanwalls and BRMs, Wooden Forts and Lead soldiers for fear of major derision

Welcome Mr and Mrs Ephraimjohn

I would say that the Uprev was worth doing without other mods. The insurance would still need to know about the re-map because of other changes it brings about - e.g. re-profiling the fuel/air in the lower gears, removing the speed limiter, etc (assuming it was insurance you were thinking about). The chances are the change would be in the lower tier % of bhp increase anyway. None of this is a problem with the specialist insurers.

An Uprev re-map is one of the best value upgrades you can do IMHO.

This isn't an official OEM Import answer but if it was me I would be looking for tyres with a rating of W or Y. A re-mapped import would be capable of 160 I think - on the appropriate Autobahn or race track with a long straight. Loadings vary but around mid-90s is normal. Higher speed ratings at least suggest that a certain margin of safety was built into the tyre manufacture (having said that you are generally better to go for the premium or well known mid-range tyres).

I bought the wheels with winter tyres already on and the tyres were virtually new. £400 the lot if I recall correctly.

Mytyres have Kumho winter tyres in the right profiles back and front.

People who have suffered from a notchy gearbox often benefit from changing to the best oil and adding Molyslip - so, in short, yes.

Plus the profiles should both be 50, right now you have one of 45 and the other 50.

I had to look up Ellipsis I use them sometimes But my headings are

Originally I would have been with KyleR but I just think there are too many question marks now. The beauty is you can walk away from this now with no harm done just by accepting the cancellation notice. I am sure you will feel better if you do that.

OK Will - what is that? A Trabant or something? That's what I liked about a 2CV - nothing you don't need. To some extent it's the policy that Rolls Royce also follow (eg. box only gives you the option of forward or back, as I understand it).

I agree re proper titles for threads but I wouldn't get quite worked up about it. There is more chance of finding what you want or someone reading it if you give it an appropriate title (wow that sounds boring) ....

OEM 17s should be Front 225/50/17 Rear 235/50/17 The ones that have been fitted are wrong.

My Dad bought my Mum one and they gave it to me when I passed my test, that speedo needle bounced around so much you could easily achieve 0 to 60 in the blink of an eye!!! I got pulled up one day in a 30mph zone and the copper asked me if I had any idea how fast I was going, I told him that unfortunately I had no idea, needless to say he didn't see the funny side of things!! Happy days. Strangely enough this was the first car in which I ever travelled at an indicated 60 mph. My Dad was at the wheel on A3 heading towards Kingston. I can well remember the speedo waving backwards and forwards like a Geiger counter and the whole car was shaking....that may well have been as simple as the wheels needing balancing... or maybe not. Nevertheless I still remember that day Having said that it was a leap forward from our previous sit up and beg version, which in turn was several steps ahead of my Grandfather's Morris 8. When you think about it, all modern cars are pretty good (eg. you don't need a sump lamp any more )

0.2. Is it a maths test?

I wonder how many stars that would get in NCAP. My Dad had one (not a star in NCAP but an Anglia).

OK - well technically you are committed now; your opportunity to cancel was given and you have declined, which equally commits him to sell it to you. Having said that, the worst that can happen (if you pull out) is you get negative feedback on Ebay. Not as bad as being a Syrian refugee, for example. I wish you well. You may get lucky. Look forward to hearing what happened.

I may have misunderstood this but: 1. I believe you offered to pay 5115 2. The Seller then issued a cancellation notice to you (he has told you he received a subsequent offer of 5250) 3. Although a higher offer is not a legitimate reason for issuing a cancellation notice you could just accept the cancellation notice and legitimately end the transaction with no issue Or have I missed something. If you search on cancellation notice on ebay you will see how to proceed.

I prefer this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1082013/Pictured-The-fantastic-vintage-Bentley-cuts-dash--wheres-sat-nav.html