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Front lip looks formidable. Nice mods

I've abandoned grit guards since one of mine lost a leg, that said mine never gets really heavily soiled. I just pay attention when I'm dunking my mitt and keep it away from the bottom of the bucket and don't swirl it around that much. Flame suit on standby.

The Trial Mountain one isn't as good as I'd hoped, the VXR is a bit underpowered for it. I'm enjoying the other two though and managed to do some damage to my times tonight. I've updated the original post. Saint, you were spot on about the last section of Roma being the key. If you can carry speed through there you're onto a win. I improved my time but I must admit I had to switch to the Auto Transmission as the power band is so narrow in the X-Bow I kept bouncing off the limiter.

I've always found the FM transmitters to be rubbs and I've tried a few, interesting you've found a good one Dan, will be handy to know in future. For me the best things about doing the headunit (I also did the speakers and amp too) were, better iPhone Bluetooth integration and being able to tune the audio better. I only lived with the Bose for a week or so before upgrading, but IIRC it was pretty limited for configuring the sound and also the sub level and crossovers. I do agree that most of the other stuff like AppRadio and the likes is a bit pony. That said, CarPlay appears to be a leap forward and I'd much prefer a headunit with a capacitive touchscreen, I loathe the resistive type.

Aye, a huge difference. It makes me sad for the coupe drivers who listen to their thousand pound exhaust systems through metal ear muffs The coupe does have opening windows you know

I just polished my Monaco time to a shiny 1:40.490 Took me ages!

Nice times, not sure about the man math - I did some sums and came up with 1:28.927 Either way, nice times to aim and you've kindly given me something to do this evening

YES! Them were t'days. Quentin doing his version of James Bond by way of a classic car salesman.

Well now it's 241, I'm defo in. Nicely done

Great effort from your Mrs for a great cause. Done.

Love this build Given the colour scheme and ambition of this, I assumed that it was really the Zed shed boys building it. But the lack of donuts and complete absence of strange looking brackets blows that theory right out the water

Super excited Buy more tickets gang!!!

It's the groovy new internet thing for new Top Gear - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p03w1dcs/top-gear-extra-gear-episode-1

It was the Calendar picture of your '70 that got me thinking this way in the bleak midwinter.

I just caught EG as well. Hmmmm. I like Harris and Sabine, though I don't quite know why we've seen her log saloon, when I just wanted to see her tear up the ring in her race car I could comfortably live without this show if they just moved Harris onto the main event. He's clearly the May of the whole thing, which is no bad thing. Not sure where Rory fits in, I felt like I was watching a battle between MTV versus The Gadget Show doing a "Cars" special edition. Be interesting to see where they go with this other section, or if it hits the cutting room floor.

THREAD REVIVAL! I had bit of a play today coming up with the patented Three Mod, Three Car, Three Track Challenge. Three lightwieght grip machines, made even more lightweight and grippy. In fact, there's too much grip! The three permitted mods are: Big Brake Kit Stage 3 Weight Reduction Racing Soft Tyres The tracks and cars are: Cote d'Azure Renault Sport Clio V6 24v Circuito di Roma KTM X-Bow R '12 Trial Mountain Vauxhall VX220 Turbo The premise is simple, have you got the minerals to find the edge of grip? And can you save it when you take one step beyond? These are fearsome vehicles when pushing the very limits of physics. Cote d'Azure Renault Sport Clio V6 24v 1:44.115 - SuperStu Circuito di Roma KTM X-Bow R '12 1:07.152 - SuperStu Trial Mountain Vauxhall VX220 Turbo 1:29.176 - SuperStu

Crikey, I had no idea these were so cheap (for a Porshce), they've probably got a less manly image than the MX5, but I imagine that matters not one jot when you're behind the wheel.

MLB was way better than I expected, nice and dry and pretty effortless. Evans' screaming was massively irritating. I was surprised the dialogue didn't shift a jot tonally, the language used was kind of like a dubbed version of old New Top Gear. It's still early doors, they binned that fat fella off of old New Top Gear after Series 1 and the first few series it didn't pull up any ratings trees. More Sabine and, for god's sake, get Harris off the internet version and in something fast. In other news, I'm stunned social media isn't on board TG could've given away a car of choice to every single licence payer and the Clarkson fanboys would have been outraged. They'll already be well into third drafts of 5 star reviews for Amazon, complete with hilarious, you-just-can't-say-that-these-days quips

I'd love a TVR but they're a bit rich for me as a second car and I like working too much to have one as a daily. VX220 is another good shout

Bandana is now mandatory for any top down fun

I'm not against convertibles Dan, loved the Camaro in California and Louisiana. 6er is a good shout, especially with its V8ness. That Merc has elements of snipped hair, but I bet the engine soon puts that to bed. Another good one. Can't see the Maser on autotrader

She's on holiday, leave her be. Make hay whilst the sun shines and enjoy the peace!

On one of the 8 days a year that it's sunny, I long for a roadster. The wing blowing over my skull, flies in my teeth and the constant fear of some scumbag slashing it open with a blade. I can't got 350 roadster as I'm Team Coupe and it's not a big enough change to warrant the outlay. 370 roadster seems like fun, but if I was to spend that amount, I'd be expecting back seats. Accordingly, the G37 convertible is my current favourite. MX5 always seem like the right choice, but if I have the roof off I want to be serenaded with V6 or V8 noises. BME 3 series, meh. Anyone owned and loved a convertible? Must be under 15k. Go!

I picked up a cheapo (£18) for iPhone the other day after seeing one in the office, only really messed around with demos (space/underwater etc) and short films/docos (VRSE) so far, not dabble in a game yet. For the money, it's been great fun. The image quality is a bit mince in comparison to doing things "properly" but really cool. Keep sharing the apps you've enjoyed please mate

^^^ yeah, he owes me a fortune in detailing spend too ^^^