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I personally have found that mine is the single worst car Ive ever had the misfortune to try and drive in snow, more than once Ive been able to put it into 6th, then get out and watch the wheels spinning round ........... before even getting off my driveway. Got a Range Rover for snow now but downside means I get no more snow days anymore

I wouldnt worry, and TBF Norwich to Northampton is arse kicking distance. Im going up to Newcastle to look at a car in the next week ........... and have just found out its cheaper to fly from Heathrow than get a train from Cambridge. WTF?

More like = bankrupt The best affordable lift kit Ive seen is made by Stance Solutions, I considered it but decided to run a bit higher instead, I only really have problems with inclines and stuff

My front bumper will touch on some speedbumps but never get anything else unless its a vicious one, I reckon Ive got to be 40-45mm down on standard ........

Oh aye, the 997 Turbo is another one that tickles the 200 mark and will do it with minor improvements, Ive heard the R35 will too but theres not mich outside hypercars that will do it standard. Having said this, an M6 is more aerodynamic than an M5 and what with you going to drive one on Sunday I think we have resolution here, let us know how you get on with the big 200 mate

I think they are all modified somehow dude, standard ones dont sound like the first couple of vids anyway Im also talking a GPS 200mph, not a speedo one - from what Ive read they wont do it without at least a remap.

An M5 will not do 200mph, not without serious power increases. I know that a R32/R33 Skylines will tickle 200mph with over 600hp, if thats what youre aiming at then the cheapest way to do it would probably be a Z32 with serious engine mods. Ive driven 700hp flat out and not quite reached that speed (more down to gearing TBH), you can feel it getting more difficult as you get faster.

Done, good luck

Went on a trackday at Donington the other day and while the Cerbs (and the other TVR's) were holding their own down the straights they were mobile roadblocks in the corners - @*!# brakes, suspect handling and just looked rather sedate. When 172 Clios are flashing past you even an 8 second 0-100 isnt going to restore man points

Real nice cars but you have to push them hard to get the best out of them, which in a 400hp car means going rather quickly If youre in that market I preferred the Lexus IS-F and XFR, they are definitely worth a run out and feel a bit more "special"

If you knowingly buy chrome (as in actual chrome) wheels you are quite mad, and damage and they are written off effectively - they look amazing but its not worth the pain IMO.

You don't need it if you've had a remap, or if you don't want to be able to dial in the throttle response to suit you. But me, personally, having gone an extra couple of inches wider on the rear tyres, appreciate the ability to tweak the throttle opening up a bit. Why do Abbey, Horsham, uprev tuners on the whole bother to pepp up the throttle response during the uprev remap if it's a totally worthless placebo? Couple of inches, mmmm: Thats an 11.5J ET -10 wheel on the back there, and the tyres last on average about 1500 miles at the moment, throttle controller not required Fair play to you though, each to their own but like I say, it reduces throttle control which can only be a bad thing as far as Im concerned - the point of a remap is that it can be adjusted to suit what youre after, and I wouldnt be after a more savage throttle myself after rocking the controller for a while

Yep, same here - liked it to start with (mainly as the induction noice was great at low revs) but recent track work has shown me youre better off with an entirely foot manipulated throttle, particularly in the wet. ROFL, you can initiate easier without one at all as you have greater throttle control. As for the remap, you can change the throttle sensitivity when you have it mapped, why do you need an external dooberry to do that?

Theyre cheap ......... but IMO they look it as well.

Was going to leave this, but seeing as you seem to have a bit of a chip ......... a throttle controller makes absolutely no different to the performance of the car, a remap will make a very noticeable difference, youre comparing apples and screwdrivers. Id fancy my chances against any 300lb/ft WRX as well, tracktime has seen that the 350 is actually pretty rapid considering its power to weight.

Anyone want to guess what my next door neighbour (who is also a mate of 20+ years) has just bought?

Thats not sad, thats the natural progression of things. Whats sad is perfectly good older cars like 200SX's, Supras and RX7's being broken as the parts are worth more on their own than fitted to the car

Santa Pod dont, Steve the tyre man does

Where are you going? Im sure I could find you some wheels to borrow, most places have a tyre fitter on site now as well

All the cool kids have 350's now

He's probably hammering away at the keyboard on his Focus forum about this 350Z owner who didnt like being overtaken so gave him the evils as he drove past after he had stopped at a petrol station My business partner (who's a big lad) once chased someone down after he had cut him up, the guy (also a big lad) pulled over and they both got out ............. and said "now what do we do", they ended up waving fists a bit but going their separate ways, its really not worth it

You do realise the first quote on comparetheprairedog or Gof***yourself very rarely have any resemblance to what you end up paying, right? Try calling another company and going through the details before you assume that you will be able to get insured for £350

TBH Id have just left it, my usual feeling is that whatever anyone does to me Ive done to someone else at least 5 times before. You would probably find that even if you had gone for the overtake old matey was expecting you to do and would have avoided you anyway, its not worth getting the rage IMO

If youre trying to tell me that this isnt a coupe .............. then Im not having it: And a 3 door 3 series (Im assuming you mean an E36 compact) is a hatchback, a 2 door (like I said) 3 series is a coupe, hence the C on the back.

Ill have a word with him tonight mate