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I take it that it wasnt an Activa 3.2 then? While I wouldnt call it the worlds most underrated car by a long shot, you have to admit they rode extremely well, and when everything else at the time looked the same it was at least different ...... and maybe even a bit stylish. MI-16 and XU Diesel engines in them too, youre obviously a harsh taskmaster

Now a late Evo ........... thats a different prospect IMO. Still performs as well as anything out there, you wont lose any money on it and they are a genuine experience, the GTT is similar but a bit less so for me.

Had the inlet on my 135i walnut blasted and definitely noticed an improvement, dont know if Id have the whole engine done as per Ekonas comments.

Errr ........ the Xantia was actually a pretty good car. The Activa had proper active suspension and still holds some handling test record and the V6 was a rapid by anyones standards and you can pick them up for nothing these days. Other underrated cars - Lancia Delta HF (much faster and better handling than any of its peers), Mk3 MR2 ( 1000KG and mid engined for £1K), Citroen AX GT (see Delta comments), Mercedes 500E (Porsche built with Porsche engine) and of course, my own personal favourite, the V10 Phaeton - 37mpg in a Bentley for £6K.

Glynn Hopkin in Cambridge and probably Romford offer test drives, whether they have on in showroom I dont know.

Some say this is the best forum around ......... but go look at the tech sections on SXOC.com, we were doing it back in 2001 Theres a good guide on there somewhere, standard S14 box is good for up to about 400hp

It was pretty awesome, it has to be said, I think the propshaft and the bootlid were about the only standard parts on the car 350 was just a better all round package - the 200's were probably faster in a straight line but not round corners and didnt have anything like the comfort and refinement. It also worked all the time, but then TBF it was pretty standard so thats not really a fair comparison. As others have said, if you fancy one then go for it ....... but as a weekend car, there are a lot of things out there that would do the daily duties better IMO. Including a 350Z.

It was pretty awesome, it has to be said, I think the propshaft and the bootlid were about the only standard parts on the car 350 was just a better all round package - the 200's were probably faster in a straight line but not round corners and didnt have anything like the comfort and refinement. It also worked all the time, but then TBF it was pretty standard so thats not really a fair comparison. As others have said, if you fancy one then go for it ....... but as a weekend car, there are a lot of things out there that would do the daily duties better IMO. Including a 350Z.

The 350. Seriously. I still miss my last RS13 driftcar as it was sorted - over 400hp, HKS suspension, Nismo diff, strong fitment, all the alignment .......... but I miss it because its a driftcar, not a 200SX. Honestly speaking the cars were probably at their best when standard, they are genuinely nice to drive and still fairly quick. Modding them improves their performance and dynamics immensely but I think you lose a bit of the charm, maybe its just me being nostalgic though

Aye, they are a full generation behind a 350Z and feel it when you drive them, they also quickly become marginalised when you mod them. They arent really economical, and while you can find good ones even the newest is now 16 years old so wear and tear will be showing. I dearly love them but when a reasonable S14 is £2K more than a reasonable 350Z its a difficult one to justify. And in answer to your last question I had an 2xS12's, an S13 convertible, 4xRS13, 1xPS13 and 2xS14's and was SXOC Chairman so know them pretty well

Youve never driven an M car then?

Going up there with C. Ninja is a great idea, he will be able to tell you if its the car or not and also be able to give you some advice, very few people just jump in a car and can magically drift. And trust me, the worse the car the better you become as a driver, I learnt in a properly knackered old S12 that kept misfiring and had no handbrake, when I finally got into a sorted S13 it was a revelation. However, you still havent told us if the car will burnout, donut or FO8 ...........

Im sorry mate but that isnt whats being said here at all, if anything the driver isnt drift ready yet - a standard 350Z with lock mods is arguably enough to take a win at BDC Pro-Am with a capable driver, you probably dont need to do anything other than learn to pedal. Far too many drifters fall into the trap of thinking they need 500hp, hydro handbrakes and Wisefab to do anything, when in actual fact most of the guys that you see and marvel at learned their trade in 100hp Volvo/BMW's on cut springs with no handbrake, I had my 130hp MR2 on the lockstops flat in 4th the other day. Your diff could be knackered but I think its unlikely, as per my earlier post if the car can donut and FO8 that isnt the problem. If youre struggling to get the rear to break traction add more tyre pressure ......... but to be totally honest the best bet for anyone who wants to be able to drive sideways is to get some tuition, at a normal day (Santa Pod is on today) or at L2D, FlatoutFactory etc., teaching yourself on the street is expensive and often painful. I know this the hard way Apologies if this sounds condescending but Ive seen ££££'s wasted when in reality all you need is a reasonable RWD car and a bit of practice.

M2 Competition was announced today too: http://www.evo.co.uk/bmw/m2/21114/2018-bmw-m2-competition-still-want-that-audi-rs3

In my experience you forget that not everything has 300 b/ft at 2000 rpm and either stall or fail hard, either way you look a bit of a knob OP, will it burnout in a straight line? Can it do donuts? Can it do a figure of 8? If it can do all of the above you probably just arent giving it enough manfoot, if not then it could be another issue. Easiest way to reduce rear end grip is to increase tyre pressure so you might want to try that but the usual answer is more speed, more throttle, more commitment

Dont disagree with you Butcher ......... until it rains, the MPS are definitely better in the wet. Also difficult to compare car to car, a bit of camber and some tyre pressures can make a lot more difference than whether the tyre is a Yoko or a Michelin.

AR-1s are not that bad (i.e. you probably wont die) in the wet either

I believe that the only people who have it are the only people who have it, its only ever been made in one place and if the Ukrainians had it they would be using it against the Russians already. Might be wrong of course but it seems an interesting choice when Sarin or VX do much the same but are easier to synthesise .........

Corbyns reaction to the attack and his own comments regarding anti semitism have done the damage there. Unless he is actually a ROBOT PROGRAMMED BY THE TORIES Intersting how Glushkov's murder seems to have dropped off the media, I imagine that if it was a British conspiracy we would be flogging that to death as well. If it was Novichok then I cant see it being anyone other than the Russians, only us and them have anything to gain by it and if it was us I dont know why we would have involved his daughter, or not have given Glushkov the same treatment to strengthen the case.

P Zero Trofeo Id imagine, they are available in softest compound and generally the most expensive, I know that as a "warm" track tyre they are generally considered to be the danglies. Ive used Maxx Sport too and they work well, get up to temp quickly. Back in my drifty days we used to us a good road tyre (like an MPSS) on the front of the car for similar reasons, as the track tyres were only just getting into operating temps when a 30 second run was finished.

Pretty much comes down to "Was it Novichok?". If it was, and an apparently independent UN Team are currently looking into it so we should know in a week or so, then it was very likely the Russians: http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/scientist-brilliantly-tears-conspiracy-theory-about-russian-spy-to-shreds/ If it wasnt Novichok then I find it difficult to believe HM Gov would be stupid enough to claim it was.

I think JP is probably right, theres no indication of the disk but if you know offset and width you can figure it out by measuring. This might help: http://www.workwheelsonline.com/wxx189518954039.html https://www.ravspec.com/shop/work-vsxx-1995105 and if not, Driftworks would probably be able to tell you

This is the problem, you dont actually seem to take on board what people are saying and just continue ploughing down the "EV (in fact Tesla) is the only way" route, the exact inverse of your first sentence above. On the page alone people mention the purchase price (not being funny but if we could all afford £75K cars we wouldnt be driving 350's), the range (I still do 250+ miles in a day regularly) and probably the underlying fear, the constant advances in tech and build quality that means your car is old tech as soon as you drive it off the forecourt. There are also questions over what happens when your batteries start to degrade, what the actual resale price of these things is going to be and of course, the elephant in the room, how clean the energy generation actually is. Youre also looking at the wrong comparisons, a 500hp Velar is not an alternative to a Tesla as its just ridiculous, but a lower spec Velar for £300 a month? Its a lot less than a Tesla is anyway. And if you cant see why people are comparing an electric, £75K iPace with an electric, 75K Tesla then you need professional help, seriously - the size of the rear seats is not a cars defining feature funnily enough. You might think ICE cars are a waste of money, but for someone that drove £1000 cars for a good portion of his life brand new £75K cars that depreciate heavily are a far, far bigger waste of money.

I think the bus driver has the same issue that I face sometimes, if you want to get past a slow moving vehicle on a country lane you need to be close to start with as opportunities will be fleeting. Again, no excuse for driving that close in a PCV but youve got 2.5 minutes of him driving up your chuff, it might have been worth pulling over earlier (or at least slowed and indicated left). If hes got no kids on board and is late for next pickup I can see where hes coming from, TBF if he hadnt been so close you wouldnt have pulled over and he would have been further delayed, I know Ive been termpted to harass people out of the way before.