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Done about 60K when they came off my Zed, Im looking for £100 + postage, I have a TNT account so doubt it will be more than about £20. Near Cambridge if you prefer to pickup
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Mine live in 3 different locations, couldnt even do a Google Map
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Sorry mate, didnt see this was a 370Z - means the comparison above is even less helpful This gentleman is running a 10.5 ET12 with 285/30/19 on rear: And this one is 20x11 ET5 with a 305/25: Neither car has archwork or additional; camber so I reckon youll be fine ....... and on checking the standar rears are 19x10.5 ET23 with a 285/35, youll be laughing my firend
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Muppets. However, you generally get some warning that a wheel is about to fall off, unsurprisingly it will start as a thumping and vibration that gradually gets worse, unless you have all 5 studs fail at the same time you should have a chance to pull over and swear at whoever put the wheels on last
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285 on the rear might be a bit much, a 275 is plenty on a 10.5 particularly if you have clearance concerns. 10.5 ET 15 is going to be close on the outside edge but I reckon will just clear. No point comparing with anything else unless you know the offsets in both cases and reducing profile isnt going to make a clearance issue go away
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You arent replacing whats in the viscous unit so it shouldn't really have any dynamic effect, might be a bit smoother and a bit quieter though.
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Half the fleet - MR2, 135i, Phaeton. Range Rover, GTI-6 and 207 not pictured. Back when I was JDM tyte yo:
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We did an RR day a few (actually quite a lot) of years back with SXOC, I had a bet on with one of the lads Id make better power than him as I think I had a bigger turbo or something similar, he had a quiet word with the dyno operator and magically gained 60hp through tyre pressure and ambient temp adjustments
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The first two are the same car, the third is a shop trying to promote themselves (299 is very suss to me, +2 degrees C on the ambient temps perhaps?) and the 4th one is Sasha Anis who has done more to his car than probably all of this forum put together. As Lexx pointed out, these are all in the US as well and USBHP isnt the same as UKBHP. This is where real life experience weighs in, anyone who has been around a bit knows that tuners and shops lie and so do US dynos. Until Ive seen an NA 350hp on a reputable UK dyno Im keepig a healthy pinch of salt to hand.
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Northern France every single time for me, Belgium is nice but its just a shitter version IMO.
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Scoxit, surely ? Im already getting the same sense of inevitability as we had with Brexit ......... just as there were very clear counter arguments against leaving the EU (£350m was a lie, we will never have complete border control and immigration will continue), Sturgeons main drum here is that "the Scottish people want to remain part of the EU" - except they cant, this was made clear in the last referendum. The worrying bit is that as with Brexit no-one seems to be pointing this out, despite it probably being the single biggest factor affecting the decision. Ive heard that Dave Cameron didnt point out the bleeding obvious in his referendum as he wanted the result as close as possible for better negotiating position with Europe, I cant fathom why the Scots in favour of staying in UK arent saying anything though.
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The altitude sickness would worry me, we went to Mammoth in California in summer - the town is 2400m, the mountains are up to about 2850m. I noticed the altitude (ciggies burned more slowly and the weather was a bit strange) but Tasha really suffered fron headaches, muscle pains and dizziness, if we hadnt been leaving after 2 days I think we would have had to bale anyway. Symptoms literally went away within an hour or two of getting closer to sea level. And besides, £3K buys a bloody nice holiday somewhere youve always wanted to see, Id take over a week exploring Myanmar or seeing Northern Lights in Iceland over a week of pain anyday
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Totally agree with above comments from Paddy and thought the last episode was up there with the best Top Gear has ever done, be that Woolard, Goffey, Needell, Wilson, Jason fatbloke, VBH, Mason, the 3 amigos or the Chris Evans series. Pacman could have been better but was original and raised a smile, the race was good, Tinie was sooooo much better than previous guests (although they could have asked about his cars a bit more) and the Chiron bit couldnt have been done bettr by anyone else than Harris and the TG production team - beautifully shot, beautifully driven, just fantastic motoring journalism. If it keeps improving like this the next series will be the best thing on TV, full stop.
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No, thats EXACTLY what is - the teams are usually football hooligans. Great entertainment but a bit much for most, head stomping and knees to the head while floored are both allowed
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Before I could drive I knew that if a car had a blowing exhaust or yiou could smell fumes you had to keep windows open and get it sorted ASAP. Realsied yesterday Ive been driving over 20 years as well
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Actually, Im claiming responsibility. Infidels
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I agree with a lot of the sentiment here, while I feel for the families of the victims its not a big deal for me. A nutter with a knife trying to attack the best defended area of the UK is not a "terror threat" or a "islamic fundamentalist", hes juts a nutter with a knife at the end of the day. There no suggestion eh was anything to do with ISIS, hell theres no suggestion he was even doing it for religious reasons so far. If he was looking to make a statement we would have heard it by now, if he was looking to kill numbers pretty much anywhere would have given him a better opportunity. I dont want your prayers, I dont want to hear how we should all stand together, lets not even give the dickhead another word and just focus on how quickly and efficiently the guy was shut down. Even if MI5 had been tailing him in a car its unlikely they would have been able to prevent what happened. There will always be crazy people who lose it and start attacking people, this isnt about about what their religion or skin colour is. And he was called Adrian, I mean, come on .......
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Yep, bit my tongue bigtime on that one - sure its a lovely car but thats FI money for an 06. Pleased he got what he wanted but for the life of me cant figure out why anyone would have paid that much when you can buy a 12 plate 370 for £12K
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The idea was that with a dealer warranty and an extended warranty it wouldnt be too risky. Im on my own now and scared
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There are no petrol stations on the routes we took, nevermind Superchargers And "Sadly"? Like I said, real life, we got down under 1/4 of a tank of fuel and were getting worried.
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The 7 I tried was excellent, really nice and ridiculously cheap for what it was but this was a bit special, lets hope it doesnt go wrong eh? What are you up to these days, still in NE? I should be heading up to visit my mum again soon, let me know if you are and we could catch up over a beer
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Depreciation isnt going to be a lot, I paid £6500 for it. Its better on fuel than the Bimmer at 31 mpg and has gone straight onto a trade policy so insurance isnt a problem. In the last month BMW has had coilovers, alignment and corner weighting, 2 new front tyres, new front discs, oil cooler, coilpack, plugs .......... Id rather not wear it all out again too quickly
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Theres a 2 parter called "Tysons Greatest Fights" that gets shown on Sky Sports from time to time, it goes right back to his first pro fights when he wasnt called "Iron" and came from Catskill, New Yoik. Its terrifying, he just straight rips into people and leaves them wondering what happened .......... but does this to everyone, from the lowest ranked up to the more experienced guys, its mental.
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Bollocks Car had a few minor issues (boot wouldnt open from buttons, just from the key, handbrake ineffective, one of the rear doors doesnt unlock every time) so mailed dealer about 10 days ago - got told he was on holiday. Just tried to call and got no answer on any numbers, website is down ......... yep, hes gone out of business. These things happen but whats particularly annoying was that I paid another £200 for an extended warranty (electrics) but he doesnt seem to have actually given my details to the warranty company, marvellous. :rant: So, keep an eye out for Marcus Edgington, I certainly will be.