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When you say the clutch pedal is stiff, compared to what? I ask as the OEM clutch is light by nature, so it might be you've got an aftermarket updated job on there.

Ugh, that's chavtastic The hatch is a very easy car to drive quick, bit numb on the steering though. It's something I'd get bored of in about 5 mins sadly, although I'd love a classic shape STi...

Either pad material on disc or a warped disc I would think. A good few hard stops from 70-30 should sort the former, only a pair of new discs will sort the latter though.

Much better angle, still not helping those wheels though. Otherwise that's lovely

what if they put this beast into production Oooh, hadn't seen that before. The front's a bit heavy and the wheels are miles too big, but otherwise it looks much better. Definitely shows promise, good find. Bet it'll come with a bland interior and a slush box if they ever make it though

The DRLs are on the lower half of the front bumper, not in the headlights.

It's still fugly. Mercedes haven't designed a car for years that I'd want to spend my hard-earned on. I'd have an SLS, but that's AMG created.

It's nigh on impossible to get a Nissan for a weekend, let alone a Ferrari 599 to a customer they don't even know Must just be your shining personality then One other thing to note is that most of these supercar clubs come with a very limited mileage policy when taking delivery of the cars, so you might not be able to put the miles on and do the exciting trips you want without a substantial further cost. That said, the same applies to regular supercar hire so even that route wouldn't be any better. One further thing to consider is how they decide who gets what car. It's not inconceivable that you could end up with this list for a year: Audi TTS Bentley GT Convertible M3 Coupe Gallardo G37 Cayenne GTS Cayenne S RR Sport Supercharged HST RR Sport TDV6 HSE Now to me that's definitely not worth the £12K per year, so I would definitely contact current members of the club both old and new and ask them what they wanted and what they actually got before committing to anything.

That's why you blag the weekend test-drives

Tbh most of those cars you could blag a couple of days worth of test-drive at a friendly dealer, so probably no need to shell out that way at all. I'd rather buy a car outright and sell it after six months and move onto the next. Do it correctly and you'll lose very little too.

In all seriousness, doing away with the chrome/silver?! Not unless both Lewis and Jenson have been lying on Twitter, they've both confirmed a while ago that McLaren would still be chrome and silver and that the red/black seen recently is only the test colours colours for the car. Not impossible that McLaren have changed their minds, though. I maintain that there's one Lotus team with a Renault engine, and the other team is a Renault sponsored by Proton.

Is it not?! I assumed that as it had the Ferrari lump it they'd have kept that part of the design, looks like a numpty mistake on my part then

You wouldn't unless you instantly wanted to wipe thousands of pounds from the value of the car. With something like the GT, full main dealer history is everything. I don't think they sound especially nice, but then I don't like flat-plane cranked V8s. Bag of nails at idle and all that. *hides from Chesterfield*

BBC have now confirmed that we're getting HD too

It'll spend more time in the dealership than on the road. They're still not as reliable as they should be, although it's mostly electrical gremlins rather than anything too serious. Just get a good warranty and you'll be fine. They're also stunning and I want one.

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Coulthard will still do the rest of the stuff I reckon, he'll just leave 10 mins before the start of the race to get to the commentary box.

They can't stop him doing that, that's usually the best part of race day!

Targas are much more blowy than a proper convertible, it's one of the reasons S2 Elises are so bloody cold in the winter. That said, 355GTS

Legard is an absolute c*ck, thank god he's gone. Not sure I really want Mr Redbull next to to Brundle in the box, but he'll be infinitely better than Legard.

Update times! So I'm now 3 months-ish into 911 ownership so I thought it might be worth putting a few words up to say how I'm getting on. I'll answer the obvious question now: No, I don't regret buying it at all. Sadly I'm still waiting for Porsche in Germany to finish their quality control on the PDK paddle shifter wheel, and as such I'm still waiting for mine which means I'm left with a car that isn't exactly what I want, and yet really it's just given me more time to learn the car before the fun really begins. The more I drive with the PDK the more I'm convinced I made the right choice for me, as it really does suit me perfectly. It's easily as good as an auto 'box in traffic, pootling around and saving fuel by the bucket (it'll be in 7th gear at 40mph) but still happy to drop up to five cogs in one go if you decide you want a bit more go. There's a bit of mechanical shove when it drops that many gears which I believe was engineered into the system for feel, as there's none otherwise when shifting normally. Being able to change gear mid-corner knowing the car won't unbalance itself is a godsend at times when the conditions are bad and you've under-estimated a corner ( ), although clearly you shouldn't be in that position anyway. Put the shifter into manual mode and it simply devours each shift with aplomb, going down through the 'box a particular delight. It totally changes the car from GT cruiser to hard edged sports car, which was exactly what I was after. And yes, it really does move when you're on it. I've had to use the fantastically feel-some brakes very hard more than once too The interior is a genuinely great place to be as well. I was worried after the slightly basic but sufficient interiors of my last two cars that I might find the 911 a bit too good, a bit too complete. I'm glad I was wrong though, and that the passion of the car isn't smothered by all the thick carpet and leather everywhere. The seats are absolutely fantastic, and were I ever to purchase brand-new I'd definitely put the adaptive seats down as an option. Having the ability to not only adjust up and down and back and forth as you please but also to make the side and leg bolsters inflate or deflate at will again reinforces the GT-to-sport, Jekyll-&-Hyde nature of the car. All programmable to buttons as well so just one touch gives you all the support you need or as soft and comfy to relax in. The suspension itself is a gem in that regard, as in normal mode (my car's got the PASM as it's an S) it's as at home on B-roads as it is wallowing on the motorway, and shows just how right Porsche got it when sorting the settings out. It also shows that they got it very wrong for the UK market, as the sport setting is just too jittery and fidgety for anything other than the smoothest of race tracks. Great for Europe and the US, not so for us, and I leave mine in normal mode 95% of the time. The iPhone connects wonderfully with the PCM control unit, and the stereo isn't half bad either (I'd love to hear what the optional Bose sounds like though, it's supposed to be incredible) which makes a nice change. I also had no idea the rear seat bases are just velcroed in either, which made it a tad easier to remove them for weight saving purposes! The car does need some more volume to it though as the stock exhaust is just too quiet for me, so that's something I'm going to need to sort out at some point. Truth be told though I've yet to fully bond with it as I haven't had the chances to drive it in anger in decent weather yet, but that just means I've got a good excuse to take some pointless trips in the coming 12 months. Currently getting around 28mpg too, compared with 23mpg I used to get in my old Zed. In short, it's slowly becoming the car I always hoped it would be, and I look forward to learning it as much as I have anything I've ever owned.

A Double Dozen is the new cream cakes when it comes to birthdays at work

I've been driving convertibles for over seven years now, 90% of the time with the roof down, and I've never been hit with bird poo or fag ends or anything. I've only ever had a proper soaking twice in all that time too, as I didn't bank on other traffic stopping while it was raining that hard

There is no feeling in the world when driving that compares with dropping the roof on either a very cold or very warm night, cranking the stereo and nailing the throttle. Even cruising down the motorway becomes a proper adventure rather than just another journey.

Do it. You'll never regret it, promise. If you're worried about it then buy a mk3 MR2 as a cheapy car to try. Mid-engined so a bit different, you won't get the gay label that an MX-5 (wrongly) comes with, and it's comfy enough with minimal rattles. I wouldn't be without a convertible in my house, and the second the missus gets rid of her MR2 I'll have to seriously consider either getting a cheapy droptop or swapping the 911 for one without a roof.