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Given that all this fuss is only because the film comes out on Friday, I'm not even giving it the time of day. It's pointless, lazy generalising by the BBC, and will all be forgotten by this time Monday. Sad that it's the AA who are kick starting all this, worth remembering that next time you renew your breakdown cover...

Ah well, let them have it. I'd rather it was restored to it's former glory (albeit in a non-flying way) somewhere in the world rather than left to rot in a hangar somewhere. It's a shame that it's not in this country, but then I can't really say that BA's attitude surprises me at all.

Interesting, do they mean to fly her as well? Given that Aerospatielle stopped making parts for her which led to the CofA lapsing, which is basically why she stopped flying in the first place, it'd be interesting to see how they get round that.

Not sure where else to put this really, so it can sit in here unless a Mod wants to move it somewhere more appropriate! Anyways, I just wanted to say a very public thanks to Adam at Z1 for a recent transaction I carried out with him. It wasn't for anything particularly special (just some bits for camber adjustment), but I had some pretty specific delivery issues regarding when and where I needed the bits, and that's what made it a bit out of the ordinary. Adam went well above what could be considered decent service, and everything went as perfect as I could have hoped for. Adam, thank you for making the effort for me and thanks for putting up with my constant stream of messages, questions and demands via both PM and e-mail! Seriously, I was delighted with the service received and even though there's a fair bit of water between us, I'd feel just as happy using Z1 again as buying from someone in this country, probably even more so. Top work fella, keep it up

All sent now, I chucked my address in with the PP message but let me know if you didn't get it and I'll pop it in a PM.

Megs Gold Class shampoo + Dodo Juice wax here I use a multitude of other stuff, but that's the basics of what I'm using right now.

It's still got an ugly arse, and the placing of the third brake light is criminal. I also hope that the lump in the middle of the boot isn't for the aerial and it comes off, as that looks like something a 3 yr-old would do. When I saw the 350 raptop, I fell in love. This just poses too many styling questions for my taste.

Crap, totally forgot! Will get it over to you today fella, sorry!

The roadster is: Heavier Uglier More expensive Has less storage space ...and yet it's all forgiven when you drop the roof on a cold winter night or a hot summer day, or anywhere inbetween. Coupe for looks everytime, roadster for the experience. YMMV etc

I assume this is for pre-facelift cars only?

My point was more that you'd get a brick through your window if you did that with a stock car, regardless of exhaust.

They're also selling well because they're dirt cheap atm, if the prices go back up then no-one will want them again. The price of the 350Z isn't ever going to rise back up, simply because it's a mass production car only just out of production. You could minimise loss by never driving it (I mean ever, on a brand-new one) and storing it in a barn for the next 40 years, then it may be worth about the same when it comes out if the Zed is even considered a classic by then. Failing that, drive it, enjoy it, and who the hell cares how much it's worth

Sit there and rev your engine for no reason and yes, you'll have some very angry neighbours. That said, do it with any car and I would imagine they won't be too happy, so there you go.

Careful, if you put people into your Foes box you won't be able to see their posts. While this may be a good thing, it does mean you'll get some disjointed threads...!

They'd be better off just tossing a coin to decide the results, or drawing names out of a hat. At least there's some logic behind that. Just when we all thought that the madness of last year had finished and we were going to have some honest, decent racing this year.

You can get it freely from the US, although it's sold under a different name. I bought some refills last year when I was out there for the reason I couldn't get any at all in the UK anymore.

I don't really care that Hamilton was docked his points, more that they had all this info available to them a mere hour after the race had ended so why has it taken them 4 days to get it sorted? That's the real farce, not whether McLaren tried to pull a fast one or not. F1 has to be one of, if not the richest sport in the world today. With all that money, you'd have thought that they could afford to employ some stewards with some simple common sense. Even half a brain would do at this point.

PMSL @ the Knightrider Zed See, I don't mind that at all as it's blatantly done as a huge ****-take and just for a laugh. At least, I really hope it is...

Get yourself a stick of chalk and draw a line from the middle of the tyre sidewall straight out to the edge of the tyre: It'll tell you just how much the tyre is rolling over during cornering, and you can then adjust tyre pressures as necessary. Tbh if you're terrified of tyre wear then just pump all four to the maximum allowed, that'll keep wear to the absolute minimum although you'll obviously have to drive the car more carefully. Personally if you're that bothered about tyre wear then track days probably aren't a good idea full stop, but on a smooth track like Combe you'll do well to notice any wear at all, whereas an airfield with abrasive concrete can easily kill a set of tyres in a day (done that twice, both times at Elvington ).

More camp than a row of pink tents I reckon

If it is the shocks, then I'd expect them to be changed under warranty at that mileage.

Gotta be said, if the Cayman S had dropped to the prices it has now when I bought my Zed just over a year ago, it would've been very hard to choose the Nissan over the Porker. Better looking, better to drive, and even servicing is nowhere near what you'd expect either if you stick with specialists rather than OPC. The only downside is that you can't really mod a Cayman as it's either very expensive parts-wise or you'll simply destroy the value of the car.

Didn't '07s come with RE050s on? How many miles has the car done in total? Worth checking your tyre pressures and alignment as well, either of those could cause the back end to feel extra lively.

S'okay, it's not - Always check Snopes first!

You might not want to spend £44K on a brand-new Cayman S, but you might well be considering spending £30K on a second-hand one and that's where the comparison really is.