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Sounds perfectly fine, and isn't something I'd worry about too much although I would keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't increase noticeably.

Personally I'd be concerned if my engine was using Nissan's 1L/1K miles, I don't care what they say as that's certainly not acceptable on a modern engine (rotary exempted). They're not the only manufacturer to give that exact number for a dodgy engine either... My car doesn't appear to use a drop of oil regardless of how I drive it, road or track. I always keep a litre in the car though, just in case.

Wait, you're all missing a trick here: I'm going to write to him and thank him for pointing out what a criminal nation I belong to, but the revelation of this fact has left me horribly scarred emotionally so I'm going to have to sue him for either £31 trillion, or £4,770 which is just his cut of it. I haven't made my mind up yet as to just how badly this will effect me mentally for the rest of my life. Job's a carrot, and either way I'm a winner.

Try explaining that to both the police and your insurance company if you have a smack-up in the dark... I'm all for modding, but that's a step too far for very little gain IMHO. Best off getting the inside of the light painted black via Dream Customz if you want the stealthy look.

They do sell the Torx security bits in Halfrauds as I had to get some a couple of months ago, although I guess it's a bit too late to state that now

Hit something a bit dodgy on the road or surfaces of differing temperature/type and you very well might. Thing is, you won't know about it until it's too late most likely.

You've answered your own question. Totally different compounds front & rear means totally different grip levels, that's why your car tried to kill you. I suggest spending a bit more cash for Falkens all round before you end up in a ditch.

Warranty is transferred automatically as a right of the sale of the car, no need to do anything. Servicing needs to be done to OEM standards using OEM-quality parts. Basically you don't have to go to a main dealer, but it's really going to help your case should you ever need a warranty claim.

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More than welcome matey, tomorrow any good for you? Am in all day.

It's as close as you'll get to making the Zed sound like an old-school muscle car this side of an LS3 swap. Whether that appeals to you or not is a personal choice, but I love mine.

Honestly, most OEM cats nowadays are nowhere near as restrictive as they used to be (400cell?) so even dropping down to a 200cell cat isn't going to make a huge amount of difference if you're N/A. If you've got some kind of forced induction then it will make a fair amount of difference between having a cat and a decat pipe, but if you just want more noise then it's too big a price to pay either in terms of monetary cost or loss of torque. There's better things to throw your money at on the Zed IMHO.

Been with them at Keevil, very professional and a good bunch of people.

You are aware that you'll lose a fair bit of torque with decat pipes I presume? Assuming that, whatever pipes you get you'll want them to have built-in spacers ideally, to lift the O2 sensors slightly out of the gas flow which should fool the ECU into thinking that you've still got cats fitted.

There's no mention of weather on there though, so that could (and I bet does) account for the slightly random nature of the times. No way is a Cayman S a mere second quicker than a Zed, and I find it hard to believe an S1 Exige was 16 secs slower. It's a nice list, but ultimately it's about as reliable as lap times on the Top Gear board.

Wait, so they sold you the older PS1s rather than the current PS2s? Interesting, since I thought that Michelin had stopped making the PS1 in favour of the PS2...

No-one in their right mind who actually enjoys driving cars rather than just looking at them is going to buy that over a Cayman S. Debate styling all you want, but there's no hope of that being as good to drive as the current Porker.

DMS Racing are your way, been there twice in the last couple of weeks and been very impressed with their setup. Dixon (the owner) is on here as well, under the name DixcelBrake if you want to contact him direct.

Hi mate, and welcome along! If it's purely OBD-II diagnostics you're after, then I can happily recommend EngineCheck from Gendan. Been using it on my laptop for years now, very reliable and a brilliant piece of kit if you need something other than just a code reader.

That's okay, I just wanted to check that weren't going to take any personal responsibility at all for parking in a clamping zone when you knew it was a clamping zone. And I don't have to put my seat belt to put the car back in the garage as it's on private land, and I can do what I want And no, I don't actually do more than 40 on a 40 signed dual carriageway. No point, I save all my 70mph+ speed for the track where I don't need to look for police all the time. Regardless of what you may think, not everyone feels the need to speed all the time. I do, however, park in a spot which says that you can get a fine when I park up town. Never been caught yet, but you won't find me complaining when I do get ticketed. I'm not perfect, but I do take responsibility for my own actions.

Is it even worth pointing out that if you hadn't parked in an area that had signs around warning that you may get clamped, then you actually wouldn't have got clamped in the first place and that this thread would be null and void? Just wondering. I could understand your frustration if there were no signs at all, and in which case I'd probably be just as angry as you, but if there was clear signage then you knew the risk and got caught. You can hardly complain too much as it's not like it was anybody's fault but your own. Even if there were other spaces free and you were only five minutes, that doesn't make it right.

If it's got two intakes under the bonnet, it's the 309 version, if it's just the one on the pax side of the engine bay then it's the 296. A bulge on the bonnet is the other giveaway, but bonnets can be replaced.

Yup, definitely own car. The surface is abrasive, but if you pump your tyres up to their max and aren't too silly it's no worse than a normal airfield track day, since you're spending far less time gooning around.

Andy Walsh, Carlimits.com. Takes place at North Weald airfield, and I'd argue there probably is no finer driver training in the UK. The Lotus guys swear by him, I've done a day with him a few years ago and am planning another trip in a couple of months.

Y'know, I really don't like the look of the V12 Vantage: It's that horrible bonnet that does it for me. All those vents make it look like it's been attacked by the Max Power brigade, and whilst I know that they're they're for functional purposes I just don't think it's a very Aston look. I'd rather have the normal V8 in mine please!