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So Nov 26th then?

You changed that crank position sensor yet??

Found it. FYI the Food Company shop is no longer there, closed down the other month sadly If we’re moving the date to this Sunday the 22nd I’m out though, already got plans.

I know, it's utterly ridiculous. Buy a car with 90k on the clock and it's a bargain, buy one with 100k on the clock and it's a timebomb

Marks Tey is fine, where's the bungalow diner then?

MPSS are old now, you want the MPS4

Oi, it's not that bi... Nah, who am I kidding, it is so the more the merrier!

Asking for trouble doing it when BST ends, and no one remembers to change their clocks But yeah, works for me

No probs, let me know how you get on and what you end up with

If you reduce sidewall, you reduce arch gap We are talking fractions here: I'm not convinced that a 285/40 would look noticeably different from a 275/35 if I'm honest, not from the side. 10/12/15mm is nothing, bearing in mind that's over the diameter so just 5/6/7.5mm top or bottom. On a car that's 4m long and 1.3m high it's going to be almost impossible to tell. I'd be more concerned about buying decent tyres than worrying about the width of a pen in arch gap. The guys that run 19s have got it right in terms of looks, but I prefer to stick with 18s as well because I don't want the extra weight.

You can run either on a 370Z due to the engine having a decent knock sensor, but unless you've bought the car for four pound and ha'penny then there's no point being a tight arse and losing power and mpg by going 95. Stay Super

Interestingly you've gained 12mm sidewall at the front using that combo, whilst losing a gnat's **** at the rear. I agree that going to a 275/35 on the rear would look a little odd, however if you dropped to a 245/35 at the front then went 275/35 at the rear you'd find them looking much better with just a 10mm difference between them. 245 is within spec for a 9.5 wheel (just!), so maybe another option?

Short answer is no. Some may appear to sit wider due to the increased rim protection (Michelin especially have HUGE ones), but that won't give you a bigger sidewall as that will still be calculated from the 275mm width. What size are you running on the front?

Well, that's the worst reason not to buy a car I've seen yet. I mean, who would want a 2 seat icon with a 400bhp V8 that stands out from everything else on the roads? Not I! Why did you think the driver of said Corvette/s was a prick then? Could it possibly have been that the guy was just a poor driver, and had nothing to do with the car?

+1 on new clutch time.

Why on earth would you buy an imported Mustang? It'll cost you more, then be LHD as well so all the downsides just so you can have a two-tone interior? You'd be far better off modding one bought in the UK. And the previous gen Mustangs weren't actually very good cars. At all. I'll admit I prefer the looks of them to the current one, but in terms of everything that really matters the new one is far superior.

I know, I'm so stuck in the stone age

Must have DRLs, they're a Euro requirement. Unless you mean they're sidelights rather than separate? Tbh though I'm with Paddy, none of those would remotely figure in my reasons not to buy one at all.

Manual Vette, no question.

You’ve done track days, you know how much two seconds a lap is worth, especially at a proper but relatively short track like Tsukuba. Considering they’re exactly the same car, then yes that’s massive. I don’t get how you of all people don’t think that’s relevant.

Two seconds at Tsukuba is massive! Plus over a second quicker to 100mph (which is a much better measurement than 0-60mph), but more than that it’s the extra 1000 revs that makes the HR so much more rewarding to drive.

Don't mix MPS4 and MPS4S, they're radically different. Either go: 245/35/19 275/30/19 OR 255/35/19 285/35/19 ... all on MPS4S. Dropping a profile isn't going to make that much difference, and it's a better option than running either crappy tyres or mixed ones. IMHO, YMMV etc.

Only if you promise not to grope me. Again.

Thankfully I already have the Beyonce arse

And killer legs...