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The AA don't want the risk of modified vehicles, simple as. Just tell them that as far as you know there's no power gain, it's just for looks. Or swap insurer.

No chance for the non-cooking models, as the 2+2 is a massuve reason they sell so well. GT cars maybe, but the tooling costs are enormous. Nope, can't see it happening for many, many years.

Someone has broken that, I reckon.

Rome in May, then Le Mans in June, then Florida in August. Although it's only the LM trip that StevoD will be accompanying me on, not Florida as well

Audi A7 is the worst example. It can look cool on some cars (P1, for instance) but for the most part I tend to agree. I was never a fan of the 9x7 era at Porsche when it came to moveable spoilers.

It'll work the same way the current Panamera does, in terms of lighting. It'll be interesting to see what Porsche do engineering-wise with the car. I don't expect the engine location to cone any further forward than the 991, but how much more tech will they pack into the suspension? We already have 4 wheel steer, I'd expect that to become standard on the S if not the whole range. We have hydraulic ARBs, adaptive dampers, so what else? And just how much bloody quicker does it need to be? I'd expect the S to be knocking on the door of 450bhp, so if they keep the weight the same (likely, Porsche do like their lightweight materials now) then it's going to be an absolute weapon.

I don't think she knows how to argue a point at all, I just think she knows how to repeat a catchphrase. Quite how she has the nerve to bang on at TM today with A50 being started saying that the Tories have no idea what they're doing with regards to Brexit, whilst still pushing for independence of which she has even less of a clue puzzles me. She cannot even answer what Scotland would do about driving licences, or car registrations, never mind how to run a country on pittance and Irn Bru.

I like Ruth Davidson, I have to say. It's a shame she's stuck that side of the border, I think she'd give May a run for her money tbh.

stuff that. .....everyone NOT running on MPSS' s would get hanged And rightly so! Exceptions for R888R and MPSC2, of course. Some excellent points you made there matey, and I think it shows how incredibly naive NS is in picking a fight now. She's relying on all those who voted Yes doing so again, as well as picking up votes from those who voted against Brexit. Great if you can, but as you say trying not to alienate one group by playing PR games with the other is easier said than done. Ultimately though, let's say she gets a vote post-Brexit and loses: What then? How many times in a generation does a once in a generation vote take place? Is there any real need for the SNP if it cannot win independence? Clearly NS would go, but for the party as a whole they all look a bit dead if that's the case.

Southend On Sea it is then

£250 is almost worryingly cheap. Still, can't argue with quality for the price

The trouble is that it's all a political game of willy-waving. Sturgeon wants independence at any cost, and will spin and spin to get there. I'm not saying that Scotland on it's own couldn't be more successful, but I don't think it's better placed to go it alone on the world stage than if it remains part of the UK. If your ideology is to have Scotland stand by itself, then that's fine. If you're prepared to accept any cost for that, again no arguments from me. The trouble for me is that the SNP have yet to present a clear case for independence that covers off all the bases, which leaves people voting blindly in the dark. That's not an acceptable place to be starting from with something this important. Same with Brexit really, no-one was given anywhere near enough facts on either side, hence the clusterf*ck of arguments and unknowns we have now. If I were Scottish and were keen on independence, there's two very clear questions I'd want answered before voting Yes: - Which currency will we be using, and what will it be tied to? - How exactly will we go about forming a relationship (either re-joining or a separate agreement) with the EU? Those questions define EVERYTHING. The first is obviously mission-critical for the day-to-day working of the country, and the latter is the sole reason that Sturgeon is saying she has a mandate for IndyRef2 (she doesn't btw, as the SNP don't even have a majority in Holyrood and instead are propped up by the yes-men of the Greens).

You have a significant height advantage for viewing widths in yours though

Day's work there (coolant burping can be a bitch), so work on 8 hours x whatever hourly rate is depending on where in the country you are. About £400?

I don't think he likes me that much NY Dales are good, done them a couple of times but not for a while, looks another promising option

My friend has very kindly allowed me to be put onto the insurance for his Gallardo Spider, and has offered to let me take the missus away for a weekend somewhere in it. I'm actually struggling with where to go, so any thoughts? - Needs to be somewhere I can stretch the car's legs. - Needs to be somewhere I can get to and from easily enough in a weekend from Essex (rules Scotland or Europe out) - Needs to have roads suitable for a 2M wide Lambo! I really don't want to be kerbing wheels or scuffing bumpers... Thoughts? I'm thinking Peaks or Lakes, but I've not driven those roads in a long time and it was in a much smaller car so I cared less Wales I've done extensively and it's great, but it's bloody far away. Not writing it off though.

The trouble I have this time round is that Sturgeon's whose argument revolves around the fact that Scotland voted to stay in the EU (let's not split semantics, the split was pretty clear). She wants to take Scotland out of the UK so they can stay within the EU, or specifically the single market. However, it's a plan that falls over for the exact same reasons as last time, along with some new ones: - If Scotland leaves the U.K., it leaves the EU. End of. They will have to apply to join the EU, which means taking the Euro and sorting out the black hole in their finances. - If they vote leave before Brexit (possible, on Sturgeon's timetable) it leaves only 6 months max to sort out the legal breaking from the UK. That is far, far too short a time period to achieve that, so Scotland will simply Brexit with the rest of us. Plus she still has no answer for what currency an indie Scotland will use, where the money to run Scotland is coming from, why you'd rather join the EU than stay with the countries that you do the vast majority of your trade with etc. It's the same non-answered questions as before. She's had three years and got no further in formulating a plan, all the time watching the infrastructure in Scotland fall further and further behind. Let's assume they vote to leave in time, and sort out the documentation, and manage to do a deal with the EU where they keep single market access (which means unlimited immigration, if that's even a concern at all). Or even a deal to join the EU proper. Regardless, Spain will always vote no due to Catalonia wanting independence which means it's dead in the water. I find myself this time not being too fussed if Scotland votes to leave or not, but I do find myself hoping that it's for the right reasons and not a pie in the sky dream like Bexit was. Make your leaders give you accurate answers, not Evil Tory Pig-Dog rhetoric.

Bit of a puff up the mini and it holds everything up!

They'll be out of date in a couple of years anyway, looking at that rear design.

*takes note*

It's also important to remember the role that drag has at speed.

And a lot of time now insurers want to know about factory-fit options too, so no get out there either!

Sounds like a plan matey

I'm definitely out, until the gallbladder is out I'm not booking anything up in case I get a flare up again

Good write up, well thought out procedure too Would be interesting to see how the pads do actually hold up on track, mind. Personally I'm not keen on swapping pads around so freely, however I can see your logic in it.