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Aaaaaaand back on subject... Jumping350, I know this sounds daft but I'm genuinely happy for you if this is your outlook now on the whole thing. Cannot be easy at all, but that's a fantastically strong attitude to have, and it will help you so much.

The only time I may not thank someone is if it's dark and I'm in the BMW: Clearly they won't be able to see me wave, and I never flash high beam at night as it's blinding, and the HIDs don't revert to parking lights quick enough to make my standard dipped-parking-dipped acknowledgement that I normally use after dusk. I really wish people would do that more rather than flash their brightest possible lights at you at night. It's stupid.

Only time I've ever got proper mad was when that lorry drove into the front of the Bummer. Started calm, but by the end of the conversation I could've lumped the guy due to his attitude. My missus gets angry far, far more often than me. Like proper angry.

No-one ever drops £10K on an FI setup and says they don't like it. Ever. Even if they may secretly regret it. I'm with Evilscorp, I'd just buy something faster or different instead. An FI Zed is a hoot when it's working fine, but I don't think it's any more fun or impressive than a regular 350. Quicker yes, different yes, but not better. Given your car is stock, you really need to be doing suspension & brakes first. I think you'll be surprised just how good you make an NA 350 without dropping megabucks.

Honestly, I've no idea, I didn't look at him as we went past. I don't even know if he realised how much I'd slowed down by. This is brilliant advice On your other point, I've noticed a distinct lack of courtesy from people in the last few years, just a complete absence of a wave when you let them through or let them out. It's the older generation too, the codgers of the world. Young 'uns seem willing to say thank you, but the fogeys just blank you. That's starting to grate a little bit, I must admit.

This morning, on the way to work. Coming from traffic lights through a 40mph that goes into a well-sighted, long stretch of NSL. Three HGVs in front in the 40mph, accelerating slowly from the lights, definitely do not want to be stuck behind them all the way through the NSL section! Pull out, drop a couple of cogs, nail it. Except your car isn't as fast as you think, and there's a guy coming the other way doing 65mph straight towards you, and no chance of pulling in-between the lorries. The other guy brakes pretty hard, down to about 30mph, to avoid a head on collision. Tuck back in front of the lead HGV at the last minute, thinking "Ooof, I cut that a bit fine!". At least, I hope that's what the guy hurtling towards me this morning thought as I slammed the anchors on to avoid him crashing into me when he was overtaking No real drama though, I could see him coming, could see he wasn't going to make it in time if I carried on at speed, so I simply braked to give him enough time to complete his overtake and got on with my life. Now if that was the other way round, I'm 99% sure the person in my position would've been flashing like crazy and leaning on the horn for about 20mins, because some people just can't read the road and make a conscious decision to do something that might help someone who has made a simple error of judgement. Pretty sure everyone on here has carried out a dodgy overtake in their lives, usually when we're younger and a bit less aware. It does bug me that it felt like my actions would not be considered the norm, and that most non-keen drivers would simply carry on and make the whole situation more dangerous than it needed to be. Bit like those who get angry and speed up when trying to merge in turn.

My god, that wood interior! You must be a lot older than you look fella Great purchase, I didn't realise they were so rare either. Any car with a T-shaped gear stick like a jet fighter throttle is okay by me

It's just that women are worse. *runs*

It's just a car, guys. It's not an F1 or a LaFerrari, just park it wherever. Whatever will be will be, life's too short.

Not a cat in hell's chance the CTR that did that time was remotely standard. IIRC it was caged, stripped and on Cup2s, as well as being a pre-production special. Not saying it's not quick and that engineering hasn't come on in leaps and bounds, but on no planet would it be quicker than a GT-R. And looking at those times, why is a 997 C2S quicker than a 997 Turbo? By four seconds? Even assuming PDK to manual, that doesn't remove the extra 100bhp+ and 4WD of the Turbo. Nope, I'm calling shenanigans. Much like the shenanigans of the Huracan doing a 6'50" the other week.

Well I'm amazed, an Infiniti that doesn't look terrible at all! That's reasonably restrained considering it's a concept and their designs of late, I quite like that.

He said he was offered the chance to move to Manchester for a job, which would mean relocating from Newcastle. Graham said that might be the best thing he ever did,to which I wittily retorted that swapping Newcastle for Manchester isn't fair, intimating that Newcastle is a much nicer place to be than the sh*thole that is Manchester.

HRs seemed to have dropped to reasonable levels, but earlier cars seem to have hit the £5K wall (excluding the starship mileage dog-eared JDM cars that pop up for £3K once in a blue moon).

Ah that'll be the one then, not the R. That makes more sense now, stupid Golfs and their billionty special editions

I'd also do the really obvious and easy one, which is clean the MAF. I agree, unlikely but nothing to lose.

I dunno, swapping Newcastle for Manchester doesn't seem a fair swap by any means

Oh, if only! Then again, I think my rubber fetish may already be a bit too far gone.

I used to think the same until I saw the 458 next to the 488. The 458 really looks quite dated. Still the best car I've ever driven though, and purely for the engine alone I'd take a 458 over a 488.

Good point. Still, that's who Honda themselves target. Still, with all these fast hatchbacks out now is it even possible to buy a bad one? I mean, the CTR looks like a dog's dinner but it'll drive fine, and then you've still got the Leon CR and the Megane RS and the two sensible 4WD in the FRS and Golf, and not even forgetting the big boys with the A45 & M140 & S3/RS3. Great time to be a fan of fast hatches

Thing is, the 720S may be built in the UK, and be the fastest in the segment, and have some super trick bodywork. And I'd still pick the 488 every time. A supercar should be a thing you desire deeply just looking at it, and for me the 720S (like 570S) is simply too plain Jane in profile. Gaping air intakes ftw!

Nope, the stripped out Golf R thing on Cup2s is atm.

Fixed. The proportions are just so, so wrong for a modern car. They could get away with it in the '70s as everything was a bit funky and odd, but that just looks daft.

Not just you Will, I also think it's a bit ugly. Full of clever bits, but that doesn't make for a pretty car. Love the double skinned doors to hide the air intakes, but it makes for a very plain looking supercar. 650S is still where my theoretical McLaren money would go.

And with no Manor, that leaves them firmly at the back of the grid

Obviously Excellent choice sir, lucky to find a decent one these days. What's it like then?