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True, and I guess if it was only fitted for that purpose they may not care quite so much. Worryingly, I think you're correct.

How have you described the device to your insurers? And how keen were they to accept it? I ask as my mate who owns the Gallardo is struggling to insure it with a Sprint Booster attached (same thing, adjusts throttle sensitivity) as the underwriter says "I am not keen to cover this modification. It seems that although the BHP isn’t increased there is more chance of losing control of the vehicle or causing an accident due to the high sensitivity of the throttle after installation. There is also several reports of engine failure/fires linked to this device". Now I call BS on the fires and engine failure isn't covered by insurance anyway, but the losing control thing makes sense I guess. I just wondered who you guys are insured with, and how did you describe the mod? For this example, let's pretend no-one's actually stupid enough to fit one and then not tell their insurer.

G35 Skyline. 350Z platform but with four seats, and (IMHO) desperately ugly and bland.

Could do with finding a space lower down near the base drum, as it gets lost in the mix and the cymbols sound a bit tinny because of it. Also, was it a tad cold in there perchance?! There's a great connection there between all of you, you feed off each other nicely. Much preferred it when the tempo increased, personally I'd consider holding that a little longer and shortening the slower parts to make it more dynamic. Loved the bass fills though dude, worked perfectly In terms of recording quality, then yes, that's exceptionally good quality! I know how much of a pain it is trying to get good recording quality when in a room that small without the sound clipping. More of this please fella

The fact it takes a Mustang then ruins it with a Jap engine swap is bad enough. And don't even get me started on that Failside...

Anyone else up for this? I've just plonked myself on as a spur of the moment thing, figured I'd give the big Bee-Em it's first proper track runout since I started the mods. Currently £169, and insurance is also available from www.insuremytrackday.com for around £85 with a 10% excess. Never driven Snet before, should be fun

To add to this, www.insuremytrackday.com are also an option, underwritten by Hiscox and a supremely easy to use website with no guff and some seriously decent prices. Looks like they insure the Ring (including armco damage) too!

Never, we're your friends and we're always here for you.

TD was boring and pretentious. It had none of the fun of any of the others, not even 2F2F.

Breakups are crap regardless of who you are, or who you think you are. They're soul destroying, painful, and they leave you empty. And every single time you eventually get over it. May be a month, may be a year, but it does happen. You never forget the good times, but you do stop craving them and you end up a happier person

It's going to happen, trust me on this. It always does, every single time. People very rarely end relationships just because they're unhappy, they normally do it because they've seen something better that's on the horizon.

Tough luck whether she can afford it or not, she should've thought about that when asking you to take the loan out for her! You may be happy paying it now, but will you be equally happy when she's shacked up next month with some other guy banging her senseless on a regular basis? Sorry to put it so bluntly, however this is the reality of the situation and it's not a nice situation to be in. Like you say, you're liable for the loan regardless now and I'm just hoping she doesn't realise that.

£20 says that's a Revup.

Probably, but not easily I don't think. Alex would be the person to ask on that. I'm not buying it, to do a full interior change plus all the exterior stuff would cost more than simply swapping the car for a different one. Not easy to do an engine swap either, as IIRC the Revup doesn't play nicely with DE electrics and vice versa.

Utter shambles, all because the oil tank wasn't the right shape. McLaren really are a pack of losers now, they've made one mistake after another since Lewis won the title.

I'll be amazed if it has the facelifted interior but the older DE engine. Strudel is right, check the tacho but also check and see whether the car physically bumps into the limiter at 6.5 or 7. Got any pics floating around of the car, external and internal?

To clarify, are you paying for the loan in your name still, or is she paying that directly? If you're paying then you need to speak to her ASAP and get that loan paid back, or an agreement to pay you X amount per month that covers it for the duration. If she's paying it then it becomes a little less urgent, until the point she realises she can screw you by not paying it... Anything else at this point is irrelevant, the relationship is as dead as a Liverpool title challenge so it's just making sure you're not paying for her lifestyle still!

Oh I'm sorry, I must've missed the part where I said it was.

A reason to decrease value if ever there was one.

Turbo was the exception rather than the rule back in the days of the Supra though, and you'd always pay more for the fastest version. The values of the Supra are now set, but as they never did an FI 350 then it's a non-issue. At the other end of the scale, I expect 458s to be worth significantly more than a 488 in 20 years' time. A good 430 manual may even top them both...

Exactly. All cars are moving towards turbo, so the NA stuff will become desired.

James Drake just confirmed this morning that Moris aren't offering track insurance this time round, which I bet is going to annoy a load of people who booked on the premise that that would be available again. Weather not looking great either right now, not even on the Saturday when I wanted to clean the car

They'll never become a Jap classic in the way the 240 or R32 or Supra is, but because they have a large NA lump and a manual gearbox they'll stay desirable.

2.9 engine isn't DFI, and tbh is a little dull. Doesn't really want to rev, doesn't make a very nice noise, really not their finest hour. I'd rather have a gen1 3.4 over a gen2 2.9 if I'm honest. Gen2 cars are as likely to have bore scoring as the 350Z or GT-R is, that is to say it's not common in the slightest.

EBC are fine Every other brand you mentioned is better. Make of that what you will.