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Pfft, are you buying the car for them or for you? Couldn't give a toss what people think about the car I drive.nwhich is why it's orange

How so?

That's the same colour my brother's R was in, looks lovely in sunlight when it's clean but otherwise it's a bit dull. That's the only non-R I've seen in that colour.

Well that's no fun!

£7.23. And I'm being generous.

Don't believe the IMS issue is sorted for a second: It's not! The later revisions by Porsche were better, but could still easily fail. Any IMS engine is a risk, which is why I suggest getting a really leggy 100k+ one as if it hasn't gone by now, then it's very unlikely to. It's the same engine in the 3.4 as it is in the 3.6, however the bores are bigger so the walls thinner so you can guess how much more likely scoring is to occur Again though, as long as you get an inspection and don't expect to put a billion miles on it in a year then it's just another check you'd add into the service, and keep an eye on it. If the car is showing no scoring at all, then it's likely to be good for years to come. If it's showing a bit then you have haggle room, if it's awful then walk away or pick it up for peanuts and take it to Hartech.

It was brand spanky new, I think I had it with about 9 miles on and gave it back with over 200 I just found it had zero charisma, none of the lumpyness that the M96/7 had but none of the revvy nature the DFI 9A1 engines had. It was just average, which I didn't expect at all. Maybe they loosened up a lot with mileage, I don't know. I only ever drove the one, never felt the urge to revisit it.

Helps you learn control your car when you lose control, same as a skid pan day but without the fake situation and in your own car so more relevant

Walshy day. /thread

I respectfully disagree with your disagreement The 2.9 hated to rev, never got any more exciting at the top end, no DFI, the only thing it had going for it was the removal of the IMS. I mean, the car as a whole is better with the PCM3 and the vastly-improved PASM (if optioned), but I found the engine to be very weak. Was yours a PDK or manual? The test car I had for a day was a manual, which maybe just didn't suit the lump.

Heh, my reasoning for running expendable cars too!

Seems reasonable enough, thanks

Nope, none at all that I'm aware of.

Graham, what did you do for insurance for the BST? Not trying to be funny or clever here, just wondering if you knew someone who would insure specifically or if you just took a punt that nothing would go wrong? I didn't even think about it when I did a VMAX day, which isn't entirely different in nature. I really dread to think about what would've happened if I'd had a puncture or something mid-run though!

FFS don't try and be a hero by turning up and yelling expletives at people. You just make yourself look a prize tool, which could also lead to the police being called and then any credibility you have if it goes to court to claim a refund is shot. It's literally the most stupid thing you can do. Personally, unless the report says that the noise is something daft like a heatshield then I'd be rejecting regardless, this doesn't sound like either a company I want to deal with nor a car I'd want to suffer with.

Planet 9 or 911UK. PH section is also pretty good. Don't bother with the beards on PCGB though.

Agreed. You really want a second opinion from another mechanic, get him to put it in writing too. You need to put your complaint in a letter, stating the fault and that you reject the vehicle and that you require a refund. Send it via Special Delivery (not recorded) and then wait for them to refuse. If they do refuse, then you go to court. Simple as that.

People still read Banzai?

If Ward's put the DE on their best engine list for this year, that just shows what a crappy and useless list that must actually be

Did you check the sills? Like proper check, better than i did with mine

Thank god it's not a shi**y Peugeot Good choice, congrats mate

Not keen at all. Loved the last one, but new Mercs are just too blobby and rounded for my taste.

What the hell is 46??!! Great pics, cheers for sharing

Are you suggesting you have a temperature-sensitive colour changing interior?? It's definitely closer to white than grey. Works beautifully on a Night Blue car, looks rubbish on anything else.