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N260, Northern Spain. No finer road and weather combination possible.

You know you can't claim for the costs of missing those events, right? Unless included in the original contract of course, which I'm guessing it wasn't. I know you've not said you are going to, more a heads up in case you weren't aware

I'd never noticed.

I just came to post that too! OP, it's duct not duck.

Also check drop links, and other suspension stuff under there too. Could just be the weather though: A downpour after a sustained period of very warm weather will bring oils to the road surface, so it'll be much slipperier than if it had just been a regular bit of rain.

That's fine bud, genuinely curious was all. Sorry if I came across as apologist for the guy, certainly didn't mean to. Court time it is, please let us know how you get on.

No, what he means is that a car that moves around a lot can be a lot more fun than a car that grips and grips. I deliberately ran my old MX5 on the crappiest tyres I could find, simply because it was far more entertaining that way. Speed & grip != most fun.

Why has he blocked you? Could it possibly be because you've been more than a little abrupt with him? Not acceptable quality, I agree 100%, but then neither is being quite so sweary. So go on, honestly, were you polite with him right up until he blocked you, or did the odd Anglo-Saxonism slip in? Again, before anyone says I'm defending Pedro, I'm really not: This should most certainly NOT be happening. Juggalo is spot-on.

I couldn't give a fig about mpg. Never have, never will. Why would I, when I keep buying sports cars with dirty great engines?! Also, lols at 'hammering the loud pedal', when it's exactly the opposite in an EV.

Black Circles?

Like who? Who have you actually tried?

So if you've done well for yourself, you can't be gutted that you damaged something you love? People felt terrible for Rowan Atkinson when he binned his F1, but we're comfortable ripping into this guy because we don't like his style? Nope, I'm not having that as being remotely fair.

Every now and then, I like to shake things up a little and keep people on their toes

Me three, it's genuinely ace.

And yet, if this was Ken Block or Masato Kawabata* or Lewis Hamilton or someone people actually related to on here, there wouldn't be half as much grief. Bloody hell, the guy made a mistake and no-one was hurt. The story is semi-believable (although I do think it's the truth, I also think it may have been stretched slightly!) and the police have zero interest in taking it any further, so what's the problem? Blimey, I hope no-one on here ever makes a mistake and bins their car: I assume you'll want the police to come down like a ton of bricks on you then as well. I don't like Grimmy's presenting, his style does not appeal to me at all. However, I'd be gutted if that was me who'd just had a whack like that in my P&J, so I'll show a bit of human compassion and feel sorry for the guy. *Yes, I googled that one, I'm not that cool!

Indeed. Take the points, the fine, and move on. Unless you've got a spare £10K to throw at a lawyer, you ain't winning this one.

*pats dirty great V8 car with a manual 'box*

*tyres

Instant throttle response? Anything with a drive by wire throttle. I think I know why I don't like EVs. They're like a worse diesel: So much grunt low down gives you no reason to thrape the nuts off it, which is what sporty driving is all about.

Nope. They look stupid.

Always centre. Only Alfas are allowed side mounted plates.

I assume everyone I meet is a muppet, until they prove to me otherwise.

You would think so, wouldn't you?

Exactly. Grip above all other considerations.

Just send an email, like normal people do.