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Cable ties 😉

Still just a rumour then.

If you’re happy with what you’ve got, stick with it 👍

Chuck a post on your local fb group and ask for garage recommendations there, support your local small businesses for something as minor as a disc and pad change 👍

Oh hell that’s genius

I think you’ll find that many people stole the urine from folks who would say they drive “an Audi S Line” or a “Merc AMG” when really it was a two litre diesel saloon with pretty wheels and rock hard suspension Nissan killed the Nismo brand in the same way Vauxhall did with the VXR brand. No idea why that didn’t affect the Germans so much, but probably because underneath the base car was decent regardless.

“Best car with a Nismo badge… in the last decade” Remind me when the GT-R Nismo came out again? That being said, R&T are normally solid on their reviews compared to the rest of the US press, so that’s quite a change from the TG one. There’s a couple of contradictions in there, but that doesn’t sound remotely like the same car!

Ouch, that’s a killer of a review. I know I’m not a fan of the looks so take whatever I say about it with a pinch of salt, but there is nothing desirable about that car at all. Hell, the M2 is significantly uglier in every aspect but at least BMW nailed the driving part of it. And it’s cheaper.

Manual M2 would get my money I think, but the Mustang would 100% be on the test drive list.

You’re right, it’s not a one size fits all. However, simply saying “I’ve run Falkens and they’re great” is like saying “I’ve got a Nissan and it’s really good!”: you could be talking about a GTR or a Micra, and one is very different than the other. If you’re going to give advice, then all I’m asking is to be specific about it. Reasonable, no? No one has mentioned anything about tyres being dangerous or people dying, apart from you. But there is a huge difference in feel between something awful and something brilliant. I used to love the old Sessanta things from years ago, they were lacking in grip but had outstanding feel so were great fun. Yeah, I dig Michelins. And? Take my recommendation or not, that’s up to the individual. Nothing wrong with the Conti SC6 either, but the OP asked for the gold standard.

With all due respect, just putting the tyre manufacturer doesn't help anyone as there's a world of difference between base level and top level Falkens, much as there is between base and top Michelins (although one brand I'd happily use, another I wouldn't touch...!). Tbh, if you only ever nail the car in a straight line or just drive round posing, anything from a quality brand will do. It's only if you're a keen driver and know what you want from a tyre that we then need to start discussing the top top stuff. Which would the MPS4S/5 (depending on tyre size and availability).

Could well be two sticking callipers then, shame the garage didn’t diagnose that when you returned the car to them the first time (or was it just a phone call?), but that’s an easy fix whether it’s a strip down and re-grease or a new seal kit.

Sticky calliper will do that, after a drive is one wheel almost on fire if you put your hand near it? Or are they all equal temperature?

What I will say is think very carefully, as commuting is an absolute killer for life. Stuck on a train, stuck in traffic, it’ll soon suck the life out of you and make any job suddenly seem very unworthy of your precious time. I’m not saying I wouldn’t do it, but it would have to be the job of a lifetime/short term to rack up big bucks for retirement to make me ever consider commuting to London from where you’re talking about.

Tried eBay? Most things are on there.

You can see why they didn’t even attempt to bring it over here now…

You shouldn’t have to modify the performance version of a sports car at all. Standard one yeah, fill your boots, but the top one? Nope.

Can’t hurt, but usually when they’re gone they’re gone sadly.

*that’s what she said

0.5 what? Inches, mm, cm etc. Pop outside, take yours off and measure it to be sure.

A link might help here…

I don’t see it that way: more like there were faults with those early cars but they didn’t have the tech to catch it, now they do and rightfully they are withholding production to get it fixed before sending cars to buyers. It’s one thing to have paint that looks great to people who aren’t really looking for things like that, it’s another to have paint that falls apart apart after two years to consumers.

There’s no wires in any aerial of that kind of construction, plastic or aluminium. So yes, it’ll be fine

That sounds more like something from a US plant: tech spots faults down to a minute detail, but there’s so many faults that everything stops! 😂😂

For a car where they’ve clearly focused on driver involvement over outright performance (look at the changes to the suspension and brakes alone compared with a dodgy dyno run of power increase), it seems odd to not focus on driver involvement. However, you are right when you say simply buy another car. Cos that’s exactly what people are doing.