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That could be the greatest thing I've ever seen.

996.1 GT3 in Speed Yellow

I looked into this a couple of years back on my Zed, and was put off by by tyre fitters due to the possibility of damage to the sensors when they're changing tyres. That's not to slight my fitters at all, they're great guys, it's more that some of the sensors sit higher up than others (especially non-OEM stuff) and when they're removing the tyre from the rim they can sometimes be damaged, no matter how careful they are. Given the cost of them, I kinda figured that it was just something else to break rather than something I would make a massive use of.

How bizarre! See, they've got to pay the techs the same regardless of what they're doing, so if they can keep them busy then it's better for them as it won't cost them anything. VED and fuel is straight out of their pocket though. That's really odd.

I tend to walk in, tell the dealer my budget and pick a car from there. I don't negotiate on the window price, I get stuff thrown in instead or get any nicks and scratches sorted. Fuel and VED are the worst things to negotiate over as there's zero movement on them for the dealer in terms of price, but anything involving their labour is a great way to get VFM.

Naff all so far, but I'm not too fussed. Going out to Pizza Hut tonight so will stuff my face then!

I can't do the dance, and it pains me so much as it looks awesome

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You are indeed correct, cheers matey! And just to spite you, today I shall be super-happy-awesome Dan instead, so ner

only 4" ?? they have to improve the heat loss value to 0.16 u value - 4" definately won't do that (should be more like 10") This is on top of the existing stuff we already have in.

Tell me about it, we've had those cold calls at the door for a couple of years and I've just ignored them as we're not on any benefits so don't qualify, but this one time I thought I'd make the effort and chat with the bloke. Best thing I ever did, also got all the loft done in 4" insulation as well

Just got mine done for free by the folks doing the grants: Apparently the government gave them so much cash for this that they've now done all the people on benefits, so are opening it up to anyone and everyone who wants it now!

How on earth did you lose a TLGP to an old Sierra, they've got lag you can measure in weeks!

I tend to view the big brands as individuals, rather than a chain. Your local one might be okay, unlike Phil's above. I use my local JustTyres, because the guys in there are excellent and I trust them to work on any of my cars.

Best get your wallet out then Aircon, satnav, heated door mirrors, leather interior, tracker, the excellent sport seats, and a better chassis. Dynamically superior as the engine is in the right place, and you get more room for shopping too. Quicker 0-60 and higher top speed as well, if that floats your boat. Only thing it falls down on is the 3 year old rule, admittedly, but it's only done 46K and Porsches wear much better than Nissans anyway so it really won't feel like a 6 year old car. There's a 370Z on there for £16700 that's done 33K miles in three years, which would be the closest competitor but that's an auto. If anyone buys a car because of the badge, they're an idiot. If anyone hates a particular brand because of the badge, they're an idiot. If anyone thinks a car that costs £20K more when new isn't better than the cheaper one, they're an idiot. Sometimes though the best car isn't actually the best car for the individual, which is why we all ended up in Zeds here. There's better cars out there, certainly for the money, but we all bought the Zed in whatever form because it was the best car for us at the time. How hard is that to understand, and to let people enjoy the choice they made without being labelled as an idiot who seeks some proprietary idea of 'bang for buck' or 'premium badge'?

Great win, but ultimately pointless following the last two games sadly. We need to show consistency if we're going to be a proper rugby force again. Couldn't believe it, especially after it was 15-14, thought that was all over then and they'd carry on marching past us. The lads kept heart though, they need to carry this momentum onwards now

Couple of things: You need to give him a chance to make good. Without that, your SCC case will fail. Financial ombudsman has nothing to do with any of this. Sounds like the big white box has been damaged, along with some possible wiring behind the console. Sorry to hear about this, hope you get your car back to how it should be soon. What was he trying to install, I assume something fairly complex?

Get some pics up then, chop chop TAGL

Mine are an inch thick, weigh an absolute ton but significantly increased the audio quality from both fronts and the sub stopped reverberating when putting out certain frequencies. For £100 or so, it was a no brainer. @Topcop: He can just buy one for the sub then.

Get some giant slabs of marble to put the speakers on, soaks up all the bad frequencies and stops the sub rumbling too much and annoying next door. Me and Mark got ours from eBay I think, he sorted it so prob best to give him a shout.

Supra = bargetastic A modern-day one would be a great GT, especially as Tarmac says with the snug cockpit. It's such a shame that every man and his dog feels the need to throw oversized bodykits on them though

Perhaps, but only because it wasn't cutting the power. Assuming every other input was the same, then you'd have been slipping the wheels to do so (actually the correct technique on track, to get the car into a slight four wheel drift is pretty hard to do consistently but when you get it right it feels immense).

More value? Interesting, not a way I'd actually thought about it. Depends on the value of the car you're buying I guess: Brand new for brand new, the 911 trumps it. Bottom of the market, 911 again, but somewhere in the middle (£40K vs £10K say) then you may well have a point. The 911 costs me exactly the same to run as the 350Z, if not a bit cheaper as I've no need to modify it.

Agreed. It's why I keep saying that if the light keeps coming on, then you're not driving the car correctly.

Overall, very reliable cars as you would expect from Porsche. Two well-documented weak points: 1. Rear main seal, or RMS. Big gasket between 'box and engine, can leak and let oil out. Never usually a major issue, some live with it or some get it done with the clutch. Nowhere near as common on the 997 as the 996 cars though, but possible. 2. Intermediate main shaft failure, or IMS. In short, the two halves of the engine are connected together by this shaft which has a bearing on the end that can fail, causing your engine to pretty much self-destruct. Porsche upgraded the bearing many times over the life of the engine from 996 to 997.1, but the issue can still occur regardless with an OEM part. There are companies in the US who can sell you the parts to convert to a bearing that cannot fail, however as you can imagine it's not a cheap job to do (mostly labour to be fair). Lots of horror stories about IMS, but truth is it's only about 5% of cars that have ever been made that failed at a very worst case scenario. Engine rebuild is about £3K to £7K depending on what needs doing if it does go pop, or you can get a warranty. Aftermarket warranties will only cover a certain amount of labour and parts, OPC warranty will cover everything but you have to stay with OEM parts for everything, i.e. probably no good for you. If it were me and I was buying at that end of the market, I wouldn't bother with a warranty but instead I'd put £1K away a year to cover myself if anything happened, same price as a warranty and you'd be better off long term I reckon. Again, we're only talking a 5% risk here. There really is nothing else major to go wrong. Engines are otherwise bulletproof, gearboxes the same, all parts are equivalent to Zed prices if you go like for like. C2 may be the baby of the range but we're still talking about a 325bhp 911 here, it's not going to be slow and the chassis engineering is second only to Lotus IMHO. Takes a while to learn the balance of the car, but ultimately it's incredibly rewarding to drive fast when you get it right. Spec is everything, and that car is right at the bottom as fair as I can tell. Sound pack might mean Bose, but it's @*!# so don't worry about that. The sat nav is equally crap, and changing the whole head unit over to something decent requires approx £500 of parts to convert the MOST before you get to buying anything. That said, that car looks immaculate and more toys = more things to go wrong. C2 cars did not have PASM (adjustable suspension) and on 19"s the ride is going to be very firm, you'd really either want to change the suspension or change the wheels to 18"s. You may find high mileage C2S cars in your price range (just!), and if the condition is good then I would consider one of those instead. PASM as standard, more power, lowered, and a higher mileage car is less likely to have IMS issues as the weak point is between about 30K to 80K. Buy on condition, not on mileage. That's the most important thing with any 911, right back to the really early ones. Any other specifics you want to know, just shout.