Ekona

I did my race licence test at Bedford in a VXT, was the sheddiest thing I've ever driven: It was like stirring a bucket of bricks trying to find a gear, they were definitely well-used! Wasn't too bad for me though as I was obviously used to driving them, but the guys who had come down in their FWD hatches had a bit of a shock. Thought that was a bit harsh myself.

Another ex-VX®220 owner here. If you can live with the possibility of ice inside the windscreen in the winter, then there's no reason not to get one. Every journey is an adventure, and it's a proper driving experience that makes the Zed feel like a bus. You mention about one being almost as equally fun as the 350: It's not, it's waaaay more fun. All parts are cheaper than on the Zed, so running costs are minimal, and there's a mass of aftermarket parts out there for them. S or non-S Exige?

Those covers definitely aren't MOTable any more, the new regs specifically exclude anything that can affect the light output. On the upside, it does mean you can get rid of those horrible reflectors on the numberplate now! Brave choice on the wheel colour, but I think it's worked well, especially in conjunction with the other bits you've had done to match

No radio/CDs/music. Concentrate on the drive, time flies past.

Coolant temp is perfectly fine, stop worrying the poor guy!

Should be fine to top up with, if it's been more than 2 years since a brake fluid change then I'd do one anyway.

Seems quite the bargain at first look, assuming it drives okay

I'd better get that other seat fitted first!

Is not what I heard... Is that your ONLY reason to exist? At least you could do it on a larger scale, not only on this forum! Pray tell, what did you hear? Colour me intrigued... If we're talking about on a grander scale than an interweb forum, then I guess we could include procreation as well. I'm often being told to f*ck off, so I assume they're referring to this.

Ekona, why do you exist? Because sometimes people need the truth telling. I'm dead good at that, see?

MOT fail Apparently I'm not as confident in the sills as the experts, it failed on both inner sills and offside outer sill for corrosion. Also failed on nearside body or chassis has unsatisfactory modification within 30cms of body mountings, possibly the bodge job I made on the pax floor pan with the seat humps at the weekend Also failed on pax sidelight bulb gone and they couldn't get the emission limits down for the fast idle test. CO 0.04% (limit is 0.30) HC 24ppm (200) Lambda 1.08 (0.97 - 1.03) It's booked in for a bit of welding & retest in a couple of weeks, so will get it all sorted then. Had a couple of advisories on the missing pax seat (!), minor exhaust leak by the cat and oil leak on the front of the engine. No idea where the leak is coming from, there's zero oil on the road under the car outside my house, must be tiny. I won't say I'm not disappointed, but I shouldn't really be surprised. It's all common stuff for the '5, and it is almost 20 years old. I've just never had an MOT fail before, I feel like less of a man Also, the pics I promised the other day: Like I said, the harness really isn't suitable for use with those seats, hence my need to get the proper ones in ASAP.

IT'S NOT BULLYING YOU CRETIN, IT'S BANTER. Bit of a difference.

That Agera is hideous in those colours, great spot though mate

Bullying? For that comment? Infraction? It's an Internet forum, not a workplace FFS.

Another tip for keeping a rabbit: Never steal the batteries for use in the TV remote. The missus goes mad when she finds out. Great post by the OP, I've had loads of pets over the years (including rabbits) and that's some great advice there

It's £4 a week. How much extra is the 135i going to cost you to purchase?

Everyone's car is always immaculate, always serviced on time with the best oils, always warmed up carefully etc.

And if you don't rinse the microfiber, all those bits of grits and dirt stay there and scratch the paint the next time you touch the bodywork with it. Whilst it may be able to break down some tiny weeny bits, it physically can't do it with the larger bits and that's why you end up with the aforementioned spiderwebs in the paint. It's no different to quick detailer in essence and it does remove the dirt from your car, don't kid yourself that you're not ruining your paintwork. For some people that's okay, and that's fine. Not for me though.

We must've been smoking crack the last time, it's clearly worth at least £2.3M. Thank god you came back, you would've lost a fortune.

I would normally agree completely but surely a few mint are allowed to be covered up in cotton wool otherwisexwhat will we look at in 20 years time No problem with BMW doing that for their museum, but I've never seen the point of paying money for a car and then never driving the thing. Use 'em and abuse 'em, nothing quite like seeing a sports car being driven on the road as their maker intended

No car should ever be stuck in a collection and never driven, unless it's simply pretty but an utter dog to drive. The CSL should be out every weekend having the tits revved off it, no point leaving a car that good to gather dust in a garage

MX5 win!

No Terry = No Eurovision

Do it. I reckon it's possibly the most fun car I've ever owned.