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Lol I suspect I might need more than some chrome rings to make the inside look nice after having stripped the interior! Don't need to unzip the roof as long as it's not freezing cold, you can just fold it flat on itself I've found. I have aircon in the car but it doesn't work (still), it might be a fuse or something but tbh I think I'll just rip the lot out and save the weight.

MOAR WORKS Decided to try and fix the roof today, and you know when one thing leads to another... So I decided to remove a couple of interior panels to see what was behind them, and then gave the inside a frickin' good clean as well. Halfway through, check out the dust on the pax side All done, and you can know see the fuel pump access and the petrol filler hose in their glory. Here's something of note, a somewhat modified batter clamp made out of rubber and what appears to be a bit of wire coat hangar. When it comes to the MOT, do we think this is going to pass in the slightest? And so onto the roof. I used some wetsuit repair stuff that was recommended to me as a budget but effective convertible roof sealant as my roof is starting to fall to bits although it is still watertight (somehow!), and holy crap it's messy stuff! It sticks to anything flesh in an instant, and unless you've wiped it off within 0.007s it's there for good. I have to go out tonight for a meal for Jo's birthday and there's no way I can shift this stuff in time! It didn't really want to stick the roof back together either, preferring to flop apart, so in good ol' fashion I have now sealed the f*cker up with copious amounts of duct tape: I still really need to try and get those seats in soon...

Sorry Rich, missed your last post on here Having done both, there's not much doubt in my mind that the MX5 is considerably the better car for track work. It's more adjustable on the limit, and whilst the engine isn't quite as rev happy as the VVTi one in the MR2 it pulls with equal aplomb and sounds more raw. The mk2.5 MX5s do have a VVTi engine with 145bhp, and it does drop straight in... I'd rather have the MR2 for the road as it's slightly more challenging and feels better put together, but then it's a 10 year newer design so it bloody well should! Given I was able to overcome the brakes fairly quickly on my MR2 when it was stock and I had no idea what I was doing, the fact that I was able to keep the MX5 perfect all day despite it being a much older car and be really working it says quite a lot for Mazda and just how good this chassis is. I suspect that the MR2 would be quicker round any given track (in fact I'd put money on it), but if you offered me the choice of either I'd take the MX5.

As has been said, you need the VIN to do a proper HPI check. You can do a basic one without it, but I wouldn't buy a car without being given the VIN first, especially on a £25K car. There's more than likely no scam here, and I'd give the number out if asked.

After two years, definitely change the fluid. If you've done any hard driving then I'd do it every year.

Loved Borat, and Bruno was far better than I expected it to be as I don't like the character at all. This does look really funny though, I think I'll wait until it hits Sky though.

*tyres

Out of curiosity Tracy, what was your last car? I won't assume it's an MG just from your username! The reason I ask is that if you're used to driving mid or rear-engined cars, then going to something where all the weight is in the front can tend to feel very heavy at first until you get used to it. I've suffered from the same in the past, as I spent 5 years only with mid-engined cars so it was a surprise at first driving the Zed.

So instead of it being an utter;ly epic machine, it's another FWD scrabble wagon. What's the point in going to all that effort (and it does look very good from here) if you're left with something that's hideously under-engineered to actually put the power to the floor?

On the subject of old school gaming, if you have an iPad you really must get Sonic CD. I'd never played it before being one of the 99.97% of the population that couldn't afford the Mega CD when it came out, so not only am I enthralled by what is, to me, a brand new Sonic game but with the original design, but it's also a fantastic conversion. It's a must-have, it really is.

Put your own fence up. Job's a carrot.

Supposed to be a very good engine, such a shame the rest of the car is utter shite. I like 3pots, the one in the Aygo we had sounded ace

I think they slipped with the 000's and the decimal points. I don't care how good at engineering cars they are, they're clearly crap with a calculator.

That's really bizarre. Probably something to do with one of the add-ons I'm running or something. Ah well, I'll live.

Can you not just take a photo? All I asked for was for you to list the spec of your car, don't even need a camera for that I totally appreciate the scene out there, that's why I was interested. Don't tar us all with the same brush

Any one else got this to work on FF12?

Version 10? I'm on version 12!

I don't have the 3D option on mine when I do that

Right, then stop worrying! Get them to give it to you in writing that the car has never been crash repaired or any insurance write-off, and then you're laughing.

If you're that concerned then buy from a dealer. Gives you a few more rights should anything go pop early on, anyway.

HPI is only a very basic guide, it won't cover log book loans or repairs done outside of insurance. Use your eyes and ask the right questions, and if it looks odd then walk. Otherwise spend more and buy from a dealer to give you the extra protection.

Business use is what's raping his premium, and given he NCB status and that he's a new driver, I reckon £2500 is a pretty good price.

I've seen worse than that tbh.

Are you for real???? After all the psycho analysing of your threads about such drivel as which female form we like most, it's a bit rich. At least this topic is relevant to the vast majority of this site, no matter how off topic it is. You've managed to ellicit numerous replies to your threads, which have to a certain extent, been protected by the moderators from people posting what they actually thought on them. You've enjoyed that privilege, and now your moaning about one off topic thread, that is actually pertinent to the vast majority of members? Sometimes Sarnie, I think I married the wrong person.