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I've added both your names to the list, not really sure when that means you'll get hold of him but I'm sure he'll still have fun

Motorway? DC? Long empty stretch of well-sighted road? There must be loads of places in WY to do that, just get out of the cities.

It's not an alignment you need as such, it's an adjustment of the camber to make the wheel stand up straight. At the moment you've got negative camber which is great for the handling but will naturally wear more on the insides. That's how I have my cars set up along with a little toe out, but it's very much each to their own. That does look like very excessive wear though, even though it very well might be within the OEM approved limits of adjustment.

The reason that the police seem to have an attitude when you first meet them is that they have to convey a level of authority very quickly, and make it very clear that they are in charge. Same thing with teaching kids, if you start off being soft and polite then it's impossible to get the command level of respect back later on. A BiB can always soften the tone once they realise you're not a complete idiot, but they have to assume that everyone they speak to is else they'd never get anywhere. I've only ever met one police officer that I thought was a complete *****, and even then I considered him to be a ***** who just happened to wear a uniform.

Wavs? What is this, the mid-90s again?!

Does the iTunes version have more tracks on it than the buy-in-the-shop CD? I prefer to buy from iTunes for that reason, since I don't use CDs any more I'd rather have the extra tracks.

Not for me it's not, still free PH for fun cars AT for normal stuff eBay if I'm desperate

Very subtle

An alignment should really be one of those things that people get done on a yearly basis at least, if not every six months. I've got a specific set of figures I use for my alignments so I can get some particular handling characteristics out of the car, rather than just getting all the little markers in the green. Once you know how camber/toe/caster/thrust etc all work in relation to how the car feels on the road, you can absolutely transform a car with the right settings. I've had cars go from normal motorway plodders to nimble darty sportscars just by adjusting the suspension fractions of a millimetre.

You'd be best off on an open pit lane day where you can come and go as you please, and if you're that concerned about tyre wear either stick a new set on before you go or pick a 'proper' track as opposed to an airfield. If you go open pit then if you notice excessive tyre wear then you can back it off a touch without feeling like you're losing out too much. In all honesty though if it's your first track day and you're not going to spend all your time sideways then tyre wear will be almost unnoticeable across the tread, it'll be the shoulders you'll notice it but that can be minimised by keeping an eye on your pressures.

The V5 must be registered to the registered keepers name and address, otherwise you'd never get your tax reminder. Common sense surely dictates that much? Also refusing to go into the BiB car is just going to cause you to instantly fail the attitude test and isn't worth the bother. Even if there is only one of them they can make up any old story that they want, why would it be any different if it was two? It's actually more awkward with two of you as one would be relying on the other one to back him up and not drop him in it They should have no problem with you recording everything. If I were genuinely in the right then I'd ask them to write everything down on their notepad and we'd both sign it, if I didn't have a recording device on me. Again though, we're back to failing the attitude test in a big way. £30 is peanuts, consider it a lesson learnt to always have your paperwork in order.

They are stunning. Well, apart from the Zed logo which I hate, but the pattern and the colours are absolutely bang-on. Good choice sir

What do you want? f you want a roadster then don't settle for a coupe as you'll be tearing your hair out on those lovely summer days, but likewise if you're not bothered about dropping the roof then the coupe is the easy way to save a bit of cash. If the experience of driving a Zed is the most important thing, then get the convertible. I did. If the performance of driving a Zed is the most important thing, then get the coupe. It's a far tighter drive.

Except for today where the FI of Hulkenberg was top, you mean? Testing times mean absolutely squat, and it certainly seems this year that we have no idea how quick any of these cars are in relation to each other. Bring on the Aussie grand prix I say!

PSML Post of the year, right there.

Why? To reset the CEL and see if you've cleared the problem, or to see if any of the other free fixes work before you start spending big money. The question should be, why would you not do any of the stuff in the link above?

Perhaps also worth mentioning that if you do have a mis-hap on the Ring, you're potentially going to lose far more than just the car: At best you'd have damage to the scenery which I believe sits in the thousands of Euros range per section right now, and at worse you could have hundreds of thousands of Euros worth of liability towards others if you manage to take them out as well, given that you'll have no insurance for the Ring. What I'm really getting at is that trying to save a few £K in case of an incident at the Ring is really a drop in the ocean compared to what the actual bill will be if you do have an incident, and as such you'd be better off just driving it in something you enjoy and just accept that if something bad happens, you're screwed. If you're that worried, an even better option would be to trade down to something still fun like the Zed, and use the spare cash left over to hire something from RSR and use that to drive round the Ring in. You've still got excesses to pay if you get it wrong, but at least you're limited as to how much you could have to pay if the worst comes to the worst. I personally wouldn't consider swapping cars just to drive the Ring.

Which 996? S or non-S? 2 or 4? I wouldn't go from a 911 of any sort to a 350Z personally, but if financial needs must then it's a fine car. It'll take Ring bashing happily, but don't expect it to be much cheaper to run than a 996 as long as you stay well clear of OPC prices. A Zed coupe will feel a lot more taught than a 996 cab when driven hard though.

I wouldn't drive on a repaired tyre, full stop. Never, ever on track.

No probs

Just search the web and buy the most expensive Karcher you can afford. Tbh though even the basic one will do you fine. I've got one sat in the shed, I don't even use it to wash the cars any more. Only does the patio once a year, bit of a waste really.

EML isn't connected to the remap, it's just a diagnostic light, so the map will stay regardless of how many times you set the light on or off.

I'll be honest, you're really going to struggle on that budget.

God didn't let us invent the combustion engine just so we could carry on walking. Get in and drive, don't listen to these tree hugging hippies.

Ignoring the fact that anyone who WRITES ALL IN CAPITALS is automatically a *****, that line made me giggle as he clearly has no idea what he's talking about