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Power doesn't even begin at 2K rpm, it's nothing I'd worry about. Reset the ECU and give the MAF a clean, will make more of a difference than you'd think if you're still worried.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3544872.htm = £8K for an STi hawkeye Bit more than a '04 Zed is worth, granted, but that extra cash gets you an awful lot of car.

People who want a Boxster S at £64K aren't going to be interested in those cars though, are they? You need to compare it to its rivals, the Z4, TT and SLK. Which of those would you buy given the choice?

It was arranged via Porsche, I suspect the actual insurer is the VAG group though unless they sub it out to someone else.

No chance. If it was an STi model then I'd seriously consider it, but for a WRX? Nope, they're just not quick enough to be exciting I'm afraid.

I have it on the 911, along with alloy wheel damage. Think it was £300 all in for that, includes 5 tyres and 5 wheel repairs over 3 years. Given how a single tyre is over £300 and all my wheels are diamond-cut lips, it seemed a no-brainer to me. Haven't had cause to claim yet, but I've got one tiny chip on one alloy that will get claimed for just before the policy expires, along with anything else that needs doing.

Well, I say early, but what I really mean is before you hit the 1.6mm legal limit. I'd not seen the following video before until today, where it was posted on PH following a question from a Boxster owner as to why his car was a bit tail happy with his tyres sitting at said legal limit... Illustrates perfectly just how much extra grip you can lose under braking whilst still having legal tyres. I changed my rears today as they were just under an average of 3mm across the width of the tyre, and already I've noticed more grip and more feel despite them still having the release agent on. I've had a few 'moments' in the last few weeks with the back end getting increasingly mobile under power, culminating in a four wheel drift across multiple lanes when entering a dual carriageway from a roundabout, which was interesting to say the least. Perhaps worth considering changing tyres a bit earlier than you normally would? Is it worth saving a hundred quid or so when you can see the difference in grip levels very plainly illustrated? And don't even get me started on how those differences would be compared between a 452 with 1.6mm and a MPSS with brand new tread...!

You sure?! That would make the MPSS the absolute no brain bargain of the century if they're now that cheap! You do mean the inferior PS3 and not the PS2, right?

I do believe it was you Stew! Really is good stuff, can't wait to use it again this year.

I'm in far greater need than schoolkids. They can get to the back of the queue! I donate my old mags that I don't collect to Jo to take into school for the kids, so they end up with good-as-new copies of Car, Focus and Edge subscriber copies before they actually hit the shops. The only ones I keep are Evo (despite preferring Car as a mag), Total 911 and the PCGB club mag.

Absolutely. De-badge or don't bother, mine went all tarnished and I ended up going back to the originals.

Pah, I do x 2.75 just to make myself look super-awesome! I really want to get my car on a dyno at some point, but because of the silly gearbox I can only use certain dynos (4WD ones that are mechanically linked).

No swirls yet?! It's a black car man, you're clearly not looking hard enough! I don't really get on with LPL very well, I actually prefer something a bit heavier like Megs Scratch-X if you're doing it by hand. LPL works okay on a machine, but even then I struggle to get any decent results with it. Might just be me to be fair. If you really want an awesome product, get some Blackfire Wet Diamond. It was recommended to me by someone on here and I've not looked back since using it, it's stunning.

If they're in good nick I don't mind giving you a few quid for them, although to be honest I do have a fair few years already so would need to check on exactly which ones I'd be interested in. If you could find out the dates of them then I'm sure we could work something out.

If you want shot I'll take them, happy to collect as well

I had no idea this thread had turned into a "I want my car to be quicker than an M3 innit" type of thread else I'd have been here pages ago, we haven't had one for ages and I do enjoy them so very much As has already been said though, enjoy the Zed for what it is and don't try and make it into something it isn't as you'll end up disappointed. It's a cracking car that deserves to stand on its own two feet

This x 1000000000 Numbers alone are just a p*ssing contest with your mates down the pub, the important thing is the difference between the start figure and the end figure, wherever in the rev range you want to look.

Yup, I've got a bottle indoors. It's more of a filler to be used when you don't have time or can't be arsed to correct the paint, and it is pretty good at doing that I have to say, however a weekend of elbow grease with a DA will produce far better results than a few goes of Black Hole ever will, and you'll also not need to rely on fillers again.

I've only ever needed front fogs precisely once in my entire driving career. That's how almost entirely useless they are. Ford irritate me,as their vehicles insist on putting the front fogs on the rocker switch before the rear fogs, so you either have them both on or you have to flash the fronts to get the rears on. Ford need shooting over this, it's utterly retarded.

Just because they're with the same supplier, doesn't mean it's the same tariff. Definitely check that out first, and what their bills say they're paying per unit. I never pre-pay my bills as I'd rather have the money sitting in my bank than theirs. It's a chore, but reading my own meter and paying it monthly for exactly what I've used makes things a lot more straightforward.

Has it only been a year?

That's either not legit, or you'll still need to prove you're a student before purchasing. I couldn't be arsed to register to complete the checkout process to find out, though. If you're a company that needs it then cough up and pay the fee.

There are many places you can get it for much less, but of course no-one can show you those and if you're going to be using it in a business capacity, I wouldn't even dream of obtaining a copy that way either. The £800 or less referred to is probably the discount applied to educational purchasers such as students and teachers. My other half purchased the entire PS CS4 suite for about £155 a couple of years ago now. It's not like the S&T version of MS Office though, you actually have to show proof and set up an account with Adobe to purchase this way.

I had a VXR220 so I feel your pain. The Zed isn't quite as bad, but the bluff end doesn't really help matters too much sadly and it can get quite irritating if you want it to be perfect.

They should be, I totally agree with you. It's hard to see if rolling I guess, and it's more complicated paperwork to prove a misuse of the Construction And Use regs than it is to nick someone for speeding. /assumption