Leeroy

Have you thought about the M6? More barge like than the lower M numbers but competent nonetheless. And that V10

It would be foolish to rule out cars that have done 40k plus, a good 70k miler will give you less trouble than a poorly maintained 35k'er

How about an Exige?

I'm not normally a fan of aftermarket rims but they look awesome

It's YOU!

+1, badge snobbery is for losers I used to hate Japanese cars, I always thought they were soul-less and cheap and nasty. I've seen the light though - now I know that one isn't true and one is only a bit true

Reg. VU61, looking nice

I like the Bilthamber stuff

G'day!

The oem exhaust is quiet anyway - I'd even say it's far too quiet and doesn't match the cars image at all. I also reckon that you'd be hard pushed to find a pattern exhaust quieter than the oem one. The old welds might have been gradually failing hence you've had a more fruity exhaust note for awhile and thought that this was the norm?

If you want a bargain performance car I can't see a problem with the lower cost end of the price range, as other have said (and I'm sure you are aware) they will either be imports, high mile and /or low spec uk cars. The other option is cat D's which are a different story, some don't mind them. At £5.5k I'd imagine the value won't go down by a massive amount over the next couple of years, maybe a grand or so? There are members on here with high mile cars (some over 100K) which are going very strong and are in great condition. Just be aware that older cars will need bits replacing soon, and 350Z's do between 20-30mpg dependent on how much lead is in your feet

What's your budget? Here's a few ideas from a couple of thousand to 10K that you might be happy to drive too ; MKV Golf GTi Suzuki Swift Sport Civic Type R Fiat 500 Abarth (not sure of cost actually) Fabia VRS Seat Cupra A BMW of some flavour.....

The Pug 205 has been mentioned but what about a Pug 306 GTi-6? This ones a bit overbudget at 900 notes but you should be able to get one that needs love for a lot less? http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p I looked at 106 / 306 Rallyes for you but they look out of budget.... Also, what about something like an Almera GTi? Shouldn't be hard to work on either?

You're a hard man to please docwra

Am I right in thinking that there are sub-options of each processor? Is it possible for a high spec i5 to be better than a crap i7?

Looking good Zugara, I think you missed your vocation in life

The only place to check the handling will be in Gran Turismo - the image is a 3D rendering of a car. And a wall. And some floor. Add in the sky and a whole lot of other environmental variables and you have a virtual mock-up of a Mini

I have the offset bushes and don't think there are special fitting instructions, someone more knowledgable should be able to confirm. It should just come down to the setup afterwards?

You no likey? I think he is shrugging because there is no animation. Its photorealistic rendering. VERY time consuming to produce something with that amount of detail. Impressive though Ah, my bad, I meant rendering. Its a CGI visual Zugara....

If it is the banana arm balljoint I think you can re-use your superpro bushes if you change the arms. There are other bushes to look at first though, is your garage good?

You no likey?

Check out this insane CGI visual..... More images on the guy's website http://bullfinchvisuals.wordpress.com/2 ... i-concept/

Congratulations, I can only imagine how amazing it must be when you finally get to meet them

I've been a few times over the years and we have friends out there now - they aren't into the whole schmokin' thing which is good because I can't actually remember any of my earlier trips +1 on the Anne Frank museum, not a happy thing to do but essential. The queues are huge to get in though so try to get there early. As far as other 'cultural' things go, if you're into art / design the Rembrant and Van Gogh museums are good and the Staedelik Museum is cool, especially for sculpture. You can hire bikes and cycle out into the countryside (with a few beer stops) which is a good day out, we headed to 'Ouvrekirke' (probably mispelt). A canal boat trip is essential too. Obviously have a few bifters and a wander through the red light district too Have a good trip

Looking scherrrweet