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i'd really like to stick with a V engine. atm i average about 21-25mpg but thats due to a fair amount of town driving, and maybe a heavy foot. on the motor way i get around 35mpg.

Poor passengers. Good post, thought provoking.

Cheers for the tips. My mate has mentioned the 1.8T a few times but I love the sound of the V engines. I've been having a look on autotrader and I'm thinking of trying to get the V6 4motion(swayed by the 4x4). Althought my g/f has mentioned she'd go halfs on an Audi TT. So it looks like i...

When I bought my car it already had koni racing shocks, miltek exhaust, 17" rims, 10 cd changer, amp and lots of nice little touches, nothing over the top. The car was so well done there was nothing I wanted to add at first. The only thing I've upgraded was the breaks to some nice drilled n...

sadly the most expensive car i've driven was my g/f's honda hrv, or perhaps a new corsa courtesy car. Either ways it's not to good. Thinking of selling my vr6 and going for a v6 4motion but don't know much about them. I'd prefer to get an R32 but that ain't going to happen for a while yet.

Now that looks like fun. I'd be happy to rip round that in pretty much any car.

Beautiful car mate and a great attitude towards it. The paint work is awesome. All the best, let us know how you get on.

Beautiful car mate and a great attitude towards it. The paint work is awesome. All the best, let us know how you get on.

If theres no insurance what happens if someone else hits you and doesn't have any money to pay? do you have to ake them to court?

'was that a speed bump'.

Sounds like a few of you should maybe buy real sat nav's instead of make do pda software. I got a garmin and it's great except for the charger part likes to jump out of the ciggy holder. Also I think your supposed to update them, that way you should have the new roads and speed cameras...

I'm still trying to fully understand it all :s Am I correct in saying torque is what pins you to the seat when you accelerate? (very technical :P )

Hi guys, not been around for a bit due to work etc. just reading thru the posts and I can only agree. The indicator issue really gets my goat and is a regular argument with my g/f as she doesn't bother using them. Although since I've started to moan at her she's got better. On the...

Thanks for the answer. Can I assume that you wouldn't fit them if your not running a turbo or do ppl just use them for the sound? I think I'm more interested in the engine noise than the dump valve. Although I'm curious about them as I've heard them mentioned a few times.

Good stuff! I made the mistake of not getting any no claims on my first year. Although I did write the car off so I don't think It mattered :P

Tried driving in the girls heels once, but found it to difficult :P

If your looking to drop the price of your insurance get an auntie or mum to be on the policy, either as the holder or named driver and watch the price drop! (this is assuming they ain't been banned etc) I got my 1st car, vw mk2 gti, and got my gf to insure it, having me as the named driver. I...

What is the actual purpose of the of a dump valve(s), is there more than one. Yes thats right, the newbie siren just went of for that question :P

That's a bad one. You know if you went thru then you'd either have got a ticket and fine or had a whole load of hassle getting the ticket revoked. Suppose if you had the police car reg it might make thinkgs easier but all the same it would be unwanted hassle. I would have probably drove...

You know someone some were his it tho :!: hehehe

No, not at all, I'll probably be looking at either Bupa's site or a wheel chair site if I get a bike. :P Nah seriously tho this site is quality, I'll always try to keep up to date with whats happening.

Thanks for the reply. I found a interesting wiki page with some good info. Now just deciding if I should go for a new manifold or motor bike lessons.

Cheers wayne, Been really busy with work lately but thats me now off for a couple of weeks now :D Got a lot of stuff to catch up on including the car, managed to get it polished the other day. Everytime I tried to get it done it rained!!! Should be a bumper pay day day next month with...

yes but only becuase it matched the interior :P

Best one i got pulled over for was my reg plate was squint, I went ape S**t. :evil: They pull me for nothing then I ask why they done it? They couldn't give an answer. So he walked round the car and then told me my reg was squint!! He didn't even give me a ticket for it, just the usual 7...

Hi all, I was just reading a thread about a guy who had an engine light wire cut. It made me think (not a regular occurrence). I was looking through the manual for my car and there's a page that talks about the main display (speedo etc). Supposedly when I turn the ignition on I...

Thankfully not had the misfortune of aquaplaning. Will probably *#*#*#*# my self tho.

Hi all, not been on the forum lately due to work etc. but because of all the overtime I've done I'm going to treat myself to a new manifold for the car. Problem is I don't have a great knowledge on thses things. I currently have a Miltek exhaust system. Thats about as far as my knowledge...

hahaha nice one wayne.

The mechanic who used to work on my MKII golf use to laugh because of how unlucky it was for me. The day got it someone tried to steal it and bent the steering columb, cost me £50 just to have some comeo ut and knock my steering wheel back into place. Something I'd already half done but...

ppl not indicating really does my head in. My g/f does it a lot and she drives a 4x4, I go nuts and usually hit the indicator for her.

I used to love F1 until they brought in all the fuel & tyre strategys etc. I still watch it but just as not much. I never really liked rally driving until I learnt how to drive, the I realised that the only guys more insane than rally drivers are motor bike racers. But an F1 section...

Good info guys. I recently had to renew my car insurance. Previously I was just a named driver on my g/f's policy and it pretty much halfed my insurance costs. This time round I thought I would be the policy holder and build up some no claims.( i previoulsy wrote of my golf gti and lost...

I don't change my drving at all. I use to have a golf gti mkII and it was a bit beaten up. The pigs were always pulling me in it. I got pulled 6 times in 6 weeks, only one pig actually told me the truth, 'you's just look dodgey so i pulled u', funny thing was i knew they were going to pull me...

If you check the wiki pages u'll find some info on the Stig. There's a few suggestions in there as to who he might be. I hope they don't ever tell who it actually is.

mine's red! :cry:

I love the sound of my car and I just don't think the sound of scalectrics does it for me. I'd have one for the lazy trips to the shop etc but thats about it. But I figure if enough ppl buy them I won't need to worry about my carbon foot print cause everyone will have sorted it for me :P

oh yeah, just a passing thought, does anyone think the colour of the car has anything to do with not being noticed?

a woman pulled out infront of me while crossing around about yesterday. I seen it coming so had stopped in time but I was tempted to hit her as i recently *#*#*#*#*#*# my front bumper and need a new one. The funny thing about it was I seen her pulling out so managed to slow down but instead of...

For sure man. I called and told him. I think he's going to see if he can edit it once he's able to get back online. I like wayne's suggestion. If u got kids u could always buy it as a mothersday present, show how intelligent the kids are. "look, they managed to buy a car and use our...