AdamR28

SanTart is offended But he still has an offer for you today anyway! http://bit.ly/santart (We should have a new weird picture tomorrow...)

It's not too critical. I've done anything from 'drive them like your nan for a few weeks' to 'straight into a qualifying session on brand new discs and pads' and the end result is the same All the boxes and stuff will say 'avoid harsh braking for the first X miles' but you can pretty much ignore it

This.

Back high is good on an understeering wrong wheel drive* canal boat *Yes yes, I know it's 4wd, but it isn't really.

It's like one of those puzzles... I think it *has* to be a weekday unfortunately. I would much prefer a weekend too, but it doesn't appear to be do-able, sorry.

Nearest I know of would be Autolink but they are still 2 hours away and dunno if they have a dyno...

Get it on the rollers Mike, might cost you £50 but could easily save you 10% on fuel bills if you get someone who knows what they are doing! Timing adjustments and AFM clock spring tweaks make the world of difference. Standard they are pretty sub-optimal since they are designed to be safe on 91 RON fuel.

What if you buy a 6 month old car, use it for 2.5 years then sell it before the warranty is out / MOT is required, then sell that and buy another of the same age (and repeat)? My main interest in this is whether it's better to buy or lease cars, not whether its better to lease 3 cars in 9 years than buy one car and keep it for 9 years (cos nobody in their right mind does that). i would disagree about the MX-5 comment btw, but I can see how your 'argument' does hold weight for other vehicles. To add some balance, my road MX-5 in 2 years has cost me under £2000 including: buying the car (real cash money and everything!), 2 MOTs, 2 years of insurance, a new exhaust, 2 tax discs and routine servicing / maintenance. And I still have car that's worth minimum £6-700 in it's current state, or £4-500 if it fails an MOT spectacularly. Ok, it's not great on fuel, but all these new cars don't make anywhere near the MPG figures they claim. I can also park it anywhere I like without worrying about someone dinging it, and it goes sideways, and it's not a shitty FIAT. Lol.

We can't afford to do discounts of that level unfortunately, which is why we've had the offer on for all of November instead.

And if your car was £14k to buy (like it is in this case?), and you'd be given £7k back from the dealer at the end of 4 years (so more like £8k privately), it's more expensive to get finance - or have I got something wrong? I agree that for Mrs Jones wanting to show Mrs Smith next door she's got a new car, that's a good deal though (only a few grand more over the course of a few years AND you don't have to save up). I will never understand people. Jardo, I think you've put down all the details before So is burning 8 £20 notes a month, I know what I'd rather do Look at the state of it!!

A Mk3? Who would drive such a thing?

Hmm, I dunno, this is pretty close: click

Is this a wind up?

But I like him We are digressing slightly - haha - basically I'll get back in touch with David in a couple of weeks when he has the new calendar, nail down a date, then we can get some confirmed numbers / deposits sorted. Personally I think we should limit it to 12 or it will get frustrating with all the waiting around, but again open to suggestions.

What about for the track day? Wheeeeyyyy.

Maybe I forgot to mention - there's only one car allowed on circuit at any one time. This was my point about the waiting around with more than 10-12 cars... and also why I suggested the 'sessioned' idea. Of course bring her along if she fancies it, most women who are interested in driving make really good track drivers, especially their ability to listen to instruction!

No worries gents A photographer would be sweet Mike, everyone loves pics of their cars, don't they Dan! I'm sure we can sort him out some lunch or something in return Helmets - recommended but not mandatory. Max speed you'll reach is probably not much more than a motorway drive. I have a spare lid if anyone needs to borrow one. Deposits - would prefer to avoid PayPal stretching my arsehole if possible, but bank transfer or PayPal gift would be fine by me. Tuition - sorted. Another suggestion might be to have 'sessions'. Example... We have 12 cars, so 6 are being driven and 6 are parked up, taking half an hour turns or so. We can then have 6 people driving and 6 people passengering. We're not going to be setting any world records here so the extra weight of a passenger isn't an issue! To me the benefits of this are: - You spend less time sat about in a queue doing f**k all with your car idling. - You get to learn about your own driving (from people pointing stuff out to you) and see others drive too (which in turn you can learn about your own driving from this). - You meet people you might not have done normally, which is more fun / social, and when I've done track days in this way they have always been more enjoyable. - Gives you a time slot to work on your car or go and get fuel etc. without feeling like you're 'missing out'. Just a suggestion! They were doing it really, really wrong

Right then, just got off the phone after speaking with David, the course secretary - helpful chap, he's happy for this to go ahead. The hire charge until the end of 2014 is £600 a day. It's a pretty 'open' affair, a case of pick the key up in the morning and take it back in the evening, leave the place as you found it, sort out your own problems if anyone crashes or gets injured! He said the cost may increase a little in 2015, but when I kinda plucked £650 out of the air as an 'example' he said he didn't think it would be as much as that. There is a catering company he uses who can supply a full day package (snacks, lunch, drinks all day) for about £12 a head on top if we want. He would prefer a weekday since the weekends are busy with car club events and other things such as cycle races. I have put forward an estimated date of mid-late Feb to early March and he was happy with that (sprint season / testing doesn't start til mid March) - but hasn't got a 2015 diary just yet so ask me to call back in a couple of weeks. He mentioned the maximum number of cars suitable for the 'top' loop was around 10, and you could possibly have 15 if you used the full loop (but IMO that doesn't add a lot of benefit, in fact all it adds is one flat out corner and the temptation to rag the shit out of the car from a standing start). I also think the day would run a lot better with someone organising this - informal timing is allowed so we could run a leaderboard which would give people an idea of their progress throughout the day - and I'd be up for doing it if nobody objects. In return I'd like to pikey a lap or two in a few people's cars cos I find it great fun driving different cars Also happy to do some informal instruction if there's someone else who would 'take the reigns' and do timing / organising for a bit. All sound good still? More info / rules below: CURFORM7B ORGANISED TRACK DAY.doc

About 3 years ago?

I nearly commented too, haha, but can see a difference between the bulbs. However, how often do you get out of your car with the headlights on and look at it?

Both of the above!

Appropriate.

That's interesting, I've never heard / done that - but it does make sense! Got me wondering now, haha.

Yep, sticky slider. You should be able to open the brake master reservoir and push the piston back, rather than opening the bleed nipple.