danhicks22

All this talk is like so totally two episodes ago I've watched the first 3 of this volume now (via the medium of torrents) and I'm as yet unconvinced. I'm liking Sylar but there are too many inconsistencies and repetitive themes for my liking.

I'm 24 with 2 years ncb and Bell (part of Admiral group but specialising in young drivers) have been good price-wise for me, although they don't like too many mods and I don't think they like performance mods either. Also had a good price from Greenlight although I don't know what they're like as a company. I found that Sky/A-Plan/Adrian Flux (which are usually recommended) weren't great because they don't like insuring under 25s on powerful cars. Welcome to the club You won't regret getting a Supra - best thing I ever bought

My list is pretty dull: '00 MK4 Astra 1.6 8v (beast) sold and replaced with... '93 J-spec Supra TT (bit of a jump!) mostly resting through the winter, with... '04 SEAT Leon Cupra TDi as a daily driver

Red button in?

Me either, but when it hypothetically happened to me, I panicked and flapped my arms like an eight year old girl

Surely the only difference between an NA and a TT is that the TT is quicker? An NA is still a quick car, from what I've heard is reliable and they look, frankly, stunning - it is a Supra after all. My daily driver is a SEAT Leon TDi with 150bhp, which I consider to be a quick car. It feels like it has more low-end torque than my TT and feels more responsive (although it probably doesn't/isn't, I expect the performance in the Supra so I notice it less) and is great fun to drive even though it does 0-60 in 8.6. It's not as fast as an NA but it feels fast enough for what I use it for. If all you want the NA for is commuting/nipping round town/cruising on motorways then you get all the benefits of having an attractive, comfortable, powerful car without needing 'supercar' performance. Having had experience of a TT, if your friend remembers the performance with longing every time he gets in a Supra then it's not a good idea to get one. If he/she has no preconceptions, it's a great idea. Also, as Havard says, if your friend is likely (like me) to get addicted to the speed and will feel the draw of getting more power then it's probably not a good idea. I hate this phrase, but... At the end of the day *cringe*, if all you want is an attractive, quick, comfortable, fun-to-drive car without the need for excessive power then surely an NA is a great choice - especially for value for money. Besides, every one talks about so-called 'hot-hatch' performance like it's a bad thing. It's not like that level of performance is low. Normal cars take around 12 seconds to get from 0 to 60. In the region of 6-7 seconds, whether you're in a Golf or a Supra, it's still bloody quick. Just that in a Supra you look damn good while you're doing it I would have no problems driving around in an NA, personally.

Plus the fact that the PS3 is well sexy. When I first got mine I licked its back

Glad you posted that link, finally got hold of GT5 Prologue cheap Fanks. What's Grid like - worth a purchase? I am trying to be careful getting games, I'm utterly addicted to Pro Evo and have given no time to Assassin's Creed, GT5 or Little Big Planet since I bought them GHWT gets lots of play time though

Slightly melodramatic?

Genius. No sound on my terminal but from the subtitles in the first 30 seconds it looks hilarious. She's clearly on the fence about the whole thing.

You'd have to move the number plate then though and side-aligned number plates aren't a good look. Either that or disrupt the lines of the bumper below the number plate. It certainly looks different.

Yep yep! PM on the way...

I personally love the look of a Supra with a big exhaust coming out from the back at an angle. It looks completely different to anything else and looks well mean and that Not sure I'd like it coming through the bumper. Do you mean in a similar place to stock but higher?

Ahh, good thinking. I'm too lazy/inexperienced for that sort of thing. So whereabouts do you go when you go off-road? Anywhere over near Gloucestershire way, or within reasonable travelling distance, you can recommend?

Any Santa Cruz influence in your forum name by any chance? I would love a Heckler but sadly was out of my budget. Not ridden my Pitch yet, only got it a couple of weeks ago and been too busy - looking forward to it though. I went to Scotland last year on my GT hardtail and did various runs; Laggan, Golspie, Balblair etc, which was awesome. Hoping to go again this year and hoping for a bit more comfort on the full suspension. Halfords do do some decent bikes, I just wouldn't trust them to give me impartial advice about which ones are good. I'm also not sure I'd trust them to put the bike together properly. But that could be the usual horror stories.

I've found leisure lakes (leisurelakesbikes.com) to be very helpful. Had a GT Avalance and Specialized Pitch from them in the last 18 months. For a good road bike you probably want to look closer to the £500-£600 mark (as with any bike really) but you can probably get something reasonable for £300, especially if you manage to get an end-of-line one. Please avoid Halfrauds though, unless you read lots of impartial reviews about a particular model. Local bike shops are always a good thing if you can find one.

I know Seats have been mentioned a lot but I recently picked up an 04 Leon Cupra TDi 150 with 123k on the clock for 2.6k and it runs like a charm. Performance is pretty good (0-60 in 8.6s) and very torquey so good fun to drive. Can still get ~54mpg on a run from Cheltenham to London (although I do have to work hard for it - who'd have thought watching a real-time mpg gauge could be so captivating!). More like 42 on a 'quick' run While a lot of the internals in the VAG cars are the same, the build quality difference is noticeable but I'm pretty chuffed with the Seat - it's far from poor quality. Golfs are everywhere, which would put me off, but I guess they're popular for a reason (or several).

Thanks for that. I see what you mean about still seeing the stub of their post - that is quite annoying. Can't say that anyone in particular gets to me enough to add them though and I'm way too curious to not read posts if I know they're there.

So when you choose to ignore someone, do they still see your posts or is it a two-way thing?

I want some too if there are any more going?

Out of interest, how well does the launch control work with an auto?

Sweet. I've got my girlfriend on the case Cheers Branners.

Morning, morning. By first undertray, do you mean the big one under the engine? Because I need one of them badgers. Postage? Fancied the mats, too, but I guess they've gone. Where did you get them from? I know you said PMs preferred, but that's several extra clicks Cheers!

I have the Race one I guess that makes me common

If your car is J-spec, make sure you get a boss kit with the cut out for the wiring harness. I bought one off Ebay that said it fitted the Supra but it didn't. I got my eventual one from Envy. I think it was £55.