Soop Dogg

Classic! Like your style mate!

And here's another of the RX8. Perhaps we should ask on the RX8 forum? Anyone think he'll own up?

Was this a MK3 or a MKIV on a cherished number? The plate suggests a MK3.

Sorry to disappoint you Ian, but it can't have been you. We went into Arnage twice. Friday you travelled in my car to get the shopping. Monday we went in for Breakfast, but Suprawoman said she went home on Sunday. But I reckon yours must sound better anyway! In the tunnels in Rouen it sounded absolutely awesome! Even a little intimidating.

One or two more pics. I'll get to the night time racing tomorrow.

I saw 3 of these Diablos at Alencon on Thursday night. I was with Angoe and Alex off this board at the time. You had a red Porsche 911 with you at the time. I think you came out of a junction turning right, and must have decided you had gone the wrong way as you all turned around at a roundabout and came howling back sown the road past our hotel. The last one in the line (black I think) sounded awesome! Anyway, I'll get some pics sorted out and post them later, but in the meantime, here's a taster or two.

A long time ago there was one floating around with Aston Martin badges on it! Duh!!!

You probably won't find that sort of detail in the Policy itself. However, it is standard insurance business practice to repair the car to the standard it was before the damage beause of the word 'indemnity'. What this means is that they are obliged to return you to the state you were at BEFORE the damage occurred. i.e. you had an undamaged car with good paintwork. If that hasn't happened then you haven't been indemnified. (This is all linked in with the 'Betterment' thing you mentioned....they can't leave you better off than you were before the damage either) Anyway, they have made the effort to have the car repaired, but if the work is not satisfactory, then they have to be given another chance to indemnify you properly. This means that they will probably give the paint shop another chance. If you are REALLY unhappy, then insist that you are not willing to let this place touch your car ever again. Not sure is they'll go with that as they have already gone part of the way down the road with this paint shop now and may be obliged to let them sort out their mess. If after a second bite at the cherry, they paint is still rubbish, then insist on the insurance company taking it ot a paint shop of your choice. Threaten them with going to the Insurance Ombudsman if it all gets sticky. Win or lose, it will cost the insurers about £750 just to go to the Ombudsman, so they'll be keen to avoid that. I see you're in Bury St Edmunds. You could do alot worse than having it done a Les Bedfords of Reepham Road, Norwich. They are the only authorised Rolls Royce repair shop in the area so the quality is obviously good, and have done a number of Supras over the last couple of years, including both of ours, IanC's, Alex's and recently Digsy's car too. Don't let go of this. If your not happy that the car is in the condition it was before the damage occurred, then they have a duty to make it so. Good luck mate!

You getting all those little jobs done before Le Mans then Class One?

He's already done this, I think it came into force at the very backend of last year. I went to the other end of the island, near Holguin about a year and a half ago. Beautiful place. People are great. Agree about taking things like pencils etc for the kids. They love it, but don't advertise the factthat you have them with you or you'll be forever plagued by a crowd of them! Also agree about taking your own medication for dodgy tummy occasions. Although if you're going to an all-inclusive complex, we found the on-site doctors to be very good. Take your own snorkelling flippers and mask too if you can. Enjoy!

When I used to give my mate a hand when he was importing American cars, we used to get some come in with the most godawful graphics and stickers all over them. We used to pour boiling water on them. The sticker goes all soppy and you'll find most if not all of the glue comes off with the sticker. Always found this to be much easier and cleaner than using dry heat. Can take a few kettle loads to go the length of the car when removing pin-striping, but was quicker in the end. And, no it doesn't damage the paint.

Stone cold tyres....yoo much right hand.....DOH!!!

This is from an American TV show called Scare Tactics. Some of the kids on this clip are in on the gag. The faces of those who aren't is hilarious! Click

I wondered what it would say if I said I was sadistic.....

Clear plastic what? Oh, lovely avatar, Digsy!!

I did mine a couple of years ago now, but I masked the rings off so they still look like chrome. If you want I'll take some pics tomorrow. If the rings on yours are flaking, you could always paint them with some of that chrome spray paint you can get at Halfrauds. Then mask them up and paint the rest black. Then they're just one chrome ring short of the facelifts. (And plus a termite shaped side light too!)

As Ian said, be careful until it's mappde. However, I gotta say....that is probably the nicest engine bay I have seen in a very long time!

Colour definitely doesn't look like RSP Is that front bumper not a pre-facelift but with the facelift side repeaters fitted to it? Wiht all the little signs of it not being too well cared for, I'd be wary. Have someone follow it up the road on a run. Make sure nothing nasty is coming out of the exhaust. Price makes it look good though. Definitely worth considering.

Oh dear.

I remember I loved those old Celicas when I was a kid. One used to pull up outside our school to drop off a kid. It was a GT. Always remember the ST had the badge on the grill offset ot one side. The GT badge was bang in the centre. Other than that I didn't have a clue what the other differences were other than the GT was rare and quicker! I'd really like to see this when it's finished!

Erm...try using a CDR. Lots of CD players won't play CDRW's. It's to do with how they write the table of contents on the disc. It's different on a CDRW. Hope this works!

Whatever hours does he work?? I've been up there at 9pm!

Yes. But one has more of the pins connected on the big green plug than the other. The ECUs are,however interchangeable between the two cars.

Link now sorted so that it actually works. Try the Titanic!!

Yep. We stayed in Beaulieu just outside Monte Carlo. Fantastic. This is the Supe in Nice Marina: