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Mate, simple fact is that just because Woolongdingdong describes its Super Grippy Hyper Performance Max Extreme Action 5000 tyre as a high performance tyre doesn't mean it's actually going to be any good. I'd never ever try and save money when buying tyres, especially on high performance cars. My mate used to buy remoulds for his Laguna and eventually listened to me and bought a proper set of tyres and couldn't believe the difference. The descriptions on mytyres come directly from the manufacturers and have nothing to do with mytyres, it's down to the manufacturer. Whoever is the unknown maker of the crappy tyres he bought clearly feels that the tyres perform within the company's parameters for that tyre, but they will clearly be far lower than those of a proper tyre company. Finally, this thread shouldn't have been called "Word of warming about mytyres.co.uk," but something like "word of warning about buying crap budget tyres." Next month's evo is going to have a huge test of high performance tyres from 9, no doubt well known, manufacturers, I suggest everyone has a read when it comes out. Just wanted to add that I am sorry to hear about your friend's car but reading that he always buys budget tyres I'm amazed he hasn't had a big smash sooner. Honestly, just spend a little more and get a tyre that you can trust, worth it in the long run.

Superb stuff

Doesn't look like this has been posted before : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNm85Vt5qTY I think it looks ace - has potential for disaster, but also has potential to be seriously awesome!

Q - Qingling X - Xinkai

Driven a 3.0 M3 - very nice, quick, economical (30+ mpg on a cruise), very roomy, far more practical than the Supra as you can actually fit 2 full sized adults in the back comfortably, boot is big, handles well too. Didn't like the offset driving position or the slightly rubbery gearshift but otherwise a very good car. 3.0 doesn't suffer from the Vanos problems that the 3.2 is famed for.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ2BMFgmGNM Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28stVIdgAs

Veyron bit was actually quite good, one of Fifth Gear's best features to date I'd say, but the rest of the show was utter shite as always. Presenters that manage to encompass both the annoying (Ford and VBH) and the bland (Plato and that younger bloke with his Smarts), pointless and often genuinely embarrassing features and a stale format that plods along with some of the worst scripting modern TV has ever seen. It was hard work to sit through an hour of this tripe to get to the juicy Veyron-shaped nugget at the end. I should have just waited for it to appear on YouTube. Lesson learnt.

I'm just messing mate, they are indeed a top band, I've been a fan for a while.

Is that the Laydtron that's been around for 8 years now?

Alternatively try this http://vixy.net/ D'oh! Should have read the question properly! But at least I pre-empted Rob's question!

wtf?!

Likewise, this looks much more promising.

Well, I'm excited http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E5yIi96RLM

Nope because it was paid by bank transfer... let's not go there...

You say that but while the most eBay could give me was £105, the watch was just over £1400...

I'll give them a go and see what they say, cheers.

Asked them once for help regarding the whole situation and they weren't great so don't know how good they will be on the solicitor front!

I'm looking to take someone off eBay to a small claims court for selling me a fake watch - eBay has already found in my favour and given me the max possible refund (£105) and has shut down the user's account. Trouble is, I need their full details to file a claim, but eBay won't give me these unless my solicitor writes them a letter explaining everything. Problem is I don't have a solicitor, never had one, never used one and have no idea what to do, how much it would cost etc. Any help would be brilliant, thanks!

Simple fact is that 220bhp isn't much nowadays - same as a lighter Focus ST and even cars that are down on power like a Golf GTi (197bhp) weigh less so performance will be pretty much identical. When you consider something like a Mazda 3 MPS is chucking out 250bhp and 280lb ft it puts things into perspective.

Indeed she is now sold!! Went this very evening. It was all quite last minute so it felt weird seeing her go and I do feel a little sad but it's a big weight off my shoulders as I'd already bought another car and can only get parking for one so was stressing a bit but this has worked out perfectly.

I love it, that's awesome.

Lol, you'd think someone would want it at that price!

Down to £3750 now...

Alternatively http://www.play.com/Clothing/T-Shirts/4-/3354399/Transformers-Illuminated-Official-Autobot-Shield/Product.html#

I'd say there's more than meets the eye to this t-shirt..