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I haven't got as far as working out a price yet to be honest. I guess maybe somewhere around the £6.5-7k mark? I'd need to do a bit of looking around at the market before coming to a firm price, but if that sounds like a half-decent figure let me know and I'll get my posterior into gear.

Underworld, are you still looking? I'll be selling mine within the next month. It's Black Twin Turbo Leather/Alcantara Seats Milage slightly over 80k Stock Japanese 16" wheels Full service for the two years it's been in the UK Automatic Stock spoiler It's a '96 facelift model as well. I'll put a proper ad up in due course, but as I will be asking quite a bit less than your budget, I thought I'd gauge interest. You can spend the savings on some large alloy wheels of your choice, of course...

One Supra-specific thing I found helpful in the snow was to "lock out" first gear by turning on the "manu" mode of the gearbox but leaving it in "D". Pulling off in second reduces the potential for wheelspin. When you reach cruising speed, turn "manu" off again so the box drops into top gear.

It might be worth checking with the bonnet manufacturer, or their local representative.

You have a fairly strong case, in my humble non-lawyer opinion. A supplier (of a service) is under an obligation to take reasonable care of your possessions while they are under their control. The amount of care they need to take is determined to some extent by their claimed level of competence. As JEM have clearly advertised themselves to be Supra experts, I would imagine that a court will think they are fully responsible for any damage caused to the car whilst it was under their care. They have already admitted that the damage happened while the car was under their care (if I have read you correctly). So, their defence will have to be that the damage was caused by circumstances beyond their control (i.e. the part was defective or improperly maintained). If they continue to argue this line, my suggestion is that you hire an independent mechanic with Supra experience to give his expert opinion. Should your claim prove successful, you will be entitled to: Claim the cost of the inspection back from JEM Claim the cost of the repair (alternatively they may offer to repair it themselves) Claim for compensation (e.g. a hire car if your car is undriveable or if to drive it might damage it further) If JEM refuse to meet the above then you are at liberty to take them to court. Should that happen, you can also claim your legal fees. Obviously the whole thing is dependent on the opinion of the expert(s) involved and the actual cause of the damage. I should stress that I am not an expert on fibreglass bonnets and am making no assertion one way or the other. If the expert finds that the damage did occur as they suggested then you will be left with a bust bonnet and a mechanic's bill, and if you're really lucky, your and their legal costs as well. So, my advice would be to get the pictures, listen to the opinions voiced by our more experienced residents, and then act as your heart and wallet suggest. I hope, though, that this can all be sorted out amicably between you and JEM before anything gets too serious. Legal action should be your last resort.

Mine whistle basically if you use the throttle at all, over about 2500rpm. They're very noisy when spooling up but fairly quiet when running at full speed (presumably because by that time they're spinning so fast that it's beyond my hearing range). How loud is the whistle when you're under full acceleration, say at about 4000-5000rpm?

Can't help, but would be interested in the figures for no cats, too. Just in case someone was thinking of removing them, hypothetically speaking.

Crackin'! Supe looks nice too

Elephant increased my premium by about £40 after my de-cat (which just goes down as "modified exhaust", apparently, so I can modify the exhaust further to my heart's content without it costing me any more). I keep meaning to phone SKY.

Yeah, they are very nice. They're actually a custom design for the M14. Not sure who builds them for Noble though. For interest's sake, they're 8J x 18in at the front and 11J x 18in at the back. Tyres are 235/40 at the front and 295/35 at the back.

Emin did mine just like that. Try giving him a shout.

Thanks for the comments. The steering wheel is indeed white leather - well, slightly off-white anyway. It's the original Toyota wheel covered as part of a Gibson & Boyne retrim... if you're interested in getting something similar, speak to Millhouse - he'll be able to sort you out with some colour selections and price lists, I'm sure. Gibson & Boyne have got some pics up of my trim on their website here but because it was done inside the leather and alcantara look kind of dark yellow instead of pale white. I can probably do some better-lit shots if you're especially interested.

Ordered these back in August. Finally got round to fitting them the other day. I managed to lose my speedo needle in the fitting process - DK_Supra was kind enough to supply a replacement. His is actually a better match than my original which, for some reason, was more orange than my other needles.

Whenever I park in a multistorey - where the spaces seem to have been designed exclusively for Minis - I think how great it would be to have Lambo doors.

My tuppen'orth... If someone wants to test drive it (which they probably should), 1. Like John said, make sure you see their insurance, and check the bit which shows they're covered to drive your car... don't just take their word for it. Remind them to bring it with them when they phone you up to arrange to look at the car - then there's no excuse. As has been said, this will only give them third-party cover, so also... 2. Make them sign a piece of paper saying that they are test-driving the car with a view to a possible purchase and will therefore pay for any damage caused to it by their negligent driving, provided of course that the car is in a roadworthy condition. (Or if you are getting too many timewasters, go with a classic "you break it, you buy it" contract). Explain that this is only to protect yourself and you'd be happy to take them for a spin yourself as an alternative if they don't like the idea. Hope this helps - good luck!