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have a listen to this, you'll want to explode!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18889902

clip was quite entertaining, as for the bloke getting a slap at the end, good! Just because he is in a car we all know and love, it does not mean he is necessarily a decent guy like us that we'd all see at a meet, he is a criminal plain and simple. To me it also looked like the policeman was...

yes it seems a pisstake to me, but i guess the part would have just gone in the bin otherwise. However are they going to give me and the insurance company the money they make from the bumper? No!! They've got laods of customers bumpers for sale on ebay :rolleyes: The last time i spoke to the...

pah, the garage that fixed my car (allegedly BMW but they get their coachworks done by a local company) is selling my old knackared front bumper! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2010-BMW-Z4-E89-FRONT-BUMPER-GENUINE-ALPIN-/251127103616?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a78578080 The van...

well done, persistence pays off!! good for you.

i was there when they did the invoice, it was a promotional wrap for a banana company.

i actualy like the yellow golf!!

i saw these V6s as i live about a mile away and wondered what was going on, good old Brooklands. Some nice pics.

looks awesome Rob, at some point we should really have a meet up and swap Z4 stories!

i understand that its not bad, but i dont for one minute think people chose a 172 or 182 for fuel economy, even those looking for a hot hatch. Its merely a convenience that it is relatively good, the 172 and 182 has such a strong following that even if these also did 30mpg like a 197, they would...

i'm pretty surprised at how expensive the parts are on a 197 compared to 182 to be honest, i didnt realise it was so much more to maintain? Are people also saying that the 197 is only as reliable as, or less reliable than a 182? I didnt have any probs with my 197 but then again i got shot of it...

if its just the look of the 200 you dont like then fair enough, other than that they are pretty much the same car so you might not like the 197 either! I had a 197 for a couple of year, i had no real issues with mine, people like to give out horror stories about MPG but 28mpg is easily doable...

oh no this is terrible news :( glad you are OK, but having a crash is a horrible feeling. Did this trophy used to belong to Jay200 on here, i am sure i recognise the numberplate, if so i used to drive past this car almost every day and it was in fantastic condition.

172 cup anybody? Thats the most stupid thing i've read on this forum in at least an hour.

But at corporate track day or on a forum, you will find hardly any non enthusiasts, or anyone with at least a passing interest in the car beyond something that looks nice and is a bit nippy, because they'll have no interest in attending or being part of a forum, thats what i mean by a non...

you reckon? There are about 3k 197s in the UK (according to howmanyleft), they dont state the number of 200s, but as they are more popular i would imagine there are at least this many 200s kicking about too. How many of those 6k+ cars are driven by true enthusiasts who have a need for the...

because the reality is, although its a "hot hatch", probably 70% of people who buy these are normal people who use it to go the shops or drop the kids to school. They probably couldnt care less what the seats are, as long as they are comfortable. People forget that the enthusiasts who buy these...

looks fantastic, congrats! I would definitely consider getting a third party warranty on this, they are great cars but as has been mentioned earlier in the thread, when they go wrong, they go wrong in a massive way! I had an engine written off at 6k miles on a Cayman, sure it was bad luck but...

That looks miles better!! :)

£450 for a set of 4 is a bargain! Yes mines the E89 sdrive30i, so pretty much the same engine as the outgoing E85 with the same engine tweeks as the facelift models (06-09 plates) however it weights a massive amount more, in fact it weighs more than the old 5 series estates, so its definitely...

Looks fantastic, and the darker alloys actually look better than the plain silver IMO! Mines on 19s, just had the 2 rear tyres replaced, admitedly like for like factory runflat Bridgestone Potenzas (meh dont care), and they were £612 for the pair! Bloke from the tyre fitters said they are one...

Christ, reading through some of this you'd think people want the moon on a stick. I suspect some of the plebs who moan are the same ones who apply to be regional reps or admin, seems to be the way on here sometimes!

Nasty crash, but its hard to tell if the M3 driver actually did anything wrong, he could just have aquaplaned through no fault of his own as it didnt seem like he was travelling massively faster than the other 2 cars in the vid. There was quite a lot of surface water on that road! M3

Basically, the difference between the 197 and 200 is negligable, same as the difference between a 172 and 182. Of course all owners in the updated models will feel that they are driving a rocket, but when the hype dies down it will be realised that we are talking tenths of a second max. Its all...

congrats, but being in the army still doesnt give you the green light to lob chocolate milkshake over cars?

Re: The CSS pic thread looks like a really well organised and attended event, well done chaps!

this thread is ridiculous!

I felt like whipping it out the other day (the pass!), i was driving somewhere in chelsea over a bridge which was 2 lanes each way, and this dustbin lorry was going pretty slowly (less than 20mph) in the left lane, so i overtook him on the second lane. Anyway one of those red police cars pulled...

New back alloy wheel (under warranty) and 2 new tyres (£612 for the pair!) Also tried to get a software upgrade for my cars bluetooth. My HTC phone is running windows 7.5, and is no longer compatable with my cars software, but i was told today that there is no software upgrade for the car to...

I think the prices have just come down to what they are actually worth, rather than a bargain (of course they are great value in terms of the actual car itself compared to others). The ones that were on sale for £7k+ 18 months ago where mostly unsold and hung around for ages. Its the same with...