Recent content by Brett

B roads, nope. Track days loads, they absolutely fly and a trained chimp can drive them at pace.

I had an Astra VXR Nurburgring for a year because I wanted the amazing noise they make. It wasn’t dynamically brilliant but it was miles better than people say they are, albeit mine was on coilovers.

Love it. I had two phase ones and they’re such a special car.

Change the battery in the key. I had the same what I thought was an immobiliser issue in my 172 and it was just a dying key battery. Changed it and never had an issue again.

How do you know when they’re flying?

Love it. There can’t be many around in that condition.

Looks good and take care of it in "cup killing season". Don't think I've heard anybody mention cup killing season since about 2010 on here mind.

Fred at BTM grinded mine off for me at 8pm on a Friday night when I had a track day at Oulton the next day to replace an injector. It was an emotional day @JamesBryan

As above I would just get a more mundane and comfortable car for that kind of commute. I do my 56 mile round trip (takes an hour+ each way) in an F30 320d and it is significantly more pleasant than in the Astra VXR Burg that it replaced (which is in turn far more refined than a Clio). Given...

I found the car was twitchy compared to my ph1 and James's 183. Still it's an absolute hoot, driving a Clio on track is basically just varying levels of out of control. One of my favourite points of the day was a dialog between myself and Niall which went like this; Niall; Brett, I do not...

Having driven a 240 bhp TDI North tuned EP3 (decay manifold, cat back, K100 ECU and carbon airbox) half way to Le Mans and back I've got a good flavour of the EP3. First up tuned they're fast - I sat with my mates mapped R26 away from a toll booth up to 130+ and got the legs on my other mates...

You're not joking, My brakes were smoking on the VXR! Next up Chris get a diff, after driving James's I'm locking differential mad now.

I was impressed with the power flex mount, tight as a nun's c**t now. You also mean you have taken the bleed nipples off my breaker 172...

Can we not go somewhere without corners? I'm brining my VXR Burg you see...

I'm sure I've got a 182 arch liner (drivers side) somewhere. I bought it on eBay ages ago I'll try and find it for you.