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An accident will only show up if the insurance deem your car an uneconomical repair i.e a write off (Cat D,C) etc
Shunts and bumps wont, regardless how big or small so long as its not been officially written off
Phase 1 Vee 6's captured my heart moons ago, i hate to say it but i would have a Phase 1 over a Phase 2
Although titanium Phase 2's are really stunning, you cant take anything away from a Phase 1 230 V6
To add, a 182 will sit at 40mpg (easily) all day.
I know what id rather from the two, i have a mate with a 5 door SRi and whilst i really like them they arent all that on the reliability front...
Inlet manifold failed
EGR valve needed replaced
oil leak from injector etc
All covered under...
I didnt say which year though did i?
Tbh, im beginning to think you just wet dream about these things and never actually put words into action with it, as i said, these threads are 4 a week with you.
It seems like your trying to convince the rest of us rather than yourself
Not prying in your buisness (even if 24 hours doesnt pass between these threads you post) but, why would your grandad have any influence over your choice if its your car?
Running out of talent is what it was though, he took the bend far too fast? He apparently has said it himself so technically he did run out of talent!
I can totally sympathise with the lad but he knew the risks and went for it so fair play i say!
Slow in, fast out isnt it? He just went...
Ive never done a track day but understand the physics of unbalancing a car and the general oversteer/understeer thing but i think its safe to say that entry speed was the factor in which he made the error (at a guess)
He could have went full lock on that bend and the only thing that would have...
That wasnt a crack at you mate i just meant in general, its a real shame to see a fellow enthusiast down and out from something that could take years to recover from but then those were his choices and im sure he wont forget it :o
Im not sure why people are going for insults rather than just saying unlucky/nice work/thats one for the grand kids.
He, like us is probably a petrol head, he went too fast for the bend and essentially ran out of talent, im unsure as to how that makes him a moron.
We have all done very...