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Ah ha...but by left foot braking you do not need to come off the power to correct understeer. You can just shift a little weight forward mid corner while still keeping the momentum/speed building. Which therefore makes it quicker.

I'm confused. How do straight cut gears (or lack of) render H&T changes redundant? Can someone say if my 172 Cup has straight cut gears?

Pah! Mine went in 4th the other day (Toyo T1-S, wet greasy road, bump).

Didn't you have a pic of you on the exit, and the Scoob way off on the grass?

Left-foot braking has many uses, not just on LSD equipped FWD cars either. If gaining traction out of tight corners in low gears is your aim/debate, then the video above explains how it helps. Unless I'm changing gear and need the clutch, I brake with my left foot. It can help to settle...

I bump my excess up. As above, savings over the years have more than paid for the risk of it being at the current higher level.

Oi! :nono:

You're welcome. Get it on track.

Wheels are gash. Spoiler's an embarrassment.

How many miles have you done? I personally wouldn't worry about the scoring unless it's really severe/deep...the back brakes do nothing on the 172 Cup anyway, and new rear discs are unlikely to improve any aspect of your braking at all. The only thing you'd gain is new rear bearings which you...

Ha ha - I bet that Lexus was a challenge!

A man after my own heart. How much weight have you lost? What did you take out? Where did the extra 30 bhp come from (they're 180 standard aren't they?)?

Very nice Steve.

He he.

I'll get a pic of mine tomorrow Day.

So true. I always laugh my ass off at "What a rip off. He's got them on the forecourt for £9.0k but only offered me £7.5k for mine!" type posts. The only way to protect yourself from or minimise the effects of depreciation, is to keep your car for a very long time. To most on here though...

I've gone through 2 MOTs with Pagid Blues on with no problems. They may not technically be road legal, but do they remove and scrutinise pads during the MOT? DO NOT forget to upgrade your brake lines...I'd do this before and over and above everything else. No matter how much money you spend...

Good going Trev. I drive hard most of the time, sedate the rest of the time, and 100% flat out on track...my PE2s lasted not far off 20K as well. It's not how fast you go...but how you drive that matters ;)

I can't declare my no claims entitlement on two seperate policies, right? So I need to insure one of my cars with 0% no claims discount? Are there any companies you know of that give good cover for two cars? Or do I take it up the *** and pay through the nose for one of them?

Or, you could say that you get what you pay for quality wise. I bought mine from Yozzasport, because it will outlast both the car and me.

That's rapid. Takes me about 16 to reach 100.

I hear it but don't see it. Can you mail it to me Clarkie?

Looks nice. I'll be calling you soon Ady, need to sort my Cup, and maybe the Omega too. I'll probably just let that rot though.

Surely if someone fell or sat on it the dent would be wider? To me, that's a hard impact in a small place...the natural centre-line crease in the bonnet would have made it even harder to dent like that. Someone's kicked it or hit it with something I think. w*****s.

Oops! Sorry Chris ;)

Nutter!

You may find after a while it seems like you've got no brakes at all when bedding them in. I had that when I put my current set of Blues in, but they've been fine ever since. More info here.

Ha ha ha

Seating position sucks. Lack of road presence frustrates at times. Can't think of anything else that wouldn't be expected from a French city car with a big engine in it.

Nice...I would have killed for a car that quick when I started. I had to make do with a 1.1L Fiesta - G reg, awful.