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I struggle a bit with Ben Collins' stuff. He's obviously a handy driver, and isn't terrible on camera, but he knows so little about cars it's almost painful. I watched one of his videos the other day where he was talking about hydraulic handbrakes and said they were different because they work...

Love it. I think the one I drove was around 160bhp, but still felt spritely. I knew a few people that jumped from modified RS Turbos to Cossies and were disappointed until they started modifying them. I got a ride in Christian Major's S2 RS Turbo once, during the era when they were going for...

The first hot hatch I ever drove was a Fiesta RS Turbo. It had been chipped and had a couple of other bits and felt like a rocket at the time, as well as sounding really good. They get a bit of stick for not handling well, but I think they're still super desirable. A proper little tearaway of a car.

I'm amazed the track operators haven't told him to do one to be honest. He seems like a total liability.

Hit and miss as in sometimes he actually misses the barriers? :ROFLMAO: Absolutely no way I would let him drive my car.

I suspect it's as much because it's the first moderately interesting affordable EV as because it's actually anything like an R5 GTT. And the Alpine version is one of the first affordable EV hot hatches. In that respect, it's a pretty important car for enthusiasts, as it's a glimmer of hope that...

New Nissan 400Z:

Downloaded RBR tonight. Seems to be working ok on the laptop with just keyboard inputs (though is obviously impossible). Will connect to the TV tomorrow and see if it works so smoothly when I try to connect the wheel etc!

Agreed. I've noticed they've started to leave him out of some videos, even when he's present. He was at the RS3/A45/GRY test but didn't appear on camera. A great writer, but not a presenter by any means. You can quickly tell which ones are suited to it. Catchpole and Bovingdon are good. Meaden...

I suspect they put the Rally3 and Rally4 cars in because they were increasingly glaring omissions for a game that's supposed to reflect the current WRC. Not having the latest cars in didn't look very good. I'm fine with it to be honest, as I spend more time driving cars like that than all the...

That latest video with Taylor is actually alright. They've cut the bullshit and shouting and it was just him talking about and working on a car he really likes. Obviously it's not going to be shouty enough for the algorithm though.

Yeah it's probably the worst addition in the pack in a way, as it wasn't a great car. There are so many things they could add to it, and plenty I would have picked above that Focus.

Some decent updates coming by the looks of it. A load more stages for Sweden and Greece, plus another six new cars. I thought the Clio Rally3 and Rally4 had been a big omission, so nice to see those in there, and another of the 2017-21 WRCs added. That Michelin Pilot livery on the Escort...

The thing I miss from Dirt 2.0 is Rally Germany. It had plenty of run-off, so was a good place for experimenting, and parts of it felt a bit like some of the stuff you'd see on club/SV rallies, so was a bit more like events I might actually be able to do in real life. On the subject of EA WRC...

I'm a total noob with this kind of thing, so not really sure what I'm looking at. Is that the best version? Ideally I need something totally idiot proof :ROFLMAO:

Does anyone on here have any experience with Richard Burns Rally? I've been wondering about trying it but, with people modifying it over the years, what's the deal? Where can I download the game and the relevant updates?

I knew someone that had one of those years ago. Wasn't super fast even then, but it sounded lovely and they do look good with the body kit.

Yeah, an Aston that's been beaten by the Zagato ugly stick :LOL:

What's the spec of the Golf? Rare to see a MK3 these days!

Was that mong Taylor in it, or is he still on the naughty step?

The blue with gold looks good. Not so convinced by silver on green. What it does show is that most OEM wheels look absolutely pap!

I always thought it was a bit daft that they threw the RS brand away, as it carried a lot of weight in sporting terms, and I'm not sure if people have really bought into the Alpine branding. I'd love to see a return for some sort of RS Clio, but it would seem strange having the sporty 5 under...

Would normally be on the slam panel, just to the left of the bonnet catch as you look at the front of the car, so it's missing. I dread to think how many MK1/2 Escorts out there are ringers. So many have been rebuilt using bits of other shells, or had old IDs put on to the new, Chinese bodies.

No problem at all. I didn't notice any difference in performance to be honest, just much less noise!

On the subject of the Irish stuff, I do have to mention Drift Games. They can be a bit click-baity and irritating at times, but it's hard not to respect them for what they've done over the last couple of years. Had their HQ burn down last year, lost basically everything but, by the end of the...

I've worked with them too. Manufacturers might spend huge chunks on market research, but that doesn't mean they always make good decisions. Remember Ford's Vignale idea a few years ago? Infiniti arriving in the UK and quickly disappearing again? Don't get me wrong, there is obviously big...

Really don't get why people thought Taylor was the 'talent' on the AA channel. I always thought he came across as a bit of a bell end. He's like that one annoying c**t in your social group who spouts endless b****cks and tries to desperately to act like a lad. Pretty funny that they've basically...

That's absolutely true....to an extent. Obviously demand for faux-SUVs has exploded over the last decade-or-so, but I do think a little caution is required. After all, Ford told us that demand had dropped for the Fiesta because people were buying the Puma, but what was really happening was that...

When I heard an interview with the two from TDC, I got the sense that Alex pretty much owns them. They made it sound like they worked for him, but perhaps that was just the way it came across.

Yes really. I know us Brits have wanked ourselves into a frenzy over this whole crossover nonsense, but I still think they're s**t and pointless.