Hired one this weekend, I didn't have a lot of choice, almost all hire
cars in Italy are diseasels. I got the new Astra, not actually my choice
but all that was available at short notice.
First impressions good, nicely nailed together, had an Opel badge so it

When you fire off the traffic lights, start of a track day or go for a
quarter mile run, how do you control your launch?
I was reading an article or two, some people say its best to start in 2nd...
although I imagine that applies to extremely powerful rwd/fwd cars.

How can you measure the proper width of a wheel and tyre combination given
the tyre size and rim width?
Is say a 185/60 on a 5.5J rim going to be wider than a 165/65 on the same
wheel?  Well, yeah, 'cos the 185 width tyre bulges.

Swapping over the ignition lock illumination on the Seras...
Black Sera - steering cowl is loose.
Silver Sera - find the wiring (which Toyota carefully design to be
entirely modular despite having a trailing lead to the back of the door

You know me, new car, new signon.

... amazing.
Hampshire Pagaent of Motoring was on this weekend, about 3 miles down the
road from us, so decided to pop along today.  Met a few guys from the MR2
Driver's Club and got some membership forms for us.  Saw loads of tasty

f.ck are they doing, previous galant thumbs up, nice agressive front ect,
the 2006 model is titty f.ck bollocks!
http://www.mitsubishicars.com/galant/index.html
yuck! stop f.cking up my lovable jap crap errr jap's! you aint french so

these can look seriously pimped! kinda like them. Jap only market i take it

http://www.japcarclub.com/jae/gallery/topcars/32_G
http://www.japcarclub.com/jae/gallery/topcars/9_G

Just been browsing the Compomotive website looking at wheels.  I went there
looking at the Mo design but then somebody tipped me off that their 6J 13"
CXR weighs just 4.5 kg...  6J 13", that may be perfect for the Ka.  And at
that unsprung weight.... ;)

Well Guys after a bit of thinking i've decided to keep the current Cav
rather than chop her in for something else.
on a rather limiting budget of 2-2500 quid a few options are as follows
Tune the current X20XEV (currently running 160bhp)

work are selling this marcos http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/44585.htm just
noticed it, looks like the boss has put a private ad out but it's actually a
dealership selling it hmm dodgy!
sounds good but shame it drives like w.nk apparently :)

Cool Nissan Skyline pic with full side graphic.
http://www.acornsignsgy.fsnet.co.uk/nissan_skyline_graphics.htm
Nice...

Hypothetically, say I've had my engine management remapped but no other
mods, do you reckon your average dealer will notice when it comes to
servicing time? I'm talking about a remap via the car's data port BTW, not a
chip swap so there are no replacement parts at all...

funny though!
http://www.funflashgames.com/jackoschocolatefactory.htm

Will i notice any difference with the K&N 57i kit on my 1998 306 TD-sport?
also has anyone fitted one?  how do you do it?
i found this web-site, but it looks odd putting it there.
http://www.kandn.com/instructions/57-0509.pdf