TaviaRS
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Not much, just a remap, full exhaust, ARBs and custom KW3s from their motorsport division. Probably about 250bhp. A little knowledge of the circuit helps
For the record, my SDI did it in 8'51" -
I've had no issues with normal Neros. Maybe I never drove round there fast enough :( I could never get the Octy below 8'30" :(
My opinion, for what it's worth, unless you know the circuit well there is no point in go faster tyres. They are usually less forgiving than standard tyres with different break away characteristics, are usually worse in the wet and will lull you in to going faster than you should. OK for a UK track but not for the Ring.
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The only one I'm mising from the set is the middle one :eek: Do I win a prize?
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The hub carrier I had to replace (the bit that joins the hub to the wishbone area) cost £280 :( Basically it had cracked which allowed the bush and everything else to move around .
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I'll echo Chris's offer for giving you a second opinion
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If your an A to B driver I would say Fabia if your doing motorway then Octy.
There are some that would say that an Octy is quicker point to point than the Fabia, me being one of them. In my experience a Fabia is more likely to end up on its roof when trying to keep up, something to do with the shorter wheelbase
And the Octy is quicker, no ifs buts or maybes -
I voted Clio, but then I'm strange. I'd go for a Trophy
Then I saw Chris's post and thought, yep, I think that is a sensible suggestion, especially when you look at running costs.
Learn to drive and it will be quicker than a lot of stuff on the road
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I had something similar on mine many years ago. Turns out it was a snapped "bit" where the bottom of the shock connects to the whish bone, think it was the hub carrier or something like that. Felt like you were driving on ice and yes, it did tramline.
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Life is not bad Stuart
Possibly tempted by an Octy Scout in November although the Audi Allroad is rather nice....How are Wendy and Owen?
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Member number 20, join date 30-10-2002.
Oh and those using the Freedom button at the top, that is your freedom number not your member number. My freedom number is 45, yet member number 45 is Manny. HTH
Mr Cook, nice to see you again....
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IIRC they do make full use of the rev range, sometimes inappropriately, IMHO.
Jonathan, I agree, there is no substitute for training and practice. I also think that the people who read this type of thread are the people who actually have an interest in improving the standard of their driving and are possibly more aware of their driving that the normal run of the mill driver. They are usualy people who want to improve and don't actually think of themselves as "driving gods", I know that I for one consider myself to be an average driver..... I did actually do a poll a while back, following on from a newspaper article where something like 75% of drivers considered themselves "above average", asking people to rate themselves. Funnily enough, the people who post in this particular section are the ones who rated themselves lower than the general posters but, having driven with some of them, I would say that they are amongst the better drivers with and appetite to learn. Strange really....
Regards,
Grumposaurus
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I feel that a good understanding of limit points is of much more benefit than simply moving out to the outside of a bend.
True as it would depend on where the limit point is as to whether it is appropriate to move to the outside of a bend. Also, on a right hander, or even an open left hander you may be able to offside to maintain stability and smoothness.
Oh and I believe that Chris is "possibly" aware of how to apply Roadcraft and to "play" with it as I think he has had a little bit of training.......
he's still not as good as me though
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I'm in the mood for causing trouble today :mischief:
Go ahead punk, make my day :grumpy:
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Then I'll delete it for you.
HTH
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Phaetons are awesome, would still love one someday.
Step away from the cheque book!
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Ah, Drive The Deal. So it will be a new one.
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Fancy that.....
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Who's the dealer?
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Thanks Stu, I never knew I had it in me to be so erudite
Do these companies actually do this sort of thing or am I worrying about nothing? It's just when I read about people not getting their V5s within a certain time that I get suspicious..... or am I just old, untrusting and cynical?
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I'm intrigued.
You get these car discounters (Motorpoint, Carcraft, Autofinders, Drive the deal, jamjar etc etc) who sell pre-registered cars. Some are under 3 months old and result in considerable savings for the buyer, which is a good thing.
Some will be cars dealers registered just to meet their sales targets and they get a bonus for having shifted tin which outweighs the cost of regisering them.
Some of these will be ex-demos. As they are supposed to be being run as demos, the dealer is supposed to keep the cars on site during this period as effectively they are being paid commision by the manufacturer to run these as demo cars, normally around £1 to £1.5k per car, sometimes more. This is sometimes referred to as writeback.
Surely by selling these cars they are comitting fraud which is then further compounded by the company selling them to the unwitting bargain hunter. The illegal part is that they are selling a car to which they don't really have title of, and furthermore, more often than not the car is sold to a finance company on behalf of the new owner (HP or Lease). Then comes the real tricky part for the new owner, do you ever remember the question when it comes to insurance time "are you the owner and registered keeper of this vehicle sir?", I bet everyone says yes!!!
So in short they sell you a car which they really shouldn't be selling, they then sell you finance on that car and pass it off as being a pre registered bargain. Hmm, I wonder what would happen if either the dealer or the discounter went into recievership with quite a few creditors wanting some cash back???
Might be worth checking before you part with your cash.....
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So long as you are happy with them and don't intend to abuse them by hammering them.
Me? I'd rather stick a red hot poker in the hole at the end of my peepee than use them
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To55er! Stop reviving old threads. :grumpy:
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i was never asked if i was cute :(
There was no need to ask, I'd been told you did actually miss a few branches on the trip down the tree
For the record, my SDI did it in 8'51" 
Possibly tempted by an Octy Scout in November although the Audi Allroad is rather nice....
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