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Hi. Where are you based mate? Would you be able to organise the courier end and get me an all in price? How would I pay you? Sorry for the twenty questions btw haha

Hi I would defo take the gearbox straight away if you are willing to remove it, but I need to find out whether a courier exists that will take it across the pond. Anybody aware of couriers who would take the job on?

Hi. Have you a gearbox and if so what's it story? Cheers. I am mad for a gearbox, can't get one in Ireland at all.....

@westallc - I dont think that this could be causing that much of an issue, but was just asking someone elses opinion. Thanks for letting me know you had one though. Id be rightly sickened if I bought it and it didnt improve things! Cheers lads.

Thing is, I don't know if it's affecting the drive! My hesitation is less noticeable after the cleaning but still there. I guess I can live with it but it's always going to annoy me until I get it sorted for good. I am going to check the DV next... These problems seem to be caused by so many different factors that it's a little disheartening for a new owner...

My car had no fault codes before or after throttle body cleaning. Hopefully from what you say, the slight fluttering is not causing any problem and I will continue to try to isolate the problem elsewhere!

Lovely photos... Make the car look super I think.......

Lovely shots indeed....

Having just cleaned mine, I noticed that mine was doing this also. Maybe it is knackered? Could this be why the cleaning of it had a big impact on my hesitation problem but did not cure it completely? Would this fluttering plate have much effect on air flow under WOT?

I just cleaned my throttle body as per this guide and found it to be accurate and concise. I have had very good results from this small task and my car feels a lot smoother accelerating through the entire rev range. It has seemingly eliminated my flat spot at 1800rpm. Thanks chicken_eyebrows! :rolsmile:

@ Burnsey I agree I think? But I don't really follow the mish-mash of unrelated, out of context quotes you have used? BLIND being the operative word in your post, I would certainly never be on the limits of lateral grip going into a blind corner on a Public Road if that is your inference? This Vanishing point analysis happens sub-consciously with natural drivers does it not? If you have to stop and analyze consciously then you better slow down in general Also this analysis while being essential in a blind bend (as I previously acknowledged) is only one part of a complex process. I like to think of it in IT terms, some people have "bottlenecks" which limit the speed at which they can safely do something. This something could be chopping vegetables, driving, controlling air traffic, etc......

@Chris I feel I have much room for improvement and could potentially be a better driver as you say. I also notice that as I get older and more mature(?), my average speed over a journey becomes a little slower. I think my natural ability would be in the upper percentile group but also know that training could make me a safer driver on the public roads. You have me thinking about these courses now! Probably a very worthy thing to promote. @Ken Your black and white, laws of physics approach works well in a computer game or indeed on a race track, but not really in real life on the public roads does it? You seem to be focusing in on only one aspect. There is a bigger picture than the correlation between the distance to the vanishing point and the speed. I think you are grossly underestimating natural ability's role IN THE EVENT OF THE UNEXPECTED. I don't think a simple mathematical formula is the answer. If you are running on the limits of lateral grip, as Chris has stated some day your luck may run out or your reactions may not be enough to save you or the other incompetent coming around the opposite way in the middle of the road, with a cigarette end burning their leg, talking on their mobile and meditating! I'm not afraid to concede a point here and there mate! That's how we learn at the end of the day is it not!

This really shows the difference between people. To me this post is an interesting exercise in theoretical analysis and a nice bit of rationalisation, but nothing more. Some people will require less conscious effort (or less concentration if you will) to perform the same task as effectively as another. If one performs the same (or similar) tasks over and over again, the brain will streamline itself to expend less energy in the future on this task. However at the peak of my abilities I may be less effective than another human being with a different level of experience due to inherent genetic differences between us affecting our brains and nervous systems. People with less natural ability can compensate through education, repetition and exerting a higher level of concentration to a degree. I have never analysed these issues to this degree but yet have not crashed (or caused a crash to my knowledge) once in 9 years on some of the worst roads in Europe! At the same time I usually maintain relatively high speeds on the public roads and often push my cars to their physical limits. I have never done a driving course but would not rule it out in the future. I know people who have taken part in advanced driving courses. I am sure it has improved them and been beneficial to them however I would not feel confident with them pushing on in a vehicle at all. This is simply down to the massive variation in peoples natural abilities to shine at a particular task. All of the warning signs will be sub-consciously read and processed by some, others would be better off going slower into the same bend because this same reading and processing of information requires a slower conscious effort on their behalf. Opinions? Let the flames commence! Bring it!

My Mazda6 busted a CV joint while holidaying in Mayo. Quinn Direct brought my car to this garage. I was treated well by the aforementioned Joe. They did not put the boot into me over the final price.

Yeah you are right mate I suppose. It's up to each man/woman what he spends his hard earned dosh on. Maybe selfish is too strong. I don't give money to charity anymore to be honest since I got double billed on a standing order two months in a row and then cancelled it out of anger! I have kids and a partner who studies so my position is probably different. If I paid big money for designer clothes it would be selfish of me because the money would be better spent on my family Justifiying the cost of a Forge Diverter Valve is hard enough work for me!