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What would you rather have a Ferrari 458 Italia and a 308 GTB or a mint 430 Scuderia? Prices on the two options are about the same right now in the US. The Scud for me too. It would be fun to have a 308 GTB kicking around for a vintage twist but tbh I hate the 70s styling and there the appeal ends....

_Andy - 1995 Mazda MX-5 V8, 2013 BMW M135i, 2006 Smart ForTwo, 1992 Honda NC30, 2004 Honda CRF450R Supermoto, 2005 Honda CR125R, 2011 Ford Transit T350 140 AWD 16vcento - 2005 Volvo S60 T5 BSR Stage 3, 2012 Peugeot 308 VTi Active. 240PP - 2012 Audi A5 3.0 TDI A7X88 - 2006 Audi S6 V10 Alex_ - 2015 M2...

Bit late to the party but we had a short break in Rye last year and can thoroughly recommend. Beautiful scenery and great foodie places there. Plus pop over to Winchelsea and you can see where Spike Milligan is buried. Another vote for Scotland too. We were up in Perth last summer for a wedding and ...

....really? What on bloody earth have you been up to in the last....too many years? Also... I have been posting on the Facebook group for like the last month. Who do you think remembered the supersideways Sierra and IFG videos and had been featured in ‘it wouldn’t be possible without’? No observati...

Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:40 am

mik wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:47 pm I kinda have an x-type too.

#wingmirrorfwends

Oh is that a standard thing across the range? Mine started life as a demo car so I just assumed they had blinged her up...

Oh wait. I just realised what you meant!
Ignore my beery babble

nuttinnew wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:22 pm Tinin.

Alas I know nowt of newt, but of X-Types I've heard on here that rusty sills are not unheard of which seems to doom them.

Yeah, that and the transfer box binning it. The rest of the things to look for are mostly elextronic and easier to live (or die!) with.

Yeah, the X-type got pretty rave reviews at the time (a couple of UK rags giving it good reviews you could dismiss, but I don't recall any bad reviews, period, handling wise), and no-one really has a bad thing to say about them today yet. Mondeo underpinnings might sound 'cheap' but the Mondeo was ...

mik wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:47 pm I kinda have an x-type too.

#wingmirrorfwends

Oh is that a standard thing across the range? Mine started life as a demo car so I just assumed they had blinged her up...

Alex_ wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:36 pm

Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:21 pm Went to uni. Became a doctor. Accumulated debt. Worked for a bit. Stopped to do a PhD. Accumulated more debt. Sold house. Bought Jaguar.

You?

Dr. Dr.

Not yet. But soon. But then Prof has a nice ring to it. Nerdy friends have suggested Dr^2...

Beany wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:59 pm

Yes but do you remember the episode when it was heavily implied that he had his massive cock out?

A lot of grip but a bit let down by the brakes imo. Still you can chuck it into a lot of corners with abandon then be surprised that you have appeared right as rain on the other side, and lining up a series of S-bends remains fun because of the revvy AJP30 V6. Lacks something of the alacrity of my S...

Went to uni. Became a doctor. Accumulated debt. Worked for a bit. Stopped to do a PhD. Accumulated more debt. Sold house. Bought Jaguar. You? Worked in London. Did some contracting for the Govt. Had nervous breakdown. Lived with brother in Scarbados. Got job after about a year of chilling, needed d...

Have you finished your PhD? You were off to Cambridge, last I remember, which must be quite a while ago. Welcome back 😃 Gosh yes, that was 2007! Finished med school in Cambridge and currently a year into the PhD... which I am doing at Oxford University. It’s been a nice change of pace doing researc...

The X-type despite being a cheap buy has cost me a fair bit in the last couple of years as a lot of the suspension was knackered (problems with a heavy beast not looked after properly I guess) but swapping some bushes and some new control arms took care of the worst of it. On a trip back from Yorksh...

Went to uni. Became a doctor. Accumulated debt. Worked for a bit. Stopped to do a PhD. Accumulated more debt. Sold house. Bought Jaguar.

You?

Looks like they still do them. Ginetta too. I’m keen to drive some of the more exotic (ha) stuff too and had wondered about some of the Silverstone experiences.

My top tip is sorting your core out and your upper back wi follow. Squats, kettlebell lunges and other things directed towards addressing an anterior pelvic tilt.

Just did the Porsche experience day at their Silverstone and bloody loved it. Can anyone recommend similar track/supercar driving experience days?

I was looking into the Lotus ones at Hethel as that’s not far from the other half’s place...