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  5. Posted

    I wouldn't use the speed rating as a rating for the quality of handling for the tyre. Yes, Z-ratings will hold together going at 190mph - but that doesn't mean they'll grip any better at 60mph going round a corner in the wet.

  11. Posted

    Yup.

    You'll also find the car loves a good motorway run.

    Many cars get bogged down and slow when driven sedately for a long time. After a good thrash along a motorway, the car livens up, blasts away the cobwebs, and feels a lot more spritely.

     

    I just thrash mine all the time to make sure it doesn't drop from its peak ;) :evil:

  12. Posted

    Well, can't comment on others, but the Avons are still V-grooved like Toyo's etc, and the grip I find it impressive.. but then I can't compare to much :S

     

    I got 'em from http://www.topgear.co.uk - but just checking and they've gone up in price since! :mad:

     

    If you're gonna do it... go for the Pirellis. Just look better and more expensive than Yoko's ;)

     

    Or, borrow lots of space-saver wheels and run four of them until the Toyo's arrive. Slidey, slidey!

  13. Posted

    That'll be a faulty temp. sensor.

    I have the same - occasionally works when the engine bay is very hot - otherwise it just skips past it.

     

    Try cleaning your temp sensor (should be poking out of the lowest grill under the bumper, or the left hand side as you look at the front of the car) with some WD40 or something.

     

    Else its £60-odd to replace by VW. Personally, I'm not that bothered... ;)

  14. Posted

    NP Brian.

     

    And I'm currently running Avon ZZ1s - and am pleasantly suprised...

     

    Pity about the delay on the Toyo's. Do you really need new tyres for Inters? :D

  15. Posted

    dubster82 - please remember the Mods just try to keep posts that are relevant to each other so that in the future, new users browsing still find your post in a relevant section.

     

    Yes, some things are grey-areas, and this is one, as you pointed out - but there's no need to get shirty with Tom for doing his job.

     

    When a post is moved to a different section, the URL to that post remains the same - so any notification emails still point to the post, searching for new posts will still show it. Moving a post doesn't make it any harder to find - just more relevant and tidyier as the board fills up with pages and pages of posts.

     

    As for tyres..

    You pretty much get what you pay for. Do you want to stick with 215s, or are you not that bothered? Toyo's in the 205s seem a great deal, as pointed out by Pau1 - can't really go wrong with them and always considered a damn good tyre - yeah, not the best of the best, but depends if you want to spend £120 more all round? Corrado's chew fronts up quite nicely, so 10k down the line you might be changing fronts anyway.

  16. Posted

    You can have the reverse lights tinted red - its just they have to shine white(ish) in order to pass - so a light dusting of red tint would be ok.

     

    And as for orange bulbs - the plastic is orange already don't forget - so making the bulbs orange wouldn't do anything - in fact they normally blink a bit darker orange - so with the tint spray would end up looking more red :mad:

     

    Its a bit of test-and-see when you're doing the spraying, really.

  18. Posted

    julez If your indicators blink red, rather than amber, you will fail the MoT.

     

    And yes, Lanny, it is necessary to have a white reverse light as well as the amber indicators here, unlike the US.

     

    If you want to be very strict, it is actually illegal to remove the Hella and EC markings from the light too - but I doubt an MoT station would pick up on that.

  19. Posted

    It doesn't bother me... I'm both! :lol:

    I'm either in Derby, or in London.. so, yeah, whatever! :)

     

    Sunroof meet sounds cool too - I'd love to do the "moonroof" conv.

  21. Posted

    I can't believe that G60 Corrado's have a 0-60 time of 9.1, that is slower than a non turbo Fiat Coupe and only a second faster than a Saxo VTR :lol:

     

    Why is this engine so slow :roll:

     

    First Warning

    If you are still stirring by post #3, I will ban your username, remove your account, and come round your house and smack your bottom.

     

    Welcome to the friendly forums ;)

  23. Posted

    Plus, it will invalidate your insurance.

    It is an illegal modification to the car - and if something was to happen to you (accident with another vehicle, or you just lose control) your insurance company will have nothing to do with you, you will not get any money, you may get fined for driving illegally, do not pass go, etc etc.

     

    Is it really worth scimping on?

  24. Posted

    Yes, only with the original purchaser.

     

    As for the locks - this is just an option you can enable in the Clifford menu - which you can access via your keypad.

     

    Might be easier to get the original fitters to do it though - using the menu and listening to the beeps and chirps isn't fun and passers-by thing you're hot-wiring the car or something :)

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