Recent content by Alty

lol I can't even go above 5000 RPM without getting a serious nagging :jumpon:

I also read in a book recently that mathmaticians have worked out that there is a similar ammount of grains of sand on planet earth as there are stars in the univers also 10^24

I have been thinking the same

I am looking forward to seeing which gives the better performance and price combination - K tecs turbo which is supposed to be happening sometime soon or this. I am going to wait to see them both before making a decision about buying

How thick does it need to be and how much do I need? Maybe I can find some

Ok, I might use them for a little while without spats but I am actually worried about the side skirts getting chipped to death, I hate any dirt or even dust on the car, so chipping it is out of the question, so I am going to have to get some custom made. The trouble is I would not know where...

Just what I thought! lol Do you know where I can get spats from, I've looked on google but so far no success? Thanks for the help

I have just bought some 20 mm spacers for all front and rear tyres and it struck me, after buying them, that if they make the tyres stick out then surely the dirt will get flicked up onto the bodywork more than it already does. So @ anybody who has used spacers, do the side pannels get...

Thanks for the welcome everybody @ Mike, that is a nice example, probably with good milage too. Mine a May 2007 model came with 46OOO km on it which translates to approx 29000 miles. I paid 13000 Euros which at current exchange rates converts to 10700 pounds. I bet they are slightly...

Hi everybody, I have been reading the site for a few weeks now and thought it about time to introduce myself. I once owned one of the new last generation Mini Cooper S which I loved, it was actually my dads but I drove it most of the time. Unfortunately circumstances changed and I ended up...