Recent content by Mark83

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    Want a new road bike ....

    Pushed the boat out a bit :lol: That S-Works is a serious piece of kit! For £1k I would be looking at an aluminium frame, carbon forks and a 105/Veloce groupset like what was recommended above. I got into road cycling last year and bought a Bianchi Via Nirone Veloce for circa £800 from Evans...
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    Calling you cyclists out there

    It was great. If there was any decent off road trails near me, I could be tempted on to knobbly tyres. First run, I jumped off the ski lift with the instructor and he points out a bear about 30m away. I made the decision to start riding immediately. Turns out it was on 'only' a black bear and...
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    Calling you cyclists out there

    I swapped skinny tyres for knobbly ones last week. I went downhilling in Whistler... Amazing! I hired this...
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    Porsche Boxster S

    I've been looking at these. Did you check ignition and rev ranges? I was about to buy one two weeks ago until I asked for an inspection and it had hit a range 6 ie >9500rpm a couple of hundred hours ago.
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    DS2500 owners

    No noise from mine. I used a generous amount of copper grease when fitting them.
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    50 things to do before ur 11

    51. Be able to spell 'you're' correctly?
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    Track day driving lessons.

    Circuit Days offer tuition (first 20mins is free) and one of their instructors raced in the Clio Cup.
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    What do I need to drive in europe....

    V5 document MOT if applicable
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    Tempted by BIG engines.....

    My neighbour has a C63 AMG and averages 12mpg :lol: It does sound amazing though.
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    focus st

    I averaged 23mpg in 18 months. Best I saw was 30mpg on the motorway.
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    clio vs supercars

    Depends on vehicle weight/tyre compound/setup. On OEM tyres... A 1350kg GT3RS with 265F & 315R section Pilot Sport Cups will out grip a 1200kg Clio on 215F & 215R Continentals all day long.
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    Short clio experience.

    That's a Cat D?! Looks more like a Cat B.
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    My old Integra Type R

    I still miss mine sometimes. Numerous trackdays, >200 laps of the Ring and was always reliable.
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    Average Servicing cost?

    This. I'm sticking to Renault's every two years or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first.
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    replacing brembo pins

    I changed my pads today. My car has done 9000 miles in 17 months and 3 out of the 4 pins came out with no issue. The 4th a little more stubborn but came out eventually.