Quote from BAMBO :

I am 17 years old which is extremely weird here since 99% of people here get their license at 18. I got mine at 16.

How did you get your Licence at 16? The only way you can do that here in the UK (Which I assume is where you are located, due to the car having an English reg and being RHD) is if you are disabled.

Nice car by the way. I bet it is very quick.

P.S, forget all these videos of starting it up/revving it etc. Be a man and take it out on the roads, and show boy-racers how a real car performs.

I am putting down a deposit on the NSR tomorrow, and shall be collecting it on the 29th/30th. Excited!

Well, I have no idea what was actually wrong with the Bike, but there was no doubting the fact it was a shed and definitely not worth me buying.

Any of you guys know someone who wants to buy a Scooter? Mine is up for sale. PM if info is needed.

Quote from Racer X NZ :

I've had success with having a cheap, unlocked car (saves damage on entry) with a removable stereo and imobilised.

I now do something similar with my Car since it got broke in. When the guy bust in, he tried to gain access to my glove box, but I locked it. To get in, he then smashed up with glove box, which resulted in damage to the surrounding dash and trim. It was a very time consuming job to replace all the damaged parts.

Now I just leave the glove box unlocked. No point in locking it if the thief will just smash it up to gain access anyway.

Also worth avoiding the ones with a jack screw. They make the fitting easier, but do nothing for stiffness.

Quote from beefyman666 :

What about a Honda NSR125? Just as quick and a bit cheaper to buy and maintain.

Quote from Nathan_French_14 :

Have considered them as they are incredibly cheap at the moment. Currently in talks with a chap to do a straight swap for my NRG. Will update with any news when I have some...

The deal for this fell through.

I went to view to Bike after the seller agreed he would be interested in my Scooter. I rode to his House as he was only down the Road. I got there, we spoke for a while and he then started looking over my Scooter. This took him around 30 minutes, as he had a quick ride of it too. After that, he got the NSR out. I had a look at it, and despite it looking slightly tatty in the pictures, it looked much worse in person. I saw past all that though, and mechanical condition was all that mattered to me, so I took it for a spin. I love the riding position and the Engine sounded nice and healthy and pulled strongly, but there were some issues. The first and most major one, was the front end was bouncy as shit. After hitting a bump, the front end would take ages to settle. I could only imagine the shocks were knackered. The other issue was that under heavy acceleration in first and second, the Bikes Transmission would seem to "skip". The best way I could explain it would be that it seemed to lose drive for a split second, then re-gain, then loose drive again etc. etc. I was very disappointed, and didn't go through with the swap. Scary to think that Bike had a recent MOT!

I've recently sent an e-mail to a guy selling this NSR125 below. The pictures are a little pixelated and the description is a little scarce, but I shall try my luck anyway. He wants £500, so I have offered my Scooter as a straight swap.



Apparently the Bike is mint, although he does say it needs a starter relay (£20 on eBay. Is it a big job to fit one??) and the plastics "ain't put together 100%" which sounds worrying.

Either way, I will try my luck as my Scooter is easily worth over £500. I will ask him to send more detailed pictures first though if a swap is what he wants. He lives three hours away so I would hate to travel all that way for nothing!!

EDIT: BALLS! The guy already has a Moped, so he doesn't want mine. I shall be sticking my Bike up for sale tomorrow. I WANT THAT NSR!

Last edited by Nathan_French_14, Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:01.

Quote from Tomba(FIN) :

I know what you are thinking, and I agree.

Looks terrible considering the settings

As said, there is nothing you can do now that you have opened the case. I would not be surprised if they tell you to bugger off.

Also, you should of not e-mailed them. Instead, you should of put the case back together and sent it off for repair under warranty and hope they wouldn't of spotted your tampering, but now you have messed that up too.

Quote from DeadWolfBones :

Yeah, you're screwed.

Edit: @ Jamie. I just noticed you said you would threaten them with a small claims court hearing? While I realize that it would most likely remain a superficial threat and not something you would actually do, threatening them would make no difference to there decision to repair your console or not. I'm no lawyer either, but I'm pretty sure Xbox (Or the Repairing company) could easily dispute the case by saying you opened the Xbox, so could of taken out the screws to try and scam them for a new (Or refurbished...whatever) Xbox. Either way, it would not stand up in court.

Last edited by Nathan_French_14, Sun, 9 Jan 2011 06:09.

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

I am well aware that there is excess rubber there because so many people cannot drive. But when you do get side wall damage it pays to keep an eye on it. Because I have seen tyres fail from less.

Fair enough, but that ammount of damage is definetely nothing to worry about.

Quote from hazaky :

I had this once, awesome phone and yes ... very reliable.

Yeah, keep buyin those fancy touch-screen phone's :3

It only cost me €100, and you can buy them in the UK brand new for €50, so hardly fancy.

I had an 02 XDA Mini S before, and that was an awesome phone, and it never ever caused me any problems. I wish I never got rid of it to be honest.

I've only had it 7 months or so, and already it's starting to act up. The Touchscreen sometimes thinks I pressed something 10 times when I have only pressed it once, so texting can sometimes be a nightmare. Other times, it will turn itself off.

I'm not impressed with it at all, so I will get a new one in the Summer. I will most likely get a Sony-Ericsson.

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

I'd be more worried about the strip of rubber that has been cut off by curbing it.

That's nothing to worry about. If you look at the sidewall of the tyre, it sticks out quite a bit from the rim of the wheel. That is extra rubber, and it is there to reduce damage to the wheels if they get curbed. That ammount of damage to his sidewall is nothing to worry about. He still has a few CM to go before it cut through the tyre.

Quote from R34GTR :

I read Wonder Wheels is pretty acidic

Correct. Wonder Wheels is Acidic, and if you try and dilute it, it doesn't do anything to the wheels. In short, Wonder Wheels is crap. Bilberry is one of the best.

@ Ian. Great job on your Car. Looks lovely. As said above, the wheels could do with some more work. Is that permanent damage? MV2's are well known to suffer from brake dust corrosion quite easily.

Whoa! The new wheels are lovely!

Well done Amynue. Thanks for the New Years gift.

Quote from Bean0 :

You have to provide the ID of who you think was driving at the time, failing to provide the ID of the driver is another offence entirely.

You also have a type of camera which takes pics from the front, and also gets one of the driver in case of any disputes, I think they are the Truvelo type cameras.

Which is exactly my point. In the UK, you have to go through a lot of procedures to avoid getting points on your Licence if you weren't driving the car. You wouldn't have a hope in hell of avoiding points if you turned around to the prosicutors and said "I wasn't driving, so screw your points. Nar nar."

Quote from Sponge :

afaik they can only 'give' you points when they pull you over. When caught by a speed camera it could be anyone driving, so they don't know it was you, it just as well could have been your mom or dad or someone you lend your car out to. They just send the fine to the person the car is registered on. So I'm thinking you'd be just getting a big ass fine

Are the Police in Holland really that retarded? In the UK, you get points and a fine sent to the Registered owner. If there was someone else driving at the time, you have to dispute the driving charge.

I have travelled to Ireland with my Girlfriend and Dad. We are spending our time here with my Dads Girlfriend and her Family, and will be here until January the 4th. It's been fun so far, and the Christmas Dinner should be good as my Dads partner has a large Family. New Years Eve will be the best though. Bring on drunken dancing!

Merry Christmas everyone.

Quote from Stefani24 :

I wish for the snow to be gone...I fear that my scooter won't start after the winter, because of dead battery etc.

Your Scooter, like 95% of other Scooters in the world, should have a kick start for this exact type of situation. Just simply turn the key into the ignition stage, then kick start the Scooter while holding the throttle open slightly.

Anyway, as for the snow....My town is still in about 10 inches of the stuff. My Car didn't have a chance for the first few days due to it being a RWD, 2 tonne barge, so I had to borrow my friends Micra, which went through the snow greatly. Luckily, the Snow thawed out enough for me to use my own car to get to Ireland for Christmas like I planned. The drive here was pretty uneventful as the Motorways have been treated. Ireland was, and still is a PITA though. I just about made it here, and my Car is staying put until the Snow thaws a bit.

Try looking online for some tips on how to take photos correctly Luke. Your settings are completely wrong at the moment.

Anyway, here is a Paint Job I made for the new Sierra Cosworth that was recently added into the game. You can download it from my Storefront for free. Search for "cossieburn".







Enjoy!

DLC is not turning up for me either.

Quote from DevilDare :

Another Stig.

Watchdog found out that they are being bred illegally. Such a shame.

Just to tease you....



I'm excited that the RS500 is in there. The RS500 is essentially a Merkur XR4Ti. Just a lot more vicious.



Although I prefer the Sapphire.

Bah. I'm trying to Download some pictures I took, but the "My forza" page is not loading correctly in Opera, nor IE. Anyone else having this problem?

Oh, and don't forget guys. The new pack is coming out Tomorrow!

1971 AMC Javelin-AMX
1973 BMW Motorsport 2002 Turbo
1970 Chevrolet El Camino SS 454
1971 De Tomaso Pantera
1982 DeLorean DMC-12
1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II
1978 Saab 99 Turbo
1983 Volvo 242 Turbo Evolution
1957 Ferrari 250 California

I took my missile out for a drift session earlier today. The car ran really well, although the rear end is a little unstable. I should get that looked at.

Here it is after I pulled up for a snack.

Quote from CoolColJ :

Mind you not all Impreza sound the same, they lose the throb when they use equal length headers. Even the Forza 3 one does not sound like the ones I've heard in real life or my real life Impreza. GT5 uses a synth type approach. The sound changes as you add different exhausts, Forza uses the record the sound approach, it's pretty static and doesn't change. Sounds like it's always on full throttle. Even the a stock car in Forza sounds like it's been highly modified
Same approach as Shift

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex5prFHoNeA

newer ones sound different
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2oqM74aV7k

The Imprezas sound does change when modifying them in FM3. The older ones have the burble from the factory, just like they should. However, the newer ones in FM3 sound very tame when stock, but the burble comes back when you fit a racing exhaust system as un-equal manifolds are fitted. Or, you can swap a EJ20 Redtop into them.

Could you upload a quick video showing the sound of a standard 22b/'05 STi?

Quote from Jakg :

If my car didn't get abused (country roads, grit, salt, dirt, stones, sharp hedges) i'd detail and correct my car... but it'd be a quite job to correct 6 years of paint abuse.

Not quite. MG paint is thin as piss, and soft as hell. You could correct it in about 2 hours, max.

I hate detailing VAGS. They have SUPER TOUGH paint, which proves really hard to correct sometimes.