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My mum got fined £60 for not displaying her tax disc. It had fallen off the window and fell into the passenger footwell. It was just a couple of regular cops that thought it would be nice to make an example of her when they spotted the car in Asda car park. What really got to me was the tax on her car is only £35! A simple lookup would have shown she was tax'd, MOT'd and insured but it never stopped them. Stef

Ian really is a top banana If I can do with my car off the road, I'll be getting mine refurbed too.

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nowt wrong with the original paper job to be honest I've I've never noticed the difference on a standard mapped car.

Unfortunately the back seats do not fold down.

Just make sure you go over the service history as others have said and check when the timing belts have been replaced. My RB5 currently has 113,000 on the clock and it's always been reliable since new. Over the years, these are the sort of things mine's had done to it:- New dampers & springs (originals lasted 90k) Recon of the brakes (needed this done twice as the pistons tend to stick) New bonnet release cable New boot release cable Central locking problem (turned out to be dodgy connector in driver footwell so no big cost) Oil leak from Oil Pump (this could have been expensive if not caught) 2 new timing belts Blown exhaust gasket Other than those extra expenses, it's had new tyres and brakes every 1-2yrs. It's also been serviced at the Dealers twice a year. Stef

Extreme in Whitburn did mine as part of some other work. Don't think it'll be more than £50 all-in

Barry @ Elite Direct Tel: 01708 527 220 Tel him you're from the Scooby club. Just bought 4 x Toyo T1-R 215/40/17's for £270 inc. VAT/delivery. Stefan

That was me on my way down to the g/fs Mum's in Irvine before heading over Arran Would have waved, but the g/f was probably bending my ear over something ... that usually sends me off into a daze

Sorry to hear about your car. Hope you don't mind, but I stuck the sequence of pics into a simple video http://www.ostadal.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/malky.wmv Stefan

Job/Whiteline UK can't deal direct with custsomers - he just supplies the resellers in the UK and provides all the techie support. Demon Tweeks / Extreme Japanese / Powerstation / Extreme Motorsport / Hypertec should give you prices to go on. All will be around the same cost.

If the pedal is still firm and short, then you've faded the pads themselves. If you get heat into the fluid through the calipers then it can boil it, but that usually shows as a very long pedal - just as scary. Pads smoking isn't bad in itself, but if they start to breakdown (really depends on the pad material and manufacturer) then they will start to go off and get worse. Any good DOT 5 fluid would do the job. I've only used AP stuff myself and I've still managed to boil it on the road. They're all much of a muchness from what I've heard and all the DOT rating shows is the boiling point - higher the rating, higher the boiling point. I'd stick with a reputable one from AP or Motul. AP's - I'm referring to AP Racing brake upgrades which include larger discs (330mm+ to help deal with the heat), lighter alloy calipers (weight saving and don't get as hot as the OE ones) and seperate alloy bells (again to help prevent heat build-up and get rid of it quicker). A set of 4 or 6-pot AP's will set you back between £1200 and £1600 though.

I've heard there's not that many frequent stops at the Nurburgring and with the long high-speed straights the brakes get a chance to cool. How have they been on twisty backroads with lots of heavy, frequent breaking?

Don't know about you, but I find it difficult to drive the car hard in the middle of Edinburgh rush hour first thing in the morning - that's when I have problems with the brakes when cold :-) It still stops, but makes judging distance a little awkward at first, but nothing you can't adjust to. They stop fine when thrashing it, but I'm always wary when pedestrians and cyclists decide to jump out in front of me. Don't fancy knocking one of them down (even if it's their fault) just because the pads don't stop as quick first time. As you say, it doesn't take them long to warm them up sufficiently to stop in time. I can get my EBC discs and Redstuff pads smoking after just 5mins and a handful of corners, but I'm very hard on the brakes. They do stop, but if you keep pushing it then they fade eventually. My pedal goes long, so that suggests the heat is too much for the fluid rather than the pad itself. How does your car fade? is it a long pedal or firm pedal, but no stopping power? Other pad choices would be the Yellowstuff (not tried them myself) or the Mintex 1144/1155, Pagid RS 4-2 or RS 4-2-1 or the Ferodo DS2500's. I doubt this will eliminate fade with std size discs as they just can't cope with heat dissipation. If you want something like that get a set of AP's or at least larger discs with a seperate alloy bell to allow the discs to get rid of the heat better.

Depends on the area. Some courts just look at the black/white facts (more than double the speed limit in your bros case) and throw the book at him. If he goes to court, then perhaps he can sway the judges decision based on the circumstances and although the speed was excessive, it wasn't dangerous. He may still get a ban and a fine, but will end up with additional court fees. Get a 2nd opinion from another (decent) lawyer with experience. If they still say the same thing, then he may have to take it like a man I'm afraid