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I find mirrors are a usefull alternative! []

Hey Aston, long time no here! Hows life mate? Business as usual down here! There is actually a Prodrive office in Köln, although AFAIK, its just an office and has no manufacturing or servicing facilities - more to do with European sales and marketing!

Been seen before - original post is from September!

Slightly tuned (324ps) '03 STi mate [H] Maybe you can get the Oxygen theif to pour the thermite and fingers crossed he'll melt himself! [8-)] Wer kauft die scheisse? Frag mal auf [] ...cool, the swear filter also filters out German swear words!!!! []

You have the diff set to rear? This could be part of your problem! For normal driving, you should have the split set to about 40/60 or 45/55 (Front/Rear). If you have it set to the rear, you're effectively driving a rear wheel drive (2WD) car, in which case lifting mid corner will result in more oversteer (back end sliding out) than with a AWD car. Try setting to a central setting to see if this helps! Anti-Roll Bars (ARB) are a metal bar that links the bottom of the suspension (just by the wheel) from left to right - there's one linking the front and one linking the rear. The idea is that some of the forces from the suspension on one side of the car is transferred to the suspension on the other side. The stiffer the ARB, then the more force is transferred and the car will roll less due to the difference in suspension compression on either side. If the ARBs are not balanced (same front and rear) then you will either get oversteer if the rear is stiffer than the front or understeer if the front is stiffer than the rear (if they are both the same, then you will normally get understeer due to the extra weight at the front of the car). Factory fitted ARB's are not usually adjustable, however most replacement rear ARBs are adjustable - if you have an adjustable rear ARB, try setting to a softer position (closest to the outside of the bar). Another thing to check is the drop links. These are small metal or plastic links about 3 to 5 inches (depending on the model) which connect the suspension strutt to the ARB. The plastic ones in particular are prone to snapping, especially if the ARBs have been uprated. If a drop link has broken, then that could seriously upset the handling.

Well, actually I am really tempted, but unfortunately I've got a blob-eye, so it won't fit my car - such a shame [][] If that guy has a titanium engine, then you could do the Braniac "Thermite" test on it - Thermite won't melt titanium, so he shouldn't have anything to worry about!

Thankfully not many Germans buy Subaru's, so there's a good chance I'll never see that pile of poo!

LOL! It looks better when its dark and you're wearing sunglasses []

I saw a full suspension AWD mountain bike on display in a German Subaru dealers once about 8 years ago! It had a really ingenious chain drive mechanism to the front wheel that allowed for the wheel to be turned and the suspension to be compressed! Never seen one since though!

I have Whiteline ARB's and drop links and for suspension, just upgraded to the Prodrive spring kit! The handling is perfect for normal B-Road use and not too hard, so I don't need a trip to the dentist every 1000 miles! Anything harder suspension wise on bumpy British B-roads, the car will become very nervous and not much fun to drive IMHO!

Completely forgot about that.... Thanks for the reminder [Y]

She might have a fat ar$e, but be fair, its not as big as an elephant! ...or am I missing something []

I turn the key to the on (but not start) position till the fuel pump stops whining, then it usually starts instantly - <1s.

Great idea [Y] ...and he can let us all have a test lap on the 'ring []

I have winter tyres fitted and also reduced the size to 215's (225's last year), so driving on snow is endless fun [] Most of the roads are already cleared, but the one in the photo is a little short cut I take through a forrest for about 5km and usually takes them a couple of days to get round to clearing it!

Morning All! -6 and sunny here in South Germany []

....Or my drive to work this morning [Y][] Temperature was -6, so the snow should hang around for a while and more forcast for the weekend []

Lol, doesn't say what year!!! []

Never been to (or heard of!) Winterberg, but I'm guessing its not huge! [] This is the view here today! Temperature is -2, so the snow is really fine so its not really that deep for the amount that has fallen - 3" and counting []

Hmmm... that's a really tough decission!!! [] I actually learned to ski in Alpbach 18 years ago! [Y] Never been back though! Its very small and quite low, but that shouldn't be a problem given the rate its currently snowing! Nice little village with a couble of good bars! If you're a expert skier, it may be a bit limited for a week, but for €200 you can't knock it and there are plenty of other places to ski nearby if you have a car with you!

LOL! [] I can also confirm the existance of the frozen chicken cannon, although as far as I know, they don't defrost the chickens - if they are limp, they just splat which is not the point, they need them to stay hard to simulate a live bird hitting an aircraft at speeds of up to Mk2. The cannon can't fire that fast, so a frozen chicken makes up for the lower speeds! I've only once seen the results of a real bird-strike on a Hawk aircraft which hit a sparrow. The bird pierced the nose cone, through the radar and two computer systems behind the radar, through the nose bulkhead, then four more computer systems before finally coming to a messy stop on the cockpit bulkhead just under the pilots feet! Testiment to aircraft design that even after loosing seven computer systems (8 if you count the radar), the pilot was still able to make an emergency landing!

I thought you were up North, where can you ski an hour away? We've had about 2" overnight down here on the Swiss border [Y] Austian radio was reporting upto 1m new snow!!! [] First ski trip of 2007 is planned for Sunday []

Mine comes from living in Germany where, when you're stuck behind slow traffic on the autobahn, you frequently get BMW's flying up behind you, braking at the last minute and sticking their indicators on to tell you to get out of their way! Once the road in front clears and you press the fast pedal, you're left wondering where that BMW that was sat on you're bumper dissapeared to (until you're held up again and they do the same thing again - they just don't learn!)... hence "BMWhere?" []

Sorry: double post due to browser timeout!

So I guess we shouldn't expect too much this year then!!! []