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Without doubt: Bugatti Veyron for day to day driving (this is fantasy land after all) and Caparo T1 for trackdays (with a 997 GT3 RS as trackday backup car !) I'd find room in the garage for a a Golf W12-650 too!

Are the badges on the back of the VR6 just stuck on? The badges are silver and I'd like to change them to black via a little respray (have done this with the grill badges and have been happy with the results) - so I'd like to remove them, respray then put them back on. So the question is - has anyone else removed and re-applied VR6 badges from the back of their car? If so - how do you do it? Thanks

I did an afternoon at Brands Hatch Indy through MSV (motorsportvision) on Tuesday. Weather was brilliant and had a fantastic time. I wish I could do one everyday! That didn't help much with regard to the thread topic! Sorry! :$

When I was on the phone to a broker at Adrian Flux, I mentioned that the quote I'd received was underwritten by Highways Insurance Company and that they excluded use at the 'Ring. I then just asked if any of their other underwriters did the same, he went off and asked and came back saying they all did. In retrospect I suspect that was probably the easiest thing for him to say rather than it being a result of diligently investigating the policy wording from every underwriter they use!! Tempted to phone back and ask them to re-quote using Red Star Equity only...

Thanks Pete, Adrian Flux and Sky insurance are both brokers and use several insurance underwriters but all of them exclude 'Ring. I'll try HIC (Herts Insurance Company) and Chris Knott

I got a new insurance policy with Privilege at the end of June when the car was standard. Went with Privilege because competitive price and no explicit Nurburgring exclusions. But when I phoned back to ask them the effect that fitting induction kit, stainless steel exhaust and uprated anti-roll bars would make they want an extra £140 AND to increase the excess to £600 fire and theft and £800 accidental damage! To top it all off - have now received a letter saying that the Scorpion 5000 Cat 1 alarm/immob isn't on their list of approved devices so they can't cover for theft at all ! Pretty pi

I've just had Eibach uprated anti-roll bars fitted and I still have standard springs and shocks, hard cornering feels a whole lot better now.

when I was looking to buy my VR6 there was 1 that sounded good, but I was put off viewing by the fact it had very dark tinted windows. Each to their own and all that, but my view is no tint, or very light (i.e. legal) tint at most. How would you remove the tint on yours? Is it just a 'film' thats been applied to the windows that can be peeled off?

I haven't been impressed with the EBC Greenstuff pads that I'm running on the front with GSF drilled discs. At the Nurburgring (which isn't as hard on brakes as a short circuit is) the brakes went 'off'. Suprisingly though, after going easy on them for the rest of the lap they got better again, and then stayed consistent for the rest of the laps that I did. I just had to try not to over-work them. On a positive note I've found that true to their claim, the EBC Greens don't give off much brake dust. I've got an afternoon session booked at Brands Indy on 4th Sept and I'm a bit apprehensive as

On closer inspection its not the air-con clutch, the air-con pump itself is knackered. Part number is SD7V16-1100 and needs to have a pulley for a 6PK belt (hope that makes more sense to you than it does to me!).... Anyway, does anyone happen to have one lying around, or know where I can get one cheaply?

I think the main theory behind a replacement air-filter or induction kit being better than the original equipment is that they're meant to allow more air into the engine, whilst still filtering out potentially damaging air particles. The colder the air that is supplied to engine the better. Personally, I think while its a nice ideal, the reality is that the difference it makes is minimal so when I fit an induction kit I'll see how it is without any cold-air ducting (sounds like a faff to fit!) and only add later if I'm not happy with the initial results. There is a lot of advice about which i

To answer your question HellsVR6, you'd buy either a replacement air-filter OR an induction kit, not both. An induction kit will replace the air-box that currently houses the standard air-filter. (The air-box is the big black plastic box on the far left hand side when you look at the engine) There are various prices for induction kits, they're meant to improve performance a little bit but the reason I'll be fitting one is just for improved sound (read: louder).

LOVL. Great thread.

Thanks for posting reply (and so promptly too - nice one!). It does seem then that the noise I get is completely different, so I will continue to ignore it!!

Please can you describe the noise that this belt was making before it self-destructed? My car often makes a kind of squeaky type groan from startup, but it disappears after 3 or 4 seconds and does not re-occurr at all during the journey. I've always put it down to power steering pump getting up to pressure (or something!) - but this was a complete guess with my 'denial meter' cranked up! Should I worry about 'my' noise and how does it compare to yours?