Change of plans...new car. ;) UPDATE 5/12/15
03-13-2015, 09:02 PM
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Had to look up the pricing for a lap around The Ring.
Not too bad....
http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/prices.php
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To be expected I suppose....
Not too bad....
http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/prices.php
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While it is unusual for deaths to occur during sanctioned races, there are many accidents and several deaths each year during public sessions.
It is common for the track to be closed several times a day for cleanup, repair, and medical intervention.
While track management does not publish any official figures, several regular visitors to the track have used police reports to estimate the number of fatalities at somewhere between 3 and 12 in a full year
It is common for the track to be closed several times a day for cleanup, repair, and medical intervention.
While track management does not publish any official figures, several regular visitors to the track have used police reports to estimate the number of fatalities at somewhere between 3 and 12 in a full year
To be expected I suppose....
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03-14-2015, 02:50 AM
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Wow, I never realised it was so expensive to crash. Holy Moly.I wonder if someone crashes into you and you hit the armco, who is responsible for the cost of the armco you hit...bet that could be interesting.
05-12-2015, 08:31 AM
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UPDATE!
Plastidipped the front grilles (aka kidney grills) matt black
Vinyl wrapped the fake walnut interior trim pieces all on my own!! Now 3M brushed steel.
Got new rims, BBS CH-R in black (19x8.5et32 front, 19x9.5et35 rear), got them in mint condition second hand for an absolute steal.
Stick on real carbon fiber shifter accent
Strut brace (not pictured)
Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (225/35/19 front, 255/30/19 rear). PSS 255 is equivalent to most other 275s in width (don't ask me why), its a fatty, looks great.
All pics below taken with Sony Xperia Z2 smartphone. Original image size 20.1mp.
Plastidipped the front grilles (aka kidney grills) matt black
Vinyl wrapped the fake walnut interior trim pieces all on my own!! Now 3M brushed steel.
Got new rims, BBS CH-R in black (19x8.5et32 front, 19x9.5et35 rear), got them in mint condition second hand for an absolute steal.
Stick on real carbon fiber shifter accent
Strut brace (not pictured)
Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (225/35/19 front, 255/30/19 rear). PSS 255 is equivalent to most other 275s in width (don't ask me why), its a fatty, looks great.
All pics below taken with Sony Xperia Z2 smartphone. Original image size 20.1mp.
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05-12-2015, 11:25 AM
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Thanks, I would never have found a car that had absolutely everything I wanted. This was the one that ticked the most boxes by miles, to turn it down and hope for a manual anywhere near as clean would have been madness. Besides, you know what...I consider myself a good driver and this thing shifts way faster than I can. It's less involving, but its a faster car than the manual. Always got the paddle shifters for redline fun, but I do miss the clutch a little. Not a lot, just a little. 
05-14-2015, 07:25 AM
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Just a hint of smoke. Like some manufacturers are doing now. For the front just darken the turn signal a bit so it flows a little better with the headlight portion and do the rears a tad bit darker. Some switchback LEDs would look cool to.
05-14-2015, 12:27 PM
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Side trims match wheel trim, at the moment I like the silver lines. I will be blacking out the lights, but from the inside, along with some very special led rings for the angel eyes. The side markers I hadn't really considered. Maybe. Not really going for murdered out (the metallic has blue flakes anyway so it's not actually all that black! They call it Black Sapphire Metallic.), I'm going for more like OEM+. There's a long way to go, I will be doing the works as well as under the hood, but all good things in time.
06-14-2015, 03:31 AM
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Sorry guys, thought I'd replied to this...
Mechanically, next are:
aFe Magnum Force Stage 2 Dual Cone Intake
VRSF Decatted downpipes
VRSF Chargepipe and Tial BoV (VTA)
VRSF 7" FMIC
BMS Oil Catch Can
RB turbos uprated PCV valve
And a tune by MHD tuning (I'll do it myself with my smartphone and a special cable). That should be good for around 550hp at the crank on 96 octane (100 RON gas is everywhere here and not much more expensive), or about 430awhp. That's about the limit on stock turbos. When they blow, I'll get bigger ones
Mechanically, next are:
aFe Magnum Force Stage 2 Dual Cone Intake
VRSF Decatted downpipes
VRSF Chargepipe and Tial BoV (VTA)
VRSF 7" FMIC
BMS Oil Catch Can
RB turbos uprated PCV valve
And a tune by MHD tuning (I'll do it myself with my smartphone and a special cable). That should be good for around 550hp at the crank on 96 octane (100 RON gas is everywhere here and not much more expensive), or about 430awhp. That's about the limit on stock turbos. When they blow, I'll get bigger ones
06-26-2015, 08:26 AM
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I'll get some dyno numbers for sure. As for audio, its a tough setup to upgrade, and it also sounds really good to me (I'm not an audiophile, but I am a music lover). I'm sure it doesn't have enough bass or volume for the ricer crowd, but I'm pushing 40 now and it's plenty good enough for me. Perhaps a speaker upgrade, but probably not much else.
