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Silk wrote:....fork off....

That's lowered the tone a bit.

Just back from a holiday in Northern Spain. Roads immaculate. Unlike here. Why? :soap: People should get a life and stop moaning. I drove to and from Cornwall on Friday. Apart from the road works where they're building the "missing link" on the A30 the roads are generally excellent. In fa...

Last year a road near me had all its potholes fixed and all the ironworks levelled up. Great. For about a month. Then they tarred and feathered, sorry, stone dressed the whole road leaving all the ironworks depressed again. I get reminded every time I cycle along it. Actually, I understand it is of...

Nothing seems to be happening at ADUK. Is it going to disappear completely?

I pull away the same whether on the flat or hill. Am I missing a trick? It's easy for something to get so ingrained that you stop noticing small differences. Generally, to pull away up-hill, the engine speed needs to be raised slightly more before beginning to engage the clutch, although it rather ...

Why disagree? Handling isn't an entirely objective metric in that it needs to suit a driving style, which can vary between drivers. It's part of the reason why the opinions of automtive journalists to a car can vary. Personally, I don't care much about a car being "nimble" (in terms of &q...

I wonder if we sometimes concern ourselves a bit too much with our "rights" and notions of superiority, and pay rather too little attention to consideration, harmony and peaceful co-existence. OTOH that might be complete bollox, but it works quite well for me, most of the time. Best wishes...

Outside of the (obvious) addition to weight and reduction of steering efforts, Manufacturers are just making more fool-proof cars by bolstering up the performance envelope so even too coarse a driver would still be well within the confines of that envelope. Response to sudden changes of direction o...

Anybody got an MG Midget or Frogeye Sprite I can try? Back to basics motoring beckons. My first car was a 'Frogeye' Sprite, which I had from 1960 to 1967, at which time I acquired a Mark 4 sprite (1275 cc). The Mark 4 was no doubt 'better' but I had more enjoyment with the Mark 1 Sprite. I'd certai...

Yes, it had swing axles , like the Corvair - they pivoted at the differential, so when the rear end was light, the wheels turned in at the bottom. From the link above: http://www.canleyclassics.com/images/infodatabase/jack_ma_bitch_up.jpg Yes, thank you, Nick: that illustrates it very well. Inciden...