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  1. MBK

    10 Things that make you a hot hatch driver!

    Good find and a funny watch. I still prefer Sniff Petrol for my motoring sarcasm but I can see TG heading the way of the video above soon much like TG USA.
  2. MBK

    guy crashed courtsy rs4 at castle coombe

    This is why I give Castle Coombe a miss even though its fairly local. I've just seen too many incidents there. It's a fast track and there is very little run off if it does go wrong. The corner in the video and the one over the rise into a right hander seem particularly dangerous. At Oulton Park...
  3. MBK

    Friday the 13th… Anything weird happened to you?

    Cardiff Audi managed to do a real horror show of a service on my RS3, what should have taken 2 hours took 5! I turned into one very grumpy customer by the end of that time too.
  4. MBK

    Why do some people hate anyone in a posh car? Rant!

    Sidibear is right the German word Schadenfreude - deriving pleasure form the misfortune of others - is the best word to describe this. Unfortunately comparing our status to others is innate human behaviour and it takes quite a bit of enlightenment to break the trap. Once you realise there is...
  5. MBK

    chris harris on cars - youtube

    Chris Harris is a legend, remember to take his funnier comments as the entertainment they are and it's all good. He's properly talented behind the wheel too - just watch this. All I can say is I wish I could do that! Despite what he says about my beloved RS3 I like him because he's truly...
  6. MBK

    BT Sport TV

    I found out yesterday we are now getting the BT channels free with Virgin Media too (they have a similar phone and iPad App), ESPN has been good for the past couple of years so it's good to have that again too now BT and Virgin are working together. Like Sandra we also have Sky - I usually...
  7. MBK

    Top Gear

    I tend to see the motoring press and TV this way: Top Gear - pure entertainment show that happens to feature cars. If the car v other transport were really races how does that Rangey camera car keep up lol. I still think its great though and I love Richard Porters funny lines as delivered...
  8. MBK

    Audi R8 V10 Advert.

    Had the surround sound on for the Ashes yesterday, I was out in another room just listening to the commentary in the background when all of a sudden the house started to rumble and shake. I literally ran to the room to see what was making the glorious noise just in time to see the orange...
  9. MBK

    Reaction Time!

    0.266 Bobbing Bobcat and fairly consistent at that.
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    Tomato excuse for prostitute in car in Walsall

    After seeing the article about Audi drivers being most likely to cheat on partners I thought I had better post up this consumer advice. This may not be the best excuse to use should a young lady of the night offer you advice on fruit.BBC News - Tomato excuse for prostitute in car in Walsall...
  11. MBK

    Ah!! Those Were The Days. Skint Knees, Jumpers for Goalposts !!!

    I didn't notice this in the thread so far - way before remote control we had - bigtrack, 14 forward, 8 right, reverse for the trailer...erm I'm not sure it ever actually worked but it was fun all the same. The ones you can buy these days are much smaller, or I'm bigger lol! Great thread!
  12. MBK

    Dealerships that lie - what would you do

    I'd keep negotiating with them to get what you want, with the help of trading standards. Also people like Whatcar? or the Motoring/Finance journalists in the likes of the Daily Mail seem good at getting cases like this resolved acting as consumer champions. Then you've got the likes of the TV...
  13. MBK

    what previous hot hatches have you had??

    Oh ok here we go: MG Metro...:blush: Corsa SRi -what can I sat it came with free insurance 205 1.6 GTi - scary lift off oversteer 306 GTi-6 - my first truly exceptional car, many laps of the 'ring, if only Go Pro cameras had been invented then SEAT Leon Cupra - cheap and masses of performance...
  14. MBK

    kwik fit they had it coming

    So by that MPG research Audi deserve a gold star because they claim 31mpg combined for the RS3 and I've managed a real world 27mpg across almost 14,000 miles including some track time - which I'm guessing now - isn't part of the EU test. As for the 14 million Kwik Fit customers I'm assuming...
  15. MBK

    kwik fit they had it coming

    Kwik Fit are truly shocking, just the online tyre prices alone should be enough of a warning. ATS are no better, our child minder had a puncture last week on her Ford Focus and ended up there in a bit of a panic they convinced her that all 4 tyres needed changing on a car that has done only...
  16. MBK

    Thank you Go Pro

    Yep they are dispatched from Apeldoorn in the Netherlands, hope the camera turns up for you tomorrow, great little device I'm sure you'll be delighted with the footage.
  17. MBK

    Thank you Go Pro

    Go Pro have proven to be a great company to deal with, as I know a few of you have and like their cameras I thought I'd share this story. I'd been having some sound problems with my Go Pro Hero 3 Silver Edition, the camera was only 6 months old so, having been confirmed as faulty (by submitting...
  18. MBK

    Nintendo Wii U

    I have one and I'd have to say no. I love gadgets but still waited a long time (for me) to buy a Wii U, the idea is good and at first you are wowed by the two screen control and use on some games. But and it's a massive but there just aren't any must have games. Monster Hunter Ultimate and...
  19. MBK

    Le Mans 2013

    I thought there would be more chat about Le Mans on here today - unless I've missed another thread. The onboard HD footage is incredible this year - the last hour is well worth a watch, it's just started raining and it's chaos. The leading Audi R18 e-tron was just 'overtaken' by another car...
  20. MBK

    £1million or £100k

    Spot on jojo, that's the point you get most satisfaction in life from doing work that has some meaning for you (having a purpose), being allowed to get on with it (autonomy) and getting better at it each day (mastery). Once you have a household income of £40k in the UK money doesn't buy you any...