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I agree that different types of engines suit different purposes, and have been developed differently to specific directions and longevity (or not). I like air cooling, as the heat is going to the air one way or another anyway. And you need oil in the engine, so why introduce a crap medium like...

Plus one, sadly.

Mike, do they really want to do their own thing? There's a lot of local knowledge you need to know for serious outback or country travelling here, no offence. It may be good value to join in with a 4WD package tour, or even a tag-along tour where you drive your öwn"4WD with a bunch of others...

Jaguars do have soul. I was in the Jaguar Drivers' Club here for many years (had a Series 1 1/2 roadster) and at one National Concourse the late Jumbo Goddard had his D Type. It had been converted for rallying, and was a bit XKSS. Jumbo and his wife, not young, drove it there in the middle of...

You will always use a couple of sods at least.

The ranking in that list is ludicrous. Look at many of the cars; the Mazda MX5 (or Miata) may be great fun and good value and great for racing, but as a car it's about as ordinary and un-innovative as you could get. I've owned some of these cars, and the Mini, while certainly innovative, was an...

Wow, fantastic details Ben. Now that you've shown us this Defence secret, do you have to kill us all?

The trouble is, when you have God on your side, you know what's good for everyone else. And you don't give them the slack to learn and develop and try things. They need to run their lives, their cultures, their countries basically how you tell them, because you've spoken with God and you have...

You're a very naughty boy, David.

Well stated, Mike. I was recently looking to update a sporty that I have, as a newer model had many improvements and I'd get a better gear change, more flexible engine, quieter cruising, more space, and so on. Then I stopped and said hang about, if I want a quiet, comfortable roomy car I've...

Keith, ever heard of the phrase "Growing old gracefully"? Well, you don't need to bother remembering it.

Trying not to endorse thread drift, I suggest a new (and necessarily spacious ) Forum category titled in homage to JimmyMac, "Pish and Clishmaclaiver".

I am unashamedly old, and I used to go to Bathurst back in the 60's. The original concept (Bathurst 500 miles) of racing showroom standard cars produced amazing racing. To see bog standard cars racing with their standard seats, tyres, brakes, fuel capacity, and everything was great. Safety was...

That heading doesn't have the same ring to it. I was intrigued by the thought of wheel stagger, wondering if Tom meant the wheels on the RHS being 100mm ahead of the wheels on the LHS, or vice versa. Perhaps, finding that most roundabouts went anti-clockwise (not sure about the Iraqui desert)...

Can I withdraw my original assessment of Kif and David' behaviour as "Class"?

Quite the contrast, isn't it? An original GT40 will cost you millions, while an RCR/SPF/CAV, for example, is cheap in comparison. Yet the latter car is far more desirable to me as a usable car. How original do you want?( large steering wheel, rusty steel, race-tuned carburetted engine, cigarette...

Welcome Ben. Suggest you get hold of a book on suspension geometry, as you can't set up new suspension geometry correctly without a bit of knowledge of the correct compromises in the movement of it all, roll centres, camber change, bump steer, etc.. This then feeds into the chassis design, with...

How else do you politely say "Would you mind getting out of my way?".

You have a really soft, squishy side, KIF, under that crusty exterior.

You have enough cooling coils on it. Is that an air conditioning condenser behind the driver, then engine oil and transmission oil coolers at the rear ?