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Thanks Voicey
Very invaluable advice. Actually we never discussed the ball joints and now that you mention it, I am sure they must have soem play as they are the orginals and on full lock I can hear them. I will ask them if they checked as they were not there in their list of advisories.
As for the geometry, I initially did want to tell them to make ti a bit more aggressive for track but given it was quite a bit out I thought this time round to start at the neutral and change it once I got a good feel of how it is supposed to be. Having said that I was still super happy with how it performed on the existing set up ... just goes to show you how much I understand !
Can't wait now for the next track day
Very invaluable advice. Actually we never discussed the ball joints and now that you mention it, I am sure they must have soem play as they are the orginals and on full lock I can hear them. I will ask them if they checked as they were not there in their list of advisories.
As for the geometry, I initially did want to tell them to make ti a bit more aggressive for track but given it was quite a bit out I thought this time round to start at the neutral and change it once I got a good feel of how it is supposed to be. Having said that I was still super happy with how it performed on the existing set up ... just goes to show you how much I understand !
Can't wait now for the next track day
a blast at Sparoygarth said:
If it’s the French car I think it is...make sure once you have the chassis number you contact Mike at the Stradale register, he will give you the full story and pictures.355fiorano said:
I didn’t want to be that blunt...but yes it’s quite famous in France, as one dude got “f@cked” over it big time!As always do your research and always contact Mike at the register as he has tons of history, thanks to many owners and ex-owners.
911Thrasher said:
I didn’t want to be that blunt...but yes it’s quite famous in France, as one dude got “f@cked” over it big time!
As always do your research and always contact Mike at the register as he has tons of history, thanks to many owners and ex-owners.
Yes, steer clear of this car. As always do your research and always contact Mike at the register as he has tons of history, thanks to many owners and ex-owners.
In response to a query I sent asking if the car was damage free, I was told it was absolutely accident free - which would appear to be dishonest. Caveat emptor I guess.
Got my car back from service after a couple of months with some new things including Michelin Cup 2 boots
Took her for a drive today, albeit a slow one in London but I'm a bit disappointed
The fronts are 235 vs 225 and the steering feels like it's lost its ballet shoes and put on some wellies! Steering tramlines on uneven roads and on smoother Tarmac it does not centre. It just stays where you point it (at 30-40 mph).
When I had the chance to push it on some familiar twisters there is definitely more grip than the P Zeros
I'll see how I get on and especially when I do a track day but although I can see I'll probably be faster I'd rather have the steering finesse back...
Took her for a drive today, albeit a slow one in London but I'm a bit disappointed
The fronts are 235 vs 225 and the steering feels like it's lost its ballet shoes and put on some wellies! Steering tramlines on uneven roads and on smoother Tarmac it does not centre. It just stays where you point it (at 30-40 mph).
When I had the chance to push it on some familiar twisters there is definitely more grip than the P Zeros
I'll see how I get on and especially when I do a track day but although I can see I'll probably be faster I'd rather have the steering finesse back...
355fiorano said:
Got my car back from service after a couple of months with some new things including Michelin Cup 2 boots
Took her for a drive today, albeit a slow one in London but I'm a bit disappointed
The fronts are 235 vs 225 and the steering feels like it's lost its ballet shoes and put on some wellies! Steering tramlines on uneven roads and on smoother Tarmac it does not centre. It just stays where you point it (at 30-40 mph).
When I had the chance to push it on some familiar twisters there is definitely more grip than the P Zeros
I'll see how I get on and especially when I do a track day but although I can see I'll probably be faster I'd rather have the steering finesse back...
Take some toe out of the front - a smattering of toe-in is all you need and you have bucket loads right now. Dial a little more toe in at the rear to retain the high speed stability.Took her for a drive today, albeit a slow one in London but I'm a bit disappointed
The fronts are 235 vs 225 and the steering feels like it's lost its ballet shoes and put on some wellies! Steering tramlines on uneven roads and on smoother Tarmac it does not centre. It just stays where you point it (at 30-40 mph).
When I had the chance to push it on some familiar twisters there is definitely more grip than the P Zeros
I'll see how I get on and especially when I do a track day but although I can see I'll probably be faster I'd rather have the steering finesse back...
I finally got to take the car out again today for an hour or so. I thought to check the tyre pressures and found them to be at 30psi all round and decided to increase to 32psi all round. The car felt a LOT better so I am happier. Interestingly, it was cold and a bit damp and on long bends at speed the car was a bit skitty. Probably as the tyres are still brand new. When the road was completely dry there was a lot of grip. I suspect given the outer third of the Michelin is nearly slick it may not be the greatest in these conditions... Can't wait to do a proper track day and see how these compare to the the Pirellis.
355fiorano said:
I finally got to take the car out again today for an hour or so. I thought to check the tyre pressures and found them to be at 30psi all round and decided to increase to 32psi all round. The car felt a LOT better so I am happier. Interestingly, it was cold and a bit damp and on long bends at speed the car was a bit skitty. Probably as the tyres are still brand new. When the road was completely dry there was a lot of grip. I suspect given the outer third of the Michelin is nearly slick it may not be the greatest in these conditions... Can't wait to do a proper track day and see how these compare to the the Pirellis.
Recommended PSI setup is 32(F) & 29(R)Don't think its his cup of tea .. a bit too raw for what he is used to.
What I find interesting however on that particular car is that it seems to have a good history and HR Owen was trying to sell it at 205k in 2017, had it for 1.5yrs and reduced to 140k and then it went to Autostore for 125k and seems to have sold. It seems cheap for the 27k km mileage. I wonder if it has a story, if its the fact that it spent time in Japan or indeed if this is the current actual market.
What I find interesting however on that particular car is that it seems to have a good history and HR Owen was trying to sell it at 205k in 2017, had it for 1.5yrs and reduced to 140k and then it went to Autostore for 125k and seems to have sold. It seems cheap for the 27k km mileage. I wonder if it has a story, if its the fact that it spent time in Japan or indeed if this is the current actual market.
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