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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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Evo X vs. STI

watch it!!!!
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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And something about the Alps. Booooooooring!
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I'll have to wait until it's on iPlayer as my shiftmate's on hols and we usually watch on his laptop
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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You could try using one of those newfangled tellys. Work a treat, and no buffering delay


(Cue some boiiocks about Macs having superior buffering capabilities and doing it all in the background)

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I'm at w*rk No telly, but loads of Mac's
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Why is that good? Are we expecting rain, or a flashers conference?
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Yup, raining on my screen now....

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NOW!
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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C'mon man, all you're gonna do is cut and paste eveything from the last one, how hard can it be?
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Originally Posted by Sticky Stuff...er no.....ME !
If it were that simple I'd have knocked it up in no time, but the details (or whatever) had to follow a set date AND be linked correctly. These things don't just 'happen' you know, there's hours of thought go into each and every one of my little creations.
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Shhh. I'm charging the poor sod a load 'o' money


Only kidding Si, if you read this



(No not that Si, if he'd bought an Evo I'd be tooling around in it whilst he was Glastonburyfying)
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You want me to go back over the last 8 or so and quote you the duplicated bits?
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You would as well....
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Still waiting for the thread to appear


Hey, this is turning into our own little muppet show.



You can be Gonzo






And with that he disappeared to watch TG
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that evo is blistering
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Well, that's that one sorted.

Bring it on

And I'm not gonna be the one to say I told you so
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shame subaru have made a right pigs ear out of the new one

but kudos for the mitsu's petrol tank emptiability!!
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yay!!! subaru still wins
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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Slow evos once again cluttering up the tracks...
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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Well, that's that one sorted.

Bring it on

And I'm not gonna be the one to say I told you so
Same old record, Sticky
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But , as records go, it's my Nirvana to your Perry Como
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COUGH
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Already paid, slow boy!
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...and the only reason for it not happening at 9:01 was that TG was rewound a couple of times to just make sure the Evo really was THAT good
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Sorry, I was delayed by w*rk Some to55er whining about a back cover not having any bleed Don't they know I have better things to do
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...and the only reason for it not happening at 9:01 was that TG was rewound a couple of times to just make sure the Evo really was THAT good
Good... but slower....

In one strange way, I'm glad the Scoob had it's Notts Forest **** kicked... In the hope they'll go back to the drawing board and produce something better. Much better. As many have said before, they've dropped the ball big time. Both in looks, performance and 'that something special' (I was going to say X factor... but didn't). A real shame that they've thrown away the pedigree and (much harder to reclaim) the fan base.

Let's see what they do. If they facelifted the Bugeye then there's hope. Let's all hope they speak to prodive and rollout the P2 chassis and a body to suit.
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Let's see what they do. If they facelifted the Bugeye then there's hope.
Yawn, living in the past again, Al...

Ok, it's not as stiff as my '05 but it's more comfortable and grown up, I've already had the "I'm sure I just gone round that corner quicker than I used to" moment. There's the adjustable diff which does work for tightening up the line, it's more economical (OK not diesel figures but it's a start) and it's more sensible / blends in a bit more. Some of the boy racers with the daft wings and dustbin exhausts are so "yesterday."

If you want somthing that rattles your teeth, get a track special - lotus, atom, ferrari etc and pass all the slower evos - I'll stick to mine



Andy

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Slower, as in "I know this is a 65 mph corner in a Ferrari or a Porsche, but I've just gone round it at 100 in the Evo"

That kind of slow?

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(and the age-old rivalry still lives on)

PMSL

I made a comment at the time that the Scoob would probably be quicker.

Makes for better telly.
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