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Category - Buying Guides

Winter Tyre Tyre Test – EVO Magazine

EVO Magazine issue 163 did a comprehensive tyre test comparing winter, summer and all season tyres in different conditions to see if it really was worth changing your tyres to match the weather. The test results were surprising especially on snow (all data taken from EVO Magazine issue 163)

Tyres Tested

Continental Contiwintertechcontact TS 830P [...]

Focus RS MK1 Buying Guide

The Focus RS was built in the Saarlouis plant at a rate of 30 a day maximum

Typical VIN number for the MK Focus RS is WFoBXXACD

The engine number of the car should match the last 7 digits of the VIN

The Focus RS came with a unique leather-covered log book with RS on [...]

Focus ST MK2 Buying Guide

Engine borrowed from Volvo

5 Cylinder means it sounds like no other Ford

Variable valve timing on both camshafts, lighter flywheel, recalibrated throttle MAP

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BMW M6 Buying Guide

BMW M6 Buying Guide – Engine

VANOS oil pump can fail. 2000GBP to fix. VANOS solenoids can

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Japanese Car Importers – StrikeEngine.com

Japanese Car Importer LINKS. UK Agents and Dealers for JDM cars. Japanese cars imported are Modified, Drift and EX Tuner cars. Dealer sites contain stock lists, photos, specs and prices.

see also: Japanese Performance Part Manufacturers Japanese Import Car Insurance Brokers Japanese Car Tuners Import Car Insurance California

relevant external links: BIMTA

Japanese Car Importers – UK [...]

Car Buying Guide General

UK Used Car Price Guide and Used Car Buying information from StrikeEngine. Includes used car valuations and Used Car listings from Privates Seller and Trade Used Car Dealers in the UK the Parkers Price Guide and Autotrader websites along with owners comments and test drives.

see also -  uk high performance car insurance brokers japanese [...]

Mini Buying Guide R50-R53

MINI Buying guide including video based on an article in EVO Magazine September 2006. Written by Roger Green

How can you call a car that sold nearly 45,000 examples in the UK last year a cult classic? Well, you can’t, and yet despite its massive numbers the BMW Mini still somehow cultivates that in-crowd vibe.

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Noble Buying Guide M12

Noble M12 Buying Guide covering part prices, servicing costs, suspension, gearboxes, chassis, bodywork, brakes, and the engines found in the Noble M12

see also: high performance car insurance brokers uk track day organisers road rally – uk, europe and usa

Noble M12 GTO Specifications (Specs) Layout Mid-engine, transverse, rear wheel drive Engine V6, 2544cc, twin Garrett [...]

Mitsubishi EVO Buying Guide

Mitsubishi EVO Buying Guide

Mitsubishi Evolution Buying Guide. Like most performance cars, the Mitsubishi Evolution CANNOT be run on a shoestring budget. Although some of the earlier Mitsubishi EVOs can be had for bargain prices an EVO certainly cannot be run on a shoestring budget. Insurance, servicing and parts all take their toll.

see also: EVO [...]

Nissan 350Z Buying

Nissan 350Z Buying Guide

Nissan 350Z buying guide. The Nissan 350Z came with 3.5litre V6 engines and rear wheel drive. The old school approach Nissan took with the design of the 350Z meant that the 350Z was immensely popular meaning that the used values are some of the strongest in the industry.

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