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On road: Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Off road: VW Beetle based dune buggy :D

This grille has divided opinion on the 306 forums... http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z245/matt88sco/French%20shed/smoothedgrille1.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z245/matt88sco/French%20shed/smoothedgrille2.jpg In the second pic there is actually a Peugeot badge there, but it's painted matte black too. It's just the word Peugeot, not the lion. It looks much better IRL, I assure you! :lol:

Waaaay too much fabrication work. At the moment I'm in the process of painting a smoothed grille I bought off the 306 forums. It's gonna look goooood.

I dunno... that idea's ended up on the back-burner, or in the bin. Just never got round to doing it, lol.

Totally agree.

I still haven't played it yet since they released this patch. I don't think I'll bother. I'm this close to just uninstalling this game. I am NOT a happy customer, Atari / Eden!

Eeeeew, that would look nasty. Big white mud-flaps, no thanks. The side exhaust, hmm, I'll get onto that. I think I'll need to ask an exhaust place to weld it on for me.

I don't even know what this patch has added, as I can't connect now... Also, Atari / Eden aren't getting anothey penny from me until they release hardcore mode and force feedback support.

I think they're going by the 'windows status bar' logic. I.e. it sits there saying '5 seconds left' for 2 minutes.

Yawn... ...where's hardcore mode?

Answer me this, how is it that some dedicated driving games have worse vehicle physics than some sandbox games? Seriously, the vehicle handling in GTA IV is awesome, and it's not a dedicated driving game! TDU2 has awful physics in comparison!

I went to the scrap yard this afternoon, to get some plastic clips for the engine bay. I got them and got things tidied up. I also got a little something else. http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z245/matt88sco/French%20shed/leatherseats.jpg Only the entire leather interior out of a 5-door 306 phase 3 Meridian! Best £40 I've spent, considering these go for at least double that on the forums / ebay etc.

16psi isn't much for a diesel. It's running more like 17-18psi at the moment. Plenty of people running these in the low-mid 20's, then they fit front mounted intercoolers and go mental. There's one guy running a massive turbo and 40psi! He is on his 3rd engine block now though... Also, here's a picture of my massive mudguards: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z245/matt88sco/French%20shed/mudflaps.jpg They're so stupid... :lol: Also, my plans for the exhaust involve this... http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z245/matt88sco/French%20shed/exhaustpipe.jpg

I just realised that there are no convertibles that can go off-road. So, I want the Nissan Murano convertible! :lol:

Yep, more SUVs / 4x4s please. Although... I'd prefer to see some older 4x4s. Classic off-road vehicles to go alongside the classic cars. Actually, two things I want more than any cars / bikes: proper force feedback support & hardcore mode. Hmph.

DP: I did an adjustment to the fuel pump yesterday. How do I explain it, hmm. There is a pin inside the top of the fuel pump which rests on top of a spring. The pin has a wedge cut out of it, and as the boost pushes the pin down against the spring, the wedge increases the fuelling in accordance with the boost. You can lift this pin out and turn it 90 degrees so that the steepest angle is used. The steepest angle isn't used in the factory setting. Basically, the fuelling increases faster as it boosts, so the boost pressure also increases faster. Result - better throttle response and OMG fast acceleration! My boost gauge just shoots up to 16-17psi almost instantly and just stays there! EDIT: Watch for a better explanation. It's the same Bosch VE fuel pump, but fitted to a Dodge Ram with a Cummins engine.

Ever heard the saying 'once a rich man's car, always a rich man's car' ? Basically it means yeah, you could get an old BMW / Mercedes / Jaguar / whatever for not a lot of money, but parts, fuel, insurance etc. will still ruin you. Hence why I'm loving my rattly old 306. Parts are cheap (especially as there are loads of them in the scrap yard!) and it runs on vegetable oil! :lol: The insurance is also cheap. £440 for a year's fully comp with windscreen cover, legal assistance and a courtesy car. I'm only 23 with 1 year no claims bonus.

Excellent...

I have a strong gut feeling that a 1997 Peugeot 306 XLdt will be included... :lol:

Sooo.... It failed the MOT on Thursday due to smoke density. I turned the fuelling right down, to the point where it drove like a non-turbo diesel, then it passed yesterday. :lol: I then drove it round the corner from the garage and 5 minutes with a screwdriver got it back to its smokey, boosted self. The plan for the exhaust will probably materialise this coming Thursday, as I know some folk who will weld it for me, but they won't be about until Thursday evening.

S**n can mean any time in the next week - 100 years with Atari. :lol:

Oooh, I'll need to get some nice* photos of my 306 at some point. We need more retro Peugeot photos on this forum! *The photos may be nice, but the car isn't.

They aren't steelies though... they're actually alloys. Hmmm, blue fronts, red rears, tempting. :lol: I've actually got it booked for its MOT on Thursday, eep! If it passes that I've got an interesting idea for the exhaust...

I'm all in for a hunt cruise on PC. My in-game name is meTM (surprisingly!) and I'll most likely drive my Purple People Eater (Spyker D8). I also just lol'd at Calster's signature.

What about a hunt cruise on PC to find the new wrecks / dealers? All this talk of doing a cruise on the 360 is making me jealous.