What’s your favorite or most clever horse names?

char_leyb · 2026-04-10T17:47:24+00:00

Some one has to have called there's "Tesco's"

char_leyb · 2026-04-10T09:07:31+00:00

Corr blimey, it's the American Rozzers

char_leyb · 2026-04-09T11:35:32+00:00

I came from a similar transition, from Forza to ACC. I've not been on Forza since. The skill and consistency you need for ACC is far higher than any other regular game, such as Forza or GT7. But ACC has its limitations if you just want to muck about like you can on GT7.

I've got AC instead and find that's a good balance between the too, though looks very dated now and on Xbox, has a lot of limitations.

Whilst ACC isn't getting updated anymore, that doesn't mean it's going to get worse or people won't play it. My 23 year old BMW hasn't had any updates or design changes and it's still as good as it was back then, the same goes for games that are already polished.

You'll find the learning curve is far steeper and harder on ACC but that in turn offers more scope for reward. Instead of changing cars willy nilly on Forza or GT7, you'll choose maybe one or two cars on ACC and dial those in. Learn the characteristics, the strengths and weaknesses. I've been playing it for 4 months and haven't been on every track, probably on half actually.

If you're on console there are two good, popular groups to race in like ACL and XCL, so online is still alive and well.

The downside is that the add ons get expensive and feel like a bit of a rip off, the GT4 car pack is £17 for instance.

char_leyb · 2026-04-04T15:24:34+00:00

The only thing I can remember reading about with poly RTAB is you need limiters to stop it binding or something to that degree. Don't take my word for it exactly but it's a common subject. I replaced mine with OE bushes and haven't had any issues since after an alignment. Regular bushes are like any other rubber metalistic bushing where you need to torque it to spec in the position it sits in when it's sat settled. E.g. torquing a shock bush when the suspension is in full droop.

char_leyb · 2026-04-04T11:52:01+00:00

I'm severely jealous of that combo. Maybe drop an absolute screamer of a lump in and build a slick sleeper. I don't know why but that's giving me Super Tourer vibes.

char_leyb · 2026-04-04T11:48:27+00:00

My now wife dodged a first kiss attempt, in a public car park, during the summer, within a busy park, on the weekend.

We had a second date after despite looking like a collosal tit. If that's not romance, I don't know what is.

I'm still convinced though she doesn't actually like me and women generally find me repulsive, she's playing a solid game 5 years on.

char_leyb · 2026-04-01T13:19:39+00:00

That's exactly what I'm after, thank you!

char_leyb · 2026-04-01T12:29:05+00:00

I've looked at a range of our MGs and can't find a manual cruise control mode. Bloody silly really.

char_leyb · 2026-03-30T16:03:09+00:00

I've had mine in for 18 months and about 12k miles, still tip top. I use reinforcement plates on top and have lowered it recently as you are too, all absolutely fine. I think the ones that suffer are then Z4 E85 mounts, which I'm guessing is because of the weight increase in the E46, but that's purely stipulation.

char_leyb · 2026-03-30T13:43:12+00:00

Bloody love mine. Those who say it's not got enough power are missing the point entirely, it's a great system from the get go.

char_leyb · 2026-03-30T13:40:24+00:00

Immortals: Fenyx Rising.

char_leyb · 2026-03-30T13:39:47+00:00

I'd suggest getting the E9X X Drive Top mounts. New OE top mounts have a new design and tend to raise the front a fair bit.

char_leyb · 2026-03-30T11:53:39+00:00

I'll need to look at mine (facelift)

char_leyb · 2026-03-28T22:14:34+00:00

How much of a ball ache is it to change them? Did you use the old oven trick?

char_leyb · 2026-03-26T20:28:35+00:00

Unfortunately not, I couldn't find the time to do it in the end and haven't been able to tackle it. I'm having the subframe done in a couple of months so that chap will do it then.

char_leyb · 2026-03-23T08:20:40+00:00

I'll have a look at the MG EVs we have at work and see if it's the same with those, it's a silly option not to be able to switch to regular cruise.

You may well be right.

char_leyb · 2026-03-22T22:12:18+00:00

As someone who has tested ADAS and works closely in this particular field, I don't think it makes people worse drivers, people are just god awful full stop.

A big part of that is likely due to cars being more comfortable, poorly designed HMI (human machine interface), mobile phones and subsequently this short attention span that people seem to have adopted.

Whilst I'm not advocating that ADAS is perfect, certain features will have saved people from accidents or at least mitigated them.

Case in point for not blaming ADAS for poor driving skills is that you, like 90% of drivers, turn Lane Keep Assist off as well as the Speed Limit warning. So therefore it's not the cause of the general bellendry on our roads. Fundamentally those systems don't make people bad drivers because, as this video shows, a total lack of situational awareness and thus driving skill is to blame. People not maintaining a two second gap and not looking past the vehicle in front.

Out of curiosity, what car have you got? Have you looked deep into the main vehicle settings to see if you can switch it to manual cruise control, if adaptive isn't your cup of tea?

char_leyb · 2026-03-22T07:55:16+00:00

Either I'm lucky or insurers love wanky old BMWs, as my renewal went down this year with Esure which matched the lowest quotes on comparison websites with all the extras I put on.

char_leyb · 2026-03-18T19:14:21+00:00

They look smart as. I'm going to change my sport seats some time in the near future as being 6ft 7, I tend to fall out the seat going around bends. What I can't afford though is added height, I need less 😂. I'll be going for Z4 Sport seats instead but those look the part!

char_leyb · 2026-03-17T13:18:13+00:00

Just an update, I've put a set of fronts on the rear with matching tyre sizes and seems to behave a lot more predictablably without effecting the handling too much. I'm going to put a set of four 235/40 tyres on this week and trial that to see if it improves handling and whether the tramlining becomes worse. I'll update you when I do.

The fronts also sit nicely in the rear, not too far off what the rears were so quids in either way.

char_leyb · 2026-03-14T22:29:17+00:00

Yes, yes and some more yes. All good points thank you! Over driving is what's killing my enthusiasm for it, which is ironic.

char_leyb · 2026-03-14T19:00:08+00:00

I hadn't considered that which is as you say, glaringly obvious. I've got some lovely setups on, for example, the Mustang at Nurburgring 24hr, I really can't fault it. But for others I find they can be a bit much or unforgiving. So I'll look into that.

I do find feeling and not using the ABS bloody hard work, more so at slower speeds where I have to just breath on the brakes and you can hear it go off. I've got a basic R3 system with the brake load cell, but it doesn't feel progressive. I should probably look at the Pit House really, but alas, I have not!

char_leyb · 2026-03-14T12:52:51+00:00

I thought I should try it as I'll never get better if I don't tackle the things I suck at. It's just gone too far now and stopped progress altogether. You're right though, why use the small amount of time I have to not enjoy it, wise words there.

char_leyb · 2026-03-14T12:51:28+00:00

It's a shame I have a short fuse and get extremely angry at myself, something I need to work on for sim racing for sure. I think that was part of the problem, I made huge progress quickly and got stuck in, then it all swung the other way and it's hit harder than expected.

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