Neil Allen

Me too

I was cleaning my full hood using Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care when I had senior moment and accidentally thoroughly sprayed the nearside transparent side screen. It stopped me in my tracks for moment or two before I grabbed a clean rag and rubbed the side windows before it melted into gloop. Much to my surprise my sidescreen was cleaner and clearer that it had been for years. So I cleaned inside and it came up crystal clear too. So I did the driver's side too. Several months later both sidescreens are still crystal clear. A much, much better result than I had achieved with Meguiar's Plast-RX.

I have a 310S SV with a BMW / Titan LSD. It is five years old and has done nigh on 35,000 miles. I don't do any track days. I do very little motorway driving. I do like gently enthusiastic B Road driving. The car drives nicely and I'm sure the diff is doing good work when the bends are tight. I also really enjoy exploring single track roads. This often requires driving half the car on a very slippery muddy verge when meeting occasional oncoming traffic. Sometimes mud, snow or ice on steep inclines can be quite a challenge but the diff really helps. Yet the much maligned BMW / Titan LSD has always got me to my destination. But a few weeks ago on my home from South Wales there was a loud bang just behind my back. It sounded bad. Thank goodness there was a lay-by ahead. I stopped and did some pointless looking and prodding. I plucked up courage to drive back and forth in the lay-by. There were bad noises from what I assumed was the diff, but only on the over run. I tried some more enthusiastic driving in my lay-by and it seemed that if I avoided the over run as much as possible it looked like it was ok-ish. I managed drive home to Buckinghamshire that evening and to Caterham Crawley the next day. Caterham Crawley had a reconditioned diff in stock. Rebuilt by "Road & Race" it says on my invoice. After only a couple of days I collected my car. The "new" diff is much quieter. The helpful chaps a Caterham tell me that this is down to using thicker oil in the diff ("LS90 GL5 RRT LSD OIL" is what appears on the invoice.)

I agree with K7 VCT #6 The 310 upgrade is well worth considering.

Great stuff. Well done Nigel. Neil

Hello Sumo and K7 VCT Good spotting Sumo. I was on my home from Swansea where my mum lives to High Wycombe where I live. Over the years I've developed very enjoyable a route, with variations. Yesterday was a dream. Dry roads, light traffic and driving a Seven (a 310S too, K7 VCT). The B4027 is one of the many highlights. Although, the B4068 to Stow-on-the-Wold is my favourite. Neil

Mine arrived on Saturday. Very pleased with it. I appreciate the effort you have put it in Stephen. Neil

Alastair B I couldn't agree more. It works really well.

Many thanks for your excellent Blat Maps / My Route .

Very useful Thank you

True, but that's a much nicer (and addictive) noise

I use a Softbits for Sevens half hood and it works very well most of the time. However, I get uncomfortably wet around the back on the neck in heavy rain. I find the full hood is the best solution for long runs in heavy rain. I often use the full hood on long, very cold night drives too - nice and cosy. On milder nights I go "topless" and enjoy the stars. I experimented with top speeds for each hood on a quiet Autobahn one still night last summer. The full hood is very noisy over 80 mph and front poppers started to come undone approaching 100 mph. The half hood poppers started to "un-pop" at about 110 mph.

Jonathon Pun intended I assume

That was me. I do hope I was behaving myself. I was going from Swansea to High Wycombe. Were in your 7? If so I'm sorry if I didn't spot you. The A4067 driving north from Swansea towards Brecon is a treat. Brecon to Abergavenny on the A40 is nice when the traffic is light. I was heading for Monmouth when you saw me. The uphill climb out of Monmouth on the A4136 is epic. The rest of the trip to Huntley on the A4136 through the Forest of Dean is a treat too.

A brief sighting from the opposite carriage way. You were heading east at 11:30 am. Past Swindon and before Reading.