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Thou shalt not question the blue divinity that is Swepco.

 

Thou shalt not engage in engine oil discussions, for 15-40 semi synthethic is the true path and the light (plus readily available and quite competitively priced).

 

Thou shall stay focussed on the job in hand or face the wrath of a laid up car suffering some 'while your in there'.

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I am about 50:50 saint and sinner on this lot - and I thought I was a fairly "core" IBer. Oh dear!



Thou shall not lift off mid corner.

 

This is actually a myth and/or journalistic hyberbole - if you never lift off, you will 9 times out of 10 understeer off the side of the corner. A gentle, sympathetic lift is absolutely essential to track driving these cars at anywhere near potential.

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This is actually a myth and/or journalistic hyberbole - if you never lift off, you will 9 times out of 10 understeer off the side of the corner. A gentle, sympathetic lift is absolutely essential to track driving these cars at anywhere near potential.

 

+1!

 

Thou shalt not use similar journalistic hyperboles or cliches when discussing the merits of IB911 ownership with friends in the pub

 

Widowmaking lift off oversteer

Banshee scream from the turbine like flat six - no requirement for a radio

Hewn from granite feel

The ultimate development of the VW Beetle

Running costs no more than a Ford Mondeo

A great starter Porsche

Just like the one you had on a poster on your bedroom wall as a kid

Appreciating asset, soon to be worth 50K+

Importance of fitting N rated tyres to achieve correct handling

The suicidal temptation of leaving your car with any experienced motor mechanic / technician whose hourly rate is less than the cost of a tank of fuel

 

etc .............

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