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Old 7 Aug 2008, 15:50 (Ref:2265380)   #13
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The STIG should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by Dave Brand
It's very simple really. An old engine with a carburettor, no cat & probably a mechanical distributor has very poor control over the mixture & the combustion process
But my car has an electronic distributor and a Cat, and I'm still asked to pay a stupid amount because my car doesn't have all the other useless electronic toys new cars are saddled with.

Warning, what follows is a rant and does not necessarily represent the opinions of Ten-Tenths.
(To be honest, it probably doesn't even represent the opinions of the poster when they aren't ranting.)

Ask they can, but until they bring it to a more sensible level I will not pay it and if anyone from the DVLA comes near me I shall have them prosecuted for harassment. About time that useless load of *******s in their ivory tower got a taste of reality

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