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Close examination of the TOTH photo posted by John V6 will show that I wore an Australian styled Panama hat to go up the hill. I may be long in the leg but I am short in the body so sit fairly low in the car. Amazingly the hat stays in place even at 130+ kph. 
Peter ![[Linked Image]](http://bradley.it/public_images/drive.jpg)
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Glad to be of help on that point. Baseball caps stay on my Ozzie cowboy hat does till c 45 mph.
I ran my 4/4 at 24 psi.
JohnV6
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2025 MG ZS EV aka Trigger
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Your Panama must be a tight fit, Peter B!
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I also wear Ozzie leather hats (they have the advantage of being foldable) at 130+ kph.
Peter
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My baseball cap (sweat stains compete with oil stains) is my cruise control. At 70 mph it begins to lift off, so I lift off.
1968 4/4 1600
1950 Auster J5B
Kitfox S5 Outback
Jodel D9
1988 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9
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My baseball cap never lifts, but on the back seat of an open double decker at Silverstone it had gone in an instant.
Luckily it went downstairs like a sycamore seed and the clippie caught it.....................................
DaveW
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'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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I'll be your short arsed Shuggie fae Shettleston,
i'll be yer mini Don Juan,
We'll dae the Hokey Kokey and the Charleston,
and oan the building site i'll even boil yer can,
We'll play at tiddely winks, ludo and monopoly,
and if ye shows yer bum, i'll even let ye win,
i'll be yer short arsed Shuggie fae Shettleston,
ye'll be my corporation clippie fae Govan !!!!!
Best Regards
Lang may yer lum reek
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IMHO, the best tyre for a sporty driven 4/4 is the Avon CR6ZZ 185/70. I found, in fast driven curves the Conti was extremely dangerous. There are worlds between these tires...
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A spot on assessment Jeff 2011 4/4
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Thanks especially to those who have given advice on tyre pressures. I now think that 1.7 bar is a fairly good compromise. My main concern as far as tyres are concerned is that, even though my driving is mostly on dry roads, it will probably take a great deal of effort to wear out the Contis!
My dealer, when showing me around the car, remarked that he saw no value in the lever to adjust the steering column angle. I have now discovered its value: it facilitates insertion of the ignition key.
Bravo to whoever designed the 'Easy-Up' hood - very clever piece of engineering.It requires a bit of 'running in', however.
I have long thought that one likes a car despite its faults or hates it despite its virtues. The more I drive the 4/4, the more I like it - and it is not as if it is without faults.
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