Chesterfield

Hi Matt, If you let me know the other account details I can check it out for you and see why you cant log in, or if you are happy with the username you have now then feel free to continue with that account and I shall remove the other one (if you let me know which it is). Sorry for the hickup in joining Welcome to our humble abode Hope you enjoy the site and the club.

I think Id chew my right arm off and learn to use a mouse with my left to have 20mb connection.

As part of the ongoing improvements to the donation process, people can now donate without the need for a paypal account, and can use credit/debit cards if they wish. (again all donations via this method will be subject to the paypal handling fees) Thread being locked so as not to create any ongoing reminder about donations etc in peoples unread topics area.. Please feel free to start another thread for any questions, or drop any of the team a PM. Thanks in advance to all who may donate, and dont worry, we are not reliant on donations to stay in existence. The site will always be 100% free for people to join and use.

The above is correct. If an individual donates £10 then the ammount debited to that individul will be £10. The club will receive £9.46. Also, unfortunatley while Google checkout fees are lower, (and that is one of the routes we are investigating) the set up of one of those accounts is aimed a lot more toward business accounts, also requiring either registered company details, or the linking of the account to an individuals home address and credit card - which although possible, does put the club in a tight spot during the absence of the individual whose account it is linked to. If we can secure an option which allows credit/debit card donations to be made and the fees to be considerably lower, it will certainly be done.

Hi, A further update. In order to accept more than two donations per year, the club has to have a premier/business account with Paypal. Premier/business accounts are always subject to the transaction fees (3.4% +20p) regardless of how these funds are transferred to the club account. These transaction fees are removed from any donation ammount on deposit to the clubs account, they are not added to the ammount being debited from your card/account. There are currently two donations made prior to this post awaiting acceptance by ourselves. As these donations were made when it was our beleif that they were not going to be subject to the handling fees, they have not yet been accepted by the club and await the individuals confirmation as to whether they choose to accept the fees or not. For purpose of clarity, it is safe to assume that from this point onward all paypal donations to the club will be subject to the paypal fees/deductions. Other methods of donation are being discussed and investigated and will be announced as soon as they are available. Please accept our appologies for any confusion created. Regards, The Team

Donation Button There has been a new addition to the top menu of the site; it is a make a donation button. The following will explain what it is and why it is there - if there are any questions or comments, please feel free to post them up... What is it? The button takes you to a secure paypal hosted form whereby you can log into your own paypal account and make a donation to this forum if you feel you wish to. In order to make a donation you will need your own paypal account, donations cannot presently be taken by any other method (other than purchasing T-shirts or other merchandise when available). Why is it required? Well, in short. It isn't. Our aim with this site has always been and always continues to be, for it to remain 100% free for members to use. We would not wish to impose any membership fee, or infer in any way that donations are obligatory in any way what so ever. The server on which this forum resides, the stickers, banner, flyers, spotted cards, T-shirts have all been either very kindly donated to us from members, or purchased by the team on an ongoing basis. So if you don't need it why bother? Over the 18 months we have been in existence, an awful lot of members have joined and many of those have expressed, at various points in time, an interest in making a voluntary contribution to the site to show their appreciation. This put us somewhat between a rock and a hard place. We were reluctant to accept such donations, as we felt it somewhat went against our preference to keep the site 100% free for members, but also we did not want to look as if we were ignoring these requests from our members. So what will you do with any donations? Every single penny will be spent on items which enrich the experience of being a member here. Whether this be running costs for servers, stickers, or even funds to get merchandise ideas off the ground (many places have minimum orders). Whatever the funds are spent on will be items accessible and enjoyable to all. When making decisions on items such as merchandise, if these are not T-shirts or similar, we may gauge opinion of the members on what they would like to see, to ensure we don’t waste a single penny on anything that we are to confident members will enjoy. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES will donations be spent frivolously, or left lying around doing nothing for extended periods of time. Can I donate if I don't have a paypal account? Yes. Upon clicking the donate button, you can either choose to log in to paypal or elect to pay by credit/debit card. Other than purchasing merchandise such as stickers or T-shirts, there is at present no other way of making a donation to the club. In future we may be able to accept these credit/debit card payments for merchandise (check on any merchandise threads). If you choose to donate via paypal, then the donation ammount received by the club will be reduced by the paypal fees (currently 3.4% + 20P). i.e. if you donate £10 to the club, you will be debited £10, the club will receive £9.46. Other options for donations are being investigated and will be announced once they are in place. Will other people know if I have donated? We have decreed that no alterations to a members profile should be made on the basis of them making a donation. We would not wish to create segregation on the forum and have any visible indicator as to who is a donator and who isn’t, as we do not wish to make it appear in any way that people must donate to be considered a "proper" member or that people have to do it because others have, because this is simply not the case. Feel free to send a PM to anyone on the team, if you wish to let us know, and you will most certainly be thanked though! How much should I donate if I want to? This is totally at the individuals discretion. If you win the lottery and want to share, then we certainly won't stop you (and it would be free nismo exhausts all round if that were the case Im sure!). Similarly if you want to give us the bus fare you saved by walking home, it will be accepted with just as much gratitude. It is peoples choice on whether to donate at all, and if they do, how much is also their decision to make. Please feel free to place any comments or raise any questions below and we will all do our best to answer... Regards, The 350z-uk.com team

Both angry ones are still there in the window showing all smilies, but the less animated angry one has been bumped off the quick reply list.

In an effort to sort out the laughing smilie and removing one of the angry ones, I must have missed the welcome one off the list when recreating the order. Glad its working again now

Should be back now...

I am in a cabled area - but cant have it. Get this.... In Chesterfield NTL cabled some areas that had council properties. This created a situation whereby people looking for council houses were rejecting some that the council offered because they couldnt get cable. Instead of being tough with the applicants, they stopped the situation from getting worse by..... Instructing NTL that they could not lay cable down any further streets, or indeed cross the pavements to make any more final connectiopns to properties, until they had provided cable access to ALL council house streets in the area. Obviously as NTL knew the take up would be low in areas of poverty etc, they were then caught between a rock and a hard place - so told Chesterfield council where to stick their cable. And now even though there are cables just outside the front doors of many properties - they still cant have it.

Id be more than willing to join a mass meet hosted 3 yards outside the congestion Zone, exhaust pointed directly at said congestion Zone and rev the buggery out of it. What Ken fails to realise is that the "luxury vehicles and sports cars" that emit more than double the average emissions, probably do less than half the average miles. For example - my diesel Altea pumps more CO2 into the atmosphere per year than the Z, considerably more - yet its taxed far less.... Taxing anything based on emissions is a completely pointless exercise unless the USAGE of those items is not accounted for. This whole green bandwagon is a complete load of tosh in my eyes. Millions of years ago the climate was much warmer than it was now, yet I am still awaiting the first prehistoric V8 to be dug up. Its just a completely fabricated bunch of waffle being used to raise revenue and create jobs. /2p

Should be sorted now - bumped an angry one off for the lauging one. If there are any on the quick list that people want to use more commonly, just take a note of the code that is inserted (i.e. the code : lol : without the spaces, results in: )

Probably not illegal, but not very nice. You could ask interested parties to send you their email addresses, then email your friend and CC everyone in. Its then peoples choice on whether they pester him or not. I think he would rather have people emailing him asking than phoning.

also added to calendar

So, Cat and Fiddle 11:30 - 12:00 on Sunday 2nd Sept.

Im working on the smilies - if I could remember how to re-order them Id do it now just for you.

Sadly not a joke, I remember being directed to this thread mid last year and having a good old chuckle. The thread was then several pages long, and contained many more colourful insults - its still a funny read though. I reckon next time Im at weight watchers Ill lie flat on the scales instead of standing upright - that'll make all the difference - come on gold star!

What time?

Please read for sale rules - if its not strictly Z related, 15 posts minimum please: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148

Please read for sale rules - if its not strictly Z related, 15 posts minimum please: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148

Sounds like a local fault with internet near yourself. Im of the opinion that the whole BT network is starting to slow up - and that includes the LLU providers networks too.

There is a Morgan three wheel club, those guys may know where to get what you are looking for? http://www.mtwc.co.uk/ Also removed the unnecessary crap making its way onto this thread like too many others.

You can even play doubles. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1Em36g-vlOY&NR=1

This really is a work of art. Very interesting to see all the bits going on and shots of the construction at various stages - it really does give a relative novice at engine modifications a real insight into the work carried out.

Would certainly make engine braking interesting