CaptainSensible

That's a whole other thread.....

That was an outstanding drive from JB. It was interesting that before the race they were concerned that they might struggle with the set up of the car if it was too dry but it worked perfectly for him. Lewis just needs to calm down a bit. He was the same last year getting to aggressive (remember his crash with Webber in Singapore?). He needs to learn to bide his time and wait for proper overtaking opportunities rather than half chances which result in a crash.

Tempted, but I'll still be in Cyprus.

I would add a note of caution about investing heavily in property at the moment. House prices have been buoyed by extremely low interest rates over the last 3 years. Yet despite this house prices hare still well below their peak. Why? The answer is availability of credit, or lack of. Most high street banks are still in the process of recapitalising and repairing their balance sheets following the financial crisis. They only want to lend to people with healthy deposits, who they percieve to be a safer bet, but this is restricting demand for property. That's why house prices have slid a little in the last few years, however there could be more to come. When interest rates start to rise, which they almost certainly will over the next couple of years, so will mortgage repayments for anyone who isn't on a fixed rate. You need to honestly ask yourself if you could still afford the mortages on both properties if interest rates were 2-3% higher thna today (or even more). Also think about what impact higher interest rates will have on the housing market and house prices. There's a lot of downside risk on property at the moment in my view.

I wish I could do that sometimes. I'm really not looking forward to driving the Zed in winter. I just can't afford to run a shed. My insurance is pretty high and to tax another vehicle. Zed is fine in the winter, you've got heated seats and the big V6 warms up fast on those cold mornings. You just appreciate those dry warmer days all the more.

Just back form a trip to Paris, where I was fortunate enough to stumble accross an amazing car collection owned by Ralph Lauren on display by the Louvre. Unfortunately visitors weren't allowed to take photos but there's lots of info on the show's website - http://ralphlaurencarcollection.co.uk/ If anyone is in Paris before the end of August I'd highly recommend a visit, its a stunning collection.

24k from a set of front tyres sounds pretty good to me...

Good knowledge guys!

Just a quick thanks to everyone who organised everything seamlessly. It was a cracking day, great to see plenty of old faces and meet a few new ones. Highlight was my 360 spin - if you ain't spinning you ain't trying. Smashed in a 44 min 10k race today so well happy, BOOM!

Well done on saving up all that pocket money

Welcome from a fellow Bristolian. Why did you get rid of the TVR?

I'm 32, with a scorpion and a custom Y-pipe. Absolutely love the deep growl you get from a scorpion.

I inversted a little more at 205p today. Hopefully we'll see a good bounce over the next few days as this drops seems like a complete overreaction.

Anyone know why XEL is smashing off so much today? I know their RNS wasn't great but didn't think it was that bad...

Brings back happy memories mate! I'll have my work cut out keeping up with you at Japfest

I share your pain, my insurance just went up by nearly 50% for no good reason. Even shopping aroiund only saved me £30! Looks like I'll be be keeping the Zed a while longer as don't want to pay any more for something even more exotic.

Wow that's tight, but good news it can be done. Cheers for the replies guys.

...but I can't find the thread. Is it possible to fit 4 Rays (with tyres) in a Zed? Similarly is there any reason 4 19" wheels (without tyres) wouldn't fit in a zed? As you can probably guess I'm thinking of ordering new wheels, but trying to work out the logitics of getting them fitted!

Completely off topic, but how does it feel driving around in a N/A Zed after you were super charged. Does it feel slow as hell or do you still enjoy it? Re the Mazzer, they are beautiful cars, but more a grand tourer than sports car. That's an accusation sometimes levied at the Zed, but I think the Zed is much sportier. I imagine the Mazzer is a car you would aspire to drive once you're the wrong side of 40.

Another 06er here with no oil problem. From what I read it was more of an issue in the States, but very few reports of problems over here.

Looks great mate, very tempted by some of these myself.

Call me a cynic, but a very low mileage car with no service history suggests a fair likelyhood that the mileage has been tampered with. As said above see if you can verify the mileage from old MOTs.

To say I'm jealous would be an understatement. I had a black Mustang convertible when I went to California a few years ago. It was a terrible car but I still felt like a god in it. Sounded good through the tunnels in Yosemite too!

Was the car serviced before he bought it? It could be some excess oil buring off?