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My belts started squealing when the weather turned cold. At first just when really cold. Then every morning. Got the belts tightened on my 05 and all is well. Garage said the only time consuming bit was removing and refitting the undertray.

As mentioned above, 5w30 is the recommend, but looking at the temperature ranges for alternatives a 40 weight should be fine also. Until 25th November Costco is doing 4 litres of Castrol Edge 5w30 for £24 incl VAT! If you prefer Mobil 1 they also do 5 litres of 0w40 for £29.

You think no petrol is bad management. I went to Burger King once and I kid you not........THEY WERE OUT OF BURGERS! I bet someone got a right rollocking for that balls up.

I know the feeling. Years ago I got a battery from Costco. Their own brand with "5yr garauntee" stamped on it. 4yrs and 11 months and it died. Went back to Costco, receipt in hand. It'd been so long they didn't sell their own brand anymore........so they gave me a brand new Bosche one!

Went for a curry at lunch down Manchester's curry mile and saw a sunset with 19s (black centres with polished lips)

Enjoy the car and the forum.

Enjoy the car and the forum.

That sounds like a beast of a battery! I think the Varta D47 for the zed is ONLY rated at 60A and CCA 540. Yours I'd almost double!

Hi from Manchester.

That's one tasty motor. Must be a nice feeling to have so much bhp on your doorstep.

A warm welcome from a fellow 05 sunset owner. When I was 25 I was driving an A reg 1 litre Polo! But then again I'd only started driving and almost even crashed that. I'd probably have killed myself with a zed as my first car.

Happy hunting. Hope you find a cherished motor.

How time flies. Zed is about to enter it's 8th winter on it's original battery. I reckon I'll get an Exide battery with 65A and a cold crank of 580 come change time. I reckon old battery is living on borrowed time so may change it despite it still seeming perfect. What would you do and has anyone had the original battery last more than 8 yrs?

Bought me some 5w30 for the zed, the mini and my kia. KIA sportage 2l diesel takes 8 litres! Makes the zed look frugal. Offer ends 25th November.

Even more scary was when I went to an Indy garage to get bushes done on my old prelude shortly after.they showed me that one of the bolts holding the strut on was missing. NEVER WENT BACK TO RYLAND HONDA EVER AGAIN! Only went coz I heard a snap from the front. They said couldn't see a problem. 3 weeks later fail me on MOT....snapped spring WHERE I TOLD THEM EARLIER! Then the wheel nuts loose. Fail fail fail.

Tell me about it. The guy who worked on it must of forgot to torque them up right. Lucky was only a short drive home and I checked it straight away. I remember one member actually had the rim come off mid drive. Mine weren't loose and coming off.....just not torqued enough. Still scary thought though!

Also check that the wheel nuts are not loose. I had similar sound once and that was the cause.

From reading stuff on detailingworld I think modern leather seats are actually leather with a plastic like coating. Damage is mostly caused by ingrained dirt acting as an abrasive. Keeping the surface clean minimizes such wear, whereas products leaving a sticky oily surface attracts more dirt to stick to the surface which causes premature wear. One good product is DR LEATHER WIPES off ENVY....a trader on here.

Had my belts tightened at L&G in Manchester today. Saw Mike's Azure there. MIKE......ARE YOUR RIMS EVER DIRTY! Spotless as always:)

Welcome to the world of zed ownership.

When I was about 12 I bought my first 12" "Hey You" by THE ROCK STEADY CREW I aspired to being a breakdancer but only managed to injure myself numerous times whilst looking ridiculous!

I'm at L&G this Friday at 2pm to get my squealing belts tightened. Last time I was there I bumped into 2 other zedders and we had a mini meet!

Was £30/4l before discount. Should make it £24 for a 4litre can after! Offer only runs for a couple of weeks. Don't forget the zed needs about 4.7l though

You lot jinxed me. Replaced my belts with Gates ones few months ago as old ones were cracking. Squealing like an old jalopy this week on start up:( Very embarrassing when people stare with disapproval!

Top tunes I'd have to add my all time favourite driving tune "move b$tch....get out the way" by Ludacris, ( I'm doin' 100 on the highway, so if you do the speed limit get the f**k outta my way )