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ONE OWNER FROM NEW That is quite a find.......Christmas has indeed come early. Sunset Orange really is the most mesmerising colour at night under the neon lights. A warm welcome from a fellow sunsetter

With the cold weather more electrics on maybe? Using the AC more to demist screen? Or are you leaving the car with a full tank and waking in the morning to find half empty......SLEEP DRIVING? :1:

I love this guy Master Wong. Better one liners than Arnie! POOOOOM!!

1. I love how well the zed acts as a blank canvass for body mods. I never get tired of veiwing pics of zeds with different kits or rims. Despite there being the occasional OTT kit, I think the majority of stuff i see is carried well by the Zed. 2. I love the mix of curves and creases in the Zed's shape. Curvey enough to be sexy.......angular enough to be aggressive. The shape also gives a nice mix of reflections and shadows to show off the wonderful colours they come in. Which leads me to....... 3. SUNSET ORANGE! May look bland on an overcast day but at night, under the glow of the streetlights etc........IT'S ON FIRE. After over 7 years I'm still mesmerised by the colour at night and parking in the farthest corner of a car park just gives me longer to admire the colour as i walk back to the car after a late night shop.

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!