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Mad wrap skills. Going round curves I found SO HARD I gave up

Can't believe I've overlooked this thread til now. Zed is coming along nicely. That exhaust no way looks second hand........just TOO GORGEOUS......looks box fresh. As for the undertray, only last week my friend discovered that the garage cut a hole in his so they could do the oil changes on his C Class without the hassle of removing and refitting it

I've had my 05 DE for 16 years and 70k miles. It's been my daily but with the arrival of kids 12 years ago I use a family car when needed hence only 70k. The only memorable repairs I've needed were. Airbag clock spring costing about £200 where the garage sourced and fitted a second hand unit. Brake pedal switch failed 4 times, but that's a £6 part and 5 minute DIY job. O2 sensors have thrown a wobbler a few times but just needed the codes cleared. Tailgate struts failed twice......it's a HEAVY tailgate. Boot popper springs failed a few times. Adding washers helps for a couple years then they fail again and you need to press the button twice to release the boot fully again. Bought a new set from Nissan once but they only lasted a few years also. Airbag light has come on a few times when I've moved the passenger seat...... again just a free reset needed. The rest has just been wear and tear stuff like Belts Brakes Exhaust Banana arms I'm still on original clutch But when that goes it's one of the bigger outlays as you'll need to budget for a new flywheel too. When running 19s, good tyres can cost a fair bit and despite me hardly doing any motorway miles I only see 18mpg so budget for alot of 98/99ron petrol. In general, garage costs at my independent garage has been similar to our Kia Sportage and Mini Cooper. I'm only an average driver at best so can't comment on handling except that tyres make a big difference to how it drives. Even I felt a difference going from 12 years of Falkens to Michelins.

That's a good price Amazon is doing. The Castrol site says the cheaper M is for the Zed. The Opie oils site says both are recommended. The M it is then Although the Mini has an indicator for service interval which can be upto 24,000 miles or 2 years, I never paid any notice. We've done 48k since taking delivery in 06 but get a service every year never waiting for the service light. Then there's others like my boss. He's got a '91 911 Carrera. Hasn't even changed the oil in FIVE years coz he says he only does the odd Sunday drive in it. But then again he runs mixed second hand tyres in it too. Poor 911 has rust around all the windows. Chunks of clearcoat missing. Replica 911 rims. He took it to a bodyshop last month for a respray expecting to pay a couple of grand and they refused to take it saying that once they start it could open a can of worms and end up costing 10x that price

I got some oil from Costco for our 06 Mini Cooper. 4 litres of Castrol Edge 5w30 M was £25 Inc VAT. £5 cheaper than the Castrol Edge 5w30 LL. The only difference I can see in the label is the cheaper one is MB and BMW approved whereas the dearer one is MB and Porsche approved with "titanium fluid strength technology" The wife's Mini got the cheaper one last week but would the zed benefit from the dearer LL version? Pics below

I watch quite a few of the creations from this outfit. Extreme conversions done to a very fine level.

Those overhead photos are awesome

Welcome to the OC Looks like you bagged yourself a great car. Always amazes me how extreme the difference in condition can be between cars that are 15 years old. You see some really battered 350z's out there. Leather ripped and worn. Interior scratched to buggery. Arches rusting away. Gearbox shot. Paint looking rougher than a 15 year old chopping board. Then there's yours which looks fresher than alot of 3 year old black cars on the road

I love the darker V1s when the embossed logos are painted and the silver if not. Really love the embossed logos Ray's did a limited run of black embossed LMGT4s too. Wouldn't say no to either V1s. I'm sure they'll hold their value well or even APPRECIATE!

OMG....... that's scary. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery. And there was me expecting a typo for "ready to SELL"

Sad to hear you're now zedless, but hopefully you will stay around as an expat and post up your new exploits

The red infinity leather looks lush. This is up for £14.5k. Wonder how much extra you need to spend to get the exterior looking like yours above Whitevanman?

Dang!!!! Those have got some serious road presence. Dare I say even more than a C63 AMG. Looking forward to seeing yours in the flesh Irfan when you come to Manchester

That last pic

Following on from our resident G35 representative's build thread, I've had a rekindled interest in the G. Thought we could put G related stuff somewhere so it'd be easy to find and showcase the Zed's close cousin. I do envy the US owners. So much supporting mods available to create stuff like this

The cardboard shows his caring side😄

Another supermarket run. Car was washed today so thought why not take a snap or two.

Never seen a shot from above of the Nismo. Those rear arches look SOOOOO VOLUPTUOUS PS. 10 out of 10 for choosing THAT parking space next to the disabled bay and parking right up to the yellow line. I thought only I did that

I've got a Bosch S4 that's been going strong for over 8 years!!! My zed is used daily so I suppose that helps, but I'm getting another when mine dies.

Congratulations. Welcome to the OC and the Z brotherhood

The additions seem to be coming along non stop...... really finishing off the Nismo well

Not heard a peep on this thread for a while now. Was just telling a friend how timeless the G35 silhouette is and thought of yours. What's the rear headroom and legroom like in these. Me and the wife are only 5'8/ 5'9. And our kids are 10 and 13 and probably won't be much taller than us. I'm getting tempted more and more by one as a weekend car to ferry the family around in.

This guy looks so good!

YOU JINXED ME!!!!!!! Had a passenger for the first time in a year today. Nothing under the passenger seat but when I moved it back and forward today for the missus......boom...... airbag warning light flashing. 30 seconds of ignition on and off 4 times and it's gone

I have a soft spot for the Prelude. I ran the previous model, a '93 2.3L for 7 years. Lovely low seating position and a gorgeous manual transmission.