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Sounds like someone got their yearly bonus!!! Awesome mods!

That bright pot of paint scares me Similar to all the other posts - I'll have to wait and reserve judgement until the final pictures. However, if it all comes together as well as you plan we'll have to commend your vision for such a project Chris

http://www.zeckhausen.com/Testing_Brakes.htm Hope this isn't a repost, don't recall seeing it before...

Nice and shiny! Brake disc in the last picture looks strange??? Looks like a carbon ceramic texture! Is it groved?

Ok poll is on! Looks like most people just keep filling it to the brim. I can see why you would do this if you are doing a lot of miles - othersie you would be into the garage every day. However, in the sake of saving some weight, I don;t see why everone else wouldn't keep it below half for that extra saving.

So are you one of the people who; keep the tank full, keep it empty or fill up completely each time and run it down? Personally I don't do a lot of milage so I keep it on the last 1/4 normally unless I'm doing some motorway driving and I'll fill it to the brim.

And twice the cost!!!

Just got my car back from the MOT (passed no problems ). They said they had adjusted the headlights because they were right on the the lower limit of their throw. I had noticed recently that when I was driving on the motorwway I had very poor visibility - this change seemed to have happened over the last 6 - 8 months if I think about it. I asked the garage what the cause is and they said that over time the car suspension settles - is this true? Yet to try it out at night but looking forward to seeing the difference Chris

Tinted windows look good. I'm surprised you haven't got abuse about the sunstrip but I quite like it

If you think you are "playing it safe" by buying a used 350Z from this Nissan garage then don't bother. My car was in there about 8 weeks to get the "clicky axle" fix - what a debaucle. What really ticked me off was that everytime I went in there was just a one girl on the reception desk struggling to deal with a queue of customers while there were 2 - 3 car sales men just hanging around in the showroom. Any time I had a walk around looking at the other cars they would pester me for a sale but no one ever lent a hand with the reception desk. MESSERS.

I used Evan Halshaw in Aberdeen a couple of times and found the service extremely disappointing. Mechanically I think the work they did on car was fine but they are a nighmare to deal with. Chris

I'll start the list then: 1) Rubber: £40 (Cosworth Air Filter)

Show us the bad side!!!

But is that a standrad part of the test? i.e. putting it on the rollers. Is there an alternative or do they just not perform that particular test?

OLD THREAD RESSURECTION!!! I've been searching for some info on the issue of putting the car on the rollers for an MOT but could only find this post which has two different opinions. Car is going into the local garage tomorrow for the MOT so would appreciate any advice... Cheers, Chris

But will the desirable models be the 07+ onwards? Since the overall shape has stayed the same through the years surely a classic hunter would want the best engine and interior? Chris

Prices for early models are below £9,000 now. Will the chavs get hold of them and make a mess of early models? Will it be difficult to find an unmolested car in the future? (Similar to a Cossie?) Present company excluded of course with only tasteful mods being performed by members on this forum

Thanks guys! Car is "soaking again today". I'll get there eventually!!!! Chris

Today I dipped kitchen rolls in vinegar and then placed on the car to try and dissolve the limescale... Left it for an hour but didn't get much of a result. I had to go to the mother-in-laws for dinner so took it off (tried giving it a bit of a rub but it's solid!). I put more on over dinner and it seems to be doing the trick. You can see the pattern of the kitchen roll in some of the pictures. It will come off but it will just take some time!!! I'll keep at it tomorrow. At least the big rusty spot is coming off. I think it is more that the limescale becam discoloured with rust rather than the paintwork being discoloured. The good news is that the paint underneath appears to be undamaged from dissolving the limescale As always, thanks for all your help lads, will post up pictures of the finished prodcut (when I get there!) Chris

Cheers - Looks good. I think the rust may more difficult to remove than the limescale. However, I'm going back to Ireland tomorrow for a week so I don;t think I will be able to get hold of it before I go back Will see how I get on today and report back... Chris

Top man Tim - cheers!!! Will give the vinegar a couple of minutes to soak and then try rubbing off - more pictures to follow tomorrow. If I do end up damaging the paintwork I'll just get a pro to sort it out - might as well get the whole car done while I'm at it I'll keep you updated, thanks for all your help guys. Chris

A guy on Pistonheads reccommends simply white vinegar that he used on his Elise. Think I'll try some diluted vinegar tomorrow... Rubbing lemons!!! http://www.scirocconet.co.uk/forum/limescale-damage-paintwork-learn-from-mistakes-t4318.html Things could be worse!!! http://www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk/showthread.php?165656-Limescale-removal-from-car-paintwork... I also ended up naviagting to this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGooQ8yYC0c

As I said, I had a go tonight in the dark just to see if I could budge it. It does seem to come off ok but difficult to see if it is leaving any lasting scuffs in the paint. Looks like there is moisture in the car but I think the stuff is all over the back windscreen as well That'll come off easiely though. I have PM'd Tim so I'll see what he thinks is best. Eager to have a go tomorrow though. Its eating away at me knowing it is like that outside!!!! Chris

Ok Tim seems to be the man! I'll give him a shout. There are a couple of pro's around the Aberdeen area so worst case is that I cause some surface scratches and then get the whole car done over properly by a pro. Will have a better look in the morning and will have a go with the clay bar I think... Cheers for the advice, Chris

Just came back from 2 weeks offshore YAY!!! Bad news is that I left the car in the company car park and it appears to have had rust and water dripping down on top of it for 2 weeks. It's a concrete car park so it is limscale that is on the car. I was quite upset but my company told me in no uncertain terms that it is left at my own liability. In addition we're not supposed to leave our cars there overnight. Anyway I don't want to turn this post into a what I should do to my company but more - What is the best way to fix it? I went out with some Meguiars shampoo and hot water and gave it a scrub with a lambs wool mitt. It is coming off but very slowly. The rust appears to be coming off as well. Just want to comfirm this is the correct way forward or should I use a clay bar? I don't want to push it around the paint and scour it - I scoured the paint on my Celica when scrubbing off seagull poo. I polished the car about 4 weeks ago so the car should have some protection underneath. I'm going to go at it tomorrow, any advice appreciated. I did find this on the net but I'm not sure... http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/exterior-and-glass/how-to-remove-lime-scale-from-a-car/ Cheers Chris