sasha@lazytrips

One alternative is to stick some 11'' wheels on with monster truck tyres along the lines of 225/80. Now that could be seriously fun

Thinking about it, that could be an issue - problems started pretty soon after the brakes were changed, so that'll be worth checking although there aren't any braking issues that you can sense. But might be that - booked the car in for a week today & will relay this as a potential issue. Thank you!

The car is in Nottingham. I'm sure I can figure out some wheels somewhere to go for a test run. I did the swap between the fronts and the rears, but nothing changed, so although it could be a tyre issue as it seems most likely, it may well be a joint somewhere which they just haven't spotted. I would presume that if it was a tyre issue, swapping wheels round would make it feel different, but it didn't. It could be one of the joints and I might ask the guys at the local garage to have a very close look at all the bushes & joints this coming saturday. Unlikely to be any part of the driveshaft or engine or anything like that as the car also does this in neutral and when you give it the beans at low speeds, there are no signs. So it's got to be wheels, tyres, some joints somewhere, suspension or some bushes really, right?

That's the issue here. Did that, went on the specific forums, etc. No help other than "balance the wheels". I'll see if I can swap the wheels round this weekend. The problem is that there are around 950 of these cars in the whole country and a lot of the parts are completely different to all other TT models (including brakes, suspension parts, etc) - making it much more difficult to diagnose. It actually sucks knocking that your wife's TT is some 6x more rare than your zed

Hm. I wonder if sticking my 19'' rota gtr's will do. Audi will charge me for just looking at them and the local garage might be a better bet here.

Good morning all, I know that this is a question on a non-z car, but with the knowledge around here I thought I'd ask anyway. The wifemobile is a 3.2 V6 Audi TT Mk 2 (the newer type). Everything about the car appears fine except one problem that has recently arisen. When driving under 50, there are absolutely no issues whatsoever. Nothing noticeable at all. When driving at 50-70, a tiny vibration begins in the footwell - no other signs. When driving at 70 (and very much more obvious at 80 - obviously not on public roads), the steering wheel and footwell begin vibrating considerably. Hard to tell if the rest of the car is also vibrating and where it's coming from other than the footwell and steering wheel vibrating more. Now, the car has been to a number of garages including Audi who appear clueless as to what the issue is. All tyres have been carefully checked, all wheels fully balanced. The rears & the fronts are the same, so these were swapped round, but the exact same problem persists. The front brakes are virtually brand new with new Audi discs & yellowstuff pads. The rears are fairly worn, but these cause absolutely no issues at lower speeds and nothing under braking. The rear discs have a small lip, but aren't close to rubbing and are not warped. I was gonna book the car into another garage for this coming Saturday, but before it goes there, I was wondering if anybody can think of what the issue could be ahead of that. People have looked underneathe the car, at the suspension, etc. Everything appears to be absolutely fine and other than the vibration (pretty hard vibration at 80), there are absolutely no other symptoms. The car does not pull to one side (even when vibrating), etc. Any thoughts would be extremely appreciated. Got to take the car to Europe in two weeks' time and can't take the zed as will need the use of rear seats once we get there, so time is precious. Thanks much in advance.

My zed felt positively slow after a burnt orange hemi engine experience.

This is a win.

I always get amused by these kinds of comparisons being made. The bulk of the argument amounts to: 1. It's a Nissan/Datsun/Jap piece of rubbish - typical badge snobbery. I personally don't get it as I would happily buy a Lada if the spec, reliability, etc were to my taste. 2. Awful fuel consumption with some owners claiming that the car will never top 20mpg with one claiming that when he owned one, he averaged at 12 - typical rubbish spouted by people who have never been near the car. Unless you race from traffic light to traffic light and enjoy the sound of 6k revs while parked in neutral in a traffic jam, most will average at 25-27mpg give or take depending on your routine. If you primarily cruise up and down motorways, this may end up at 28-29 and for those who never go above 40 around town, this may drop to around 22. True that it is possible to get into the early teens, but you would have to drive in pretty spectacular fashion to get there. 3. Other cars are better, therefore why would anyone get a 350z? All cars that are typically used as a comparison are either inferior in terms of performance (e.g. half the ponies) or in the majority of cases in a completely different price bracket. Taking the second-hand car market out of the question (as this talks about new sales), the typical comparisons are: BMW M3 (from £54k), BMW Z4 s35 M (from £43k), Audi TTS (from £37k) or the Cayman (from £40k) *** So all in all, the real reasons for the low sales are: 1. Badge snobbery as above 2. Lack of marketing and awareness - Out of people who are not a car or racing game enthusiast, I can count on one hand the number of people I have met over time who actually knew what my car was. 3. Perception of it being a gaz-guzzling, tax-eating performance car - while this is partially true, it is really no different to the majority of cars out there. In addition, when you consider depreciation, petrol costs, tyres, servicing, MOT, repairs, the minor difference in tax is next to nothing in comparison.

Europcar did a convertible Audi TTS in 2010 which was pretty nice while the zed was being upgraded

I've got an iPhone 4 which I got in January/February this year. The best part of this new 'release' is that I will not feel in any shape or form that my phone is now outdated for another year until my contract runs out.

Weird. Different wheels, no front lip, no lowering, no diffuser, etc, etc, but very similar under-the-bonnet upgrades.

Had a number of tourists take turns to pose for a photo with the zed while I was down in Oxford over the weekend. Wife was very unimpressed with a "have they never seen a car before?"

Hey, any progress with this? I am in need of new bolts, but given the state of my undertray, could probably do with a replacement anyhow (all depending on availability & prices).

Absolutely love them. I also have some bigtime admiration for the Americans reviving a number of these classics in a modern remake with the Challenger R/T, the new Shelby and the Camaro all out and a new GTO rumoured.

Don't care about what it's a list of. For me, it's the list that gets purchased when I either win a lottery or make it big with my new business On a side note, I am really not at all a fan of the Cobra, the F40 is a bit too similar to the Enzo and I much prefer the latter and while I appreciate the Veyron for the engineering, it would definitely not make my top 10 of all-time. Much for the same reason why the GTR wouldn't either - it's not all about the performance.

There are some serious muppets putting together those lists. Here's my top 10 for ya: 10. TVR Sagaris 9. Jaguar E-Type Speedster 8. Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Eleanor 7. Lamborghini Diablo GT 6. McLaren F1 5. Plymouth Hemi Cuda 4. Lamborghini Miura SVJ 3.Dodge Charger R/T 2.Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster 1. Ferrari Enzo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15116064 Looks like it's official. Despite the views of many safety campaigners, the current limits were designed when traveling at 70mph was somewhat similar to going along at >100 in modern cars. In the interest of safety we could all ditch transport altogether and walk to make sure there are no transport-related incidents. In addition, we should do away with electricity and all manner of dangerous technology and go back and live in caves...

I really struggle to understand how anybody on this form can prevent their jaw from hitting the floor and drooling at the sight of this car. The 458 is pretty much a 350z where every single detail is perfected. If you look at the overall lines & shape, the broad idea is actually pretty similar.

I'm selling a kidney. Price tbc, but likely to be ~ £220,000. Available as soon as the full options list for the 458 Spider is released.

Or sneeze Well obviously a sneeze = screenwash sprinler. Duh.

Unfortunately this type of exercise is completely futile as even with my fairly basic understanding of physics, half of the concept parts are either at least 15 years ahead of development, completely and utterly impractical or will become inadequate and outdated a long time before 2025. In fact I would bet a decent amount that almost every single unique thing about it will change completely. 1. Huge gullwing door - point in this? practical? 2. seats folding away, etc so that you can get a fully reclining seat within the car - this 'concept' seems to make a comeback once every 2 years in some car or another for the last half a century. Won't happen in an S class. 3. Hydrogen fuel cell - I risk opening a can of worms, but my guess is that all the current 'green' methodologies will fairly quickly be replaced by one much more robust and straight-forward solution and it is unlikely to be any of the existing technologies. Anything akin to a super-capacitor which would store a huge amount of energy & would be useable at any temperature. I think the age of cars actually generating energy is over. Petrol or hydrogen or ethanol or whatever else, once anyone can figure out how to store enough energy to get you through 500 miles and then take 10 minutes to fully recharge, the world will switch without thinking.

Seconded the above and I would highly recommend fixing your dash lights out. Fit those £20 spacers or whatever yourself and find the loose connection under one of the front seats (resonsible for 90% of the airbag light issues) and push it in more firmly and/or tape it. Those two things, however minor, will make your sale a lot harder and as they are very easy to rectify, I'd get that done.

Agreed. Getting £6 large for a base-level 2003 Jap Import is pretty good compared to a lot of stuff you see selling on Autotrader & Pistonheads. I guess it's not quite so good once you factor in ebay fees

Aside from not being a fan of the aesthetics, I would severely miss a huge wake of water rising behind the car when cruising along at speed in the rain.