sasha@lazytrips

I really need a job where I can get 120k redundancy money.

You can get 19'' wheels which will not differ considerably from the Rays offering and in some instances can even be lighter. Moreover, 19'' wheels often come with wider stances and with some premium tyres, the trade-off in performance is very questionable. In terms of design, the wheel arches are clearly built for a 19'' wheel. Why these were never made as standard is anyone's guess, but 20'' is simply too big and 18'' is too small when you look at them on the car.

A total of 4857 350z cars were officially sold in the UK with a further 3,152 across Europe through Nissan dealerships until the model eventually got replaced with the updated 370z. This compares to over 160,000 units sold in the US and around 140,000 cars in Japan. The key European importers aside from the United Kingdom were Germany and France with about 80% of the total European market share between these countries. The low sale volumes across Europe are likely to make the car a future classic as the number decreases gradually over the coming decade. One last point to note is that all of the above is completely made up, but if this sentence wasn't here, would you know any better?

An interesting question would be the following. Fully legal, does not contravene any regulations or anything like that. Find a car on autotrader or wherever in the following spec - about 5-6 years old, tiny engine, insurance group 1, etc, etc. If you aim to buy the vehicle, you are fully entitled to purchase insurance for it. In fact, you can buy insurance for you to drive whatever it is you want; whether or not you actually happen to drive it is a whole other question. Then go to Admiral and buy insurance for your zed & this other car that you will never buy anyway as part of a multicar policy, aiming to park it wherever is cheapest (on the street usually), doing 1,000 miles, adding your mum as an additional driver & whatever else you can think of. Chances are the total price will be less than the zed on its own. Bob's your uncle.

If you have a second car and go for Admiral multicar policy, these are unbelievably cheap on both cars - I would seriously consider doing this if you have another car in the household.

With the advent of technology, the simplest way is just to do a bank transfer - that's what I did. They are instantaneous with most banks now, so you go off your phone and make the transfer, the other person checks their account and sees the money. Pretty straight-forward.

no idea myself. Not fixed it as of yet.

I had that very issue with the skidding light as well after some very sharp breaking. Apparently the issue is with one of the wheel sensors going bust. It eventually stopped being intermittent and is now on all the time. Need to take it to some garage where they can figure out which sensor it is and replace it, but note that I haven't done that yet

My best one came from the Sunwin Nissan Dealership in Nottingham. Parked up outside in full view with no Nissan badge, walked in to ask about servicing and got told "We're only doing Renaults and Nissans at the moment". Slightly off-topic, but

Reviews of an older model of a Mustang Convertible & the brand new Challenger R/T together with some holiday snaps will be provided!

Had a think about this. Wrote down the pros & cons of each and naturally enough, picked the slowest, least powerful, most fat, long & big, worst interior, least reliable, least comfortable and most noisy car out of the three. Yep. It came last in every single one of my comparisons, so Dodge Challenger R/T it is for no apparent reason whatsoever.

Easy. Corvette is a gorgeous sounding sports car with pretty damn good handling and a fairly large boot whilst not being excessively heavy. Camaro is a muscle car which will be great fun in a straight line and is a bit more practical, if you really need that for 2 people The only corvette I can get is a convertible and from the pictures I've seen that won't fit even 1 standard size suitcase, so that seems to be out of the window.

The issue is that they all have a lazy V8 with around 400 horsepower, all have awesome sound systems, nada, nada, nada! It seems that despite having the best everything, nobody reckons the Mustang is a decent choice, but how do you choose between the other two!

I was just mentioning that as we've got a few legs while we're over there, we're already hiring an older & convertible 'stang when we're on the gulf coast. --- Overall, looks like the public is fairly evenly split between the Camaro SS and the Challenger R/T. The wife likes the R/T because it looks the nuts and is orange. Maybe it's time to go with the heart and pick a rough 'n ready Challenger ahead of clearly superior cars in every single way you can put it.

The corvettes have been taken out of the fleet and only a few old (2008) and bashed convertibles are remaining. To be honest, it's probably a good idea to get one of the newer cars. The new Mustang is no Shelby, but is still pretty decent for what it is and is better than the others performance-wise. I'm just trying to figure out what would be better to drive around on the Strip, crossing the desert and cruising along a windy road on the Pacific coast...

Hertz = decent cars at decent rates with the right discounts. Finding it very hard to pick one.

So I have a dilemma. Having booked a Chevy Corvette Z06 Convertible for my little trip to the West Coast, I then actually used a brain cell or two and realised that that amount of luggage my wife and I will lug around on a 2.5 week holiday is likely to exceed the purse-sized thing at the back of the car amusingly called the 'boot'. With no rear seats or any other useful storage space to speak of, it looks like I'll have to ditch the Corvette in favour of something more practical. I've narrowed it down to these three options: 1. Ford Mustang GT Premium Coupe (2012 - latest model) Pros: arguably best to drive, best sound system, best noise proofing (we will be doing a few longer journeys) & best interior Cons: we are hiring a standard older Mustang convertible in the southern states, so might like a bit of variety? the rear looks a bit naff 2. Chevy Camaro SS (2011 - latest model) Pros: Huge LS3 engine with some air pushed into it. Fairly mean looks, pretty nifty in a straight line, decent sound system Cons: boring black colour (Mustang is blue with stripes & R/T is orange with stripes), poor interior 3. Dodge Challenger R/T (2011 - latest model) Pros: looks like a proper 60s muscle car, decent interior, is orange Cons: slowest of the lot (it's all relative...), worst sound system (again, relativity means it is still pretty awesome), apparently not the best ride, etc. ***************** I really ought to make up my mind quickly before they go. What should I pick and why? In terms of context, we're talking LA, Las Vegas, Arizona & San Diego.

I'm taking notes as I'm off in around 4 weeks! Also taking a Mustang in the southern states, but had a choice between the Camaro SS & the Chevy Corvette convertible special edition for the West Coast leg. Opted for the convertible. Now wondering whether it was the right choice

Before you do, here's my word of warning. Having had my black burger z badge on for about a year, they do not wear very well at all. Mine has lost all its shine, looks sorta murky green and is really not looking good at all. I do drive the car a fair bit and it went through all the snow, salt & whatnot, but that shouldn't be an excuse for it to weather so badly. I'd go with something of better quality & more durable.

Funny that. I'm currently planning a big road trip in the US in about a month's time - just trying to figure out from where to where, through where and what car to get.

I'd be interested to know what would happen to whoever is due to pick up the payment in Western Union in UAE as the punishments for things like theft & scams of this sort over there would be... let's say a little more severe than in most other countries.

Thanks Alex, Anyone know how much of a problem this is given I've already driven a fair way with this issue? Any ideas on how easy this is to fix and what bits I'm likely to need other than the spring? Would rather know what needs to happen so that it can be mended on Saturday.

Hi guys, I have had the skidding, ESP & Handbrake lights on for a few days and having read through previous threads, etc, assumed that one of the wheel sensors was gone. Today, I noticed a slight rattle from the rear left and when I came to wash the car in the afternoon found that one of the two metal studs on the rear caliper (Brembo) has come out and although I pushed it back in, there is no spring on it like there is on the other side. The car is going to CS next weekend and my questions are: How bad is my problem? Can I safely drive the car? How complicated is this problem to mend (I have no parts or tools on me, so I guess I won't be able to sort it)? The car seems to drive ok, but am I right in thinking that one of the rear pistons is not pushing or holding the brake pad? I'm at a loss as I work away in the week and need to figure out what to do in case I can't drive the car. :S

That would indeed be me in an exceptionally dirty car with a massive rear.

That certainly isn't a do-luck rear bumper.