sasha@lazytrips

It doesn't automatically lock itself - at least mine doesn't.

disconnect the fuse if you can find the right one. Otherwise would disconnecting the battery do the trick? Are your windows shut properly?

11 more zeds died in Q1 2012. Total down to 7,587 - not coming down all that quickly.

1. Your local place is highly unlikely to just have the correct pads in stock for the zed and you'll end up ordering anyway - through them or directly yourself it won't really matter. 2. The windows are already tinted to the maximum legal limit unless you're only talking about the rear window & the small ones behind the pillar. 3. How much hassel(l) (sic) are you prepared to go for just to get a car which happens to have the Rays on? Get a car which is a) the right colour, the right condition & history, c) has the right toys + d) take a look at the mileage, but if all the above are good, I personally wouldn't care too much. Things like Rays alloys will take you about 5 minutes to buy online and another 5 minutes to swap over at your local garage.

If you click on the specific brands at the top, it'll tell you how many you need to buy of each to qualify. In short you'll need to spend a minimum of £7 to get every 10p off up to a min of £35 for the full 50p off. Assuming you can get pretty darn close to empty and fill up with 75 litres at 131.9, you'll be making a saving of 75 x 50p = £37.50. So if you actually want any of the things you can get for £7, you might as well go and get them all and get paid £2.50 for the privilege Coffee seems your best bet here.

Can I ask why you want a Scenic-style aerial mast on your roof? Got a flag to attach to it?

I apologise if this comes across the wrong way and I don't want to be rude, but if you're going to be borrowing £6k on a 3-year finance deal, I presume you have considered all the other associated costs. £500 minimum for tyres, spare parts as and when they may be needed, brakes, etc. etc. etc.

Bear in mind that speedos get pretty inaccurate at those speeds, and I'd be surprised if a Zed could get to 175 anyway. Try it with a GPS and see what happens. Also as already said; pay attention to the throttle response in 1st and 2nd, does it feel spongy or elastic? if yes then you're probably not upreved. DB Hence why I said I hit 156mph and was still gaining. The 156 was gps-based. I've got a UK 2004 DE. That of any help? (+ You've driven mine to/from Heathrow a year ago)

I guess this is easy to tell if you have the option to drive two zeds - one with and one without the restriction. When you don't know any better, it's hard to judge although I couldn't ask for more response in the first two gears.

I am now strongly suspecting that mine was uprevved by the previous owner as I hit 156mph on the autobahn while still accelerating fairly quickly before I had to slow down for traffic. Speedo was showing 170-175.

I don't know the fitment details but in the above a + b is not equal to c. Simple example (not sure if details are 100% correct, but that's not the point): 1. Charger from iPhone 4 works with original iPhone 2. Charger from original iPod works with original iPhone => Charge from original iPod works with iPhone 4. In all likelyhood, you probably can figure something out. Question is whether it is worth it.

If you fancy a black one with some 'trick bits', I'll be posting some photos in my For Sale thread this weekend

This is only the case if you want to swap your car regularly and is also only relevant if you have the cash to purchase outright. Lets say you do this; a) Buy a £35k car and keep it six years. Car is now worth £13-£14k. Hire a car at £7k every two years = £21k spent. a) This person still owns a car with no monthly repayment and can access the £15k in the car if needed. This person has bugger all to show for their £21k apart from swanning around in a brand new car that they never owned. Unfortunately you missed out a crucial part of the calculation. If person a was to borrow the £35,000 to purchase the car (90% of those who do) OR person b was to have the £35k in cash, but stick it into a savings account over the 6-year period rather than handing it over upfront for the car, at something like 6-7% APR (average over last couple of decades), person b would be around £15k better off in addition to the above calculation. So person b would only have spent £6k relative to the £13-14k outlay for person a.

1) I cost my cornflakes every morning with lead filings and 99Ron fuel. 2) I cut the grass by pouring petrol over it and setting fire! 3) I chew on wild rabbits as a snack. 4) I blow my tyres up with my mouth. 5) I shave with a bowie knife. 6) I changed my oil and used my teeth to get the sup plug off! 7) I too changed my oil and drank the waste! 8) I eat my dinner with a pitch fork and machete. 9) My cat has been trained to be the local drug dealer 10) I drive a pick up truck. The manliest vehicle in the known universe 11) I am ians cats best customer 12) When servicing my car I don't use ramps, I hold my car up with my knees 13) I wear barbed wire instead of socks 14) I brush my teeth with a wire brush 15) I drink sand 16) I can do 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. That's twice as fast as my car.

great minds...

The question is really quite simple. You can borrow a car and pay a little bit less than buying one, but you are restricted in what you can do with it/any changes you want to make to it, servicing options, etc, etc. Same as with renting a home vs buying a home or any other similar question. For me personally, the money is a lesser issue when compared to some of the above as I don't want to always be thinking about the miles I put on the car and how that relates to my yearly cap. I want to be able to put on some different/better tyres, change the wheels if I feel like it or do whatever else I want because the car is my pride and joy. If your only need is to have 4 wheels which get you from A to B and you also like these wheels to be fairly new and fresh, then PCP might not be a bad idea. All depends on the inidividual person.

True to a degree. The iPhone still visually looks like a pretty snazzy gadget despite the crazy popularity.

Another alternative is do some weight saving. Throw out all the mats, etc, plasticky bits in the boot + spare wheel. Then buy yourself some lightened lexus-style rear lights, replace the awful Rays with some proper bo 20 inch x 12 inch wide rears for ultimate grip & traction and then drill a few holes along the length of the exhaust to increase airflow & improve downforce.

The absolutely best thing you can do is buy a specialized polarizing filter gadget. You stick these onto the fuel hoses going to the engine and they polarize all the molecules to align them all perfectly in a lattice just before injection giving you at least 50-60 bhp. Look for them on ebay for around £25.

Fear not! A slightly higher mileage car, but with an awesome rear + brand new custom-made exhaust system + new tyres is available at the end of August.

I had one of those two years ago. Reset the ECU and have had nothing ever since.

Buying a Panamera and worrying about MPG really don't go together in one sentence

My brother-in-law owns one and we've driven around Europe in it. My personal opinion is that there are far better small cars out there. Seating position is a bit like a bus driver, no steering feel, pants handling... in fact didn't like much about it at all. Just my personal 2c.

*** Note to mods: fresh photos will be coming up this coming weekend. *** Hi all, The time has come and no matter how sad I am about letting go, my beautiful zed is coming up for sale. I will be posting up a load of photos this weekend (hopefully there will be at least a 10-minute period with no rain), but here are some basic details. I appreciate that this is more than a lot of people will want to pay for the age & mileage, but there are some expensive bits on there & I want to see if there is somebody who wants these to start with. If not, I will part some of the expensive toys off. ** PLEASE NOTE: The car will be available to pick up at the end of August - I will be using it until then *** Some details: Kuro black UK car on an 04 plate (June 2004). I bought the car in September 2009 with 46k on the clock - the previous owner is a long-standing PistonHeads member. I have owned it for almost 3 years and the car now has 106k. 95% of this mileage was cruise control along motorways as I have commuted from Nottingham to Birmingham, Chester and London for work during this time and gone on a few European road trips. The car feels better now than when I first bought it. I am currently still driving the car and will do so until the end of August. I expect to put on another 1.5-2k miles in that time doing a weekly commute to Kent. Reason for sale: Buying a car with *slightly* more ponies under the bonnet - everything will be revealed in due time. Standard specs: UK Full GT Spec car including: Heated Leather seats in good condition Brembo brakes Cruise Control + all the sound buttons I will throw in the bluetooth dongle unless I decide to split some of the bits off the car at a later date Extras: Rota GTR wheels - black with red lip Rare red aluminium wheel nuts Falken 452 tyres all round. Fronts are brand new, rears went on very very recently (almost new) Facelift LED rear lights Custom-made Longlife HKS Hi-Power exact replica exhaust system fitted (true dual system with great sound & look) Extremely rare & expensive original Do-Luck rear bumper sourced from Japan with a floor spoiler EBC grooved discs + Ferodo DS2500 pads (imo best combo you can get this side of a big brake kit) + I have a full set of packaged Ferodo pads which could be thrown in depending on the buyer & price HEL Braided brake lines (red) Cosworth Panel filter Red Tommy Kaira style zed emblem on the back instead of the Nissan burger badge PIAA wipers Service history: Car has been serviced by Nissan before my purchase and at CS in Leicester (350z Specialists) during my ownership. Car has also had a trip to Abbey Motorsport for a number of jobs & improvements last summer (including new performance bushes & replaced bearings). Last major service at 100k included changing everything there is to change on the car: all fluids, spark plugs, belts, etc. Bad points: (because I am an honest guy) Some kerbing on the rotas - only on the lip and can easily be sorted BOSE system refuses to play CDs (very common issue) stone chips on the front & rear wheel arches (also very common) Some very minor scratches on a few of the plastic bits Can do with a new cupholder Price: £7,750. Please message me with any further questions. As per usual, no tyre kickers, time wasters or test pilots will be allowed near the car. I will need verified proof of fully comprehensive insurance with no excess before you can get near the keys. I am more than happy to take people out as passengers in Kent/Surrey area during the week or Nottingham at weekends. Not interested in part exchange.

Most likely one of a number of small problems - check your liquids as above and check your tyre sizes as staggering which is too far from the OEM set up could also do something similar.