KurtB

Seems to be a few members wanting these by the looks of it, perhaps a group buy could be arranged if a willing trader is up for it?

Hmmm tempting

At 1.02, if I was in the silver car watching him trying to jack the car in front, fail, then run towards my car to try to jack me I would have probably just speared into him and run him over

That's the first Christmas jumper that I've ever seen and thought that look's pretty cool actually.

My fave courtesy of Tarmac linking this image on Facebook -

 

How do I buy this??? I'm not on the facebook

The one that is sometimes parked near the casino is mine, did not realise we had so many in Yarmouth

Was that you near Gorleston fire station a couple of weeks ago? I was at the lights as you drove past. Was dark so couldn't tell it was a zed til quite late!

There are a couple of black ones over here in Yarmouth (one of them being mine! )

There is a blue Nismo in Lowestoft though

That's the one, Bill Gwynne! Top marks sir!

 

got a few mates a day there for Christmas last year

 

They still havent been

Feel free to post me their invites, that looks awesome

That's fair enough. From what i've heard no one regrets going to university, it seems like a great life experience. Good parties too!

Edit - slightly misread your comment! I managed to do an HNC in my private time and with partial funding from work (and start an HND). Might be worth seeing if that is an option.

No parties though!

I think timing has a lot to do with it. I am 27 and didn't go to uni. I finished college at 18 and got a job in the career I wanted. With the economic situation a lot of my friends who got into careers and jobs when we were 16-19 got their feet in the door and gained experience in their field when perhaps finding a job was easier. A lot of people my age who went to univeristy finished their education when finding a job was hard due to the economy, so struggled to find work, especially in their respective field.

Also, possibly, there's an expectation to go to uni and go straight into a high paid job. We who started working at 16-18 worked our way up, gained experience so are on decent wages etc.

If I had gone to university i would have had to find a job or career when there were few out there, whilst having no real job experience.

I feel sorry for many of my school friends who struggled to find employment; many were very clever and worked very hard, they were just "unlucky" with the economy.

So im my personal opinion / circumstances, getting a degree would have made my quality of life a whole lot worse!

As a side note, when playing "The Game Of Life" every game where i ended up going to uni ended up a lot worse than when I didn't. Board games do not lie!

i might go wire mine to my ABS light now seeing as that's its purpose

If you wire the horn up to it as well it will give some added drama when the ABS kicks in

Looks very good. I have a black zed too and am toying with the idea of getting it professionally detailed. Judging by your pictures it certainly looks worth it! I suppose if you clean it thereafter with the techniques advised by the DIY detailers (no sponge / 2 buckets etc) it should still look that good for a long time to come.

I'm after some smoked ones for my 56 model if anyone can help? Sorry for jumping in on your post

Tarmac (who posted above) sorted me out with the clear reflectors/aerial combo kit, might be worth seeing if he does smoke effect ones.

 

Thanks for the offer of the LED set. I did look at them before but they look a bit too Citroen DS3 for my taste. I'd take them and not wire them up but that's not really in the spirit of the deal is it!

I originally thought this as well, and purchased some clear ones (for a 56 plate though).

About a month ago a silver zed drove past at night with the LED reflectors and it did look very good!

Epic bow wave!!

 

 

You're either gifted or crazy getting out there in that, respect either way

First time I've seen this thread, that is a fantastic photo!

While you got it off, disconnect the Headlight washer bottle and stop

 

it ruining you hard work when you clean the car.

Haha the headlight wash on the clean bonnet annoys me too! Glad i'm not the only one who thinks this

Not so sure. It almost looks a bit too flashy, and that style is now getting very old. Works well on the DB9 and Rapide, looks very dated on the Vantages and the Vanquish.

 

Dat engine though

Have to agree with you there. There are bits like the lights that look too flashy and show-y on otherwise a smart stylish car. It feels like it has lost it's way and is neither one thing or the other now

Not that I'm in the market for one so Aston probably don't care! I've always been a big fan of the V8 Vantages. Simple but pretty

http://www.blogcdn.com/cars.aol.co.uk/media/2012/10/a1-1350902131.jpg

Just stumbled across this on detailing world - http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=334956&highlight=rapid+detailer

So fingers crossed it should be ok!

Thanks for the helpful replies everyone, I will let you know how well it goes

Don't use dodo juice qd.... It took all the clay off the MIT and smeared over the wife's bonnet

Is the dodo juice qd particularly aggressive/harsh? Or could this be a problem I could expect with the Autoglym one too? After ilogikal mentioning the shampoo and you mentioning this I'm starting to lean towards using shampoo as lubricant now! It was hard enough trying to get hold of the mitt in the first place so I would rather not destroy this one!

The AG QD will be fine. You can also use your usual car shampoo mix - I appreciate this doesn't really help you now as you've bought the QD, but worth remembering when you run out as it saves you buying more.

 

Also remember to break the clay mitt in on the glass before doing the paintwork for the first time too.

Cheers for that. Would you say it is better using the detailer or the shampoo then? ( I use the Autoglym shampoo when cleaning the car). I assumed when I bought it the detailer would be better as it mentioned it on the back of the mitt packet. I've used a normal clay bar before and that came with a lubricant similar I imagine to what I have just bought.

Also I'm guessing to use the mitt in straight lines following contours where possible yeah?

Afternoon,

After reading a few good reviews on here and on Detailing World I decided to try a Farecla G3 Clay Mitt on my parents car as it could do with claying. The packaging recommends using the G3 Bodyshop detailer as a lubricant, but Halfords had run out so I purchased some Autoglym Rapid Detailer, as it states on the bottle that it can also be used as clay lubricant (albeit for a Autoglym clay bar)

Can anyone see any problems or harm that may arise from using two different companies products together? I think they should be alright but thought I'd throw it out there! I have attached some links so you can see which products I mean!

Thanks,

Kurt

Mitt - http://www.g3pro.com/product/body-prep-clay-mitt/

Recommended Lube - http://www.g3pro.com/product/g3-bodyshop-detailer/

Autoglym Detailer - http://www.autoglym.com/products/products/rapid-detailer

Bremen has some great pubs along the river, whatever it's called! Have fun

If I remember rightly I think 2 stroke bikes have very little engine braking too, although it's been a very long time since i've ridden one!

I think a GTR would be proud of that acceleration at 0.30

Ford Escort RS Cosworth

Ferrari F40

Ford GT / GT40 (Can't decide which one at the minute!)

Alfa Romeo 8C

Caterham 620R

Plus shares in Shell

Has anyone heard from the OP for a while? I sent a PM a couple of months back and heard nothing back, thought he might be working away or something!