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Welcome along Pete

Thanks everyone . I got some really great pressies that will take my car cleaning techniques into the 21st century to replace my 1970's bucket, sponge . Got a really horrible week as well, root canal filling tomorrow and 2 lots of workman in on Thursday and Friday, revamped kitchen and some internal damp proofing. Saturday won't be too bad though as my daughter got me the best present of the lot....A Cup Final ticket Pete

He's already served one prison sentence for exactly the same offence, how many chances does he need? Anyway, the balance has swung slightly in favour of Man City now but they've still got a tough away game to come. Pete

We've had several members looking for an update to the CD version and despite several searches I've been unable to locate one. TBH, your best bet is to see if a Nissan dealer has one lying around, they will occasionally give them away. Also, I'm not sure if the disks are still being updated as The Zed switched to a DVD based system in 2006. Pete

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-NISSAN-3 ... 336e839475 Just noticed ended 22nd Nov Pete

The only clutch I've ever had replaced was on warranty in the 70's (less than 2k). When I sold my Escort RS Turbo it had covered 115,000 miles without changing it, I am especially light on my clutch . Pete

Coldest and wettest April day I can remember in a long while. Just 3 degrees when I boated my way down to ASDA at 12 o'clock Pete

We once owned an imported MR2 Turbo and had to do some serious phoning around to get a reasonable quote. Caroline thinks she may have gone with Admiral in the end. Pete

That's a good point, if you are buying privately ask the owner to drive the first few miles, watch to see if he warms it up properly or just guns it from cold...are his gear changes smooth, is he savage on the clutch or the brakes. I walked from a potential purchase of a Capri 2.8i many years ago, the owner drove like it a complete idiot. Pete

That may be the one I flashed at several times and got a half hearted wave from last week. Sometimes you just need to persevere Pete

+1 Pete

As Ricey has pointed out there are a lot of problems to be sorted out. Obviously the best time to change the name would be as soon as possible after you moved in and it is a lengthy process that involves the local highways department and the land registry plus many others. Here's a guide I found....good luck http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/pro ... house.html Pete

Yes, plus some aftermarket bumpers also come with square plate holders too. Pete

Had a good look at the seals and in one place it needed a really good push to reseat it. Survived a drive from Winsford in monsoon conditions yesterday without a drop leaking in. Pete

It can be done, the previous owners changed the name of my house, my parents also made a minor change to their house name. I'm also on an awkward situation when it comes to couriers delivering stuff as my postcode takes you to a different area Pete

Other than accidents I've yet to hear of a Zed going to the breakers. For most Zed's and cars in general their length of life isn't really a matter of mileage but when it becomes uneconomic to get them through an MOT. Pete

Welcome to the forum. If that's Leyland, Lancashire then its considered by insurance companies to be a high risk area. From memory, I recall that one of the insurance companies that offer discounts on this forum wouldn't insure one members Zed with a PR postcode Pete

Caroline had a double fracture of the ankle when she slipped off the edge of a step at 10.00 pm on Christmas Eve 2005 . Her foot was at right angles to her leg . Phoned for an ambulance which rushed her to Chester Countess and after a quick X-Ray a couple of doctors straightened her leg, plastered her up, provided a pair of crutches and sent her home, but not before making an appointment for the 27th. Sadly, the ankle required further surgery and metal plating which they did on the 28th and The NHS helped her through her recovery including several sessions of physio at our local hospital. Everything went fine, the only downside were the absurd parking charges. Since then, the situation has changed a bit. Because The Welsh Gov't runs the devolved NHS, they don't like you going to Chester Countess, even if it is the closest hospital, sending you instead to Wrexham, a well known MSRA hotspot and a dump of a hospital. Pete

Great spot! I've found some weird things on google maps too. I was surveying a route through some back roads in Utah when it suddenly went from a bright sunny day to deep snow on the road, an overcast sky then back again to sunshine a few hundred yards later. Pete

Yep, and +1 on yours too Pete +1 on yours Pete, or is that +1 on Sarnie, or Biscuit Pete

Yep, and +1 on yours too Pete

Brilliant Pete

Just looking at the list there is one Scottish mod, one Welsh mod and 6 English mods....taking into account the spread of The U.K's population it sounds fair to me Interesting idea though Pete

As others have said outstanding finance isn't a problem, however the owner not mentioning it would be a no no in my book. Pete

I'm going back a few years now, but a mate of mine had an Alfasud that was written off by a guy taking it for an accompanied test drive, went straight through a fence and into a field up on Flint mountain. As for my own experiences I don't think I've had that many test drives, when I drove The Zed I have now the salesman came with me...the first one I drove back in January 2006 was a Chilli Red demo Pete