George Dredd

Yeah my best mate owned a soarer about a year ago and I couldn't believe how a twenty year old car could have such blistering performance, I knew if I ever had to get an old car it would be the soarer, he even performed the 50p trick of balancing a 50 pence on the engine, rev the car and it won't fall over! So I am one of only 54 owners in the country LRF4N: the soarer comes complete with a purple pimp suit and believe it or not it actually does come with a flare in the passenger foot well.

Unfortunately due to splitting up from my girlfriend my 350z got sold last week, to ease the pain I went out yesterday and got myself a Toyota/Lexus soarer 2.5l twin turbo straight 6 here is the link http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3256479.htm the car is twenty years old and the engine is so smooth, the car looks like new under the bonnet and pulls like a train! The bodywork has a few age related battle scars including a bullet hole like dent in the door which just adds to the aggression of the car and the roof is suffering from peeling laquer, nothing a sheet of carbon fiber vinyl won't hide. I really did love my zed and no doubt I will own another in the future but for now I'm going to be riding dirty My 350z ey54 zdl was sold to a dealer in markfield leicester so any potential buyers should be warned the car had a few problems.... 1. Bose sub woofer Cuts out. 2. 6th gear synchro was a bit dodgy 3. Clicking rear axle 4. The boot and spoiler have issues due to substandard workmanship So if you go to buy it then make sure you get a big wedge knocked off the price.

I always keep an eye out for zeds, so if u see a man in a transit flashing his headlights and waving like a looney then that's me, I'm always going leicester to Derby in the zed too so don't forget to give me the zed nod.

Sorry for the late response, but it was me! nice to see another member. 10 out of 10 for your lip reading skills mate.

+1 on this and middle lane hoggers. I pull a large trailer most days and I'm not allowed in the fast lane and both of these hold me up! Also I hate it when people don't change their indication when exiting a roundabout forcing me to stop when there is nothing coming! But most of all I hate the woman who was not only driving in the middle lane of the M1 when the left lane was clear but she was looking back at her children for at least 5 seconds whilst passing them something.... What the hell were you thinking?

1. Azure 06 on the M1 at j25 10:30am. 2. Azure 07 in morley at about 13:15pm gave you a couple of beeps. 3. Blade/gunmetal **54 HHD on alfreton road parked up at about 14:30.

Thanks for all the replys peeps but I just had to call them and ask if I had been caught, so now I can answer my own q's 1. Yes, if they want to. 2. If the van is in a 40 zone then they will only be enforcing the 40 zone. 3. No, but would require further legal representation to dispute this. 4. The police never work with the camera vans. So, the nice lady said she would just check to see if they were filming at that time.... It turns out that there was no speed cameras operating in that area at all that day, it was an ANPR team Also if anyone didn't know they can't film unless that back window is down. But anyway I don't have a ticket coming after all

Just a thought. You don't normally have police vehicles with a camera van. It may be that van was checking for insurance/tax dodgers as that is when police are normally in attendance to chase after the dodgers when the signal comes through. Fingers crossed for you. Hmmmm that could explain why there were no speed camera signs

I have just realized there was no speed camera signs either and the blacked out window on the cam van was up not down, although I could see the camera inside, do either of these go in my favor?

I see what you're saying but it is much easier to spot when you're in a residential area as opposed to a dual c/way changing to a 40 for no particular reason. Just gonna have to play the waiting game. I would take it on the chin if I had genuinely been carelessly speeding but I had every intention of obeying all the speed limits if I were able to see them.

I could always appeal I suppose, after all the worst they can do is reject the appeal and issue me the punishment they were going to give me anyway.

Thanks for the reply guys, but its not the 60 bit I'm bothered about as I know I wasn't speeding, its the bit where I entered the 40 zone without seeing the 40 sign and didn't know I was over the limit.

Today I was driving uphill on a dual c/way it was national speed limit area, I had one car in front of me and we were overtaking two articulated lorries, as we reached the brow of the hill there was a camera van pointing towards us, (I was doing 60 on the dot set on cruise control)naturally we both slammed the anchors on and dropped to 50 just incase, as I got closer to the van I saw some smaller than normal 40 signs attached to the lamp posts I was approaching so dropped the speed to 40 but I was thinking I never saw the signs change from 60 to 40 so I decided to drive around the roundabout and go back and past the camera van again, this time about 50 meters before the camera van i see the sign where the speed limit changes(that was previously hidden by the lorries I was overtaking) but there is only one sign on the left of the road instead of one on the left and right. So what I want to know is: 1. Is the van likely to be trying to catch you the second it sees you so you don't have a chance to react and drop your speed to the legal limit? 2. Can a cam van that is sat in a 40 zone film you in a 60 zone or does the cam have to get you once you are inside the 40 zone? 3.if I was above the limit when I entered the 40 zone would I have a leg to stand on as the one speed limit sign was hidden behind the lorry I was overtaking therefore I had no chance of spotting the change in speed limits? 4.there was 2 police vehicles behind the camera van, would they have pulled me over straight away and issued me a fine on the spot? Thank you

When I first saw the finished version I thought it looked ok but not as good as the ps version, I honestly think you should have stuck to your original idea of black doors with white arches and bumpers, that imo looked excellent. Such an extreme look is always gonna be a marmite one but as long as you like it that's what counts.

And I just have to say WHAT A CAR!!! I remember when I was about 19 and I first saw a 350z on my way to work every day and used to dream about what it would be like to have such a nice car, well 9 years later I have one and its better than I ever could have imagined. I have owned it for about 9 months now and every time I drive it, it still puts a massive grin on my face. I have never owned a vehicle that gives me goosebumps each time I floor it or makes me want to take a photo whenever I see it and makes me turn the stereo off permanently just so I can hear that awesome roar. As my girlfriend is sick to death of hearing about "that bloody car" I thought I would share my thoughts with people who do care, so just incase I wasn't very clear I EFFING LOVE MY ZED! On a side note, that new GTR on tonights topgear.... Roll on 9 years