Bakes100

Bakes100 Wow that's supper shiny, what polish you using??

I used Carlack68 systematic care followed by victoria concours wax

All done by hand

TC switches on everytime you start the car anyway, think thats pretty standard on all modern cars

Leaves?

Apples?

My guess is a CL500

This was on sky sports 3 a couple of times last week, I thought it was strange to have Statham narrating

Those autotrader ads are wrong, the first is a 276 and the second is a 294 revup

EDIT: beaten to it

Hello there!

I am currently looking at a new car for my gf, she likes the look of the new shape Clio, also the new fiesta but they seem a bit out of her price range for the decent ones currently.

Does anyone have any experience of the 2008ish onwards Clio?

Looking at either a 1.2 16v 75, 1.2 TCE 100 or a 1.5 DCI 86 in Dynamique trim.

The 1.2 TCE claims higher MPG than the normal 1.2 16v so might be a good choice, obviously the diesels are priced slightly higher.

Any views welcome

Thanks

Nicer interior, better Bi-xenon headlights, LED rear light clusters, different front grille, different reflectors on front bumper and a few other bits.

I heard he didnt have the time to manage spurs anymore, his dog in Monaco needs round the clock care these days.

At least he will get a nice payout of around 3 million pounds, which after tax is around 3 million pounds

Blackfire and Victoria concours wax are the best ive used on my ebisu black zed

Maybe he will give a huge chunk of it to some deserving charities......

I read that he was planning donate 10mil to charity.

From AOL 'News' = "He plans to donate £10 million to charity from the deal, including £1 million to Citizens Advice, while he will retain full control over the website."

Consider this guys, we are all saying the wheels have been put on the wrong way, I get the feeling its the tyres that have been put on the wrong wheels.

That front left tyre appears more 'bulgy' than the rear left with the same size tyre. Maybe because the front is an 8j with a 245/45 tyre and the rear is an 8.5j with the same tyre.

Also neither of the rear wheels are curbed but the front left wheel is curbed slightly (most commonly curbed wheel).

I would have thought he would have far more grounds for complaint if the tyres were on the wrong wheels.

Also a 225/45 on an 8.5j may cause it to produce more heat on track

I would be getting it fixed by another garage personally, as they cant even put the wheels on the right way round imagine what else they could have done wrong.

Further on from my previous post there is definetly issues with your tyre sizes.

Ive looked closely are your photos and it appears this offside front tyre is a 225/45/18 (you have to look very closely)

The nearside front is a 245/45/18 (again, look closely, although the tyre is noticably bigger)

Nearside Rear 2??/45/18 (Cannot see the size)

Offside Rear 225/45/18 (The knackered one)

Out of interest what are your tyre sizes? That front nearside tyre looks like it has a larger sidewall than the rears

*edit* from the close up of the tyres it looks like 245/45/18 on the fronts and 225/45/18 on the back!!!

or was it this one...?

http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=62278

My old man has had one for around 5 years, never had any problems with it. Goes reasonably well although is only slightly less thirsty than the zed. Nice and comfy, main weaknesses from what I have seen/read is the dual mass flywheel and the rear bushes. On 90K now and still has no plans to get rid, bearing in mind most other cars he has owned are sold within a year.

A nicely flat tyre on the caravan as well!

Does it do it all the time? or only when sitting in traffic/ longer journeys.

It could well be your clutch fluid is cooking, mine did this and the hotter it got the lower the pedal sat, once its done it once thats your fluid knackered.

Speak to zmanalex about it , if thats what the problem is he can sort you out with a new braided clutch hose and higher boiling point fluid also a slave cylinder if required

Very common on the DE engined cars

Whos this Hussain Bolt you speak of??

Back on topic....

It all depends on what you want from it, are you after sound? or are you after performance? In the summer months the heatsoak from a popcharger will become more noticable....but with the popcharger you could have your windows down and listen to the howl

Your choice

Looks like a convertible to me

Great images.

Is it just me or does that silver merc in the background of one of the pics look stupidly high up?!

love blackfire paint sealant and the tyre gel is the best

 

 

Agreed!

 

 

Here is a black zed myself and another member did. It was sealed with blackfire.

 

I generally use the products that suit the paint I'm working with. I don't detail as much as I used to though so haven't been keeping up with the latest 'trends' that are about. I'm happy with what I have in my arsenal these days.

No image is showing up for me?

Are you sure? Around 2 weeks ago he had stock according to his Popcharger thread

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I find I use a mixture of manufacturers depending on what I want to achieve and how much time I have. Others may disagree but I find one manufacturer doesn't do the best of everything.

(IMO from personal experience)

Best Shampoo = Carlack 68 Shampoo

Best all in one cleaner/sealant = Car Lack 68 Nano Systematic Care

Best Tyre Gel = Meguiars Gold Class Endurance

Best Wheel Cleaner = Carpro Iron X

Best Wax (Black Car) = Victoria Wax Concours

Sonus or Zaino for towels usually.