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As a warning: You wont be getting stuff, a lady, and a set of JDMs in a zed mate! I transferred a set around yesterday. Without tyres the JDMs will go in the rear section of the boot, just. But they don't fit under the strut nor in front of it. So the only way to get the other 2 in is on the passenger seat. It's probably you could put a third one in the spare wheel well I guess as well, if you removed the spare. But still not the fourth. Unless of course you got another car to take up then np

You have never drove a harsh winter with normal tyres fitted then winter tyres fitted have you? Switzerland has alot more snow then us... No winter tyres dont allow you to drive normally as if you did you a prat but they allow you safely to drive around. 4wd has nothing to do with anything if the wrong tyres are fitted. My fwd car shot pass alot of RRS, Q7's and other 4x4's purely because the winter tyres give you traction. If you dont have traction 4 wheels spinning isnt better than 2 is it? The winter tyres bite into the snow and allow you to keep moving. Someone who understands. It doesn't matter how many driven axles you have or where on the car they are if the tyres are @*!# you'll end up in a wall I tell you what I've got a go pro. If/when it snows I'll film my commute to work including the ice and snow covered roads and post it here. Tell me you can do that in the summer and well frankly it'll just be clear there are fantasists about Regarding all the "1 week a year" brigade. As I said on page 1, in the UK the average temperature merits winters over summers for 4 or 5 months in a given year: http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimat ... h/UKXX0085 So this is 4 months (as I do mid November-> Early march every year) where I'm not burning the summer tyres out. Meaning in my case in 2 winters I've paid for the extra set of tyres anyway. So unless you are very short termist; the cost factor doesn't come in to it at all really. Anyway. I'll enjoy my car throughout the coldest and harshest days of the year whilst you guys try to fight with cancelled trains or 1 litre fiestas

My Azure Z will be going up for sale very soon to make way for this on my driveway . It gets to stay in the club! Chris Good choice!

No, just shortsighted. For 5 months of the year in the UK the average daily temperature is below 7 degrees. For 5 months of the year you are on the wrong tyres for the conditions on an average day, and the driveability of your car suffers for it. Now, I'm new on this forum so I don't know about growing trends not to question the majority. I don't really know anyone here (First meet for me is this Saturday) so certainly don't consider myself in the majority. However the simple fact is 5 months less summer tyre usage plus 5 months of optimal performance compared to the alternative makes this a very logical option, unless you are being shortsighted. The only time that isn't valid is if you never drive the car.. In which case why not just sell it I don't get the weekend warrior stuff. I'd rather have a 2 litre DD than a 1.1 shitbox or awful 4x4 so that I can keep a performance car in the garage and never use it. Or, in my case: a 3.5 litre DD and feck the fuel bill. This is talk for another topic anyway though

In fact, I posted a video up from when I fitted my winters last year:

I got about 12k from my last set of Falkens and I tend to do a shade under 20k a year Remember: Winters are better than Summers at any temp below about 7 degrees C. It doesn't need to be snowing As for the subzero I was driving the E90 around sheffield hills last year seeing the other halfs family when the cold snap hit. -10 deg, cruising around on snow and black ice with not much more concern than a light spot of rain. On the summers, I couldn't get out of my flat road as when I tried to turn 90 the car consistently turned 180. Night and day doesn't start to cover it. Yeah. £130/week on fuel since owning the car so far. A fair shade up from my old E90 320d on about 75/week. You only live once...

I do see your point of view but for the past 2 years it's been dodgy/changeable for more like 4 months. The peace of mind of always being able to get in the car is well worth it imho. furthermore; I only have one car. My 350z is the DD, and I have to get the office rain wind or snow! So it's 4 months where I'm not using the summers, meaning after 2 winters I've broken even as I'd go through 2 sets of summers a year anyway. The only other cost is the fact I had to buy spare alloys of course. but they only hit me for a shocking £85 thanks to a member on here So can't complain!!!

According to my Postcode rating UB7 = F* Yes I do I'm guessing this is the case. Spanking new 35k car in effectively a not very well rated area. Where I am (A rated), my 370z sets me back £600/pa fully comp with no special requirements needed. It must be down to postcode West Drayton is a dump lol! No wonder you're struggling :) I work near the airport. And I'm glad I don't live near it No offence, if that is possible

Just picked up my 17" JDMs today and now ordered a set of Nokian WR A3 winters from tyremen. Gone 225/45/17 and 245/45/17. Anyone else bitten the bullet yet? I've run winters for the past 4 years and the peace of mind they give you is so worth the money. Plus 6 months less wear on my summers so it doesn't really work out more expensive if you play the long game. As an aside I now have a spare pair of Vredestein Wintrac Xtremes - 225/45/17 to sell as I couldn't get the matching rears unfortunately! (No stock till 2012! ) would have been find but due to the brembo's cant drop the wheel size any lower.. plenty of 15s and 16s in stock! No need for me to post a review, I know they'll be good But just wondered what the general winter wheel consensus is on here and whether I'm committing a sin by even considering running the zed in winter? lol...

It's definately wrong! Surely the circumference of the Earth is approx. 24,000 miles. Yep, 2000 miles would only get you to about Dubai from the UK ~Imagine he meant to say Diameter there

I have always used Vic Young (South Shields) but they initially quoted £95, Rang a few places and Evens Halshaw in Sunderland quoted £75 so asked Vic Young to price match and they did. Job done! Should've gone to Evans really as Toby is on the site and everything haha

Along the door sill (under the rubber seal) then under the boot carpet sounds easier! Small amount of wire on display sure but eeeeek at your method!

Welcome. Niiiice Bike Get some pics up of the car when you can.

Why would £2k of paint add any value? It would only add value if the colour was unique and sufficiently desireable that a buyer who wanted that exact colour saw your advert. I live in the real world and know that the money spent on our cars is for our enjoyment and we should not expect it back when selling, But i do believe if the car has not got a mark or scratch anywhere on the body" its got to be worth atleast £500" more on the average selling price! as people will know that there is no work to be done NO stone chips etc etc. #I would never exspect the 2k back Won't happen. People won't even view your car if the price is too high. Set it low, and as the paint is good: People won't try and knock more money off you when they see the car. That's how it works. You won't get a penny back, you might just not loose any more when they come to negotiate. Sad but true

Hahaha!!

I definitely need to make a note of that place for when im next passing. Sounds awesome!!! Oh, it really is. I go once every 2/3 weeks I also have this: http://www.tshirt-town.com/guys/funny/k ... d-t-shirt/ :)

To anyone in the area, I strongly suggest you get yourself down to the following locale: http://newmanarms.co.uk/pie-room

Fit the SC and enjoy the toy you've already got? But if you wanted to sell the SC legitimately, I might be interested

That is what I was talking about. Only OEM on imports. They weren't on UK cars at all. Hmm: What about early UK non-GT cars. Were they already 18s? Excuse my zed ignorance :)

Just ordered a copy. Thanks for the recommendation.

OEM 17s will go on too won't they

IMHO You'd pay 8 from a dealer. 7 would be the most I'd hope for, for private sale Depressing times really. I'd just keep it :)

Personally, to fit winters

lol! An accident is always an accident. An accident is when something you didn't mean to happen happens. The official definition from google is: So all crashes are accidents: Outside of the possibility of a deliberate crash, etc. So whilst I take your point, I disagree due to the way I'd define the term 'accident' in the first place All crashes are accidents. You need to consider the difference between "doing something on purpose" and "an accident". If I drive like a tit and smack a tree; IT's still an accident. I unintentially smacked a tree. Similarly if I slip and fall over whilst walking to the shops, I didn't *HAVE* to walk to the shops. I could have stayed in a white padded cell and rocked back and forth. But the slipping is still an accident. I didn't choose to hurt myself, even though I took on the risk of the possiblity of hurting myself due to going to the shops. And if I was just staying in that white padded cell, rocking; I could have picked up whiplash. That'd be an accident too. I didn't need to rock back and forth but I still didn't want whiplash! Consider the english Indy car driver who unfortunately died 2 weeks ago. He was partaking in motor racing. It doesn't mean that what happened to him wasn't accidental ?!?!? So I think this is utter rubbish really Not that I'm putting this on you at all; but: It's this kind of ridiculous argument, imho, that leads to heath and safety lobbyists slowly but surely destroying all inclination of 'fun' left in our society due to the desire for mitigation of risk and for being able to blame someone for everything. Please won't someone think of the children (etc..). Your very definition seems to be "an accident is only an accident if there's nobody to blame". I'd flip this around and say, that insurance companies, lawyers etc: Want to define everything with a root cause, and get away from the possibility that anything can just be unfortunate; Because then the party responsible for that root cause can be sued.

Yep. This is why the other half has neither a key nor insurance for my car