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That. But I use my own packets, not those that came with Dblock's sofa.

II have nothing new to add, I just wanted to use this;

Did you try running the 452's in the right sizes to see if made any difference?

One word; insurance. As with an import, generally speaking it'll cost more to insure a cat. C or cat. D car over a straight, UK car. The "worth" of such cars are therefore offset to make that car more appealing to buyers. If I had the option to buy one of two identical cars, one a straight, UK and one an import/cat. c/cat. d, all else being equal. The UK car is going to cost £300 to insure and the other £400, I would always choose the UK car. If the latter car is cheaper though, it then becomes more appealing.

That right there is quite clearly a photograph. Case closed.

Compressed air. The tins you can get for cleaning keyboards and the like should be enough. Disconnect the tubes first though.

Urr, I didn't say it was a good excuse, nor one to be used in defence. More of a reality rather than an excuse. I understood that, I was just saying that in case anyone thought it would be a good idea to use that as a defence.

The only excuse I can think of is you're not paying attention to anything, including your speed. Although if you attempt to use that as a defence to speeding, you're just incriminating yourself for a careless driving charge instead...

No problem

Not done this myself, but there's some advice here and here for you.

I used Japtech in Hull for my last service, I have nothing to compare it to but they seemed fairly clued up on the Z. The last owner used Brian Leighton in Howden and there's a couple of stamps in the book from there. They had a 350Z on the forecourt when I was looking for one (and a couple of 370Z's inside), I can't comment on the servicing department specifically but a couple of guys there seemed to know their 350's and 370's.

Ah, but will Alex let him drive a GT-R?

Thanks, i will give that a try seeing as you have the same colour and year as me Can you only buy the black hole glaze online, as i haven't seen it in shops? http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/poorboys-black-hole-glaze-cat9.html. Free delivery too

I've found that Blackfire products have always brought out the best of black paint, personally.

That. Rinsing the car first just encourages the foam to run off more quickly, if anything.

Snow foam isn't a replacement for actually washing the car. Foaming will remove an amount of dirt in a touchless manner thus reducing the likelihood of causing scratches/marring to the paintwork when it is washed with a mitt afterwards. It does also make the washing easier and quicker too, I find.

He wouldn't have liked it, it's got rear parking sensors so it's not standard enough...

That second picture alone would cast enough doubt in my mind to avoid that dealer altogether. They've not just gone to the effort of reversing the image and then photoshopping the number plate back on so it reads correctly but they've also swapped the rear wiper blade over to the other side. This suggests to me a blatant and intentional attempt to mislead. All IMHO, of course.

My first thought was import. Possibly had the rear bumper replaced for any one of a million reasons. Regarding the wheels, the Rays were an optional extra pre-facelift (I think, may have been up to the HR though), so not all early GT's came with them (later they became standard as part of the GT package though). Could also be that the owner's swapped out the seats, of course, and it's not a GT at all...

The Megs Quick clay is fairly fool proof and a good place to start, you get the lube and clay together. As for how long it'll last, it depends entirely on how much contamination it picks up from your car.

This is a fairly good beginners package for the Zed's paint; http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/pb-soft-paint-polishing-kit-cat1.html. The above forum traders may be able to offer discounted price on something similar though

I'm pretty sure that the quote is from red dwarf directed at Kryten. So, what do I win? It is indeed, from series seven. Epideme, if I'm not mistaken. [/geek]

T'is a facelift, but not a HR.

That falls between manganesey and cobalty...