Stutopia

+1 on pics Assist springs sorted mine, the some clown messed around with the rear bumper and now unfixed!

Yep I think both those comments merit one, but you might have a chance to redeem yourself Ok point taken.... I would only go for the GT86 if I wasn't getting a Jag Nice one, I hear some jags are quicker than both Transit vans and mobility scooters. I the right hands obviously.

Good read, reminded me of my confused adolescence ;-) I think the proven link between psychos and killing animals is more aligned with behaviours such as torturing and mutilating animals as a source of pleasure/entertainment, rather than killing to eat or remove pests. Where killing for sport fits in on that scale I'm not sure. Stick people on an island for a month with plenty of clean water and abundant animal life, watch them all go Lord of The Flies on Day 2!

They look really good, nice looking motor all round

I'm quite new to this franchise of Wheeler Dealer shows but enjoy the focus on cars rather than 'hilarious' and contrived Clarkson style japery. Brewer's a bit of a tit, but watching China working on the cars in the proper show is well interesting for a learner like me. Won't be bothering with Trading Up again any time soon. Keep the focus on the cars not the alleged characters!

What was mobile coverage like up there away from towns? Full 4G network yeah or am I buying a satphone too.

Most people (huge genralisation alert), particularly urban dewellers (second generalisation alert) will happily kill a rat (or pay to have some one do it for them) in or around the house, but then get all touchy feely when it's a cute squirrel or bushy tailed Mr Fox or monochromatic Billy Badger. I'm sorry but surely you either you agree with killing stuff, be it to eat it or because they're a pest, or you don't? This, "well it's ok to stand on a scorpion if its going to sting you, but not eat a horse because it looks like Ruud Van Nistlerooy" is a little hypocritical IMHO. The obvious exception being endangered species, which no one is talking about genociding here.

Please don't mention the price of petrol, at this rate, it'll be cheaper to have two weeks in Cuba, contraceptives included. I'm on my own (unless anyone else fancies it at practically zero notice?) with Zed, camera and toothbrush an OB (passport?) starting in Blackpool, but I've added too many stops to the list that google maps can't deal with it. Pretty sure I can find Glasgow from here though, generally south west yeah? http://tinyurl.com/c7d9v5a Updated route, looks like Cairngorms might be a mountain range too far. I've been there before and it'll mean missing out me capturing Nessie on the way home and getting to do my Quint speech from Jaws in a local pub. Also the new route accommodates General Wade's Military Road - with a name like that, it must be good. Thanks all for the tips, not sure how much more can go in, it'll be over 1000 miles by the time I add in getting to Glasgow and back from Annan - I only planned for 4 days, might go for 5. Just got to cross ref the fuel stops with the route now.

Applecross and Trossachs added, thanks! Nice one Ewan, added also. Didn't really think about Zed owner pitstops along the way, great idea. Downloaded a bunch of oil company apps, at this rate it'll be a route of Scotland's best petrol stations, well Partridge, mustn't forget my Toblerone and remember to add Dundee. Ahhhh haaaaa!!!

Thanks mate, that'd be great. Did some of the Cairngorms as a youth, but will be able to squeeze it in. I remember learning to windsurf on a loch up there, and it started snowing whilst I was out there. Think the water was quite cold!

Nice. Thanks again.

G Wagon? Merc and 4x4 all in one, and they look, er... Macho.

Is the octane booster any good, or just a better alternative than regular? Just quickly browsing shell, esso & BP store locators, looks pretty low on ANY kind of station north of Inverness. Maybe an emergency jerry can for the boot, as well as booster, I bet there's only enough petrol in one of them for about 12 miles in the Zed!

Nice one, I'll check it out, thanks. Photo added to original post, I assumed the link would go straight to my mega route on a map, not an itinerary.

So the warranty is up on my Zed at the end of May. Apart from a couple of 2 hour trips over the Pennines I've not really driven her for extended periods and I want to reveal any camouflaged problems before the 3 months is up (and possibly test out my roadside assistance policy too!). I've seen a few roads on TV/movies that looked awesome, and having visited more of Colombia than I have of the North of Scotland, I thought why not do a bit of a road trip and take a few days off work? This initial route might be a bit ambitious (I can get carried away with maps) but I've had a sniff around the web and this takes in what others have described as some of the best roads in Scotland. Anyone got any suggested route changes, must see landmarks, or simply a big list of petrol stations with super on tap, that they can suggest? http://goo.gl/maps/kFtf0 As usual, thanks for any comments.

Whoop whoop, great scenes iron, thanks!

Think these are totally legal here. Could it be rigged up so that if anything metal touches the exterior you get a warning, then shortly afterwards a response. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc&sns=em

You could cook an entire cow with one of those! Obvs some kind of fire too, maybe a Miura flame grill....

Didn't realise there was so much love for the GM round these parts!

Not bad, but I think I prefer something slightly maturer with a fuller body, like this excellent vintage Bellucci, when I watch a movie. Perfect.

Never even crossed my mind, but it has now. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Streetwize-Urbanx-Racing-Style-Extinguisher/dp/B001JP7W74/ref=sr_1_9?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1365463976&sr=1-9&keywords=fire+extinguisher For £7 it seems like a no-brainer. Anyone any idea what the UXFE-1, 2, or 3 stuff means? Don't want to get one then if it's ever needed find out it's useless.

Gutted for you mate. It's a filthy, rotten, low-down thing for anyone to do. Good luck with the repair, hope you get good deal and a good finish.

There's boot loads of adhesive rubber feet on ebay. I nearly bought a batch but went for some adhesive Kevlar to stick to the "landing pad" instead. If that fails ill be feeting up as the next ploy.

Went DeWalt, the yellow and black looks good and if people see it, they'll think I'm serious. Unless, of course, they actually see me using it!

When I win the lottery ill be bringing my limitless budget to you! I'm still reading your Zed build thread, after your suggestion, fantastic. It's basically a guide on building a Zed.