csscallum

What an incredible read, very inspiring. Well done to all involved.

One thing to watch out for is sending a small payment, as a test, then doing the full amount. I did that and when I went to transfer the rest it was blocked. It was flagged as suspicious as this is what fraudsters do to check if a transfer can take place. A quick phone call resolved it but it delayed me by 30 minutes and that could have been 30 minutes spent in my new Zed!

Thanks for everyone's comments. I've decided to go against this approach, the chap I spoke to didn't know how it would sound and I don't want to waste money tweaking it until it's right.

Cobra it is!

Thanks for everyone's comments. I'm warming towards the idea!

advantage of custom build is they can make it as quiet or as loud as you like

Problem with the chap that might do mine is that he said he wasn't sure how load it would be

I've been quoted £400 this morning for a completely custom built Powerflow exhaust system (mid and back) but I'm struggling to find, on the forum at least, anyone who has gone down this route. It does seem cheap but the company are local and very reputable. Is it worth experimenting/giving it a go or playing safe with a tried and tested Cobra?

it's even more bizarre that my car was probably registered hundreds of miles away.

 

AFAIK the new prefix reg plates are typically done by region. I can't remember what it is exactly, but when my better half worked at Toyota Bath ALL their new cars left with WN or WG at the start of the plate. So you might well find that the Zed you saw came from the same dealership.

Indeed, just checked and 'OE' means it was registered in Oxford. A mere 206 miles away.

Bizarre moment outside my work today when another silver 350z stopped outside with the very next registration plate to mine. Apart from the minor heart attack I had when the first 6 letters of the registration matched and I thought the audacious thief was parading it in front of me, it's even more bizarre that my car was probably registered hundreds of miles away.

What are the odds?

Good news, the garage managed to do a temporary fix and it has now passed! I'll need to get a new backbox in a couple of weeks or so which gives me a bit of time to consider my options, although the Cobra looks easily the best option.

I do trust the MOT centre, problem is it's only half a mile away and it was cold this morning. If I had known about the could cat issue people have come across I'd have driven it for a bit first.

The rear tyres are still legal despite doing a few hundred miles. I must be too gentle with them

Whre are you based? If you temporarily need an OEM exhaust piece just to get through the MOT I'm sure there's someone close to you with 1 hanging around.

I'm based in Lancaster, lovely Lancashire. I'm thinking (hoping) it'll just be because the cat was cold. A quick search through the forum seems to suggest it's a common issue.

Well MOT day has arrived. Due to various reasons I've only just been able to book it in so I'm uncomfortably close to the expiry date.

Sadly it has failed on emissions or on the lambda sensor at least and I've also got a hole in my exhaust (it's the OEM exhaust) The garage is running diagnostics this afternoon and letting me know. Although it's probably due to the cat being cool.

Looking at the positive side on things the leak gives me a good excuse to get the Cobra non-resonated exhaust!

£169 - http://www.camskill....:_2_Noise:_71dB

I got Camskill to price match Love Tyres yesterday hence why they're currently on a special. Love Tyres were cheaper but with the price match and Camskill's lower P&P they're now the cheapest around... and I looked long and hard!

Yep all 4 in one go and I was only in the store for 30 mins (any longer and you have to pay to shop in Lancaster). Probably kids but I've learned my lesson, I'll invest my £4 in a keyring next time

My utterly pointless first mod that will last a week before they're all nicked. Zed dustcaps

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Well these didn't last long. All 4 pinched from a Sainsbury's car park at the weekend.

Mine's a UK model with square plates, not had any issues from the rozzers in the 3 weeks I've had it

Yesterday at 1:19pm I emailed asking if it's possible to avoid using PayPal, less than 24 hours later it's sat on my desk at work.

Top service chaps!

Have you informed your insurance company? And if so has it made a difference to your premium?

I gave mine a clean this morning using products solely from the box and I'm very happy with the results. I have to agree with some of the comments regarding the wax. I've got the blue dot one and no matter how hard I worked it I couldn't get it to look right. The bullet polish was the perfect alternative!

[taken using the terrible iPhone camera]

WAS8V is a friend of mine and I took a look at the car before I bought mine. It's absolutely immaculate inside and out. Hope you enjoy it!

That's a great idea

You can get the same style as mine that can also be tightened using a small Allen key but I thought if someone is determined to nick them it would cause more damage than it's worth.

My utterly pointless first mod that will last a week before they're all nicked. Zed dustcaps

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Varley16 - Stoke

martinmac - Southern Lake District

Unabashed - Northwich

AK350Z - West Cumbria

HEADPHONES - Manchester

Ricey - Chester

Greeny - Chester

ChrisS - Corwen

ste01 - St. Helens

Matt L - Stoke

Quavey - Lancaster

LukeaJones - Rhyl

Clarkie34 - Wigan

JetSet - Chester/Deeside

ray350gt4 - St helens/Rainhill

Marzman - Macclesfield

Brown7758 - Chorley

Jenni86 - Bolton

threefiftyz - Preston

Bakseedaa - Preston

M13KYF - Altrincham

370nel - Warrington

rogerxp - Stockport

|Chris| - Manchester

haz65 - Leicester

Beavis- Newcastle Under Lyme

Dillydot82 - Preston

iram - Manchester (black edition no.123)

ianphampton - Hyde (Gtr Manchester)

xstric9x - Wrexham

RichieB - NW Cumbria

cowie - West Cumbria

88291 - Chester

andyh83 - Bolton

Goodatcrashing - Altrincham (only during holidays)

andylb - Preston

Squee - Chester

manphibian - Blackpool

reddog6 2 st annes

Sickboy123 - Bolton

Philw99 - Macclesfield (Gtr Manchester)

dragon - Bury

Chee350 - Southport

blahblah - Wrexham

yellowspeedster - Colne

Mr mav - Wirral

bobmac - Lancaster

dave/cath - Manchester

Hubris - NW Cumbria

JohnPaul - Liverpool

TomS - Manchester

Swifty - Manchester

Bodeboo - Wirral

JAMIE MOY - Dundee, Tayside

LiamR - Lancaster

the.man - preston

Sharpen - Manchester

Patwudz - North west Cumbria

ray350gt4 - St Helens

Badger - Crewe

kew777 - Southport

MikejUK - Bolton

jhutch - Stockport

Moo8774 _ Crewe.

Gravy- Preston.

Mike - H Runcorn.

N9JAH - Stockport

Diab2005 - Chester

ian9r - Sandbach

Ridz - Wilmslow

Louisa911 - Kirkby Lonsdale

Flyboy - Stafford

Devilz101 - Stalybridge (Gtr Manchester)

Phil370z - W Cumbria

Hash - Bradford

Woods1 - Leyland

MrRoper - Leylan

Dayy - Warrington

csscallum - Lancaster

This time next year Rodney...

I once owned a Pulsar briefly, very briefly in fact! Pretty much everything you shouldn't do when buying a car, I did. Viewed it late in the evening, bought the first one I saw, didn't check it thoroughly enough.

30 miles down the motorway on the way back (doing a conservative speed I should add) the engine went up in smoke. A very costly experience, but we live and learn.

"June's Waxybox #009 has SOLD OUT"

Nooooooooo.....