zxrob

Got over taken on the straights by Sierra Cosworths, Caterhams and all manner of faster vehicles but out cornered a lot of faster cars which made my day.

That is also the case with bikes, large capacity machines (1000cc) mullering you down the starights and pootling around the corners

Rob

I'm an avid trackday junkie, albeit on my bikes, whats the craic with car trackays, never done one, do ya think I'll get the same buzz

Cheers Rob

Welcome

I've only had mine a month, cant stop looking at it, always loved the look and the lines of the Z, enjoy

Rob

saw a silver one at the weekend. not good imo

The juke looks @*!# in silver, white, red and black are fine

Rob

Well, my first impression was it looked like a computer generated game

If it was real, its a tad stupid on the roads

Also as an experienced biker and track rider I would have pulled over and shot myselft if that audi had of come past me

Rob

My missus has the 1.6 petrol tekna, cracking little car and quite nippy when you put it sports mode (not as she ever does), echo mode however feels like it drops to 10bhp

Rob

So glad I started this thread

Bringing all the old knackers out now, makes me feel so much younger

Rob

50 + chav here too I can't get my head round these kind of choice threads on Pistonheads, how in any way are these cars comparable, one is a 2 seater V6 coupe the other is a repmobile 4 seater straight 6 saloon, either you are in the market for one or the other not a choice between the two!!

My thoughts exactly

Rob

Just trolling the net last night and came upon an old thread on piston heads were someone was looking to get either a 335 bmw or a 350z, obviously there were quite a few comments either way, the ones that stuck out for me, about the Zed were

Chav's car,............what, well feck me I'm a 53 year old chav, wayhay

Looks,...................walk past the bm, turn and look back at the zed

Rob

Well, I had my first Z flash yesteray

At first I thought, what's that ***** flashing at then realised it was a z, put my hand up just in time

Rob

Enjoy your roadster, Rob, I've had mine just on a year, and love every minute of driving it!

I've only had mine a few weeks, love it

Had so many nice comments, mainly, "that looks great mate"

I went fo a Zed because I've always loved the look of them, big brutish car, also it goes nicely on the drive with my qashqai and the wifes juke

Rob

Although I cant doubt it's probable credentials, it just looks like an ugly "hot hatch" to me

Probably wouldn't give it a second look

Rob

Glad your Roadster doesn't leak Rob. Bikes and wet weather are a nightmare though, never mind the getting wet part it's the slippery drain covers & visibility that would worry me.

Yep, you have to take it easy, nah, feck it have some fun, I couldn't beleive how slow car drivers were yesterday in the rain, fecking walking pace

Not long had the Zed so just getting use to it, funny how every fecker and his mate wants to race me, dont get this when I'm in the qashqai

Rob

Been out for an hour in the raoadster, kinell, it threw it down for 10 minutes. no water anywhere so the roof is ok

I went our for an hour yesterday as well, bad choice, went out on the bike, I was feckin soaked

Rob

Hello and welcome

I recently got my zed, really pleased

Rob

Dont you just love a good tyre debate

I will need to replace the rear bridgestones shortly, may just replace like for like or go falkens as they seam to be popular

Rob

Cheers Guys

Rob

Hi all

My silver Z has a couple of small areas where the laquer is peeling on the front skirt, not to bad at the moment but would be looking to get it done

Can anyone recomend a good paint shop in the west midlands, I know there are probably loads but I want it done right

Cheers Rob

Being a new Z owner, is it customary to flash other Zed's, like noddin at other motorbikes

Dont wanna be seen as a naughty non flasher

Rob

And how do you know which compounds are alike?

 

Track day stuff like the 888 and 048s are easy as they tell you, but road tyres? None do, to my knowledge.

 

As I believe I said in the original post, in the dry you're unlikely to notice the difference, but in the wet you really could. Which would seem to be backed up by your comment about the tread pattern, so thanks

Thats ok then as most my driving will be in the dry

I'm only going from my experience on bikes where the contact patch is minimal compared to cars and the need for grip at angle is crucial

Not trying to tell anyone they are right or wrong, just giving my opinion

Rob

All very interesting reading, some valid poins and observations

However, here is my little input

Firstly, tread and tread pattern are primarily there to displace water, its the compound of the tyre that is the key factor

Obviously a lot will depend of how/where you drive the car

I still own and have rode many high performance motorbikes both on the road and most uk circuits

Would I mix tyres on the track on my bike, nope, on the road, yep, done it many a time, by mixing tyres I mean brands, as long as they have a similar compound there is no problem

Rob

Right

I know this has been discussed a trillion times, yeh, tyres, however

My recently aquired zed is gonna be used for touring/posing pleasure, I wont be drifting, spinning it up everywhere, I'm to old and slow for that, so, can you recomend me some hoops that give a good compromise on grip/wear/price

Cheers

Rob

have u started your christmas wish list for mods??? just a matter of time .

hope you get some roof down time before the weather changers.

Not yet, money tied up elswhere for a bit

Worth the wait I'm sure

Sure is

Best get some winter wheels if you're planning on using it over the chilli period

&

Feck using it in the winter, got a qashqai for that

Rob

Well here she is

My zed I recently purchased has a few small areas where the lacquer is just starting to peel, is there anyway of stopping it before it goes to far like the picture in the original post

Cheers Rob