chubbster

lol - and he had a blue Zed too. Lost me now...... How can you not remember Val? Its a shame most of the old school members don't come here very often (except me & Sarnie who are never leaving ) Aaah Sarnie - and he's still buying cars Edit - This place has changed out of all recognition

lol - I've been a member for 2 weeks, but I pre-date the forum. Anyone still remember Valerio lol? Val was a little before me, but his presence lived on for a little while Yes - it did lol.

Thanks for the appreciation mate - If you tell us roughly where you are there may be someone local to you who would be prepared to come along if you want help when looking at a Zed. If you're local to me I'd be more than happy to give you some help, because I can see you're keen. I'm in Herts. Anyway - I wish you luck.

go into chat and I'll tell you all about it!

lol - and he had a blue Zed too.

Valerio started this place.

You're absolutely right - I hadn't thought of it like that. Thank you. ...but don't you hate it when the title's meaningless?

lol - I've been a member for 2 weeks, but I pre-date the forum. Anyone still remember Valerio lol?

Look mate - it sounds like you're a bit young (not trying to be rude) and you're very worried about spending £5k on a car you've not seen and you're a bit dubious about. SO YOU SHOULD BE!!!!! Never - I repeat NEVER offer to buy a car you haven't checked out personally. £5k may be a lot of money for you. I reckon the seller is being quite adult about the whole thing. He's taking your hesitancy on board and saying, "Ok, I'll sell it to someone else then." Can I suggest that you cancel as soon as you can and try to find a Zed that you can go and see BEFORE making an offer. I completely understand your impatience - I'm like it myself - but, as other people have said. there are plenty of other Zeds out there and one will come up soon. If you really can't wait for a new set of wheels then just get something to see you by until the right Zed comes along. They are worth waiting for because they're such beautiful cars. Cancel and let this bloke sell to someone else.

...and then there's Zed Neck. ...you know - you get out of the car, you lock it, you walk away and THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO TURN AROUND TO LOOK AT IT. Sometimes you even pretend you forgot whether you locked it or not and turn to press the key fob again. You know bl&&dy well you locked it, but you just need to look at it from THAT PARTICULAR NEW ANGLE. If you do that - you've got Zed Neck - There is no known cure.

Ok, I'm a fussy *!@*$£@ - and I know it, ...but it bugs me when people create meaningless thread titles, such as, "I Did It!", or "Here's A Good One!". You did WHAT??? You've got a good WHAT??? ffs Personally, I usually don't even bother to click on a title if it's meaningless or vague. I know I might possibly miss something interesting, useful or even important to me, but who has time to investigate these things, just in case? Why don't some people (and thankfully it's only a few) take a couple of seconds to create a thread title that gives us a clue to what their topic is about? ...I feel just the same about work colleagues who can't even be bothered to put a subject line on their emails. Are they just a bit dim, or what? So, can I make a plea to everyone? If you're taking the time and trouble to start a new topic it must be important to you - so do yourself a favour and give it a proper title. Would you spend hours and hours making your car just right and then go out without pumping up the tyres? ...If you know what I mean. Would you buy the Daily Mail if it's headline said, "Here's One"? No, you want it to say, "Here's another one of those Scrounging Commie B@@$%^tard Scroungers Caught in the Act of Scrounging All Your Hard Earned Money Again", don't we? Fussy b!@%$d rant over ...anyone fancy joining my highly important campaign?

Zeditis. What a beautiful disease. Hope you don't find a cure.

Thank you for the advice - I'll do it now.

Sounds like he doesn't care if you buy the car or not. Did you get anyone to do a professional mechnical check on it? If not, I'd back out - if you're unsure it's probably for a reason. Did you get in touch with the previous owner (through ebay)?

that 'scrote' was giving back to society - £6+ in tax on a packet of fags and £3.36 to good causes from his £12 worth of scratch cards means that he gave about £10 us - what a nice man.

I don't know about your ancestors, but mine fought wars to eradicate that sort of evil thinking. Probably won't respond to any more posts of this nature, as it's getting too disgusting.

She did, like she always does - but he's built like a brick sh!thouse, so he never even notices.

Well done BBK - popular topic! You've stirred up the proverbial hornet's nest. One thing I've noticed over the years is that when modern-day governments (Labour or Tory) get involved in something, they c0ck it up. I'd actually be surprised if this idea comes to anything. The person who suggested that this is an ill-conceived Daily Mail type headline grabber in advance of the Tory Party conference is absolutely right. The problem is that if they actually put this plan into practise it will be yet another smack in the teeth for those poor honest people who, through no fault of their own, are unable to work, when what they're trying to do is nobble the workshy scroungers (and I admit they do exist). The government has already slapped many disabled people about the head with the bedroom tax and driven others to distraction with their new assessments. This latest idea would only serve to pile more unhappiness on the most vulnerable, helpless and poor members of our society - but that's one thing the Tories are good at. As others have suggested, if there are jobs out there which can be funded (eg litter picking), then pay the people a proper wage (ie at least the minimum wage), as long as you can differentiate between the genuinely needy (who may be unable to do the work for one reason or another) and the workshy scrounger (who probably should do it). As for the person who posted the photo of the slaughterhouse gun - that was just cheap, obscene and not nearly as clever or funny as he thought it was.

Hooray - at last someone with an understanding of the situation - Well said, Docwra - you're absolutely right and you put it better than I ever could.

Hi there - I've only just seen this thread. I know that this kind of sharing happens on GTROC too and I was going to join up simply to see if I could 'borrow' a set of discs for my 370z (they're the same as the GT-R) - but this is brilliant. May I please add my name to the list? If you want my name & address, just ask. Thanks in advance. Chubbster ps - one of the sets that works would be nice!

One of the nice things about a Zed is sitting in traffic, looking at all those other rubbish cars. Another nice thing is BLATTING* it. *This means accelerating briskly, but safely, to a maximum of 70mph on appropriate roads.

I don't remember the alligator thing at school - probably had my radio on at the time. However, I clearly remember EVERYONE telling us that the oil was going to have run out by 2020 (I believed it, which is why my garage is full of half empty cans). Looks like they might have got that one wrong. Currently, I believe in the greenhouse effect and global warming. It worries me so much that I've limited myself to 3 vehicles, several computers, TV's, central heating, buying tons of supermarket food for my family and pets, countless other consumer items including a nice size house, foreign holidays and regular unnecessary trips out, just because I like to drive, when I could have been sooo much more greedy. Oh - and I separate my waste. God, we're a selfish bunch of creatures, aren't we? Really - seriously.

The 2 P3 services were well over a year apart, so nothing fishy there as far as time between services is concerned - if anything, it's a bit long, but these things happen. I don't understand why it had 2 P3 services in a row, when they're supposed to be 4 years apart. To answer your original question, early Z's had a problem with clicking rear driveshafts. To test this, drive slowly and gently back & forth with windows open. If you hear a click form the back axle, they need attention. They also had window winder motor problems - but these things would probably have been sorted out years ago, if they occurred. After 100,000 miles you could be looking at all sorts of parts wearing out. I'd get a mechanic or the AA to come with you and give it a check, unless you are confident of spotting problems yourself. I'm amazed that you've bought a car without looking at it - that's something I'd never do.

Did you get your first set of dust caps back too?

Feeling for you mate. Have you paid anything yet? Edit - on the plus side it looks like the previous owner looked after it.