BobbyZ

Lovely car

Nice back in the P1 / 22B era, I'd have sold a testicle for one of those

Yeah come on, you can't make a post like this without saying what the new motor is

Based on my quick Google search, I have to say that while I do like a big wing, these are just way too big for me. Looks like a caricature - way out of proportion. Good luck though, hope you find what you're after

Man, if ever a thread failed to live up to its title...

Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm sure someone helpful will be along soon

What do you mean true dual front and rear?

Coilover / exhaust hybrid?

Really hoping this isn't the end of car enthusiasts Next generation's idea of modding will be which optional extras they pick at purchase and car maintenance will stretch as far as refuelling.

All the more important that we go out with a bang (not literally!) then

I'd say 'affordable' is probably the most accurate term.

Regarding the power, it's true that when you're going for it the lack of mid range isn't a problem, but I do think a bit more grunt lower down would make it more fun, more of the time

Edit: re the 86

Yeah, I did get a bit tired of having to rev the nuts off it all the time

The problem as Toyota/Subaru have probably found out with the 86 is, however much call there was for a lightweight sports car, the motoring masses want power and comfort with all the trimmings, electric leather etc not lightweight and fine handling, i dont believe is was the sales success they hoped.

Indeed, and it's a huge shame because having driven my z and my mum's 86 back to back, you can really feel how the weight savings benefit the ride and handling in the 86. I still think the z is a great car to drive though, but that's not because of the performance figures per se... the z is more of a muscle car in how it drives, the 86 more a pure sports car. Both great in their own ways

As others have said, I think there's much more to it than outright performance. Hot hatches have been capable of embarassing more exotic machinery for a long time now.

I personally chose the z because I wanted a good looking coupe with a characterful engine and a solid RWD chassis

Lovely motors mate... the Supra's such a timeless shape. I have a feeling the 350z will also age just as well

Welcome

I didn't think the horn on the z was so bad actually. The courtesy Punto I had years ago had a truly pathetic horn!

For me the wh ole point of the Z is t hat it is an old school sports car in coupe or roadster with a sweet tuneable engine and great chassis whereas 911s,or audi tts or BM Z4s are aimed at different buyers

No doubt that's true, but those different buyers would demand a high quality interior I would have thought.

My mate who's driven his boss's Carrera S said that my z is more comfortable

Sorry, might have misread the OP. I guess the question is whether it would be worth switching the HFCs for test pipes and get the XYZ with race cat, rather than sticking with the HFCs - I'm afraid someone more knowledgable on the subject will have to advise you!

You would need cats of some kind to pass the MOT, unless you have a buddy who is willing to do a dodgy one for you...

Gram Lights 57xtreme. Pics will be up when they're on

 

Ooh very nice. I was able to pic myself up some work vs-xx that I'm super happy about.

Nice one mate. You're getting the z back today from the bodyshop, right? Are the wheels ready to go on as well? Exciting times

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Looks sweet mate

 

How wide are they?

 

It's the same wheels as I ordered and returned so they are 9.5 et12 front 10.5 et12 rear

Thanks mate. Getting soooo excited about my rims arriving (hopefully in a month's time)

Looks sweet mate

How wide are they?

Don't be daft, that's too much like common sense!

Indeed, not to mention disastrous for the economy.

How disappointing... I thought maybe they were going to change the test criteria so that people actually had to know how to drive before they passed.

I've already decided what my next car will be, even though it's a few years off... Audi R8

Edit: More appropriate smiley, and that is unless my overwhelming desire for an R32 GT-R doesn't win the day...

So would you be replacing the HFCs with test pipes then?

I'd start by talking to Mark at Abbey if you're still looking for info, as I know he has lots of experience with these, and has posted on here about how legal for MOTs they are.

Welcome I've had mine for a few months now, and haven't regretted buying it for a second

I guess it's just a shame that all the selfless, caring people are concentrated in the rich, western countries, rather than in Syria and all those other ****ed up countries

 

I don't really know what your point is.

 

What are YOU doing to help these people? Or are you saying you don't care and what's more don't publicly profess to care and therefore innocent of any hypocrisy?

Glad you asked. My point has been to highlight the root cause of this crisis, right down to the dying children on beaches.

After all, we all have objectively good lives here, right? I'd imagine, given the subject matter of this forum, that everyone here has a luxurious life - it IS a luxury to be concerned about the wellbeing of which luxury car to buy, or where to get it serviced, or which modification to carry out next, all deliberated over from the comfort of a secure home. It's the same situation, relatively speaking, with almost everyone in the western world who claims to truly care about these crises.

So, back to the root cause - in brief, there are countries where resources are lacking, and only a few people are privileged enough to have a good life, and where the underprivileged live a life of near death, so much so that they're forced to take a perilous boat trip to seek a real life. The privileged aren't selfless enough to share the resources, so this situation persists.

So the debate I'm trying to provoke is, who out of the privileged sympathisers living their comfortable, privileged life in their confortable home, in a wealthy country, would actually be so sympathetic if they were in that situation in a war torn country, that they wouldn't look after themselves?

It's human nature to look after no.1. I've helped people out in superficial ways too. In fact I like to think I always would try to. But if I was in a life or death situation in a shitty country (or even if I had to significantly dent my disposable income to help someone else), you'd best believe I'd help myself first, and I'm pretty sure nearly everyone else here would too. In fact it doesn't even have to be life or death - just that if you were part of the privileged few in a poor country, you'd probably rather stay part of that few than to help out the poverty stricken others. And so you end up with the reason why these things will always be a part of the world, and my original point about people's "mock sympathy" on the internet, because most people wouldn't bat an eyelid if it meant losing their comfortable life.