rtbiscuit

Ground clearance can easily be reduced, but i must admit i like the fact i can clear most speed bumps with out grounding out. its also helped my knee that i no longer have to go so low to get in the car. if you thought the zed was low the stock s2000 suspension is almost on the floor as for the wood interior i like mine, but its not the usual walnut dash, it doesnt photograph well but its a greeny grey almost like sharkskin finish. i love it. and the turquoise dash lights at night look awsome. heres a couple of paragon pics of their new verendum kit. which is possibly going on my car it is a big car my mates call it the luxo barge which is fine by me, its huge, but it does what its designed to do very well. the seats are like arm chairs i can do a 7 hour drive in it and get out feeling very refreshed, its not a chore to drive, it almost drives itself. and when i want to put my foot down the SC makes mincemeat of pretty much everything. its got 2 more seats than the zed and a bigger boot. makes going on long trips that bit easier. i don';t mind what others think, i'm happy with it and it makes me smile, and the auto box has saved my knee from falling apart. only thing i'd like to see on it is possibly some paddle shifts on the steering wheel. and when i get bored of the power i can sqeeze another 150 bhp out of it for less than 2k.

This is not true. There is many cars on here with much much higher mileage still on original clutch. I'm on late 20k's on original clutch with a good few miles on track having its arse kicked. Only quoting from what I read elsewhere. Apparently they average about 40k until a new clutch is needed and mine was changed but he previous owner at 35k due to slippage. I also seen one for sale with 28k on the clock with a very low price tag because it was in need of a new clutch. But if you guys are getting 70k+ out of them, that's great, hopefully i'll be able to get the same as the new clutch has been on for 30k atm. Its all to do with how it's driven tbh. Burnouts will kill it quickly, no doubt. Lots of motorway miles and it will last a lot longer. big +1 on this, if driven properly the clutch will last fine if driven badly it doesnt fair well.

Yep having the facelift interior was a must for me and I couldn't find any hr engined car with nismo kit at a decent price at the time, so I went for the revup car. That minuscule amount of extra torque the 276 car has isnt noticeable on track at all. Buy a rev up car 313 car and map it and the torque will almost be the same if not more. In a straight line there is a noticeable difference as shown in videos I put up from Wales track day last year. My car was far faster in a straight line than the 276 albeit I have it mapped with some mods but still the 300ps version. I have been in many zeds and some feel fast and some don't which is bizarre. I think there are some real rough cars out there and some which run better standard. but your comparing 2 different drivers 1 modded and 1 not. we're talking about bone stock, from factory, identical conditions, same driver etc etc there is not alot in it. the new ones might drive better have better interior are smoother etc etc but they will all cross the line pretty much at the same time i would say your talking about half a car to a cars length between each model so at most between a 276 and a 309 a car gap between them. which in racing terms is not a lot, and a good driver in a 276 against an average driver in a 309 could make that up and more. there is no disputing the 309 is the better car, you'd expect it to be after 7 years of development from the original and an engine which is 75% different from version 1.

its alright you can keep your hot wheels car, i''m happy with my mans car

because you tend to find owners clubs over value their cars compared to what the rest of the world value them at. with petrol getting ever more expensive by the month you'd be suprised at how fast the value of a big engine car starts to drop. people who can't afford to run them want rid quick so sell low, and those looking to buy want a bargain because they are buying a big engine in expensive times. Dealerships offer low PX on them as they know they'll struggle to shift a big engine compared to an eco car.

since those old pics i've got new wheel centres, tinted the back windows etc fitted reversing sensors, added phone bluetooth connection.

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last oil change i used magnatec as it was reccomend by the manufacturer for my car (not a zed) but after foing some research Castrol is a relatively small company with minimal development experience compared to the majors. They've done a cracking job of marketing though over the years and in the UK have a reputation which far (FAR) exceeds their actual product quality. In other words, their oils are okay, but they've managed to get themselves over-rated. They and a few other companies campaigned, successfully, for adjustment of the classification of synthetics - ie, at what level of base stock purity the label 'synhtetic' can be applied. Magnatec is only just a synthetic, unlike the much better base stocks of the majors - Mobil in particular who patented polymerisation of C2 gas to make perfect straight synthetic chains, and whose synthetics are in a different league to the rest. Mobil 1 remains expensive but there's a great tip for value when buying first rate quality oils - it's nice to know that thr Halfords synthetics are made by Mobil, and that Mobil doesn't make a different base stock for Halfords, just a different additive pack i'm going to try mobil on my next sevice in 2k

I never knew Toyota Racing Development did nissan parts?

+1 The extra revs alone make it a more exciting car to drive, even above the 296 cars. Wring its neck and fall in love. don't doubt it, but the question was how much is there between them on a drag or circuit. not saying the older ones are better, just saying there is not a lot in it

whats wrong with nurrish pink love that purple

not doubting neil as the car adged they developed and smoothed it out. i'd say the last one they did was the best version, smoothest gear change best delivery of power etc. the earlier ones are a bit more raw. but if you look at them on paper all 3 are very very similiar, i'd say there would be no more than maybe half a car to a cars length in it. i suppose it might dpeend on which track you put it on etc but even then its going to be a gnats testicle in it.

FTW

they are so pretty

about bugga all early ones weigh less and have more torque = quicker acceleration later ones have higher BHP but less torque and weigh more = faster top speed

This is why my R6 has sat in the garage untouched for a good few years i used to go to the bike show in brum when i lived in cov, loved sitting on them, loved the looks, the feel of them, been on the back of a few, love the acceleration and feeling of exposure. closest i ever go to that feeling was a caterham. i'd love this but i know that after 35 min with my legs craped up in that race position my dodgy knee would be killing me i think i would be more comfortable and safer on something like this

i'm watching out for an original set of jag recaro's to come up rare as hens teeth. although they are a bonus extra and not a priority

my favourite wheels jay, but best in dark colours

i'd love a bike, my wife on the other hand doesn't love me to have a bike, and like you i have nip nadda experience on one. what i do know is i'm very likely to wipe myself out cos i'm a muppet. tempted to get a trike no need for a bike licence

never drove an xk8 so can;t comment on them, i'd say the jag is an aquired taste, i love it but it has it's weaknesses. can't explain why i love it more than the zed but i do. there are things the zed does better, but for me i have caught the jag bug, which i never did with the zed. I tried to catch it, i wanted to catch it. but the XKR is everything i wanted in a GT car. as for tinkering it just so happens to have gone in for an ABS issue, £200 to repair, turns out when mine was built they trapped the rear harness between the sub frame and the chassis, 11 years on it finally wore through and earthed out on the chassis. i suppose thats what you get when brummies are responsible for putting your car together already replaced 2 coil packs 2 wheel speed sensors jobs to do: brush down and paint seal the underside of the car is going to be about £150 sort the rust out on the rear of the car anywhere between £1k-£2k (depends on what i do with it) timing chain tensioners need doing thats another £1000 although i might do the lower pulley at the same time and squeeze another 40 bhp out. (that will only cost me £120) but i love tinkering possibly a crazy person theres some other tidiyng work to do. possibly another £600 of work but then the car would be in mint condition.

i would have said about £6.5k to £7k

nope its a permanent feature

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Fixed suffee's are lovely people, they can all count to 12 on their hands and 24 if they use their feet as well