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GlenMH

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  1. 2758m? Pffft! Try 2802m at the top of Col de Bonnette, which is the highest pass in Europe...
  2. I also hope that someone has checked whether you can have the roof compartment hatch open at the same time as the bootlid without the 2 touching.... Quite a common scenario if you are using the compartment to pack stuff in. Could be quite pricey in paintwork terms!
  3. GlenMH

    370z

    I took a look at one of these in a showroom yesterday: It seems a good bit smaller/compact in the metal, which I think is a good thing. Its shape has echoes of an early 911. The front is good but the back is a bit too anonymous hatchback. The new lights look fantastic. The interior looks a bit better but still feels a bit cheap. I will try and get some pics when I am out that way again... Glen
  4. Good luck with getting rid of it. Deffo get it up for sale now! Suggest you might want to read how Z Roadsters are doing at auction.... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... 612280&i=0 Glen
  5. Wessex prices are complete comedy. When I wanted to get rid of my Z roadster in July, they weren't interested in buying it at any price. The reason why? They had 10 - yes: 10 - in stock across the group including one they had had for more than a YEAR It cannot make financial sense to do business like that! Drop the prices and get the metal moving! Glen
  6. I had to fit the space saver spare in France and then drive 2 hours to Boulogne to get a new front tyre. 2 hours on the autoroute and down to the ferry at an average of 48 mph gave 34.7 mpg in a roadster. By god it was dull! Glen
  7. That was me! The actual figures were: roof down 148, roof up, mirrors in and only in 5th 153. It would only pull 148 in 6th using the space available. The straight at Bruntingthorpe is not long enough to get to 155 so I dread to think how much room you would need to hit 165! Oh and as we are discussing economy I got a fantastic 9 mpg whilst I was there..... Glen
  8. Yep - mine does it too. It always has, from new on an intermittent basis. Feels as though something is not quite balanced right.... Glen
  9. Yes - the car is the easy bit: 250 quid/MONTH for a parking space in central Tokyo.... We are looking at not owning whilst we are there and then renting something really special when we need to (a GTR is deffo on that list!) Glen
  10. True! I was just making the point that any mods may not be the OPs to sell.... The move to Tokyo has come around unexpectedly so we are currently looking at the least financially disasterous solution for the Z as there are still 14 months left on the contract: 1. Sell it back to the dealer and pay off the finance and make up the shocking amount of shortfall - getting any dealer to give us a price is proving to be a nightmare.... 2. If possible, sell it privately and make up less of a shortfall. 3. If the numbers for 1 and 2 above don't work (ie the shortfall is more than the payments outstanding + insurance + servicing and possibly storage), park it in a garage for a year and then hand it back when it is due. Trouble is, this is too good an opportunity to miss, much as getting rid of the Z is going to be a wrench! Glen Surely its simple? If 14 X your monthly payments is less than the shortfall you'd have to make up then you'd just keep it and hand it back in 14 months time? DOn't forget to include the insurance in the "things I don't have to pay"... and who's going to look after it over 14 months? It needs to be driven, so think about that 1.25 a litre it cost me tonight! BARSTEWARDS! The PCP contract specifies that it must be comprehensively insured so we are factoring that in to the numbers. As for being driven - not often as we will be giving it back after the agreement has finished. Leave the battery with a charger/conditioner fitted and all should be well as we have some dry garaging sorted out. Need to try selling it first... Glen
  11. True! I was just making the point that any mods may not be the OPs to sell.... The move to Tokyo has come around unexpectedly so we are currently looking at the least financially disasterous solution for the Z as there are still 14 months left on the contract: 1. Sell it back to the dealer and pay off the finance and make up the shocking amount of shortfall - getting any dealer to give us a price is proving to be a nightmare.... 2. If possible, sell it privately and make up less of a shortfall. 3. If the numbers for 1 and 2 above don't work (ie the shortfall is more than the payments outstanding + insurance + servicing and possibly storage), park it in a garage for a year and then hand it back when it is due. Trouble is, this is too good an opportunity to miss, much as getting rid of the Z is going to be a wrench! Glen
  12. Careful with this! Only if the PCP company don't know about them! My agreement explicitly states that any accessories fitted to the car become the property of the leasing company... GFV for a Roadster in 14 months time is £13.5k. Looking at the way prices are moving at the moment, I will be handing the car back and walking away... Glen
  13. Dave - I am also from Bristol and will be about from early next week onwards if you are still looking for someone to help out. I need an excuse to get her out of the garage and best we make it a sunny day! Glen
  14. GlenMH

    Rolling Road

    There is a contributor on Pistonheads called Vixpy and he runs a company called Surry Rolling Road. Not sure if he is about this weekend but worth a call, Glen
  15. Well done look forward to seeing more pics when it gets light! Is it brand new or already "run in"? Now all you need to do is get those ferry tickets sorted Glen
  16. Hi Stanski We took ours to france for 2.5 weeks last year and did 3500 miles in it. It was a great time and you must do the Millau viaduct and some of the alpine passes! Getting on and off the supercat that SpeedFerries use was no problem. Getting hold of fuel when over there was no issue either. We managed to get a small 4 man tent, 2 chairs, v small stove, pots, mugs and cutlery, sleeping bags & thermarests etc in the car boot with no problems. The key thing is to be disciplined about your clothing - we took clothes for 5 days and did a couple of launderette visits whilst we were out there. The boot gets very very hot on an extended run due to the exhausts so if you have stuff you want to keep cool, then put it in the compartment behind the passenger seat! No problems with any undue attention - driving through villages with the roof down caused all the bars to empty to see what was making the noise, which was interesting! High speed travel is easy - speed cameras are signposted and the police completely disappear after dark One word of warning: if you are going up in to the moutains then make sure you take some oil with you. When you are doing 15-20km descents back in to the valleys using engine braking, you will be burning some oil: we were using over half a litre PER DAY! It was great fun, though If you have got any specific questions, then drop me a PM! Glen
  17. I had the same problem - and the paint metallic fleck was not the same orientation as the rest of the car so it looked as though it was a different colour. I took it back to the dealer and they fixed both under warranty. Mind you, they have got another 2nd hand one on the forecourt with exactly the same issues.... Glen
  18. Yup - after 2 weeks hooning round the south of France, I was always amazed by the roadster's ability to bring an entire village to a halt Glen
  19. Did you read Evo last month. I sounds as though you have the same problem that their racer had during qualifying.... The clutch failed during the race Suggest going to the stealer would be an excellent move! Glen
  20. Just like to echo the check the tyres and fluids comments. You should have no problems other than that - just done a VMax on an airfield and got a 148 with the roof down and a 153 with the roof up at the end of a 1.6 mile straight.... 8 mpg though Completely stable at that speed and under braking. Keep an eye on your oil level if you are doing it regularly. Was burning a quarter of a dipstick PER DAY in the Alps - long decents under engine breaking and lots of revs going up meant that regular checks were vital! Glen
  21. Went along to a Pistonheads VMax and the Monaro does sound absolutely fabulous - and they are v quick. Mind you, they can be a bit fragile as there were a couple of retirements.... Glen
  22. Thanks guys! It has dried on as it has been there a few weeks so I am not sure the talc trick will work. A trip to Halfrauds may well be in order this weekend. Glen
  23. All I have just noticed that there are some grey patches on the leather seats where I have been sat in them with sun screen on my arms This has obviously dried in to the leather now as I didn't spot it at the time... What is the best method of restoring the seats back to black loveliness? Thanks for your help Glen
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