davej

Slight update:

So after talikng to the manager, he thinks that when they convert the speedo from mph to km's they may have forgotten to attach a wire to the ecu, to delimit it....

Sound plausible or talking ballcocks

You decide

Dave

Max

As a side note, has tesco's in barrow got super unleaded? Just got my 5p of a litre voucher, and might as well save it if they do!

Dave

If mine was showing 120 that equals 112, with error, wouldn't 167/8 be about 155 with the error. as that would keep the error within 10%

Dave

We'll be there for sure, as long as i get away unscathed from my mates wedding, cos i've gotta do a best mans speech in in front of a caravanning bunch!!!

Dave

My daily driver is a ford ranger pick up, 99% of the time is rear wheel drive with no traction control. I absolutely hate the first shower after 2-3 dry days, the rain lifts all the detritus back out of the road. And it will wag it's tail without any provocation

It takes a good heavy shower, to clean the road but until then, i do drive the seat of the pants.

This has made me a more attentive driver in the Z when it's damp, but i would encourage anyone to just back off, and (hating the cliche) expect the unexpected

Dave

Well, I've come to the conclusion, i think the Bose is not all its cracked up to be, so im after

A: suggestions for a replacement, preferably DoubleDIN to fill the hole! up to 350ish of your english pounds

B: after scouring the forum, i know i need a PAC-OEM and some kind of adapter harness (Micra?) But as the mereset thought of slicing wires, fills me with the kind of fear that sends me to the fridge for another beer!, anyone know where i can find a competant adult that could do this kind of stuff

Dave

So i've had the Z for just shy of a fortnight, now and finally after using a private road it ran out of go at an indicated 120 so that equates to 112 with the speedo error at that end, so back on the phone to the guy it came from.

Me " you assured me that it would be delimited"

Him" oh, well when we convert imprezas to mph it delimits it normally, we can do that for a price"

Me " #*$% off it will,

Him "ok, we'll see what i can do" G

Gotta ring him monday, as he should have ordered the part, which thanks to you wonderful people i know is the HKS Speed Defencer!,

A:what ball park figure should this come to, cos i can feel an arguement coming on!

Dave,

It felt ever so stable at the speed, even better than my alfa 166!

Well, we will be coming from leeds on the sunday am, not decided on the route, as not sure if i fancy doing battle with caravans on the A59!

So if anyone wants to meet up, tag along let me know

Dave

Guilty as charged!!!!

No one turned up as the missus didnt get home till at least 6 and me till 8.30!

And it lives there cos i live round the corner!

and i aint parking on the main road.

Oh janice has just dropped the card on the laptop

Dave (whos going to take it to york for a netball training match on wednesday)

Count me & the missus in!

gotta be best man at me mate's wedding the day before, but janice said she'd drive in the morning.

And as for hardknott pass, we did it yesterday! and i agree not in a Z!

Dave

It's a feb 03 car so dropped on a 52plate,

thanks for the welcome guys

Dave

Thanks guys

Just googled the exhaust nearly dropped me beer!!!,it came with the car,

and it sounds amazing, especially after we picked it up, on the top side of newcastle, tyne tunnel, 2nd gear, bootful with the windows down!!!

Dave

well bishop auckland actually.

The name's dave and finally picked this up yesterday

300ish miles later and i still cant get the grin of me face

The Business end!! sounds awesome, and when i took the boss out in it, and he said it sounds better than a V8, and he races landrovers with them in!

Thanks for all the tips i've picked up from here, and i'll be back with more, especially replacing the head unit. as its a toss up who's got the better electrical talents me or the cats!

DAve

Well, got mine, and for 6 months........

£99

So either, you guys have been throughly shafted by DVLA or we are all pulling a fast one so shhhh!!

Dave

my 1st : Peugeot 309 1.3, white reg c816 bex, stacked it in to a farm gate post at 12:45am after a late shift, whilst visiting a girlfriend on said farm

then a rover 414, audi coupe, peugeot 406, subaru forester, alfa 166,

Dave

Me and the mrs are 32 and we pick ours up next week!!!!, yey and indeed woo!!

Very interesting topic, as i've just put a deposit down on an 03 JDM, currently going through sva prep, and i raised this question with the dealer and he's sure that it applies to the first reg ie japan, not it first uk reg.

But as another question unless i'm misinterpreting the earlier quote, "If DVLA have no record of the co2 emissions then its lumped in to band g" surely then the My 03my Z33 will have the same registered emissions as a uk car allowing its correct banding??

Anyway i'm still giddy about my new car, orange with matching interior!! woooo

Dave