marzman

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Hey all... I've never been to the F1 before and i really want to go to Silverstone this year... Am i too late to buy tickets for this year's race? Where's the best place to buy them from? Also, can anyone give me any useful details such as where to sit, what to expect, best way to get there etc etc? Any help is appreciated. Cheers.

What colour is your zed? Get some matching tape and cover the holes, you will never see them. To be honest I've never seen a tapered plate....

Definitely not a belt problem. I replaced the Alternator belt a few months ago as well. Besides the rhythm quickens with road speed. If it was a belt, I would have expected it to match engine speed. Now that's a point. This I did not check! Cheers, I'll check that out. I've had the screw in tyre problem a few times and I find the best way to spot it is to have someone drive really slowly while you walk alongside and try to see if you can pinpoint at what point the noise occurs. Good luck mate.

Previous owner on my car paid about £1500 for the clutch and lightweight fly to be replaced I think...

Definitely from the wheel? Not a splintered belt in the engine bay? Or could be a screw stuck in your tyre.

Dont bother with your insurance for that - it'll cost you £2000 over the next few years in increased dividends if you declare that. Get a new bumper from a scrappers for under £100, then get it sprayed up for £200 for a cheap job and fit it yourself - should be very easy.

Happy birthday me old...

It was the one with the rear seats col...

that only works if you also add in the variable for those who paid in full and those who have it on finance. i bought mine 4 years ago when they were expensive to buy, and paid cash outright and was 26 for what i paid then i could buy 3 zeds for the same money. there are still people on here who bought them new who piad twice what i did; the demographics have changed dramatically i think from a while ago. Yeh I didn't really mean it as a competition to look who's the most wealthy, but instead to kind off see what sort or salary demographic owns a zed. I.e. is it rich youngsters, or average salary salary middle aged people etc. We all see the zed as being better than your run of the mill cars so I wondered if that was reflected in people's incomes. It's obviously not 911 or M3 money, but then they're not Fiesta money either, but are low income people driving zeds, or people with 911 money in them as well etc...

Bargain, despite the shite inside. Someone should buy it and strip it for a track car.

Do it, it'll be fine... But just incase.

Watshot - what a great post. I was planning on going to rocher this year too but things have come around so quickly that I was thinking about waiting till next year. Your post has just confirmed it for me - ill just wait and do it properly next time. I love the sound of walking the track and finding some souvenirs...

Yeah I saw your review on them. I may step that way in the future - but as I have already purchased the fronts ready to go on, I thought I may as well go for the 50's on the back for a while.

I've got Goodyear Eagle F1's and cant recommend them enough - fantastic tyres in the wet or dry, and they're great on track.

You mustn't be driving seriously enough then That said, i've just fitted a set of wheels that i bought for the winter and it's on Maxxis tyres, and they're doing alright so far. I wont be giving it too much though Just to update this post since it's popped back up again... I fitted my winter wheels that came with Maxxis tyres and... they're absolute garbage. So much so that i decided not to drive my car over winter and have SORN'd it instead. On about 3 occasions in the damp, i had the car sideways (With TCS on) coming off various roundabouts, and that would never have happened with my other wheels on (Goodyear Eagle F1's). This may sound like i dont know how to drive, but i was purposely booting it to find out the breaking point of my new tyres, and found the answer quite quickly.

Would love something like this but what about having to press the clutch?

Woohoo - thanks Col.

Hi, Is there a list or calendar of shows & events anywhere on the site...? I want to be able to plan my year (holidays, work committments) pretty soon, and shows and events need to be taken into consideration as i dont want to miss out!

I went on an experience day last year and the cars were taking a pounding... While not ragging it and wheel spinning etc, i was nailing the GTR and the Lambo that i drove. However most noticeably, there was a huge throughput of people there - the cars rarely got more than a 30 second break between 4-lap sessions...

Yes i watched the first series and it's fantastic.

Without trying to be crass, i think it'd be really interesting to see an age vs salary comparison too.

The company selling that is JDT - they're about 2 miles from me, and i've bought 3 cars from them previously.

Pretty good. Although people should give him a break, before he has Emmenthal breakdown.