marzman

Thanks for that Mark... so this multi maps issue... how would i go about changing between the 2...? For example if i wanted to drive economically in the week, and have fun at weekend? And roughly, are we talking about saving 1-2mpg, 7-8mpg?? Why do i want a zed...? Because its an awesome car. I just wish i could flick a switch in it and only use half of the engine to save fuel when i dont need the performance What i dont want is a boring rep-mobile just for the good economy.

Well... i sold my zed earlier this year for several reasons, but im looking to get another one early next year once a few things are sorted. However, i've got a new job at work meaning i'll be on the road a lot - probably doing 25k a year. My company will be paying me 25p per mile though. So, ignoring depreciation 25k miles @ 25p = £6250 25k miles in a zed @ 25mpg = £5221 (£1k in my pocket) 25k miles in a diesel @ 50mpg = £2724 (£3500 in my pocket) As you can see, by not getting a diesel, i'll be throwing away around £2500 every year...! So - what are my options to get the best fuel economy in a zed...? Im thinking one of those throttle controllers and possibly a remap...? But if i got the remap, is my zed going to be @*!# to drive etc...? I dont want to get a 2nd car alongside the zed. Any thoughts?

Maybe he had a crate of beer in there...?

dont bother with the discs mate +1

Yep, every winter my fuel consumption dropped from 28mpg to 16mpg for the winter months. Very annoying. I believe it's because the air is denser and heavier, so the car burns more fuel to match the air ration...

As a guide, i spent around £700 on non-brembo brake upgrades last year, and it wasnt worth it. The non-brembos are just too small for the car. I uprated to grooved and vented DBA discs @ £300+, Endless VN pads @ £110+ and braided lines... + standard rear discs. This was considered a fast road setup, but they took far far too long to warm up, meaning that standard performance was very poor.

You can move them if you want... its just a rocket switch. If you choose where you want to mount them, just take the cable off the back and extend the wire, and attach to 2 new rocker switches which can be bought in halfords for about a fiver. ...picking the place to mount them is the hard part though.

+1 i can relate to 90% of this and was born in 83, although i did have an older brother and sister who were born in the 70's, so my upbringing was probably influenced by them. Good post.

Vaseline sounds a bit risky. If it can deteriorate the rubber in JIMMY HATS not sure how it reacts to door seels

Excellent mate. Like it a lot.

Who sells the same things repeatedly and isnt a trader? I signed up to be a trader as i'd designed some LED reflectors and was making and selling them. Im not a trader in real life, i have a job, this was just a hobby. But for me to pay £25 to the club to continue selling them is totally fair. And its fair enough if you've done the work you want some compensation for that, but to think you are entitled to sell just the info is crap - how many how-to's are there on here?? At least if you provided a kit like anders said, then it would be alright, but even then you'd have to be a trader.

Dude, you're making money off the forum... just pay the 25quid!!!!

I dont know if its japanese or french, but it is the same engine as in the Renault Vel Satis.

Using a credit card to pay for goods via paypal incurrs a 3% transaction fee through Paypal i think, but will be treated as 0% on your card.

Think thats called "meta tagging" Or "metatags" Really easy to self promote to the web crawlers too. Dont let anyone tell you they can get your web site at pole position on Google. Its a lot of bollos.... Its the metatags that the web crawler looks at, not your web site.. thats not sticktly true... googles spider is alot more complicated then looking at meta data only, it checks to see how many sites are linking to yours etc.. and alot lot more... Website design also depends on what you require cost wise, for a simple page when for work we employ designers etc.. depending on assets etc you could be looking at £1k for 1 page if it has to fit into a cms backend and do something fancy or if they are creating new assets etc.. But then again if you want a simple html page or site you could be looking at as cheap as £100 or do it yourself. But unless you know html or css then dont expect your site to work on all browsers if you use a tool like dreamweaver/ frontpage.. just my opinion as always.. +1... i thought metadata was finished now...

My work colleague and i made a website a couple of months ago for my former employer: http://fairhursts.uk.com/ This is 6 pages, with 1 main flash image, and the large flash map on the 'Our Clients' page. We charged £550 for the site which was £400 for my mate for building the site, and £150 for me for consultancy. This includes 1yr hosting. My mate is a web developer with lots of flash experience etc, and he can integrate to paypal etc etc...

My mate has just done a 2yr distance learning degree course in photography, and after the first year or so, he started his own little wedding photography business, and now he's charging about £1200 for a saturday wedding.

Fair enough... but you can never say someone has no intention of buying something. If the price is right, it can always tempt you. I personally hate to potentially waste the trader's time by sending a PM, if the price is more than im willing to pay. All done now anyway. I havent even got a zed anymore ffs, so i'll shut up.

I agree far too often with this guy lately and its getting a bit annoying just like we can shop from alex, sarah, cs, adam, lee, opie, rhd and everywhere else. i v bought personally parts from more than 10 different places and that doesnt include ebay. If you ask me how much i paid for smth i will tell you if i remember. No trader here has ever asked me not to mention a price i v paid. EVER. and i v spent on traders here more than what people on this forum have paid to buy their Zed in the first place. Traders dont do charity. They make a living this way. They do business we are the market. We dont like the way they do business we dont buy. I think the whole thing is upsetting people here because some parts cant easily be found anywhere else. So they think they are getting robbed in style by some traders. Which is not true. Its business. And every trader does business his way. One last thing. Never in any case have i felt i have paid more than what i should have for anything i bought from traders here. Priced in advance or not. I have always been treated with respect and dignity and the service was excellent. And i am more than grateful to Alex, Sarah, Lee, Adam, Dixcon, Opie oils, CS etc etc for the great business and the great prices. And i could go on for ages if i started giving examples. pointless thread if you are asking me. hope i proved it My 2p. Good post, and agree with all you said, but i dont feel im being ripped off by traders, thats not my gripe at all. It's my own laziness that i expect the prices to be available to me straight away. I think this would encourage business and tempt me to buy things that i otherwise wouldnt pursue interest in.

I know prices change, but ballpark is better than nothing. At least i'll know if something is £1200 rather than £2200 like i said earlier. And ebay... i could browse it, and get my ideas, and then return in a month to make my purchase. Prices my have changed a bit but i can live with that, i just wont bother looking if the prices arent there... I dont understand what your argument is? As a customer whats wrong with knowing the prices of things??

Whats 'Wanting it bad enough' got to do with anything? If i did really want something then yes, i probably would PM... but how about when im browsing? If im making a plan for what i want to do to my car, i cant make that plan if i cant see the prices to anything. Imagine if you were browsing on eBay, and you had to email the sellers for the price, on every item you were interested in... what a ball ache - you just dont bother

Nice Tim, nice.

im not really sure what you getting at here, if you have a part for sale whatever part it might be you'll have a price in mind.. ? or would the price be different depending on post count or what? Maybe Im not understanding the q properly.... Then I suggest you go back and read what I said last night Anders. Only permanent in stock items can be priced and posted consistently - and I don't count OEM parts in that classification as Nissan change their prices all the time - especially for pre-facelift body parts. To do this for salvaged and second hand items would not be realistic especially at the volumes that some traders deal in. I mean what would you have traders do ?! Post up a full price list for everything they've got in every week? Name me one car parts website that doesn't have the disclaimer "Prices are subject to change" I think it's the 2nd hand part thats throwing us... If someone has something 2nd hand, then there should be no question about the price - it should be fixed, the same for all people. This is because there can only be one 2nd hand item in that condition, therefore allowing the price to fluctuate from seller to seller etc (not explaining this very well, i know). But totally agree with specialist, or salvage parts... If we're talking about salvage parts etc, then

i did mine myself... used a stanley knife. Was very easy. Carbon intake will look great on your car Here's my write up: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=14856&hilit=intake As for performance increase... nah, it's just for looks really.