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It's not a dumb question, it's only dumb if you ask twice The Z has a dual mass flywheel. A solid flywheel is simply that, a replacement flywheel that doesn't have the dual mass malarky. It's a simple, old-fashioned flywheel. The advantage is it is cheaper to replace and doesn't wear out, but if you get a lightened one (which is the point really) you get better throttle response and better engine braking. Downsides? Um. Well supposedly it isn't as smooth but I can't say I can tell the difference there. They do make a little noise when under load at low revs, but kind of like a mechanical grumble/chuckle, nothing loud. They are perfectly civilised for day to day driving and motorway cruising. Zmanalex has the best deals

If going for a fly, why not spend the same money (or less) and get a solid fly. That way you at least get a bonus of a more responsive car for your money Nothing worse than spending 1K and then finding that you still have the same car at the end of it

Some are a bit lame though http://www.zazzle.com/im_so_jdm_my_bloo ... 1456026708

Fingers crossed for you there is no damage. Fingers also crossed that you don't have an engine problem burning oil, or a leak. Slap on the wrist for not checking your oil when you bought it or not once since That can be an expensive mistake!

Glad you did a recovery truck option, Big Phil (an old legend on here) once told me that once the clutch goes it takes less than 100 miles to trash the flywheel. Mind you, if you got a clutch from Alex, you should have bought a lightened flywheel from him too

I wish you would stop bloody posting rarerims I can't stand these lovely pics!

If you go to look at it can I come too? I live in Newcastle and have always wanted to see this car in the flesh BTW - I have one, I'm not a competitor!

I'd buy them all

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I do hope this isn't a repost as its a hoot! http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=index

A workable alternative is the HTC Hero. It is available on contract from Orange and is a fantastic phone. Much more techy looking than the apple monolith but with all the functionality. The apps you can get cover satnav and just about everything else you could ever want... It is my wifes and she *loves* it PS the Orange version is an exclusive cool colour as well

Yes, I have this problem. My box was on about 65K miles but still sweet as anything, then I had the oil changed. Now when cold it is stiff for 1st and 2nd, occasionally crunches into 5th and make a wail like a banshee (although this may be a wheel bearing, I think its the output bearing if there is such a thing - the bearing on the final output before the prop?). Once warm, after even 5 minutes driving, no problems at all. I used proper spec, decent Millers oil. Wish I hadn't bothered changing it now! Double clutching is a pain.

Thanks Peeps ! I am already enormously over-excited and have yet to tackle the Victoria sponge with cream which is my birthday cake! (home-made of course)

Excellent account, gripping, I felt I was really there ! Well done mate

Buy this: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=27967 Great exhausts

Yes, I had that. Try taking of the tonneau(?) cover to eliminate that, or at least press the fixings home so they are in tightly. I had to have a friend lean into the back whilst I drove to find that squeak but, ah!, the blessed relief!

Sorry!

I travel to Leeds at least once a week, down the A1. I often pass a ginger Z going south just past the A64 York junction. It's always about 8.30am, it;'s always doing about 50mph in the inside lane! Is that you Nixy? Just recently my return trips up to Newcastle have hada some friendly encounters with Azure 54 plates, just like mine Don't know if the guys are on this forum. Drove to London last week and had a good nod and wave with a young lad (looked about 18!!!) driving a white 370Z. Where do thes young 'uns get the money!

Locking nuts are a deterrent for rat-boy thieves only. They can be removed in seconds with the correct tool which is easy and not that pricey to buy - and that is any locking nut.

A man is driving down the road and breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night? > > > > The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, and even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a strange sound; a sound like no other that he has ever heard. The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound was, but they say, We can't tell you because you're not a monk. > > > > > > > > The man is disappointed but thanks them anyway and goes about his merry way. Some years later, the same man breaks down in front of the same monastery. > > > > The monks again accept him, feed him, and even fix his car. > > That night, he hears the same strange mesmerizing sound that he had heard years earlier. > > > > > The next morning, he asks what the sound was, but the monks reply, We can't tell you because you're not a monk. > > > > The man says, all right, all right. I'm dying to know. If the only way I can find out what that sound was is to become a monk, how do I become a monk? > The monks reply, you must travel the earth and tell us how many blades of grass there are and the exact number of sand pebbles. When you find these numbers, you will become a monk. > > > > > > The man sets about his task. Some forty-five years later, he returns and knocks on the door of the monastery. He says, I have travelled the earth and devoted my life to the task demanded and have found what you had asked for. There are 371,145,236,284,232 blades of grass and 231,281,219,999,129,382 sand pebbles on the earth. > > > > > The monks reply, congratulations, you are correct, and you are now considered a monk . We shall now show you the way to the sound. > > > > > The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the head monk says, the sound is behind that door. > > > > > > > > > > The man reaches for the knob, but the door is locked. He asks, May I have the key ? > > > > > > > > > > The monks give him the key, and he opens the door. > > > > > > > > Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone. The man requests the key to the stone door. > > > > > > > The monks give him the key, and he opens it, only to find a door made of ruby. He demands another key from the monks, who provide it... Behind that door is another door, this one made of sapphire. And so it went on until the man had gone through doors of emerald,... > > > > > > > > > >...silver, topaz, and amethyst. > > > > > > > > > > Finally, the monks say, This is the key to the last door .... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The man is relieved to be at the end. He unlocks the door, turns the knob, and behind that door he is astonished to find the source of that strange sound. It is truly an amazing and unbelievable sight. > > > > > > > > . But I can't tell you what it is because you're not a monk.

i think you should go and have a look at what car is winning reliability awards ==> XF Yeah, yeah, and when I bought my Z it was the 2nd least depreciating car you could get on the UK market

Quite so. What, replace the car for only a faulty catch on the roof???

I'm not surprise that the service is good, they get a lot of practise. Jag oil burners have an appalling record for breaking down in my experience