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Absolutely, in which case you can definitely go anywhere as long as they use OEM spec equivalent parts, in terms of quality.

Utter bobbins. The reason small businesses have died is because nobody wants them. The market wants big companies and cheap prices, and that's been good for everyone as we have jobs, more facilities, and cheaper products. People have driven this, and they got what they wanted. I live in a large village/small town, and it's a lovely balance of local shops but with a mini Sainsburys and a decent size Boots. I like the small places, but I need the big chains.

I'd rather not service the car myself - I have no ramp access (london apartment dweller) and zero mechanical skills. Changing air filters is the limit of my abilities. Not sure re PCP/PCH but they threw in two "free" services with the deal and ultimately that is worth £400-500. I just didn't realise just how f*cking incompetent HPCs could be. Sorry, wasn't trying to say you should do the service yourself (I wouldn't), more that they were hugely dragging it out. Do you have a balloon payment at the end?

It's like trying to choose out of Mila Kunis or Kate Upton. Impossible.

One in the bum, no harm done?

*pipes down at the back*

First world problems, biatch.

It does matey, thanks Tbh in previous years I had been a little peeved that non-Zeds are banned from the event as I would've like to go, but also it seems a bit daft that you could have people that have done so much for this community in the past that would also be unable to attend. Right now that includes Colin, Keyser, SMD etc, and I think that's a shame. That was a while back though, and I've grown up a little bit since then. Only a little, mind Having said that, I do fully understand the stance taken and completely back you guys on it. There's lots of other events for us non-Zed owners to attend, for example. I just wonder what would happen if I did get bored, feel the need to create a bit of confusion, and rock up on the day and tag along to the back of a convoy. I would never do it as I've too much respect for everyone here, it's just a 'what if?' kinda thing, y'know?

That's the thing, I still get a say in what she drives so I choose fun things for her, knowing I get to drive them too! We'll be swapping the Mini for something else shortly, currently looking at BRZ86s or maybe a 335i if I can convince her on fuel.

Swapsies every other weekend I saw an Eagle Roadster the other week when I was down at the Caterham showroom. Oh my, I've never ever seen a more beautiful motor car in the flesh. I'm not sure it's £300K+ worth of car, but it was magnificent.

P1 on a 370 can be done in under an hour, if you put your mind to it. Your trouble was that you didn't have it booked in for 8am, so it went straight to the back of the queue. As for the scratches, this is another reason why I never let garages wash my cars. You can take it anywhere though for servicing, you have that legal right within the original manufacturer warranty. You say PCP lease, if you actually mean a normal PCP and not PCH then I'm right. If you do mean a PCH then you're probably stuck with Nissan, sadly.

£8K for a water-damaged car? No thanks. Whilst I'm pretty open at buying any Cat A-D car after repair, one thing I will not touch is anything with water damage. That's the kind of thing that can cause huge grief in the long run, with issues cropping up completely unrelated to the original thing that went pop.

That's the thing, if they're not invited then they're not part of the event, but if they're a member of the club then it's all going to get a bit interesting. I don't think the insurance covers road events anyway, only static ones so a non-issue there really. As you say, Graham would know though. Dictatorships are the way forward my friend, the fewer consenting voices the better! So let's assume the insurance thing is covered one way or another, would a joining non-Zed be formally punished on here?

Put a gun to my head, I'm not sure which I'd rather have. Both utterly stunning

So, purely in theory, what happens if a non-Zed car joins the official drive? Let's say they tag along at the back, don't drive dangerously or otherwise in a manner unfitting of the club, but are clearly keeping up with the group on the basis that they want to enjoy the drive as well? Now, I know this looks HUGELY guilty on my part now for asking this after my last comment, but I'm honestly just curious. I have no intention of joining you guys & gals as I think we're at a wedding that weekend, I just thought it might be worth exploring to know the possible 'punishments' should this ever happen. Warning point? Ban? Lifetime ban? People have been banned before but that's because they drove like a knob. You mention the reason for the non-Zed rule is because of the Club insurance, which is perfectly understandable, but at the same time I can't see the drive out being cancelled just to prevent the limit being breached. Actually, what does the Club insurance cover on a drive out? I'd guess not a lot, since everyone would be covered by their road policies anyway. Probably a non-issue on that one. Sorry, quiet afternoon at work, my mind's just running everywhere. Feel free to split the thread and move to a separate thread to stop drift here.

A- What have you bought? Link? B- What does it come with? C- What do you want to achieve?

Most people on here are

That's missing the whole point. I don't want fake sounds in my car, I want proper noises made by the proper oily bits. Any use of fakery is a downward spiral, as all they'll do is then start making cars that sound so quiet on the outside but like a jet engine on the inside. Part of the fun of cars is the noise they make so other people can enjoy it, not just the occupants.

I dread the day when I have kids and I have to buy a car that is purely transport, with fun being right at the bottom of priorities.

So technically non-Zedders could book up and join you lot then? I'm kidding, of course.

You can't see any wheels on your own car when driving, no matter the colour

No, I have 2k cash and willing to do upto 5k finance over 2 years Right, gotcha If you've less than perfect credit history, you're going to find the same issue with finance as you would with a bank loan as they all work the same way, so I don't think that's really going to help you bud Unless you've spoken to some specifically, that have already given you the go ahead based on your finances and that's why you've got the car specifics. Speak to Close Brothers Finance, they did mine on the BMW so will definitely take cars over 10 years if that helps

Silly hat rule. Don't put something on the internet unless you're prepared to hear both good and bad about it. I don't think anyone is arguing the effort or that it's clearly what Parello wants, but at the same time it was never going to be to everyone's taste so you have to accept the criticism and ignore it. I really love that colour, and I hadn't even noticed it had the Nismo mk1 kit so I suspect that kit is very colour-specific as my hatred for it on the Nismo cars isn't a secret, whereas I really like that. However the blue wheels do clash with the green, and the red lights are tacky as hell, but if that's what makes him happy then that's all that matters really.

So you have £7K cash?