Leeroy

Cheers for the ideas guys.

 

I might just see how it goes and if i do find the Zed annoying then i can always swap later once the house is bought!

 

Good man, I'm in a similar boat but we need to upgrade as we're having a baby. I toyed with keeping the Zed but we're moving soon too so couldn't justify the cost - bit concerned about how I'll cope with a 'family car' but hopefully it won't be a sensible one

I reckon for £8K the E39 M5 is a perfect upgrade if you need more space. Replacing a 350Z with a hatchback seems bonkers to me!

What a result!

Let's hope they find a Vulcan or two down there too

If any bushes need replacing, it might be a good opportunity to throw some polybushes at it

There are a couple of Lightning cars sat on Golden Square at the moment, it looks like they're part of a clean enrgy promotion by Ingenious Media / Investment, see here http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2012/10/05/exclusive-access-to-invitation-only-clean-energy-event/

There's a prototype and a finished car.....

moooooiiii geeeeeenius mechanic Ed is gona sooooooorrrrt it all ooooooooout.

 

Mike Brewer is rubbish, the short cuts and 'plaster sticking' on issues wind me up.

 

 

It's quite compulsive viewing though.

Once a car dealer, always a car dealer

Ed (me ol') China cracks me up, he's far too big to work on cars - most of the time it looks like he's working on scale models, and that's coming from a fellow giant

I'll be up for this, providing I still have the Zed - I don't fancy rocking up in a '98 Focus too much

Looking good!

Nice work guys, this is a superb site and forum

Groove Armada - I see you baby

Melle Mel - White Lines

Johnny Cash - Drive On

Finally, one for RTBiscuit - anything by Jaguar Skills

There are quite a few on here mate that think Bridgestones are not to clever and many are talking about Michelin pilot super sports and Nokian and MPSS

As you say there are alternatives, but the RE050's are indeed a very good tyre and pretty well liked as an all rounder. It's the RE040's which you need to avoid like the plague - the difference is night and day. I enjoy a spirited drive every now and again and am extremely happy to put my trust in the Bridgies

There are others on here who have more experience of other types of tyre on the Zed though, so it might be an idea to start another thread asking for tyre specific advice?

For quotes, the best place to start are palces like blackcircles and Camskill - I've also found that local tyre centres often match online prices

Cheers Leeroy as i suspected they are not correct,at the moment they have a fair bit of grip so i dont think £1000 plus on a new set of boots is appropriate ,while im on the subject when i am ready for tyres what would you personally recommend mate.

You shouldn't need to drop a grand on tyres, I've always stuck to Bridgestone RE050's which are sort of an OEM upgrade - the minimum recommended OEM are the RE040's which I can testify are best used as flowerpots

A set of new RE050's should come in at about £700 IIRC.

Other's on here will be able to offer advice on other good alternatives

Hi Trance,

You are correct about the sizes for 18's, they should be 245/45/18 rear and 225/45/18 front.

The Zed's TCS doesn't like other sizes generally so this might be why you saw the light, so to speak

On the other hand there is a big ol' 3.5 litre V6 under the bonnet which is quite capable of spinning the wheels if provoked, especially if the tyres are a hokey make or low on tread

Hope this helps.......

G'day

Nice, you got an S-Car steering wheel in with the deal too

Dan,

I have just been through this as a seller. If they want to keep their plate they should have sorted this before taking viewings really. The plate has to be transferred or put on retention and then the V5 needs to be changed and this takes a couple of weeks.

If the seller is happy for you to take the car with his plate on it should be ok. Not sure how HPI's etc work in that case but I don't think it matters, others on here may confirm this for you.

Hi, first post here and potentially looking at getting into a 350z - ideally in this spec

Will be pondering on potential ownership today, you car looks great.

Thanks RobPhoboS, it's been well loved and is in fantastic condition. If you do look at 350Z's and want to view it give me shout

Already had the black boot, didnt look right. Like having two cars glued together. The green vinyl on boot improves handling

 

I think its either green pillars or black pillars, gotta decide :/ wheels are defo going black along with mirrors. Was thinking black lip, but still undecided about having canards on. Car looks pretty sweet without, if i stuck canards on, and didnt like em, id have to get bumper redone to get rid ofholes. Cus those canards are fricken heavy!

Still the most tasteful option IMO

When mine were done they wet painted the wheel and then powdercoated the lacquer to give a tough top layer.

It isn't unfortunate to be up in the wilds of Lincolnshire, I'm a Yellowbelly We're currently trying to sell our pad in the 'Smoke and buy a proper sized house up 'Narth'. I just hope I still have the Zed to enjoy the roads up there

Where the hell did you find that picture from??!!

I took after I'd finished weaving on the motorway of course!

Stuff

I agree 100% with jell36.

It's a tricky one isn't it?

Society's aversion to discipline (mostly in the home & classroom) and the lack of deterents / filling of our gaols means that we are in this spiral of antisocial behaviour.

It's no surprise that the Swanage Daves of this world take matters into their own hands. I must say that having been a victim of similar things and seeing how they pan out afterwards when the perps hit the soft justice system I might be tempted to lash out myself in future.

I think the public's general attitude to discipline, especially physical punishment is changing and I honestly think this is a good thing. Most parents know where to draw the line and shouldn't be tarred with the brush of those who don't - I had a few slaps to the legs and it's part of the reason I know where the boundaries of respect are.

In Dave's case it sounds like the little mongtards had it coming - the fact that the *****'s father admitted as much speaks volumes, I just hope that it ends there.

Mispost!!!

Define "weaving on the motorway"?

Thanks for the replies, I'm slightly overwhelmed! The photochop by leeroy is exactly what I was thinking - bronze and not gold, though gold on the kitted S2000 looks very nice, I'm not sure it would suit a Z. The question is, what colour do I specify to a refurbers or do they have colour charts I can refer to?

 

Very much appreciate the input on this thread, great stuff.

 

Jon

The big refurbers will have a full range of samples to look at whereas the smaller ones may just have an odd wheel kicking around. That said the big guys will be more expensive so you pays your money and you takes your choice

I recently had my wheels refurbed at a place near Strood (Inspraytion) and it cost me £150 notes as they were doing a 4 for the price of 3 deal. Their premises aren't anything special but they did an awesome job and even at £200 it's cheaper than the usual suspects.

Here's an image of a gunmetal car with bronze wheels. I did a golder version but it didn't look too hot so I toned it down....

What have you tried to remove the scratches with so far? Pics would be good too.

Hi, my mate runs a local body shop and he has gon with two different grades on his D.A Polisher and now the sun is out we are going to go one more grade and see how it looks, i think i will get some black hole to fill it in, does Tim at Envy sell it?

on the little sh*t front he came out of hospital on tuesday after checks. not proud but the red mist took over,

 

 

So is he going to take legal action against you then?

No, Dave went 'round with a balaclava and introduced the mong to the heavy grade DA and now everyone is friends again