Stutopia Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Another good piece and the theme is close to all sufferers of Zeditis. What it lacked in Dan's lads mag style it more than made up in poignancy. In terms of the question posed, a day doesn't go by where I don't appreciate the headunit/amp/speaker mods I've done, I'm also in luuuurve with my refurbished steering wheel and the dipped door pulls. The common theme being I interact with all those things every time I drive her. Some things are just bloody handy, reverse cam being a good example of a full on practical mod. Of the mods I don't tend to consciously appreciate, it's mainly the styling ones. I notice when they go on that it "looks better and also different to other Zeds" and that feels satisfying, but thoughts soon turns to the next little bit of rice on my list. Enjoying these articles, great idea 1 Quote
brillomaster Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 I appreciate my mods.... theres not a day goes by when I don't enjoy extra oomph from the engine, and wish I could be bothered to wash my wheels, which always look atrocious but i'm generally happy with where my car is now - if the exhaust starts blowing i'll upgrade when I replace, but other than that i'm pretty happy! that said, i'm really looking forward to the temps going up and not needing to be quite so gentle on throttle application - been ruddy ages since I just went out for a decent drive on some nice country roads - too many slogs up and down the motorway in the dark this time of year. 1 Quote
MrsNiki Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Not bad for a first effort eh?? Glad you all enjoyed reading this, hope it's a bit of food for thought 2 Quote
ZEUS Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Not bad for a first effort eh?? Glad you all enjoyed reading this, hope it's a bit of food for thought Nice one Niki it was a good read. 1 Quote
evilscorp Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Reading this article has made me realize I have a problem, its a bit like gambling and you should quit while you are ahead. I think I may have to set a date with the Z being done in mind otherwise I will always want to buy more shiny parts and never sit back and admire/hate what I have made. Shame I honestly cannot fathom how long it will take me to buy all the bits I need for me to be satisfied. 1 Quote
BulletMagnet Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Stop reading and go out and start appreciating 1 Quote
evilscorp Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 It's wet out and the car is in bits as usual! Quote
ilogikal1 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Not bad for a first effort eh?? Glad you all enjoyed reading this, hope it's a bit of food for thought Its 4pm in the afternoon As opposed to 4pm in the morning? [/grumble]. Minor pet hate aside, not a bad effort at all. 1 Quote
Grundy Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 #11 is live http://www.teamtarmac.com/were-not-all-mechanics/ Are you less than mechanically minded? Do you maybe just lack the time or tools to carry out the work your self? Then maybe you can relate to this... 1 Quote
Jetpilot Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 To succeed you must first taste failure Good article. 1 Quote
ZEUS Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Good read Matt. There is a paragraph repeat in there though 1 Quote
Jetpilot Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Could we have a nice cheery upbeat article next please. Quote
BulletMagnet Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Good read Matt. There is a paragraph repeat in there though As always 1 Quote
coldel Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Good read Matt. There is a paragraph repeat in there though As always Gotta be on a final warning now 1 Quote
Grundy Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 Good read Matt. There is a paragraph repeat in there though Oh **** balls. Updated I was finishing it on my lunch break, that's my poor excuse 1 Quote
Grundy Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 Could we have a nice cheery upbeat article next please. Don't worry, got a good one coming up for next week. Should be quite entertaining. I hadn't written one in a while, so was my turn and had this crap to get off my chest with my car causing me aggro lately 1 Quote
coldel Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Good article though, funny thing is people secretly admire us petrolheads that have a passion for cars. My manager she doesnt care for cars and badgered me for ages because I had this picture on my laptops wallpaper: She said I have a beautiful family and a gorgeous son so why not have a photo of them, so she put it in my objectives (kid you not), so I put this on it: So it caused a good joke in the team, but joking aside, many people said its fantastic that I have a passion that I follow so closely as many people do not. We shouldn't underestimate the passion we bring out in our cars Edited February 26, 2016 by coldel 3 Quote
Grundy Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 Good article though, funny thing is people secretly admire us petrolheads that have a passion for cars. My manager she doesnt care for cars and badgered me for ages because I had this picture on my laptops wallpaper: She said I have a beautiful family and a gorgeous son so why not have a photo of them, so she put it in my objectives (kid you not), so I put this on it: So it caused a good joke in the team, but joking aside, many people said its fantastic that I have a passion that I follow so closely as many people do not. We shouldn't underestimate the passion we bring out in our cars Sound's like you want to write something Quote
coldel Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Good article though, funny thing is people secretly admire us petrolheads that have a passion for cars. My manager she doesnt care for cars and badgered me for ages because I had this picture on my laptops wallpaper: She said I have a beautiful family and a gorgeous son so why not have a photo of them, so she put it in my objectives (kid you not), so I put this on it: So it caused a good joke in the team, but joking aside, many people said its fantastic that I have a passion that I follow so closely as many people do not. We shouldn't underestimate the passion we bring out in our cars Sound's like you want to write something Possibly...I could do you a cracking article on the pros and cons of the UK in the EU 1 Quote
BulletMagnet Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Passion for cars, gotta be better than drugs and hookers, but just as expensive Edited February 26, 2016 by BulletMagnet Quote
coldel Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 As my wife said, when men hit middle age they either get a stupidly impractical car and blow their money on it, or they get themselves a mistress and blow a load of money on her - win win in her eyes 1 Quote
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