hawker1986 Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 Well with much regret the wife and I have sold our Zed today . We are sad to see it go after having one for 8 years now, but it has not been seeing a lot of use as our third car and the cost of keeping it tip top the way we want it means its not sensible to carry on running if for so little use. Hopefully someone who will use and enjoy it will pick it up and it will make them as happy as it has made us. Wanted to say thanks to everyone here, the forum has been a great place and a source of valuable information. Particular thanks to Mitz and Andy at Cougar Store for looking after the Zed so well for so long. Goodbye old friend! 2 Quote
coldel Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 Hard to tell in the pics, but was that midnight blue? Lovely colour if so. Remember, there are many cars out there and as hard as it is to say goodbye, there are always others waiting for you to snap them up! Quote
hawker1986 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Posted November 24, 2019 Yeah its Midnight blue, great colour, difficult to tell in yesterdays overcast greyness! Certainly are, the wife has just ordered at Golf R to give her a bit of the performance back day to day which is exciting - but not the same sort of experience as the Zed. Quote
GranTurismoEra Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 No where near the same experience. That day will come for all of us. Quote
blazemaguire Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Feel your pain... just put mine up for sale today as well. In my case it was having 3 kids that killed it... been using it as my daily while the wife ferrys the sprogs around in the smax up until now. Trouble is, now they're getting older, they all need to be in different places at different times and having more than 1 spare seat has become important. Just brought an absolute S**Tbox of a Renault Megane for 300 quid to drive while I sell the 350... It's gold, with a beige interior. It's the motoring equivalent of how old men dress... What to replace the 350z with though? I need 5 seats, Fast, reliable and semi-decent on fuel (but not a diesel as I do 16 miles a day and that'll kill the DPF) - Basically, it's a Golf GTI or a Focus ST isnt it! Quote
hawker1986 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Posted November 24, 2019 6 hours ago, blazemaguire said: Feel your pain... just put mine up for sale today as well. In my case it was having 3 kids that killed it... been using it as my daily while the wife ferrys the sprogs around in the smax up until now. Trouble is, now they're getting older, they all need to be in different places at different times and having more than 1 spare seat has become important. Just brought an absolute S**Tbox of a Renault Megane for 300 quid to drive while I sell the 350... It's gold, with a beige interior. It's the motoring equivalent of how old men dress... What to replace the 350z with though? I need 5 seats, Fast, reliable and semi-decent on fuel (but not a diesel as I do 16 miles a day and that'll kill the DPF) - Basically, it's a Golf GTI or a Focus ST isnt it! Civic type R, if you can get over the looks, which we couldn't! wonderful to drive though Quote
blazemaguire Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Yeah.. Or them. But you're right.. The looks. Still. They've grown on me. I think they're going to look pretty good in a few years time when everything else on the road is am electric euro box. Quote
docwra Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 I can highly recommend the Golf as a "do everything" car - worked as daily commute for the missus, just been on a 7 day holiday with baby and two dogs, up for trying get a trackday in before Christmas in it now and seeing > 40 mpg too (although not with the roofbox on) 1 Quote
hawker1986 Posted November 25, 2019 Author Posted November 25, 2019 11 hours ago, docwra said: I can highly recommend the Golf as a "do everything" car - worked as daily commute for the missus, just been on a 7 day holiday with baby and two dogs, up for trying get a trackday in before Christmas in it now and seeing > 40 mpg too (although not with the roofbox on) Good stuff this all reassuring! Quote
ShortPaul Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 On 24/11/2019 at 12:14, blazemaguire said: Feel your pain... just put mine up for sale today as well. In my case it was having 3 kids that killed it... been using it as my daily while the wife ferrys the sprogs around in the smax up until now. Trouble is, now they're getting older, they all need to be in different places at different times and having more than 1 spare seat has become important. Just brought an absolute S**Tbox of a Renault Megane for 300 quid to drive while I sell the 350... It's gold, with a beige interior. It's the motoring equivalent of how old men dress... What to replace the 350z with though? I need 5 seats, Fast, reliable and semi-decent on fuel (but not a diesel as I do 16 miles a day and that'll kill the DPF) - Basically, it's a Golf GTI or a Focus ST isnt it! Maybe a gtr r35 they have a back seat Quote
docwra Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 17 hours ago, hawker1986 said: Good stuff this all reassuring! I also drove one across Germany a couple of years back, doing 2800km in 6 days including a sustained 15 minutes without dropping under 150 From what Ive read the Hyundai n30, Megane and Pug 308 Gti are more driver focused but they also depreciate quicker. If you do go for the Golf the interior upgrade and Dynaudio are worthy, we also got pearl paint and different alloys as there are *quite a few* around, its good to be different Quote
hawker1986 Posted November 26, 2019 Author Posted November 26, 2019 7 hours ago, docwra said: I also drove one across Germany a couple of years back, doing 2800km in 6 days including a sustained 15 minutes without dropping under 150 From what Ive read the Hyundai n30, Megane and Pug 308 Gti are more driver focused but they also depreciate quicker. If you do go for the Golf the interior upgrade and Dynaudio are worthy, we also got pearl paint and different alloys as there are *quite a few* around, its good to be different Specced dynaudio and DCC but not much else, it’s well equipped to start with Quote
AMT Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 It's a hard one! I remember doing it ....hated handing the keys to someone else lol Hopefully on to something better in the future! Quote
Aashenfox Posted December 3, 2019 Posted December 3, 2019 That's the whole problem with the Z, gotta spend a 'lot' to get something 'better'. Good luck with the R, hot hatches are still great in their element! Quote
garak112 Posted December 15, 2019 Posted December 15, 2019 I've just taken the same decision. We needed another car that my wife could also drive and it makes no sense to keep it with the number of miles it would do, I'd rather someone else had it and enjoyed it than it rusted away. On the plus side we're picking up an Alfa Giulia Veloce this week so it's not all bad. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.