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What is their justification for the increase? Wouldn't bother with the comparison sites. Various insurers recommended on here mate - Bell, Chris Knott, Adrian Flux to name a few. Call direct for the best deal - any them should be mod friendly too. Hope this helps.

Some good options and deals on Opie Oils - you can get forum discount. Various recommendations from owners on here but I personally go for the Fuchs Silkolene Pro S 5w30, really good stuff - (they've now renamed it 'Titan' but it's the same oil)

Not convinced about the 'she'....

+1000! That's very good advice, probably the best on here - especially if somebody has a weapon. Even a martial arts expert would be lucky to avoid serious injury against somebody with a knife or worse. Don't believe anything seen on the tv or movies, or any macho rubbish about being a coward. A real martial artist can overcome their own pride and know when to run, and go home safe to their family.

My advice would be to declare the mods to the best of your knowledge. I was under the impression that for an insurance company to refuse a pay out due to an undeclared mod, they would need to prove that the part in question was a contributory factor to the incident. The exception to this is the case of the car being stolen, where they may insist that mods make a car more attractive to theives, so must be declared so they can risk assess accordingly. Perhaps this varies for company to company. Things like exhaust and air filters shouldn't really make a huge difference as you're not massively changing the performance of the car. If they try to charge through the nose - let them know you won't be staying with them next year. You will probably hear: "Oh, I'll just speak to my supervisor and see if we can do it any cheaper..."

All this talk of 3D, and 'holo-suits' - can somebody out there please reassure me that I'm not the only one that had 'adult entertainment' pop into their minds...!!!

I haven't seen one myself yet so can't judge the difference in quality or entertainment so I will just have to reserve final opinion until I've compared it. That's said, I think it will definitely be more successful on the right kind of film - a lot of people have said it worked really well on Avatar. But the cynic in me can't help thinking it seems a bit gimmicky at the moment and before long, other industries will twig on and start selling designer 3D glasses/visors/cases etc and piping 3D-vision into you front room/iPod (at additional cost)! Then again it could just be the next evolution in audio-visual entertainment and we're heading for a Mirority Report-esque futurama!

In additon to the suggestions above, I also recommend taking good care of the glass - as much as the rest of the bodywork. Use a glass polish every now and then and also a good glass clearner (I use autoglym stuff). This helps with water beading and the general performance of the wipers.

'er indoors doesn't drive mine!!!

£260 Similar discussion here mate: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=35068&start=0

I only fill up half tank each way to save on weight.

Never really looked into it in detail to be honest; I assumed it would be fairly even over the length of the journey, but perhaps it is something like that. Or maybe I do just drive faster when heading home on a Friday night!

Welcome aboard! Personally I wouldn't bother removing the phone kit unless it's really bugging you - if you do I would hang on to it and make sure it can be reconnected, in case you ever want to sell in stock condition (not that you'll be thinking about that just yet ). I always fill up on V Power and find it a good quality fuel - also the manual recommends high octane for best performance, but normal fuel won't harm it. In terms of cost difference vs mpg gains etc... I don't believe there's is a massive amount in it so I say choose the good stuff! +1 for pics!! we like pics!!

I'm a beginner with car mechanics and I've never done spark plugs before on any car, but I managed the Zed no problem using the guide on here. One or two of them are a bit fiddly but you should be okay. You won't miss that TT for long mate

On my joyous weekend commute, I usually get 200 miles on half a tank with a bit left to spare. I only fill up what I need for each trip. Strange thing is - fuel economy is always better on the return trip, which is North to South. Pretty sure I drive similar speeds in both directions though.

Here is brief guide on the oil change: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=16614&start=0&hilit=oil+plug+washer

Wagged his finger?!?! Now that definitely IS asking for it!!

One more for Lockwood and Greenwood

Correction - he thought "sh!t, it's a 350Z, I'd better pull away REALLY quick!"

Obvious? On the other hand - maybe he was in the wrong lane by mistake and thought "sh!t, I'd better pull away quick and get in front so I can get back in". This has happened to me. The problem is, if you drive a sports car and you do genuinely get in the wrong lane of a road - everyone assumes you're a queue jumping ar$ehole and won't let you back in! Theory: When you make a mistake, it's an honest and genuine mistake. When somebody else makes a mistake - they're clearly a complete chimp and shouldn't be on the road...

It's okay as long as you put your left indicator on and make out like you just got in the wrong lane by mistake... ...a bit like people who park illegally and just whack the old hazard lights on. Makes it okay...

Different class of car though - and different price tag!

If anybody looks at the Zed and thinks it's shitty because of the Nissan badge - then I say their opinion is pretty shallow and doesn't matter. We all know it's an awesome car.

Good effort mate Was this outside lane for turning right or straight ahead to merge? I have to admit that if it's the latter and there's nobody in it, I'll use it (If it's the former then definitely not)

The transatlantic flights will stay as high as possible for as long as possible, subject to turbulence etc - saves on fuel and means they don't conflict with domestic flights and shorter cross-channel flights.