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Congratulations will

I have the Stillen and its a great bit of kit, got mine from Chris at Tarmac Sportz. The Y pipe itself does seem to have a deeper resonance and because its more 'straight through' that does seem to have a positive impact on the flow of gases via the exahaust

£25K is a good budget Commander and you've highlighted some interesting cars as choices. What about a 996 Turbo? Would be amazing if you could find an X50 version, which is 450bhp from recollection, might be a bit over your budget to be fair. What about a Ferrari Mondial T, same engine as the 348, chassis is supposed to be terrific and is, from what I've read, a great handling car, although not super quick, it is a Ferrari and seemingly very solid. You could of course go for the 370Z, we know this is a great car or a DB7 V12, another car I have been tempted with, they still look lovely I think and it is an Aston (Commander to Mrs Commander: "Darling, shall we take the Aston today...." - sounds nice) . The other option is something like the SL55 AMG, but I know that they can seem a bit boring (the SL55 is pretty good fun!). Or if it really is a weekend car then go for the TVR and with the spare change get a little TR6 as well - Bingo!

Out of the two get the Vredestein, if you can find a good price from somewhere, defo go for the MPSS

Agreed. shame we won't be seeing Ian and Matt, we're also only getting a 'cut down' version of Andy for the weekend.

There do seem to be quite a few in and around Bath these days, which is a bit if a change. We've got a couple of forum guys (Dave and Chris) who live out Trowbridge way, which is not far. I see a couple of GM 350Z's every so often, there's at least one nice black locally too. There's a nice grey 370Z which is often parked round the corner too.

That's mine, poor old girl is filthy at the mo as I've been away a couple of weeks. Car has developed a little fault, ABS, TCS and SLIP light up orange on startup, which I think is likely to be fuse related. Was hopping to meet up with fellow Zed heads at the Zed Shed today. Didn't want to risk the drive out though, just in case!

Commander, not sure where you're based but somewhere like south west sports cars in Taunton (or similar in your area) has to be the next stop surely? Hire one for a weekend, the weather is starting to turn for the better, which is perfect. That'll tell you what you need to know in terms of whether its the right drive for you.

Commander, I'm very much thinking along the same lines, in terms of a future car. I've driven a mark 1 Tuscan Red Rose and it was quite an experience. In terms of driver involvement, demands on your attention and something being a visceral experience it ticked all the boxes . They are quite 'pointy' in terms if steering, turn the wheel and the nose will dart that way. It can be a bit unnerving at first but you get used to it. They have loads of 'luggage room' surprisingly, great for weekends away. They can bump steer a bit as well, which again demands you paying attention to the road and driving appropriately. The seating position is good as is the visibility. As you know, there's no traction control but there's lots if travel on the throttle pedal, so I think you'd really have to conciously stamp on it like an idiot to get yourself in trouble. I believe something to look out for in terms of car care is the chassis, as well as making sure the required fettling has a been carried out on the engine, electrics etc. The chassis is tubular steel from recollection, so rot is something to be aware of. A good local specialist is what you're after in terms of servicing, care etc. they should be able to check the state of the chassis. I know it can be a bit of a 'mare' getting to the engine if something fails on the side of the road. But I would hope you could avoid that by getting a specialist to service and care for it. Performance is stunning as you can imagine and you will draw attention. They have a serious presence and driving by village pub gardens in the summer with the popping and overrun causing people to turn and look as you scoot past does put a smile on your face and is surprisingly addictive! It's a proper, old school, hairy chested beast that needs to be treated with respect. Scarey, but in a good way, as long as you treat it with respect (like driving across Dartmoor in a thunderstorm following a Tuscan S, that was 'squeaky bum' time!).As indicated I'm very, very tempted to get one myself. If I was going to buy one I'd be putting £2k a year for service and care. You might not need it, but I'd rather err on the side of caution.

I'm seriously tempted by a Tuscan Speed Six as another set of wheels. Terrific, visceral experience that demands your attention but is ultimately rewarding. They're bloody fantastic.

What's more worrying is that there are people out there like this who have the vote, give me strength!

I certainly don't want it from you, you dirty boy

You are of only a few that has seen them in the flesh and when the sun shines they look amazing and totally transform the car. You're a bad boy, stop trying to make me spend my money!

Heath, kind of wishing you hadn't bumped this today.......very tempting.....

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Ian, you're relentless Cracking car for the money you paid, good purchase

Terrific purchase Andy, what a fantastic car, very tempted by one of these myself. I'm hard pressed to think of any better step up from your Zed

Switch on the left is the rear fog light switch. If its not working it could be the bulb has gone. I have a 2003 JDM and this is how the button config on mine is set. The button on the right, I have never found any use for and it does not appear to do anything

What a load of lightweights, bar a couple of you, get out there and get driving! 116,000 miles and counting

I just love Pantera's and I'd buy one in a heartbeat if the right opportunity and circumstances arose

Might be fun if we grab each others Sent from the golf club... You're such a wrong'n

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Welcome aboard Wicksy, nice to have another member in the Bristol area

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