Willy P

I hear you on that, I'm 24 and it is a tad expensive, worth it though. Welcome to the forum, what colour/year etc is your zed?

Yeah? That's pretty savage, I bought mine 2 and a half years ago for £4.5k, which was a good price at the time, now it's got 69k on the clock, pretty much FSH and 1 year MOT. Only bad point is the scuffed alloys. No idea what I'll get for it now though, what colour, year, engine and mileage is yours?

It is indeed an astra Bertone SE2 coupe, I am putting it up for sale very soon, I don't want to get rid of her though, I loved that car!

Thanks for the comments chaps, the car does clean up nicely. The paintwork is pretty much immaculate. The bloke I bought it off only drove it at weekends. As for the nankang tyres, they were pretty much new when I bought the car so it seemed a waste of money shelling out for new ones.

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Hello all, I gave my car a wash yesterday and then I decided to take a couple of pics because I had my camera there to take photos of my old car to sell it. Anyways, I thought I'd post them on here because I haven't posted any pics of my zed on here yet. Only a crappy camera so about the quality. There you go, only a few but I didn't want to bore you all. Have a good evening, I'm being forced to watch Antiques Roadshow now. Woe is me

When you say the poo becomes more aerodynamic do you mean it will lose its structural integrity? In which case, the decreased mass may have an impact upon the terminal velocity also. The initial acceleration of the poo will have no effect upon the terminal velocity I don't think. I'm afraid I have just given this quite a lot of thought. Although I am unable to calculate the terminal velocity of a poo I doubt it would be much more than 100 mph, but then again, at that height it might be quicker due to lower pressure at height and would therefore slow down as it reaches the earth. This leads to other questions like "how aerodynamic is the poo?", "what percentage is the water content and therefore what is the consequent mass of the turd?". Either way, it would make a splat, and would possibly hurt depending on consistency. Have I thought about this too much? On a 12 ounce poo I've worked out the terminal velocity is 32m/s, or about 71 mph. I am taking 12 ounce as a "mean poo" but you can increase/decrease the speed if you thinks yours weigh more/less. Therefore, the impact force on the ground from 1700 feet is 2000-2500 Newtons. I've not included variables for density or aerodynamics. This poo is solid and it's on a mission. Now, I hear you say, WTF does 2500 Newtons feel like. Well, 12 ounces is twice the weight of a cricket ball so the "impact" would be similar to the world's fastest bowlers hitting you with twice the force of their fastest deliveries (Deceleration and friction means "90mph" deliveries reach the batsmen at 65-70mph) Given all the above, I'd suggest the hard hats that were poo-pooed earlier are indeed an essential accessory. Blimey, that's a lot of physics. I haven't done physics for years. Please keep this somewhat layman as I am rather hungover and my head hurts ---->

I'm afraid I have just given this quite a lot of thought. Although I am unable to calculate the terminal velocity of a poo I doubt it would be much more than 100 mph, but then again, at that height it might be quicker due to lower pressure at height and would therefore slow down as it reaches the earth. This leads to other questions like "how aerodynamic is the poo?", "what percentage is the water content and therefore what is the consequent mass of the turd?". Either way, it would make a splat, and would possibly hurt depending on consistency. Have I thought about this too much?

I got the impossible quiz on iphone, wasted many hours on that. I think I got to number 85 or something. I had forgotten about it until now, I might have to look at it again, it might swallow my life again though

Oh man, it won't let me watch it, something to do with copyright. I went to youtube and tried there also but wasn't allowed.

Wow, nice car mate. How do you 21 year olds afford cars like this? I struggled and I'm 24. I'm obviously in the wrong game, hehe. Enjoy the car dude. Those first couple of weeks are so expensive but so much fun

Haha! Best of luck. That is cheap though. I hope it all works out well, you have bigger balls than I do

Pikmin!!! What a great game that was Get that. Definitely GC-specific as well...... I think, maybe they brought it out on PC as well

TD55ERS? Hehe

Oh, just read the bottom bit, I'm a numpty

It's a little odd if they also replaced the front bumper as well and it has traction control, I thought only UK models had these, in fact I'm almost certain ....

UK front bumper (washer jets) and steering wheel (traction control), Therefore UK version. I agree though, weird front number plate.

I was going to have W111LYP but it's not there anymore. Also, for some reason every time I search for one with a "Z" in it the search returnss no results. I swear I've seen a "z" in a reg before.

You lucky lucky lucky person. That is an absolutely awesome price for that car. Well done. I thought I'd stolen mine for £9700 , you must be chuffed

Oops, I didn't mean to be insensitive, I was poking fun at the online translator not wolfie. I'm sorry if that appeared misdirected but I don't think I should be told to put fruit up my pooper. Lesson learnt

Whatever you do, make sure it is readable when you put it up on the projector/smart board or whatever it is. Therefore, make sure the contrast between the background and the writing is clear enough. There was a woman who came to my work after her Ph.D to apply for a position doing a postdoc and her slides had a lime green background with yellow text. Couln't read a thing. She didn't get the job. I guess you can go too far making it stand out and end up shooting yourself in the foot That's better

Whatever you do, make sure it is readable when you put it up on the projector/smart board or whatever it is. Therefore, make sure the contrast between the background and the writing is clear enough. There was a woman who came to my work after her Ph.D to apply for a position doing a postdoc and her slides had a lime green background with yellowtext. Couln't read a thing. She didn't get the job. I guess you can go too far making it stand out and end up shooting yourself in the foot

90% sure it's gunmetal. It would help if the picture had the doorhandle in it as well and then you could see the contrast and make a decision. Either way, I believe there are 2 shades of gunmetal aren't there?

This thread has made my day

Indeed, oscar winning performances from the man in white I like Top Gear. It might not be as 'oily' as some car programmes but the format works and it means you can watch it with your other half. And the sound and video editing is superb, even if they probably take a few artistic liberties now and then. Hmmmm, I like Top Gear but I don't like that stupid filter they put on every camera to make the sky seem darker (which Fifth Gear have also copied), and I hate the fake scripted banter. I don't care who the stig is either, it's just a good character. Hang on, it's the weekend, I'm going home!!!