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Lovely car you've got yourself there, I believe I voted for it (Best 350Z) at the Wales meet a couple of years ago. Pete

Yes, that's what I'd go for, did consider one a few years back and might reconsider in a couple of years time, when we'll only need one car. Pete

Yes, a skilled driver will feed out the clutch to get maximum traction with no wheel spin and importantly will "feel" when to change gear at the optimum time (revving it to its limit isn't always the way). Pete

Wow, that's very nice. Pete

Always helps to know you still got that something Opps sorry, forgot Caroline is also a member on here . Actually, Caroline just got home and reported a Blade Silver WL53 *** on The A55 taking the Chester turn off. That reg number seems familiar. Pete

What type of smell? Oil, rubber, plastic, electrical, etc. Pete

For a change I was flashed at first . Pete

Yes, 8 degrees is the minimum operating temperature. The reality is that after a long winter of inactivity it needs to be closer to 10 degrees and even then you may need to open and close it a few times as it tends to stop just before its fully open and locked into position. Roadsters do seem to hold more condensation in the winter months as well. Mechanically, there's little to choose, they all the same minor niggles that coupe's have really. Pete

The standard of driving in The States is very poor compared to here. Despite the big wide and mainly straight roads Americans still manage to have around 30k deaths each year on their roads. There's also a difference in their laws, using mobile phones, even texting is O.K in some States plus the fact that seat belt laws are quite lax and drink driving is sadly very common. In many places there are no safety checks done, similar to our MOT, just an emission test I understand When it comes to the 350Z being so dangerous in The States, one of the problems is that many are in the hands of young inexperienced drivers, they are incredibly cheap over there. I read a very sad thread on one of The U.S forums where the mother of a young Zed fatality (in his late teens I believe) was convinced that the car was at fault, saying he was a very safe driver despite the evidence that he'd lost control at very high speed on a dead straight road. I think one of the most telling figures was the very high percentage of 350Z fatalities were actually single crash victims which gives me a clue to how they were being driven at the time. BTW, I have been driving since 1966 and although I have seen the aftermath of many very serious accidents in The U.K, I have never actually witnessed anything more serious than a few minor bumps. In The States I have seen 3 big accidents actually happen, including a hit and run and a car being launched off a verge, flying about 100 feet through the air and slamming into a barrier, scary stuff. Pete

Yes, but before then he invaded Sudetenland (1938), then a part of Czechoslovakia on the pretext of protecting the German speaking population. The similarities with what the weasel faced Putin is doing are striking. I'm afraid Russia has made no progress at all since the break up of The Soviet Union, they still have the same cold war mentality. The dangerous part is that several NATO countries have borders with Ukraine and could get sucked in to any military conflict. Pete

Yes, the 107% rule can be waived in exceptional circumstances and this may well turn out to be one of them. As far as the race itself goes though it looks to me like all you need to do is take the chequered flag to pick up points. Pete

The 50 limit is set in stone. However, you should PM glrnet and he will advise you as not all of the 50 actually have Zeds. Also, I'm not sure if the 50 limit applies to the entire weekend or per day....Graham will know . Pete

Yes, only the police have access to who has been on a speeding awareness course. They retain the information for 3 years then archive it for a further 2 years, for research apparently, then it's deleted. I'm not sure how they do this now but a few years ago police forces that offered a course only kept records for their area, may well be centralized now as all mainland forces (apart from Scotland) are signed up to the scheme. Pete

+1 Pete

Yeah, they look quite good, go well with the colour. Pete

Sadly, I never saw him play but my dad said he was the best player he'd ever seen. Pete

Yes, as others have said it's overpriced, considerably in my opinion. It looks like a decent Zed but worth around 7k maybe 7.5k max. Pete

What a sad day for the forum. Lovely Zed, great bloke, both Caroline and I will really miss him. Pete

Well, it worked for me, horrible squeak from inside the cabin, banged everything, squeaking stopped, Pete

If that's the case it's such a sad end to a great champion. Pete

Not seen an Azure with a bulge before and must say it looks absolutely the dogs b******s. Good job . Pete

Welcome back to the world of Zedding and of course welcome to the forum . We have a Twilight Grey roadster here and you really need to see a GM and a TG side by side to tell the difference. Pete

Yes, salesman pointed this out to me when I bought my Zed like it was some sort of bonus . Pete

Sorry to hear about this. Yes, you can bet that not only will they blame you but they'll attach some of the blame to other driver too. Pete

No, I can't beat that, 406 is my best. At last years Wales meet I filled up on the Thursday, drove from home to The Moreton on the Friday (about 20 miles all on dual carriageway) returned home later that evening and then back again the next morning did both the Saturday and Sunday runs and had about 20 miles left to DTE when I got home. I did cut out the last part of Sundays run but covered in all almost 280 miles over the weekend. Pete