NeilMH

Boodles Ladies Day is kinda intriguing

I can see what the concern is but I must admit I don't think it's a big deal. It isn't compulsory to buy from those who respond. I would always do my own research anyway. I don't blame them from responding to a warm lead. It's not as if they are offering Guava Halves in response to a need to buy a car or an exhaust or whatever. It's a free country and as far as I know the forum rules don't preclude it? They are not household names so there are only so many ways to get noticed quickly while the need is "hot". It's business not personal

Gosh. Makes my old ones look a bit timid

Well done - what a wonderful colour

The fact they don't like it is the best recommendation you could get

Oh...he obviously omitted to mention the gold plated engine bay then?

What good taste you have.

I think the Zed is a very good all rounder. Most of the decisions they took in the development were conscious ones after benchmarking cars like the S2000 and the Boxster. They wanted it to be different, cheaper, more torquey, more of an old fashioned drive (albeit I doubt if they used that term). This meant that there were inevitably going to be compromises along the way. I am sure that if you take each component and compare it with the best out there eg. the gear change vs the S2000 or the steering vs a Lotus it would fall short. However, as an overall package at the price (particularly in the 2nd hand market) I think it takes a lot of beating. Equally there are specific times when I'd rather be in a Caterham or a RS Clio but I've still got the Zed. It's close to my longest keeper (for a weekend fun car). By October it will be.

I think you may find 36 cold a fraction too much but everyone to their own taste (or maybe it was a typo and you meant 35?)

Great stuff

So a sleave be welded over where the back box joins to the silencer pipe? If so i think thats what I will do for now. Yep that's it. It'll keep you going for a while. Any good exhaust place could do it. Effectively joins the back bits together as if it were one piece.

How very true Together it's like a good harmony My wallet was prised open following the visit.

I think the ST is a great choice. I drove a Cooper S but it had wheels that must have been from a Hummer because the ride had virtually been eliminated so I probably would need to have a go with one with sensible wheels on to make any judgement.

Until I had the money I had the two back bits of the exhaust welded together with a tube over the two sections. Later I went for Milltek and Berks HFCs. Small creak from rear sounds suspiciously like rear anti roll bar drop links - a cheap fix.

Nice story Will

Great pictures ... sounds like an excellent trip