HollowPoint

That's called a 300zx

lmao, I personally started with Cobol, then taught myself things like C and then higher level languages with more abstraction like Perl. I'm not a fan of big heavy bloated languages like Java, where everything has to be an object, even an idea apparently becomes physical in Javas world.

Welcome, lived in NZ myself for a few years.

Just a development joke, most developers have a preferred language, or small set of languages that they think are the best to develop in, it's almost entirely opinion based and down to that individual developers experiences, what they were taught, or taught themselves, when learning to develop, etc.

Yup, been both a developer and a sysadmin for many years now, currently leading an 'environments team' and it's my job to get everyone else doing theirs, including telling the devs when to cut code, how to use git (Yes, I know) and constantly reminding them that Java is crap (That's not technically my job, but I do it anyway, for free). Don't think I disagreed with a single statement in all three parts, lol.

I assumed he meant rx8s tbh lol. I can get 20mpg out of my p38 at 55mph, down hill, on a motorway. sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk

Very cool! Especially loving the last bit with Matt Samuels 300zx just touching the edge of the corner all the way round and then generating tonnes of smoke He's been in our club since his zx was still a daily driven road car and was white. So proud of him

I did just that, which was my point. I got 3 cars, all do different jobs, all great cars and haven't regretted it. Not so far anyway. My z is a money pitt no matter what, as it's pretty far from standard and we have high standards, so it just keeps costing more money lol. But that's personal choice for you lol. sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk

If it was going to take £20k to repair the range rover, I'd scrap it and earn £500, wouldn't be doing that with a newer one. My BMW is my work car, a 2002, still only cost me £3k and has been uber reliable. sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk

Had my P38 for a year, has cost me a battery, an alternator and a replacement ECU for the autobox after I cooked it in the lake district chasing 350zs through the country lanes. Hardly a tenth the cost of the car itself Sorry, but a big erk for me is when people say old cars cost you money, it's bull, the old ones have already had the money spent if you buy right Not to mention buying it, insuring it, taxing it, fueling it, repairing it, has cost me like 1% of what a new one would cost to put on the road and I won't be losing 25% of it's value any time soon.

Either you took the car on a 250 mile rally style drive with tarmac and concrete roads, or those tyres are NOT up to spec!

Considering he has £10k saved by buying the above cars, insuring and taxing them for a full year and buying them all brand new tyres and first service, I think we're safe to say he'd be ok.

So I'm going to offer a completely different point of view to everyone else here. One many might even slam me on, but some will **** their heads to one side and think 'hmmm, yeah'. For the money you're talking about spending, which is a deposit on a house I might add! Get yourself 3 cars: 1) an older classic, either done up or modified, whichever takes your fancy, 2) an older 4x4 so you can feel like king of the road, regardless of what it looks like on the outside, you're just bigger than everyone else and if you buy one with a V8 it'll growl really nicely, even if it doesn't shift. 3) a BMW/Audi from 2002 - 2007, can be picked up for less than £10k, easy as hell to spot the ones that have been looked after, cheap servicing, parts getting cheaper and depreciation not an issue Personally, we have a P38 V8 Range Rover, a Twin Turbo 300zx and a BMW 330 ClubSport. The 330 ClubSport is not quite an M3 (Nowhere near really) but is a nice colour, has the bits of trim that make it look different to other BMWs and returns 40mpg if I drive it sensibly, but corners like it's on rails, has traction control and goes quite quickly if I have a heavy right foot. The Range Rover burbles along, elevating me above just about every other road user, except trucks and Range Rovers with lift kits The 300zx, well, that fills several functions/roles, it amazes and attracts attention wherever it goes, from old ladies, to 5 year old kids. It gives you a thrill on the roads, even if you do have to hold back and can't use it's full potential on the road, but it also works at shows and race tracks for that driving experience you just can't have on the road. It also works really well at annoying the crap out of people, who've spent a house deposit on their sports/super car and you **** all over them when they put their foot down

If we get the interest and early, that's entirely possible. Did it once in my old R32 GTR with skylineowners.com and it was awesome. sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk

FI club? Why would I leave it at home? Lol Ah I get it, forced induction. sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk

It was a mixed stand, organised by my club, zxclub.net, so was under our name.. We had roughly 50/50 350s and 300s, with a 280zx on the stand. Sadly, as we had less than 30 cars, we were put in the area between the entrance bridge and the bridge over the track to the paddock. Next year, hopefully we can get a LOT more cars, by organising it sooner and get a place in the paddock instead.

We were stuck way out on the outside of the track, in between the entrance bridge and the bridge that goes over the track into the paddock. Hopefully if we can generate enough cars next year by organising it earlier (I see no reason we couldn't get 100 cars on the stand as a mixed stand if organised early instead of late like this year) then they'll put us in the paddock area.

Yeah that's Andy Think the stickers were on one of the 350s, can't remember which lol.

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More pictures, not necessarily Z or stand related.

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Weather started out great, lots of gorgeous Zs from various eras showing up for the show. It did rain a little in the afternoon, but cleared up again a bit later. Sorry to anyone who's not in the photos, it really depends what time of day you turned up/got your car onto the stand. Just stand photos at the mo, more coming soon of the rest of the show, they're being uploaded now.

I was quite glad of the 20 minute session to be fair, considered ending it early myself in the last couple of laps, lol. I was dissapointed that they only used the National track, as it's far too short and boiled my discs very quickly, not to mention far more acceleration after far more breaking, where the GP circuit flows much better, without the big massive turn after maggots and I'd have had less trouble with both discs and smoking I think. Was great to meet some new guys and of course see some I already knew. If you guys are with us next year, it should be far better, as we'll get it planned sooner and have more people on the stand. I am definitely loving these mixed stands though, just need to get more of the 240 and 260 guys involved now. Potentially a Z31 or two and another 280zx would be nice

hmmmmmm gunmetal

Indeed, two points though, I doubt they were P38s, as trust me they do NOT get stuck unless buggered and second, I have 'General Grabbers' on mine. They're literally an all round tyre, on/off road, winter/summer, etc. When it snowed, I was laughing, when it rained heavily, I was laughing, when the sun was out, it still had air con, so I was laughing