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One of our lads, who'd never been up there before, was pretty blown away that this kind of beautiful scenery is right on our doorstep, "Lord of the Rings" was a phrase I heard more than once. Aside from a few places in the world like New Zealand, the Alps, the Andes, probably parts of Canada and the Himalayas - it's as good a set of mountains as you'll see anywhere. The roads themselves are glorious and quiet. If you can avoid a weekend and school holidays, it is nirvana.

Don't plan to fill up north of the Fort William to Inverness diagonal on a Sunday, there was one just onto Skye that was open. Don't expect Shell anywhere past there either. I had to put some Gulf 95 in at one point. I see between 24 and 34 mpg in the Cayman depending on enthusiasm, with a 64L tank. In a Zed you might be seeing quite a bit less mpg than that, but with the 80L tank it probably evens up. Always pack a bottle of octane booster, maybe two.

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The hotels were hit and miss, but they had the virtue of being, cheapish, available and in the right places!

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If you want a starter for 10 route, this isn't too shabby - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1v8t5qjqbFSnlZI5udbLv9TRpBfLsqjeG&usp=sharing

I’ve done it March before, much harder to appreciate in sideways rain!

A few friends from a very small driver's club (three of us ex-Zedders who met on here) went for a little spin up to Scotland back in May. As always, the countryside and roads were stunning, however, this time the weather was also magnificent - 5 days on the spin! Literally unheard of. We went around anti-clockwise for the first time and it's a much better way around, as the scenery just gets better and better with each day, instead of tailing off. Starting in Edinburgh, up to Inverness (via the Cairngorms), across to Gairloch (along Loch Shin), down to Glencoe and then heading home, via New Lanark with a little run through the borders and Kielder for dessert. Here's a couple of snaps from along the way.

If you can soak it in tar and glue remover, using a makeup pad or similar to force it to sit on the area, that might work. Maybe a plastic razor blade too?

Certainly not in weight.

I quite like it, seem to be in the minority on the rear end, it's the front that needs something for me. Junior Supra vibes are strong.

Other outdoor items (than cars) will benefit from that. I don't believe in WL washing.

Hmmm, reminds me, I should try my mystery box stuff a bit more. Good write up, thanks. I do want a short gun, but I don’t know why. P.S. Shampoos should have some suds, I hate ones that don’t, even if they clean and lubricate well. It ruins the whole fun of it.

This is really starting to look sexy, love the updates.

I’m not an expert but I understand the magic of graphene is in the hexagonal structure and the atoms all being arranged in a horizontal lattice, a single layer thin. It seems technically challenging to produce in a lab and I’m pretty sure that squeezing it out of a bottle isn’t part of that process. Reeks of detailing buzz words like nano, silicon, glass, si02, ceramic that are misappropriated for bottles that have no correlation with the processes they “lend” from. Not that I’m deeply cynical

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Niiiiice. I need to do the ones on the BRZ, they look a bit sorry. Will defo try the clay. I can’t say I’m too disappointed the ones on the cayman are matt black!

Exciting to read, I too got an experience for my birthday and was not overly excited about the super cars on offer, but that changed quickly when I saw the Atom was available too. Can’t wait. Great commitment getting the Z out there in those conditions, I’m much more of a sunny day guy!

Ridiculous, you meant Twitter.

It's been a while since I thought about the real life experience of my 350z. To sum it up, I loved it. it's not a lightweight sports car, but then I don't think it was ever meant to be. It sits nicely in the space where it's as sporty as an enthusiast would want, whilst being extraordinarily good value, comfortable & practical enough to pack your bags (and golf sticks) for a long trip all over Europe & back and never get tired of driving your grand tour. With subtle mods to the interior and exterior you can address the weak points and make it a really pleasant place to be. But if you want to go the other way and stiffen it up and add boost, you can make it considerably more hardcore (depending on your appetite for discomfort). I think it's widely acknowledged as being accommodating to spirited driving (see that Tiff video and similar from VBH) and can be provoked into oversteer, by those with the skills, as easily and predictably as you could want. I never had any problems with the gearbox that new fluid didn't solve, it was supremely robust given the stick it got. If I had any regrets about ownership it was spending money chasing fractional HP gains on an N/A car. All it really needed was an exhaust for a bit more noise and a remap for a bit sharper throttle response. Styling mod choices are endless and totally subjective, I loved doing little tweaks to freshen it up, but the stock one still looks fab (minus the giant aerial). I moved to the BRZ because I wanted less mass and grip, for the ability to be playful with it at lower speeds. I did miss the lazy grunt of the 350z when I was on the motorway though, and on overtakes. The BRZ feels more "alive" on a B road than the 350z did, but then it also is less pleasant to be in for long spells and not everyone wants to know the texture of the road surface beneath them, all of the time. Compared to my 2014 Cayman GTS, it stacks up very well on the GT side of things. Other than MPG (I get 35 from the 3.4L in the Porsche, compared to more like 23 from the 3.5L of the Z) and the PDK - but these are things that 10 years plus of development have brought, rather than failings of the Z. The interior and refinement isn't even close, but then again, the price points are vastly different. I paid about 5 times as much for the Cayman as the Z, and it's not 5 times the car. I think the fact that, even now, I still keep an eye out for a unicorn 350z HR on low miles, totally standard, says a lot about them. I'd probably not go back, if I'm totally honest, because life is too short for the same car twice IMO, if you are lucky enough to be able to keep trying new things. If I had eight grand to spend and was allowed only one car, I can't think of much else I'd rather be in. I just checked Autotrader and noticed prices are much stronger now than when I sold up, so might be a good time to jump in...

Love this. The family motor when I was a kid. Slammed on bags before people knew that was cool AF.

Sounds terrifying, glad they’ve put you right though, good luck with the recovery.