Stutopia

Had my eye on this job for ages but got the fear I wouldn't be able to put them back on! Not quite 'refurbished' as I'm a bit too lazy but rubbed down, watery bits masked off and a few coats of hammerite applied. Looks way better than they did and they've stopped irritating me when I'm sat in traffic now I also installed a finger print too, you know, to give it that personal touch? Might rub the finger print out in future depending on how I feel about it.

I've been looking at discs for a while becuase the 'hats' on mine are corroded. I bookmarked these for when the time comes: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/88812-special-package-price-dba-t2-discs-and-hawk-pad/ and also these rather nice looking black ones: http://cougarstore.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_7_3&products_id=115&zenid=02079adaf5ea052dd3f22626e4ab8f87 There was also some chat on here about discs too: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/69165-decent-discs-and-pads-not-too-much-money/page__st__20

Love these moody artistic blue shots, very futuristic.

Some valid points there. Except the one about someone else's car. Seems the perfect choice for doing really stupid things!

Who leaves bags in the car when they drop it off at a garage? If they just had the brains to top up the used fuel, he wouldn't have noticed.

Are you still in Essex? Can you tell? I don't even have any hair that needs a cut to try any of them! Surely not there's no mention of a tanning salon or a nail bar?

Hasn't Wasso got a spare V6? I reckon the Zed Shed boys could drop it straight into that. V6 + Solid Carbon Fibre FTW!

Currently planning road trip Scandinavia for April. Thinking one or two weeks, trying to get up to the arctic circle and Atlantic road and that I'll probably not take the Zed - think they get snow from time to time up there. I noticed Hertz have some Porsche Macans knocking about...

Due to cyberbullying by Matt and Granville I fitted a plate minus extraneous white bits today. Radiator efficiency is up 9%, so it's good for 15bhp at least this mod

This ^^^^^^^ Even when I've worked for the smallest financial institutions they've had call recording. I'd write to them with the approx time and date of the call and demand a response. If they tell you one thing and do another, and it's recorded, you're well positioned to demand they AT LEAST look into it.

You guys get rubbish ones, I much prefer mine: Tiffani Cota left you a private message on QuickDate:

The systems are married to the car's ECU, so you need to bear that in mind if you want to put another Zed's into yours. I think it requires Nissan assistance. Just out of interest, why would you not just go for something aftermarket and better?

Mine came out as part of the clutch change. Didn't look especially tricky for my techs to get in and out at all.

You really should, it was part of the attraction of the car just to say I'd owned one Surely a V8 has to be american before you can properly tick it off? :stir: Don't agree with that and I'm pretty sure Dan will agree with me on this that it doesn't have to be an American V8 to be ticked off the list, ...especially as both us will no doubt want to go round corners at some point. Of course mate, V8 magic is V8 magic, whatever the origin.

Very succinctly put, I'd never actually made that connection before, though it seems obvious now Now I know that, I actually need two cars, plus a track toy!

You really should, it was part of the attraction of the car just to say I'd owned one Surely a V8 has to be american before you can properly tick it off? :stir:

Mmmmmmm V8.

Beautiful Zed.

I'm always browsing Auto Trader but nothing's stirred me yet, coming up on 2 brilliant years with the Zed so I no longer feel guilty about making eyes at other cars, but everytime I think about selling her when I'm actually behind the wheel, I can't shake the feeling I'd regret it

WARNING: There's no conclusion or questions to this, just my ramblings on the car I had to ferry 3 colleagues to Birmingham as part of working this weekend, which meant the Zed got a rest and Enterprise got a phone call. The upshot, I met a beautiful young lady in a car park who gave me... the keys to a 2014 BMW 320D M-Sport Automatic. I was very pleased to get something new (to me) as I've never been given the keys to a Beemer and I was also worried I might get a Vauxhall! Obviously you all know that looking directly at a 3 Series (the one you think is yours amongst all the others) doesn't exactly make your tummystick tingle. The "roar" of diesel being warmed up 'til it burps into life isn't quite the same as the bark of igniting the Zed either. I actually found the Start button a bit irritating, as I wanted somewhere in the dash to put the keys but for them not rattle or slide around. I don't drive with a coat on and you have to get them out to unlock it, but then there's nowhere for them to sit I also still don't know why you have to press it twice to switch it off??? I'm sure keys were working fine. There was some fairly irritating tramlining, but I think a change of rubber might help there. I also saw the traction light more times in three days that I have in three winter months on the Zed, which is beyond my comprehension (maybe the winter rubber on the Zed ???). However, the BMW has that "good" TC that allows you to keep pressing on, whereas the Zed stops you where you are and gives you a bo!!ocking before letting you go on - I guess that's just 10 years of technology it's missing. Last of my moans was the diesel grumble that never seems to totally go away, even while cruising it is a bit irritating - I'm sure the zorst on the Zed is a lot louder, but it seems a whole more interesting to hear. However... The ease of having only two pedals around town was great. I also fell for the nav/stereo/everything display, controlled by the all ruling MEGA DIAL. Having a quaint rear seating area is an interesting touch, I can certainly see the benefit of from time to time. The giant boot was amazeballz when I had to take something to the tip, but having said that, if it was my BMW, that filthy waste wouldn't have gone anywhere near the boot I also enjoyed spending 30 odd quid getting to Brum and back instead of 60. Something I didn't expect to like, but actually did, was the d!cking about with Sport/Comfort/etc modes. At first I couldn't figure out why you wouldn't just live in sport mode and simply go easy on the right foot when you weren't pushing, but the comfort mode softened the throttle response off really nicely and it didn't hold on to the gear quite so aggressively either, which made the proceedings a chunk more relaxing when I was just pootling about town with passengers. I also liked how much of our crap roads it soaked up without me noticing. I soon cut down scanning the road surface as much as I do in the Zed. What I liked most was the auto box, and not just in town. I've driven autos before, but only in a Camaro and an Insignia - both of which were a bit slow and clunky when responding to sharp jabs of my right foot at roundabouts and the like. However, I was super impressed by the auto in the BMW. I think it had at least 12 gears, as it was always shifting, particularly when you stick the foot in on the motorway for an overtake. But it was so quick and smooth the frequent changes didn't bother me. In fact, even with it normally dropping two cogs and that slight auto delay when you request maximum warp, it felt as quick as shifting down with a blip in the Zed and pulling out - though nowhere near as tuneful or satisfying The feature where you can flip it left and have a little sequential fun is something I'd like to spend more time with to see if it's proper or a novelty. All in all, I wanted to be a bit hipster about the 320D and BMW in general, but by Monday afternoon I was definitely sad giving her back - until I saw it next to the Zed at least - but I couldn't fault it for anything big and even the little niggles are things I'm sure I'd adapt to. I think I've learnt that I enjoy very much an auto box and a bit more comfort and modernity in the cabin than the Zed. I couldn't imagine selling her for a 320D but the 335D or 335i could find me reaching for my wallet, though I'd want to test drive a Jaaaag XF too before I keyed in my PIN. Would the super MPG of an oil burner versus a petrol make up for the less good noise? Maybe an auto 370 would give me the step up in interior quality and switch to auto I enjoyed this weekend, but would also still deliver the sense of theatre and a proper sound - albeit without the rear seats or big boot. Maybe an Infiniti G37 would be worth a test drive too? In the car park before the BMW went home, if it was just a charm and beauty contest I wouldn't need long to know which keys I was reaching for Any thoughts or suggestions for future cars welcome...

Thank god the Tories will save us and ensure the legislation "never sees the light of day". They're a bloody good bunch aren't they, looking out for the common man and regular EU road tripper. In no way did that story have any whiff of EU scaremongering and a Tory Party Political Broadcast, all rolled into one..

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Spanish steps??? They've got them everywhere in Barcelona..

My word, I could get into that. Nice one Dan. Had a Beeeeemer this weekend as a rental, I wish it had sounded like that, might have livened proceedings up a bit

Textbook Clarkson response WW :lol: