Stutopia

Cheers for quick replies, Bosch sounds good, any link at all? I tried to use the "find your car" thing on the halfords website, but It gave me a sorry please call our branch message and now I can't just "view all" because it knows I have a 350z (stupid cookies).

So I've been on a road trip to Barcelona since the 27th Dec (http://tinyurl.com/qe32tzo), I cheated on my Zed with a Peugeot 308 diesel which has, er.... excellent fuel economy. She's clearly found out and refuses to start. Went to check on The Shark this morning and she's flat, not even the central locking wants to play, so I CAREFULLY opened her up and not a milliamp inside, even the dome LEDs have gone to sleep. I noticed about a month ago she was taking more than the usual split second to turn over, so I am assuming small power drains over a week, exceptional cold temps whilst I've been away, a battery of a certain vintage, all combined = no juice. What's the safest, gentlest way to begin her back? Using only things that can be bought from Halfords - as I need her tomorrow for work. Is it just easier to get a new battery and make the switch? I have no idea how old the current one is, as there's no receipt for it anywhere. If replacement is the way forward, what SHOULD I be using (any need for genuine Nissan?) or even better, is there anything you can recommend - good for an extra 20bhp? Never replaced one before so please be specific and links would be amazeballz, 2004 DE if it makes any odds. Thanks

Enjoy your travels mate and GLWTS, a spell on the road seeing some of the world is one of the best things you can do.

Good effort. I can barely get the one set of clubs in, two is an urban myth...

Top tip fellas, big thanks. The museum was amazeballz and we got to drive around the place for 3 euro and take some snaps, bargain. Can't wait to get back on it on Gran Turismo. couple of quick snaps. Proper photos are on my camera. Sadly no time to get up to the beaches, but they are already earmarked for another battlefields road trip.

Cheers Dan, top stuff.

On the way back from Barca now. Stopped in Bordeaux and tomorrow heading to Le Mans and Rouen, is it worth hitting Le Mans when there's no racing on? Anything to see anyone can recommend? I don't know the area so links would be ace, there any good photos ops and historic sites? Any other driving roads around Northern France whilst I'm here? Thanks gang.

Yaaaay! First one, GM roadster Calle de Provenza. Pretty stock, aftermarket exhaust? And a cool porker in a shop

No nice tunnel vids sadly, there are three of us so the Zed is at home, we came in a Peugoet 308 My mate (whose car it is) likes it because of the torque. I didn't have the heart to say it has no torque, none, not even a little. I miss The Shark, excellent gas mileage though two tanks to Barca.

Sorry, pocquito boracho, correctamente ahorito

Couple of phone snaps, best ones on my camera will need to wait until return. Tiny bus Millau Viaduct French parking

Driven from Leeds to Barcelona for New Year, no Zeds. Not one. Millau Viaduct is cool though.

And how necessary is AV for Mac? I use it for on demand scans of inbound email attachments, I know I won't get infected but I don't like to pass on attachments that might be contaminated to my mates.

Avast and malwarebytes for my PC. ClamXav for the Mac. I found Norton a bit resource hungry.

You're spot on about that Dave, but I always feel like I'm encouraging smack heads to go out on the rob by buying through fences.

Makes such a difference, well worth the ££££. Crystal fog lamp perhaps to clean it up nicely???

Not bad! Review please if you ever disconnect.

Those links (and the rest of that piece) have some really interesting bits. Top post

Nice choice. Like mine.

The paint on the battery/fluids covers looks shiny. What is it?

Sometimes the best presents don't need to be massive or complicated, just what you want.

Nice work. I keep trying to jam my nexus into the dash.

Got some Nismo seatbelt pads as I get it in the neck on long journeys (possibly fakes ) also a little detailing box to load up and carry to the car and cut down trips back and forth from the shed. From me I got some new genuine mats (might save these until spring) and some Tarmac spats. Thinking about a MBP, not zed related.

Merry Christmas everyone, especially to the team who make this utopia possible. Right, I'm off for breakfast mimosas.