Stutopia

Applecross and Trossachs added, thanks! Nice one Ewan, added also. Didn't really think about Zed owner pitstops along the way, great idea. Downloaded a bunch of oil company apps, at this rate it'll be a route of Scotland's best petrol stations, well Partridge, mustn't forget my Toblerone and remember to add Dundee. Ahhhh haaaaa!!!

Thanks mate, that'd be great. Did some of the Cairngorms as a youth, but will be able to squeeze it in. I remember learning to windsurf on a loch up there, and it started snowing whilst I was out there. Think the water was quite cold!

Nice. Thanks again.

G Wagon? Merc and 4x4 all in one, and they look, er... Macho.

Is the octane booster any good, or just a better alternative than regular? Just quickly browsing shell, esso & BP store locators, looks pretty low on ANY kind of station north of Inverness. Maybe an emergency jerry can for the boot, as well as booster, I bet there's only enough petrol in one of them for about 12 miles in the Zed!

Nice one, I'll check it out, thanks. Photo added to original post, I assumed the link would go straight to my mega route on a map, not an itinerary.

So the warranty is up on my Zed at the end of May. Apart from a couple of 2 hour trips over the Pennines I've not really driven her for extended periods and I want to reveal any camouflaged problems before the 3 months is up (and possibly test out my roadside assistance policy too!). I've seen a few roads on TV/movies that looked awesome, and having visited more of Colombia than I have of the North of Scotland, I thought why not do a bit of a road trip and take a few days off work? This initial route might be a bit ambitious (I can get carried away with maps) but I've had a sniff around the web and this takes in what others have described as some of the best roads in Scotland. Anyone got any suggested route changes, must see landmarks, or simply a big list of petrol stations with super on tap, that they can suggest? http://goo.gl/maps/kFtf0 As usual, thanks for any comments.

Whoop whoop, great scenes iron, thanks!

Think these are totally legal here. Could it be rigged up so that if anything metal touches the exterior you get a warning, then shortly afterwards a response. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc&sns=em

You could cook an entire cow with one of those! Obvs some kind of fire too, maybe a Miura flame grill....

Didn't realise there was so much love for the GM round these parts!

Not bad, but I think I prefer something slightly maturer with a fuller body, like this excellent vintage Bellucci, when I watch a movie. Perfect.

Never even crossed my mind, but it has now. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Streetwize-Urbanx-Racing-Style-Extinguisher/dp/B001JP7W74/ref=sr_1_9?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1365463976&sr=1-9&keywords=fire+extinguisher For £7 it seems like a no-brainer. Anyone any idea what the UXFE-1, 2, or 3 stuff means? Don't want to get one then if it's ever needed find out it's useless.

Gutted for you mate. It's a filthy, rotten, low-down thing for anyone to do. Good luck with the repair, hope you get good deal and a good finish.

There's boot loads of adhesive rubber feet on ebay. I nearly bought a batch but went for some adhesive Kevlar to stick to the "landing pad" instead. If that fails ill be feeting up as the next ploy.

Went DeWalt, the yellow and black looks good and if people see it, they'll think I'm serious. Unless, of course, they actually see me using it!

When I win the lottery ill be bringing my limitless budget to you! I'm still reading your Zed build thread, after your suggestion, fantastic. It's basically a guide on building a Zed.

Finally got the crystal rear lower clusters done.

This photo is absolutely sensational, kudos.

I suspect the culprits are gulls, so they've got some kind of tree hugging hippy crap protection granted by the man. It's not like the fat f*****s are endangered around here, gorging on 2 metric tonnes of Blackpool's finest kebabs and gutters full of chunder on the streets each weekend. If it was a tiger s**t I'd probably just say fair enough, they're endangered like, but gulls make a right racket and dirty protest on my Zed. I saw one sitting on her recently, good only knows what it's stupid feet do to the paint. Maybe some dry rice or a can of smash "accidentally" spilt on the floor might work. There was a story in the local rag about a bloke who chased after some gulls for pulling apart his bin bags. A few days later one went for him when he was out and about in town. It happened again a while after and he reckons it's the same one, a sort of ASBO avian, he's started wearing a hat when he goes out now, not sure if it's protection or a disguise.

I did a full day interview at B&D as a youth. DeWalt was just a brand they dreamed up for their professional gear to disassociate from the DIY stuff they also did - least that what they told us. I saw Makita but never heard of them, assumed it was the Sanyo of the tools world, thanks for the tip.

Marzman posted this on a thread where I'd asked similar question. Not got one myself yet. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=151020836809

Yeah, my bad, I didn't see it. However, TBF, I was mainly after a tip on a decent cordless drill to start with but I thought I'd tag on the tools bit too. Think I'm going DeWalt on the drill but open to suggestions.

Socket extension thing (I'm not technical if you can't tell), needed one to get the passenger door card out. I haven't got one but a few guides I read mention torque wrenches.

Never given that much thought TBH, thanks for the tip.. Only had time for a quick pressure wash at garage near work. I might build a motion activated scarecrow for the drive.