marzman

Keep your eye on this thread on Pistonheads... it's an ongoing conversation about the best lease deals around... https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=1801047&i=900

370z has got to be near the top of the list surely.

Okay seeing as you guys haven't clocked on yet... the meet is 12th May LAST YEAR.

I got a dragon on my shoulder 17 years ago when i was 18. This year i've decided to get a half sleeve of a samurai on my other arm. After researching tattoo artists i decided on who I wanted to do the work, but they have a 22-month lead time to start the work!! I can't believe it! So i now need to look for an alternative artist.

Only the white tyre letters on the front ruined the shot - i replaced my rears with MPS4S' the day this was taken.

Lovely... very jealous.

Yeah i was going to suggest a 996 too if the Boxter is on your list. How about a Maserati? Quite a few options within budget (3200, Quattroporte for something different). Or more in the VX mould you could go full bonkers and go for a Caterham style?

I've heard this from a couple of sources, but can only find the below link. https://www.politicalite.com/latest/updated-revealed-father-of-isis-three-attended-rally-with-anjem-choudary-and-lee-rigby-killer/ This suggests the father of one of her two friends attended a rally and is photographed with Anjem Choudary - Lee Rigby's killer. If this is true and not fake news as suggested, it points to systemic radicalisation from the family home, which is not going to be something that you can de-radicalise from someone if they've grown up with it in the family since birth.

Avoid PCP on a USED car. Fine on a new car trusting the car you want is with a manufacturer that offers a low interest rate. E.g. my Mustang is 0% on PCP.

I was looking at buying a brand new TT 2.0i last year before getting a Mustang instead. i wanted to go for the economy etc but decided against it in the end. Anyway, for a 2.0 S-Line 2wd with auto box on PCP i was looking at £440 per month with about £2k down i think over 4 years, and then an £18k balloon payment if i remember rightly. This was at something like 4% APR or there abouts. I've never bought a used car on PCP but whenever i've spoken to main dealers about it, they have stupid APR rates on them eg 10-15% which generally makes them more expensive to purchase than a new car.

Agree with others, i would have said flywheel too. Had what sounds similar myself previously.

Same.

Handling is okay. It is straight line quick and stops well. It's not a particularly engaging drive and doesnt provide much feedback, and to be honest the bloody size of the thing makes me nervous to push on at too much speed. It's a big car. Although i guess you'd get that with a GTR or R8 too. I enjoy caning my beat up old BMW e90 320d more as i can really push on with that and the feedback is great. In the Mustang you're at licence losing speeds in < 5 seconds so you don't really get that much of a chance to push it to it's limits.

Mustang? I know it's not everyone's cup of tea and nowhere near the standard of cars mentioned on this thread, but it's within your price range and probably a better car for a daily. I've got the 5.0 V8 which is about as cheap as a Mondeo, but gets an insane amount of attention everywhere i go. Just yesterday an old fella got his phone out and filmed me leaving Tesco's. Can get as high as 22mpg when driving sensibly on A roads, but typically get 19mpg. It's also got the lairy fun factor that it sounds like you're after - i.e. i'm replacing my rear tyres now after only 6k miles from new. It's extremely tail happy. There's also a big modding scene which has been fun for me to get back into.

Is there a little button to the right and below of the steering wheel which says auto? It looks aftermarket rather than original equipment. I think that controls the auto dip feature...

I made my own back in the day...

The only kit i know of for this is the Works Bell Paddle shifter kit. This used to retail for about £350 back in the day. I don't ever think i've seen the kit for sale in this country. https://www.outcastgarage.com/products/works-bell-column-shifter-kit-paddle-shifter-carbon-fiber-350z-at-only https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WORKSBELL-CARBON-PADDLE-COLUMN-SHIFTER-KIT-FOR-NISSAN-350Z-G35-AT-STEERING-WHEEL-/291998055935

Cheers... Yeah, apart from that bit.

Here's some pics. Had it lowered 20/25mm last week and fitted 25mm spacers all round. Other recent additions are the black roof and stripes. And here's a quick video of the exhaust. It's difficult to film as i don't want to upset the neighbours too much, but also the sound is that loud it makes the video wobble and the audio cut out! It has much more bass in real life which the video doesnt pick up either. Almost rattles your chest.

Great video Jim... that was really serene watching that! Love the more aggressive front end with the extended front wheel arch over the lights. Mine isn't sounding too different from these at the moment either... I had my mufflers cut off.

I dont know it's been about 10 years since i did this on mine, but from memory, yes i think it could.

There's a one way valve under the front windscreen cowling. These can get blocked up. Find that and remove/replace to see if it cures it. I swapped mine out for a biro lid once for a big improvement.

Googling variations or shorter sections of the lyrics will be your way to find this... Quite a few options pop up when looking for 'Gloves in my hand and hat on one side' E.g

I love the current shape C-Class to look at, but it was really dull on a test drive. I drove the c220d and it had no urgency what so ever. Compared to my wife's BMW 320d it felt really pedestrian. I assume the E-Class may be similar? Test drive a Mustang if you haven't already. It's still quite wafty... it's not really a precision instrument.