swarfmonkey Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hello. I recently moved the family from Merseyside to leafy West Oxfordshire so I decided that now, 1) I could afford to insure it and 2) not get it nicked during the night, to get myself a sports car. I had a look at a couple of options but since I'm not a hairdresser the Boxster, Z3/Z4, TT & SLK were out. The RX8 has too many seats, ditto the Scooby and Evo (not to mention attracting the wrong sort of attention). The MX-5 a bit underpowered a TVR a bit overpowered (not to mention being made from Rover parts and plastic in a shed in Blackpool). So only one option seemed sensible yet mad enough and the Z got the vote. I was hoping to have a budget of nearly £20k but the house sale fell through (renting it out instead) so I was on a much tighter budget. After looking at a couple of cheap ones (Some pups, some dogs) I happened on a gun metal, GT packed, Alezan leathered, Rays alloyed, Bose stereo'd, FNMDSH'd, 1 ownered, 54 plated, UK car. All for the princely sum of £8300. Of course something had to be wrong with it. 106,000 miles, a few stone chips and scuffed/corroded alloys. But with a full Nissan Main Stealer SH, (including a P2 in September), a new clutch and a pair of new Bridgestone Potenzas on the back end all within the last month, plus 12 months MOT and 5 months tax I became the proud owner of.... Forgive war and peace^^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Welcome to the forum... Happy New Year to you too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hi and The Zed has got a good reputation for shrugging off high mileage so as long as it's been serviced regularly, you shouldn't have any worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetZed Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 to the club, looks in great nick for the mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Welcome pal. For the money, there's nothing even close to it in terms of looks, performance, and reliability! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swarfmonkey Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Thanks for the welcomes. I've had explain to a few people that I'm not worried about the mileage. It's been serviced on time with no expense spared. The guy who owned it previously was using the car as mobile office so most of the miles are motorway/ A-road miles. That's not going to put too strain on this sort of engine. To have done 100k in 4 years on country lanes you'd have to have the manic grin surgically removed. The cosmetic bits also give me something to play with when the weather gets better. That's if I can stop going out in it. Oh! That engine note. I even let Mrs swarf drive it so I can listen to it from the outside too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hi & to the forum. Good to see that after 100k + the Zed is still looking & sounding good. Just wait till the good weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hello & Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Nice intro I thought! She looks great for being 100k+ and it wouldn't bother me to be honest if it had been looked after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Welcome to the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Welcome to the forum. Happy Zedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 welcome, nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunset350z Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Looks like you bagged yourself a bargain there Engines are bullet proof if regularly serviced and not thrashed. Only thing to look out for on higher mileage cars are exhausts rotting through if standard, brakes obviously, and suspension components, ie;- drop links, bushes etc Otherwise its a good solid reliable car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Welcome to the forum buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 to the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H5 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Nice looking Zed. Welcome to the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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