slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Hey peeps! I pick up my 2003 UK Gun metal GT today! I have everything planned for it.. it is currently SORN, so I am taking it to the PO and getting it taxed. Did a little research (of course) before I bought and I thought my Road Tax was going to be £435 But on the "For Sale" section on this forum, there is a quote from a RECENT (Aug 2010) post saying: Tax due end of October 2010 (£245 a year due to registration date of 2003. 2006 and newer are now £435 a year) So I am now a little confused Can anyone tell me if I have got the price of the tax wrong.... would be GREAT if I had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Wrong. Cheap tax for you matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Wrong. Cheap tax for you matey WOO HOO!!!! JACKPOT! Don't want to be too much of a pain... but can anyone else confirm this please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 HA HA ... Amazing what a searchy can do! viewtopic.php?f=9&t=38807&hilit=taxed&start=0 (Although not being able to search for words under 4 letters is a bit of a b1tch!) That is an extra 200 notes I can leave in my back pocket! hmmm what £200 mods are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Just TRIPLE checked by typing the code into the DVLA site... YAY!!!! £245 a year for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothers2901 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 £245 put the spare money in the tank and have a blast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 £245 put the spare money in the tank and have a blast What a great idea... I suppose the first £300's worth of fuel goes pretty rapidly! My biggest problem is the weather, raining here and will be from now till probably next year Coupled with my lack of skills. This is my first RWD motor and I am pretty scared of "running out of talent" too soon Any pointers? Other than "Don't turn of the TC!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 £245 put the spare money in the tank and have a blast What a great idea... I suppose the first £300's worth of fuel goes pretty rapidly! My biggest problem is the weather, raining here and will be from now till probably next year Coupled with my lack of skills. This is my first RWD motor and I am pretty scared of "running out of talent" too soon Any pointers? Other than "Don't turn of the TC!" The car is much better with the TCS turned off - but only on hot dry days. Best mod for £200 - D1 Spec Throttle Controller and Cosworth air filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 make sure you have good tyres fitted and not some cheap ditchfinders - should be a full matching set of 4 as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcotix Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 The Zed is my first RWD car too ... I didn't think it would be that different at first but after the 2nd time I spun out I have changed my driving style ... Only thing I can recommend is that you have good tyres and don't accelerate while turning ... I had an odd tyre on the back of my zed when I purchsed it and it was a lot more difficult to control in the wet ... since having a new set on it's a different beast all together .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 The car is much better with the TCS turned off - but only on hot dry days. Best mod for £200 - D1 Spec Throttle Controller and Cosworth air filter. No chance of a hot dry day till next year I think Will look into those mods! It currently has a CAI on it, but I am willing to move to something else if it is better. make sure you have good tyres fitted and not some cheap ditchfinders - should be a full matching set of 4 as well Yeah, THAT is a good idea. I always say the first cash should ALWAYS be spent on rubber and brakes. I think the Brembo's should cover the brakes. but tyres should be the next thing for me to look at. Great pointer. Thanks Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Only thing I can recommend is that you have good tyres and don't accelerate while turning ... True.... ..........expecially when damp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6J8hfNJeyw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 The Zed is my first RWD car too ... I didn't think it would be that different at first but after the 2nd time I spun out I have changed my driving style ... Only thing I can recommend is that you have good tyres and don't accelerate while turning ... I had an odd tyre on the back of my zed when I purchsed it and it was a lot more difficult to control in the wet ... since having a new set on it's a different beast all together .. Don't get me wrong... I have driven lots of RWD motors... I have an infatuation with TVR's... Driven lots of them (and spun a few, but only on the track) TOTALLY agree with the altering of driving style. Going to have to change so I don't end up in a ditch and/or facing the wrong way down the road... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Only thing I can recommend is that you have good tyres and don't accelerate while turning ... True.... ..........expecially when damp. HA HA ... that you driving? In your Zed... or in a "Mini" (I have a friend who has a RWD VTEC Mini... crazy man!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Only thing I can recommend is that you have good tyres and don't accelerate while turning ... True.... ..........expecially when damp. HA HA ... that you driving? In your Zed... or in a "Mini" (I have a friend who has a RWD VTEC Mini... crazy man!) That's me driving in the Z. General concensus was that my tyre pressure was too high (didn't deflate before going out) and using the throttle controller on 100% wide-open throttle with TCS turned off in damp conditions was a really bad combo........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimm Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I can do this sort of driving on the main roads Captain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I can do this sort of driving on the main roads Captain I know. I can still smell your "skid marks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Check your tyres. Check the pressures. Check the brakes. Take it easy, especially in the damp. It's not too much of a widow maker though. I tend to think if you've stacked a Zed with the TC on then Darwin has proved himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I tend to think if you've stacked a Zed with the TC on then Darwin has proved himself. You're right. I've come off with TCS on and off but with it turned on, I can't imagine what anybody would have to do to spin it. My "off" with the TCS on was a quick cross-country along 100 yards of grass where I'd deliberately pushed the Z to it's limits. I knew that coming off there wasn't an issue but you can't do this without knowing the track first and some pre-planning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Driving a powerful rearwheeler can be quite hair raising to start with. I've not got a Zed yet but I managed it in my RX8 which by all accounts is a lot easier to drive and has 100 horsies less. Be gentle with the throttle when coming out of corners and don't do what I did when I was 18 in my arcaic Vauxhall Chevette pulling out of a busy junction.........turn the wheel 90 degrees and give it full throttle. Her hair turned from grey to black and back to grey again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 I was doing some flying laps in a TVR... everything was going well. The owner was with me... and was TELLING me to push harder as, under all my weird mix of bravado and underselling, I am actually a pretty good driver. I was coming out of a LONG right hand-er and just touched the gas a TINY little bit too early... i.e. steering wheel still 5 degrees right rather than dead straight... and I did just under 7 spins in just over 7 seconds. Went off into the grass, so no biggy. Mistakes on the track can be forgiving.... but NOT on the road! I think I learned my lesson... (Well, I HOPE I have!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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