Stew Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 yeah, and just blip that throttle a little bit harder when taking a slow corner in the cold/wet and feel the rear moving Yup and then a split second later the traction control kicks in and sorts it out for me Its all about sensible driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Exactly, not going to do big powerslides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 My Winter car is a nice black 350z IMO the Z is not a special enough car to put it away for the winter. Show cars that are not really meant to be driven lots or rare exotics maybe but the Z is designed and developed to be used every day. Even on the winter morning drive to work it puts a smile on my face. Just keep it nicely waxed and it will be fine i agree , i love my car , because of how i feel when i drive it , so when its sat on the drive over christmas- i couldnt care less , cant wait to see a layer of snow all over it, now that will be a fun day every car suffers from wear and tear -deal with it , enjoy it FFS , its not like were cruising around in ferrari's Which is all well and good for you. Who said anything about wear and tear etc? I drive 30 miles each way to work and this morning went through 3 multiple car pile ups, didn't get much above 40mph and the car is now brown. If I don't have to, why would I pump a heavy clutch and risk a car I love? BTW, I love the fact it's designed for every day use! The 348 I was looking at wouldn't be able to be!! The second the weekend is here it's all that gets used and as Captint says, it's not the easiest time to make full use of the car!! One man's Rover is another man's Ferrari....... Same reason the Elise won't be used much now. And the Zed will be a show car, when I've designed an install......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Zed's are no good in snow / ice.....................period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev946 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Tim, Is that a Ford Explorer? £2k bargain. Is that how cheap they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Tim, Is that a Ford Explorer? £2k bargain. Is that how cheap they are? yes 98 Ford Explorer with 70k on the clock, gave exactly £2000 with 12 months MOt and 3 months tax on bargain Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Tim, Is that a Ford Explorer? £2k bargain. Is that how cheap they are? yes 98 Ford Explorer with 70k on the clock, gave exactly £2000 with 12 months MOt and 3 months tax on bargain Kev That is a bargain! Big comfy things those explorers. My Astra was free so I can't complain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Tim, Is that a Ford Explorer? £2k bargain. Is that how cheap they are? yes 98 Ford Explorer with 70k on the clock, gave exactly £2000 with 12 months MOt and 3 months tax on bargain Kev That is a bargain! Big comfy things those explorers. My Astra was free so I can't complain! Well I was hoping to get my money back in March for it mind you it is 4.0 litre so it will use some juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 March 06? or March 07? I was wondering if you kept it.... I would imagine yu'd get your money back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 March 06? or March 07? I was wondering if you kept it.... I would imagine yu'd get your money back! no March 07 , I've only bought it a few weeks back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Cool, my dad bought a legacy for his winter car a good few years instead of running the XJ8. He ended up keeping it three years and his company as a bus come van for travelling up and down from a northern scottish location as it was so comfortable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 yes I'd buy a Legacy anytime , just that they tend to hold their value to well to be a bargain buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Not a bargain to purchase I suppose but it's good when you sell it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Not a bargain to purchase I suppose but it's good when you sell it! two ways to look at it, I'm just too mean to buy one really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'm too mean too... and too poor! That's why I have a free car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Zed's are no good in snow / ice.....................period Yup, have to agree. That's when any futile attempt to be cool goes out the window and I take the Micra....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Zed's are no good in snow / ice.....................period Yup, have to agree. That's when any futile attempt to be cool goes out the window and I take the Micra....... At least if it's cold you can put a hat on so nobody will recognise you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Zed's are no good in snow / ice.....................period Yup, have to agree. That's when any futile attempt to be cool goes out the window and I take the Micra....... At least if it's cold you can put a hat on so nobody will recognise you! I'm hoping for a balaclava for Xmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev946 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 What's the explorer like on fuel Tim? £2k for a decent 4x4 is certainly a bargain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 What's the explorer like on fuel Tim? £2k for a decent 4x4 is certainly a bargain actually it's not too bad, a lot beetter than the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 litre I had last year , I would say about 20mpg on a run...but it did drop down to about 6mpg when I went shooting last week ( a lot of off road stuff, and spinning about in mud etc, ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sarnie Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 What's the explorer like on fuel Tim? £2k for a decent 4x4 is certainly a bargain when I went shooting last week Do you own a gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 I thought everyone in Brum had a gun too??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I thought everyone in Brum had a gun too??????? Just knives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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