Shinjuku Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Just back from a holiday with the Zed, so thought I'd share some details. Zed Miles - 2436 Laps of Nurburgring Nordschleife Zedded - 4 (One with the roof down ) Milliliters of Oil Eaten by Zed - c.100 Countries Which Experienced the Power of the Zed - 5 Maximum Zed Speed - 148mph (Autobahn Dry) 130 mph (Autobahn Wet - Too much wiper-lift to go faster) Number of other Zed's Spotted - 1 (An "instruction car" at The Ring, other than that not a single one.) Zed Faults - 1 (Started car as I came off Ferry on the way home and the airbag light came on. 3G connection to forum revealed the "4-turn reset" trick and resolved it at the roadside. ) MPG - 28.1 (Trip Computer) Average Speed - 47 MPH (Trip Computer) Roof Down - Oh Yes, but it did rain quite a bit too... Gratuitous Zed Pic of Me Lapping At the Nurburgring Below I got devastated by most of the locals including one dude in a knackered looking E30 318i. However, I managed to catch a Swiss guy driving a 911 GT[something] and had just doled out a proper spanking to the chap in the RentForRing Mini in the pic I know I could not have got the car mechanically up to scratch without the knowledge I've gained from this forum and the help I've been given from those on it, so thanks guys. Shinjuku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 glad you had fun looks to have been a good holiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 we need more pics! Looks like you had a good one though! an MPG of 28.1 seems very reasonable given you did autobahning and laps of the ring in that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthatB0MBSHELL Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 sounds like an awesome trip, and the pics a keeper def jealous here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I got devastated by most of the locals including one dude in a knackered looking E30 318i. A couple of cars ago I had an E30 3-series. I'd fitted and turbocharged an E34 535I engine, and I put a '316' badge on the boot, so you just never know what's under the bonnet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Glad you had a fun time. Nice pic of you going round the ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Glad you had a good trip. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Cool interesting facts. The local Beemer you mention, it wasn't stripped out with roll cage was it? If so its probably the one I saw last year. It looks a wreck but made for all out speed, and probably doesn't care if he bins it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Cool interesting facts. The local Beemer you mention, it wasn't stripped out with roll cage was it? If so its probably the one I saw last year. It looks a wreck but made for all out speed, and probably doesn't care if he bins it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Cool interesting facts. The local Beemer you mention, it wasn't stripped out with roll cage was it? If so its probably the one I saw last year. It looks a wreck but made for all out speed, and probably doesn't care if he bins it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Cool interesting facts. The local Beemer you mention, it wasn't stripped out with roll cage was it? If so its probably the one I saw last year. It looks a wreck but made for all out speed, and probably doesn't care if he bins it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The forum is broken it kept saying error server times out???????? Hence multiple posts, mods please delete as required! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The forum is broken it kept saying error server times out???????? Hence multiple posts, mods please delete as required! Spammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The forum is broken it kept saying error server times out???????? Hence multiple posts, mods please delete as required! Spammer +1 excuses excuses, tsk tsk. Tut tut * waggly finger* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinjuku Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 an MPG of 28.1 seems very reasonable given you did autobahning and laps of the ring in that! Yep, I was pretty pleased. It still felt like I needed my own refinery though - I seemed to be dropping €90 in there pretty frequently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinjuku Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Cool interesting facts. The local Beemer you mention, it wasn't stripped out with roll cage was it? If so its probably the one I saw last year. It looks a wreck but made for all out speed, and probably doesn't care if he bins it Dark red colour. Don't specifically remember a roll cage, but looked like it had been prepared for track - I would certainly have wanted one in that thing anyway. To be fair its a massive course and it would take a long time to learn it (but the process of doing so would be amazingly satisfying). As most of the bends are blind you really need to know what is on the other side of them - even when you get someone in front of you it takes a certain level of faith/stones to plough over the crest at 80mph + when you don't know where its going. The speed gap between the Grockles and the Locals is significant, but its all about knowing the course - and as you say being willing to stack your car - its not a forgiving track... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinjuku Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Thanks to all who liked the pic. I was pretty chuffed when I found it online as the placement of the car behind is perfect. Shame I can't claim to have anything to do with taking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinjuku Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 What really impressed me was how frugal the Zed was with the oil. I checked the stick before and after the ring and most of the 100 ml was consumed during that time. So, pretty much none was consumed during the other 2400 miles. Coming from a turbo car that slurped 1000 ml every 600 - 700 miles of normal road driving I find that amazing. Japanese quality for you though I suppose.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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