Hiya

 

Want to look at some zeds in the coming weeks.

 

Just a few things I cant get my head around.

 

Is buying a fresh import a gamble more so than buying one thats been imported for a few years? I like the idea of a car residing in the uk for at least a few years and getting some service history under its belt. If I turn up at a dealer is it resonable to expect them to have done compression tests etc or no?

 

When refering to the 'fairlady' is that a spec level, like ford Ghia?

 

Is there anyone with conzult on a lappy who would be willing to go around the midlands, or in fact anywhere in the country, and look at a couple of cars. would pay for time and travelling costs of course.

 

Is a divorced downpipe a trade name or the equiv of a external wastegate?

 

great site, thanks for any help you can give me :)

I bought my Zed from a club member, it runs like a dream and I have had only the slightest thing go wrong with it - but I bought it knowing that that particular fault was there.

 

Using the previous owner's forum name, I was able to trace most of the history of the car since he bought it. Buy from a member, you'll not regret it. :D

 

Yep yep

 

Buy mine, has two forum owners worth of history - about 5 years worth!

Got a fairly good shortlist now.

 

One i'm edging toward is all fandabulous except a bit of seepage underneath. It been standing for at least a day and there was some fluid on the tarmac underneath it about the size of a 20p. Could someone in the know take a look at this and tell me wether this is fairly normal for a '94 or expensive to have fixed if it requires it.

 

http://www.pvcextrusions.co.uk/dl/Zed.pdf

 

I've also included some other random bits of chassis and wheels for your general amusment :)

 

anyone who wanting to sell a manual tt give me a pm with spec and best price sharpish as i'm going to buy this weekend if poss...driving a hulking great pajero with knobbly tyres is doing my head in! :headvswal

the pics look like someones bled the clutch and not wiped the fluid off.