I inched slightly closer to ZX ownership today with my first drive, a big thank you for the suggestions earlier, on what to look for I must have looked a pro lifting carpets and peeling back rubbers and staring at bolts to see if the paint had been broken. Little did they know I had not a clue :D

 

OK, this turbo auto had a couple of things that I would like some guidence upon.

 

In to park, handbrake on I turned off the ignition and took out the key but the engine kept running - it only stopped when I opened the door - is this normal?

 

What is a turbo timer supposed to do? It's aftermarket and hanging by a cable?

 

How do you turn the blasted radio off - I guess this is specific to each car but it seemed to have radio controls on the LH binnacle and on the radio. Hitting the power button on the radio did not help it either hissed or played boomboom music.

 

A question on seats - are leather ones on the same sort of frames as the cloth seats? The side bolsters are a bit tight!

 

Given that the bolts on both wings were rusty, and that it was lacking in leather I walked on by in the end. So I am still looking.

A Turbo Timer will run the engine for a set period of time after you turn it off. This is to allow the turbo's to cool down slowly.

This is probably why the engine kept on running and it was probably just a fluke that it happened to turn off when you opened the door.

The side bolsters are adjustable on the drivers side - theres a little wheel on the left hand side of the drivers seat about half way up - It adjusts in and out.

 

Odd behaviour of the radio - maybe its not been wired in right.