Its now official tha my motor has only done 342 miles in the last 2 years. The rest of the time its been at garages and bodyshops having thousands of pounds of work done to it and as a result it now has no working speed or reverse lights.(Off course they'll sort em) (another 6 months in ther garages) Not that that matters a great deal at the moment because the f**king thing just no longer works.

 

I have to travel a zillion miles to any garage that works on them and every garage that do any work does the job their paid for and create 60,000,000 more jobs that didn't need doing before. I feel that because I run my own business and I'm so far away that people don't give a toss and I carn't get on top of the jobs or them. I'm at the stage of taking a petrol can and matches to it.

 

I love the car but I'm affraid that the shit service you get from garages when they see the Z means that this is the last Z for me. I just need a good auto electrician who can fix the *******. Then maybe I'll keep her. Or shop her in for a Supra, or a nice Lotus Esprite and that way I'll stop spending good money on this pile of crap and soon have enough for a Noble.

Do you feel better now you got that off your chest Mark. FFS i have only just started down that road to hell. At least I still have my MGZT to fall back on WHEN the ZED packs it in?

 

Good luck mate with the electrics

Its now official tha my motor has only done 342 miles in the last 2 years. The rest of the time its been at garages and bodyshops having thousands of pounds of work done to it and as a result it now has no working speed or reverse lights.(Off course they'll sort em) (another 6 months in ther garages) Not that that matters a great deal at the moment because the f**king thing just no longer works.

 

I have to travel a zillion miles to any garage that works on them and every garage that do any work does the job their paid for and create 60,000,000 more jobs that didn't need doing before. I feel that because I run my own business and I'm so far away that people don't give a toss and I carn't get on top of the jobs or them. I'm at the stage of taking a petrol can and matches to it.

 

I love the car but I'm affraid that the shit service you get from garages when they see the Z means that this is the last Z for me. I just need a good auto electrician who can fix the *******. Then maybe I'll keep her. Or shop her in for a Supra, or a nice Lotus Esprite and that way I'll stop spending good money on this pile of crap and soon have enough for a Noble.

 

 

 

Any luck with Bob mate?

Yeah, owning these cars can be a love/hate relationship. Shit service gets my goat up beyond belief. Stick with it, you know its worth it. Good luck.

Do you feel better now you got that off your chest Mark. FFS i have only just started down that road to hell. At least I still have my MGZT to fall back on WHEN the ZED packs it in?

 

Good luck mate with the electrics

 

Hi Vini

 

I have a C70 T5 and I can go and play in my missus TRD Toyota, but the point is I've spent nye on 25K on this car and its just a slowly decaying useless ornament, because so called garages that supposedly know what their doing either don't or couldn't give a fook. I've never had this with anyothe car or motor bike I've had and I'm just so pi55es off with it.

 

Sorry mate but I still don't feel better. What I need is a serious blast in a powerful handful of mota and I carn't because its knacked.

 

AAAAAAAAARRRRRR BARSTOOL :headvswal :headvswal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nope still peed off.

Any luck with Bob mate?

 

He wasn't in.

I know exactly where you are coming from, I spoke to an auto electrician last week, as soon as I said 300ZX he asked if it was an import, then said no cant help you!! do they wire these things up back to front in Japan so people here cant work on them or are these people either too lazy or got so much work they can pick the easy jobs??

Erm.......... "if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands........."

not me

arrrggghhhh *****x fook stupid ****ing car

Totally sympathise with your predicament Mark. It's rare these days to find a decent bodyshop for example that is worth their salt and won't charge the earth/rip you off/do a substandard job :(

 

We're lucky to have PPS on board already and when subs have been paid, there should be another very highly regarded, high end, bespoke bodyshop/resprayers coming on the forum soon which will hopefully help out members.

Totally sympathise with your predicament Mark. It's rare these days to find a decent bodyshop for example that is worth their salt and won't charge the earth/rip you off/do a substandard job :(

 

We're lucky to have PPS on board already and when subs have been paid, there should be another very highly regarded, high end, bespoke bodyshop/resprayers coming on the forum soon which will hopefully help out members.

 

They'll only help me at the moment Leigh if they have a 300ZX literate auto sparks. Or a full Hari Kari set.

 

Do you realise after it came out of the body shop January 2004 it was having all the engine, suspension, Clutch and gearbox mods done so I could have it run in for billing 2004. I was promised! Here we are and I doubt it'll be ready for billing 2006.

I hope you get it sorted out mate. Must be very frustrating for you to say the least.

 

As someone said to me today ... "Storms and rain before the sunshine!"

 

Not much help I know .. but you live in hope ... all the best,

 

Chris

Mark I have to agree with you mate and I'm not having a good day either FFS!

 

Mine has been off the road for nearly two years now and to be honest I don't know if I can be bothered with it anymore, I just look at it at weekends and although it only needs rear tyres and the coolant leak sorting out...oh and a complete blowover respray I just think F\/CK IT!!! Can't be @rsed. :(

 

MR2 never really gives me any trouble and it does what it says on the tin so I just drive it and that's about it.

 

Z's are a pain but I've pumped so much into mine that I'm another one who just can't let go or at least not for the silly money they're fetching at the moment so it will stay with me forever I guess. Just when it will EVER be back on the road is an entirely different kettle of fish. :headvswal

Mark.........may be a stoopid question, but does the car drive, if it does then if you can get it to Winsford then I'll have a look at it for u, I assume speedo and reversing lights are u/s .............not too hard to trace .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete :)

They'll only help me at the moment Leigh if they have a 300ZX literate auto sparks. Or a full Hari Kari set.

 

Do you realise after it came out of the body shop January 2004 it was having all the engine, suspension, Clutch and gearbox mods done so I could have it run in for billing 2004. I was promised! Here we are and I doubt it'll be ready for billing 2006.

With that kind of timescale you've every right to be p1ssed off mate, that's outrageous :mad: :(

BTW.............If you can get up here............fetch my rear calipers with you :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete

BTW.............If you can get up here............fetch my rear calipers with you :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete

 

dont think it is drivable at the mo Pete :-(

shame really cause Marks not too far away either, had my fair share of electrical probs, getting to know my way round the bloody thing quite well now........plus tool box won't fit in the boot.

 

 

 

 

Pete

BTW.............If you can get up here............fetch my rear calipers with you :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete

 

Oh my god Pete

 

Have you not got them yet. I thought you came to the office for them?

I know how it feels Mark, I've done under 1500 miles in mine since ownership, 2 1/2 years.....

 

Thats why now the only fooker that touches my car is me! :D Although there are very selct few that I trust with it....but you know who they are anyway... ;) Cough....jeff.....cough......jd....cough........ Anyone got any lockets? :rofl:

Think I'm going to end up taking mine to GPS (Ginger Pro Sport) :rofl: or Phil at CS Woods seems to know his stuff. ;)

I know how it feels Mark, I've done under 1500 miles in mine since ownership, 2 1/2 years.....

 

Thats why now the only fooker that touches my car is me! :D Although there are very selct few that I trust with it....but you know who they are anyway... ;) Cough....jeff.....cough......jd....cough........ Anyone got any lockets? :rofl:

 

I'm just down today where as yesterday I really could have blown the thing up. However I've got to soldier on and get it sorted.

 

Its just the time scale. If the thing was at my house I'd be able to go through it step by step and sort it.

Mark ring me lets get this MOFO sorted :)

I'm just down today where as yesterday I really could have blown the thing up. However I've got to soldier on and get it sorted.

 

Its just the time scale. If the thing was at my house I'd be able to go through it step by step and sort it.

 

You do hjave to battle through mate.....its taken me 8 months this time round and every time I touched something on my car it fookin broke!! :smash: Then, it gets replaced with something bigger and better...

 

Hence, manual converision!! AUTO piece of sh1tty, **^&*, ()&*&**(, TW**Y, box crap type! :D

 

I have only had saturdays & bank holidays to work on mine (with Phil), and its in a different town (20 miles away). Right ball-ache I can tell you......

 

But, when she's home, I am spending £500 on decent tools for me garage and I will sort most issues out at home......

 

I just wish I had a double garage with a ramp.... :) DREAM.....

 

If something else breaks mate, find out what it is and fix it.....

 

Then..

 

If something else breaks mate, find out what it is and fix it.....

 

Then

 

If something else breaks mate, find out what it is and fix it.....

 

Then

 

If something else breaks mate, find out what it is and fix it.....

 

You might end up with a brand new Z but at least there's fVck all to go wrong!!!

 

Chin up Mark........you know it'll all be worth it! :duffer:

PMSL @ Mark! :rofl:

 

Just about sums up Z ownership perfectly. Class!!! :D

PMSL @ Mark! :rofl:

 

Just about sums up Z ownership perfectly. Class!!! :D

 

Now thats cheered me up and I automatically thought of the next T'shirt for Billing.

 

Its a guy stood next to a Z with all his hair ripped out and the caption

"Its fast as ****(above the picture)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(and bellow)

when its going"

 

Or "300ZX ownership is about money!

because when you own one it's the onlything that goes faster"