pete shrimp

Thanks for the reply mate, hopefully the garage will tell me iit is (iii), though its this bit that scares me: I noticed brown sludgy stuff on the coolant dipstick while I was looking for the leak :( A bloke with me commented that it smelt like rad-weld :confused: . Could this be the same thing you had? What was the remedy? Costs etc? Cheers Pete

Good news: Went to Santa Pod today to test times with the new intake - got best time yet of 14.204s @ 100.91mph - woohoo! :D Bad news: Had a water leak straight after my only run, which slowed when the car cooled down. Looked like the hose going through the firewall to the heater matrix had a fine pinhole puncture. So when the time came to go I set off cautiously, but 2 miles down the road steam everywhere and water all over the road :mad: Luckily I did manage to pull over and cut the engine before *all* the water flowed out, the remaining water came out while engine off. Phoned the AA who arrived in 20 mins :) and found the offending hose, now with 1 inch long split in it. He didn't have any replacement hoses, with 90deg bend in so patched the hole up temporarily and filled the rad up with water (I questioned about the lack of coolant but he said it was fine to get home). Anyway, car started fine no steam, set off again and a mile down the road the temp gauge is at max :( . No more leaking water so I don't know whats going on :confused: . Pulled over immediately. The upshot of which is that the poor zed went back to Daventry on the back of a flatbed truck and is now waiting in a garage in Dav to be mended/diagnosed. Anyone shed any light on the overheating? My thoughts are that the refilling of the water system has created airpockets, so I've asked the garage to flush the cooling system completely and change the mended hose. Would airpockets cause high temp readings? The car starts ok, which I only did to get on and off the truck. Good news was pretty shitty compared to the bad news eh! Thanks for your help Pete

Fook me Matty - libel schmibel - that is a fooking dodgy dealer. How do they expect to sell those? :confused: I hope nobody buys either of them, I imagine the underneath is just as shoddy :mad: Thats the kind of crap that drives the value of the decent ones down, "no dreamers" indeed :mad: Anyone gonna email them? Pete

Bwahaaahaaahahaaaaa!!! :D:D:D

Oh shit !! :D Sorry James :D :rolleyes: :D

Can't compare really, but mine's got Uniroyal Rainsports - they seem great in the dry, no problems flying round roundabouts etc :). The back end's only stepped out when wet. What's people's opinions on Uniroyal cos I've not heard much? Cheers Pete

Great idea, easier if one person with lots of computer gadgetry and trickery could spend a few hours finding them all, then burn the CD. Mine is err...Master of Puppets by Metallica, thats a long one. Cheers Pete

Almost worthy of a new thread ;) . My degree in mathematics means I'm immune to algebra and unable to read it. Looks right tho :) Marks for effort anyway. Pete

Git! :D - I pay over £2k, 23 with 1yr NCB, good postcode mind :rolleyes: Worth every penny though :D . Should come down when I renew with limited mileage, 2nd car policy etc, hopefully! Cheers Pete

They are a sportscar because my sig says so :cool: Pete

LOL Straight from the pages of Viz? I tried pouring the water out before it boiled but I got a cold cup of tea :confused: and a popping sound. Pete :D

My Kenwood kettle makes the underside of the kitchen cupboard wet when it boils. Anyone know how I can prevent this? Pete :rolleyes:

Sorry to hear about the Z :( Metal can be mended, glad everyone is ok. Best wishes Pete

Rob: Ahhh - though he must have phenomenal top end acceleration, and a poor start :D Keith - Save me a space mate :cool: ! Pete

Nice one Keith! :D I'm getting there about 10-11am, will be there most of the day watching, having the odd run :cool: . If you decide to race, may I have the first dance...err... sorry...run I mean :D Would be good to race another Zedder! Cheers Pete

Excellent mate, welcome aboard! :cool: Got any pics?

You said it mate! Seriously - test drive a 300zx before deciding. There's a few Zedders in the Bristol area, maybe put a shout out for a spin? Most Zed owners love the chance to take out an appreciating passenger, I'm sure you wont have much trouble :) Regarding the good 'un/bad 'un thing - that "uncertainty" i'm sure is what has driven Zed prices so low, and does scare everyone. Bide you time, I spent 8 months researching and saving for mine before buying from someone off the forum - that way you've got a good history of the car basically. Trouble is that people on the forum ARE enthusiasts so by their very nature do not often sell their pride and joy. And when/if you do get a 300zx, the wait is well worth it! Passengers in my zed have commented on, despite the amazing acceleration & handling, the ride is smooth. In contrastm I was a passenger in a mate's Impreza once - I didn't feel faster but boy did I have a stiff neck. And it was v rough at low/crawling speeds, whereas the 300zx is at smooth as any new car. Take a sift through the Rides section above and tell me you are not in love ;) Bl0ody 'ell, I've gone on a bit, I'll shut up now and let someone else convince you! Cheers Pete

Jeez - is that right? I've gotten just under 14.5 a few times but max top speed of 98.4mph? Going to Santa Pod on Sunday, any zedders going? I'm hoping the recent air intake addition will give me that extra 1.6mph :D:D:D

Oy! Hope that wasn't mine Tony :D

oh yeah :) ? What did you get?

:D I replied with "I live somewhere where stalkers cant find me..." He/she said "Its ok, I'm not a stalker, I live in Essex" LOL! Hmm thats ok then! :D

Just got a text message from the person having the mob number one digit different to mine saying "Hi! I'm your textdoor neighbour!" Hope this isn't a craze starting :rolleyes: Replied with "Ok can you look after my cat while I'm on holiday?" :D Now their reply wants to know where I live, jeez, yeah right! What have I done :rolleyes: Pete

:D :D I get the white smoke too, esp cold mornings, but it goes after a minute or so. Always presumed it to be moisture, on the same cold mornings other cars are usually worse tho. Pete

:eek: :D :eek: Thats only $5.50 per 1BHP, is that right?! Where's the catch? Pete

Yeah, agree with James :( Not called for, I think everyone on here has expressed the same views on D&D and don't need that. Pete