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One of the best threads I've read in a long time, thanks Tee! As for maddest thing done in the Z, taking it on the track at Donington or Castle Coombe were good, but driving to Amsterdam with Wozzer and Bullet was probably the riskiest!

Cutting the folded lip away would be a mistake, this is what gives the arch it's strength. You can do a very slight roll which will only pull the arch out by a fraction and will roll the lip flat against the inside of the arch. I have 19 x 10.5's wheels on mine with 275/40's and they clear just fine with this method.

Very clean example with nice wheels.

Design 2 for me...

Fook me! That sounds incredible!

Woah, those are a work of art! Too bad they're hidden away, I still take a peak at my Leon manifolds every time I lift the bonnet.

Spotted pretty standard black L reg on the M3 near Basingstoke. Got stuck in traffic next to you between Basingstoke and Winchester. Tinted windows so I couldn't see the driver.

This one Then this one

Thanks again for the advice. I Ordered the BMW 123d M Sport today. Ugly as sin but 204hp and uprated suspension should make it bearable. :D After all you cant see the outside when your driving!

And were back in the room! The Golf was on my original short list along with the A3 Quatro, BMW 318D, and the Passat. The 3 Series has the best Co2 and MPG, followed closely by the 1 Series. I guess the question is do I go for style or performance. Would I be happy driving a fast, comfortable, well handling car that I was embarased to be seen in? I'll sleep on it and if that doesn't work I'll just flip a coin... And for the hijackers, I have put 50K miles on my Z in two years. :rolleyes:

Not sad at all, just pedantic! Pretty much will only be used to drive the aprox 130 miles round trip to work everyday. Dont plan to use it for private use at all.

Thanks for the advice people! Looks like it's a toss up between the Audi A3 and the BMW 123. The Vauxhall Insignia does look pretty good but I have to believe the build and ride quality will better better on the other choices. I agree that the A3 is a lot better looking car, I had dismissed the BMW based on it's looks (it is really, really ugly) but may need to reconsider.... Anyway I started with 115 choices and with your help have narrowed it down to 2. :bow:

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Metalic Black (original).

Great meet today, thanks to Mark for arranging it! A little rain cant keep Z owners away from a good day out. :bow: Few pics - The naughty corner -

Western Union transfer, just used them to send money to my son in Moroco. http://www.westernunion.co.uk/WUCOMWEB/staticMid.do?method=load&countryCode=GB&languageCode=en&pagename=HomePage&src=google

Sounds good! We got ourselves a convoy!

I'm there!

Play just fine for me... Geez Andy, did you lose any races?

Well worth every penny. That SWB looks good on the strip!

Looks like the Scooby decided to take a nap on the line! Great burn out and launch, the line lock must be working well. What was your ET?

Also change mine frequently, but this is the current one -

I'd be up for this, Boxhill to Brighton sounds good!

Wayhey! Good on ya Stu, glad to hear your on full power! :dance: Just be careful, OK?

Agree 100%! Perfect day for a drive (and trespassing)! Thanks for the good company Stu, like your pics.