RichardS

Auto or manual just buy the best car you can! The autos are not bad; they are on par performance wise with manuals but deliver the power "differently!" You can always convert it to manual later...... I drove a few of each when I was first looking and didn't really mind either; it just so happened that the best example was an auto. So I bought it - then when the time came to get rid I found another superb ZX; which also happened to be an auto! It just happened that way.......;) Good luck with your search mate! Richard:D

Welcome to the club mate! Loads of good advice posted so far - just take your time and pick a nice one. Stock for stock a decent twin turbo "should" be quicker than an MR2 turbo; to 60 it's probably close but from 70+ the extra power and torque will give the Z a greater advantage...... There are one or two decent examples in the "for sale" section at the mo! Richard;)

Cool - I look forward to seeing you again mate!! Richard:smw:

Hey Pete - good to see you're still around mate! It's no mystery now mate - you're cover has been blown........;) That sounds pretty intersting though!! I do nothing as exciting as some of you peeps - I'm (simply) the finance director for a platform lift company.... Richard:smw:

Leather all the way for me....... I think the interior of any car has its overall quality enhanced by leather upholstery; in fact I reckon I will always have leather seats in any car I buy now! I've never thought its a problem in summer (I use the AC) or winter (heated seats) TBH; in either my Z or SLK. I'm looking for another Rav-4 for Julia at the moment and it's hard to find one that fits the bill; purely because I want leather seats:( Richard:)

I think only subbed members can edit their posts mate! what do you want editing? Richard

As with most OEM items, they are a compromise between performance, noise, emissions, economy etc. The ZX needs a lot of air to feed each bank - especially in twin turbo guise; hence it needed the 2 panel filters to give sufficient surface area to maintain flow. To squeeze 2 flat rectangles in there required some complex fiddling!! The Apexi (along with K&N et al) provide better flow of cooler as there is no longer any air box to restrict it; hence "can" offer slight gains in performance. But at the cost of increased noise (not that we'd care), although I doubt emissions or economy would falter by much. In the main though, the 'filter upgrade enhances other mods like a freeflow exhaust and/or chip; as opposed to a stand alone performance modification. I do understand your point about why manufacturers bother with the full air-box thing though; it's probably down to various governments' rulings on safety or something..... Richard:)

Yup - if you're binning the air box, just remove the top cover (under the headlight panel); remove the retaining bolts/screws and bend the bottom bit in half. It comes out much easier that way! Richard:cool:

Good luck for the future Tulip - I hope everything now works out for you! Richard:cool:

I'll look out for that then! Richard:)

Not me..... ......but it's good to see there's possibly another Z owner near me! Richard:cool:

No!!!!!:tongue:

A belated happy birthday Neil! Richard:cool:

Happy birthday mate! Richard:cool:

Looking good.... Richard:cool:

Many happy returns mate!! Richard:cool:

Nice...... .......but I was tempted by an Aston a couple of years ago. I had the choice of a 2006 Merc SLK350 or a 1998 DB7 for the same sort of cash. As much as I've always wanted an Aston, but at £28k+ for a 10 year old one (with their questionable reliability), the Merc won hands down as it's my daily driver! Richard;)

Keep it mate - I have a Breitling Colt Chronometer and it's a top quality timepiece. It's tough too; it hasn't accumulated half the scratches to the clasp/strap that my Tag has, despite being worn almost as much! Richard:)

I also agree with you Isaac....... ......TBH; I doubt anyone working in Asda (or anywhere else for that matter) would even notice what charity wristband (if any) another person was wearing. Complete crap! Richard:(

Updated..........(also in 1st post) 1. Joel (Joely P) - nr Stansted, Essex - Jap Manual TT LWB - Anywhere on earth! 2. Paul (300_zedx) - nr Rochester Kent - Jap Auto TT LWB - Anywhere 3. Steve (steve burns) - Greenford Middlesex- Pah 280ZX - Anywhere before my mobilty cart batteries run out 4. Stu (yassa) - chatham,kent - Jap Auto TT LWB - Anywhere within reason 5. Ant (Ant_300zx) - Basildon, Essex - Jap Manual TT LWB - Anywhere 6. Nick (Takemetothepub) - Canvey Island, Essex - Not a Zed - Anywhere 7. Nick (nickz32) NE Hampshire/Richmond Surrey - S4 Jap Manual LWB TT - 100miles Each Way 8. Stu (SMW1) - Chadwell Heath, Essex - Jap Manual TT LWB - I'm picky 9. indian_zx-heathrow-middlesex-GTO almost anywhere. 10. Mark (Topless)- Putney, TT Convertible- 2 hour drive 11. Ian (ianl) - Guildford, surrey, ukmanttlwb or vert - somewhere 12. Richard (RichardSmith) - Great Missenden, Bucks - UK spec TT auto - 2 hour drive 13. Brad (bradsargent20)- Tunbridge Wells Kent - Jap Manual N/A LWB - almost anywhere 14. Nick (BluNik)- Chelmsford Essex - Jap Manual TT LWB 1 1/2 hr drive 15. KOPE - Swanley Kent 2 lwb tts 1 swb n/a all autos all targas 16. Chris (Krsmayo) -Ware ,Herts, Jap Manual TT 17. Chris (Croeso) - Hythe, Kent, U.K. TT auto, anywhere 18. Darrell (Coopers-SWB) Great Offley, Herts. Jap SWB TT anywhere. 19. Paul -zed1 - dunstable beds - jap tt manual lwb - anywhere 20. Sonic006 - Crawley Black UK Spec manual TT LWB 21. GG92Z32 - Southend Essex/Valencia - UK 2+2 TT 5Spd. Regular Valencia trips 22. Steve (cybernet) - Croydon - UK TT Manual - anywhere when she's back 23. zx_steve - Gillingham, Kent - '93 UK Manual TT Grey 24. jason farrow [THE BEAST] - sheppey kent - 92 uk manual tt candy blue - hour drive 25. Geoff Jordan - Romford - 1990 twin turbo long wheel base 26. Graham (Hammer67) ~ Romney Marsh ~ 95 Jap N/A Manual 27.Andy (zsdeadbaby1) - Chingford, Essex - Jap Auto TT LWB - Anywhere within reason 28. Barry (sonic06) Gatwick Sussex 2-3 hour drive 29. Ade (gurteen0) within an hour or so as long as me car is working !!! 30. Rich (Rev1Richie) - Cambridge - '91 Jap 2+2 TT Man - 40 miles. 31. Pete (pistol pete) - Romney marsh - 90 uk 2+2 Tt Auto Red 32. Nathan (Naf) - Watford - 93 UK TT Man white -2 hour drive 33. Ian ( IanZSX ) - Strood, Kent - 90 Jap 2+2 TT - Anywhere 34. Craig ( ZX-TT ) - Aylesbury, Bucks 90 Jap TT SWB - Anywhere 35. Vic Arul - Uxbridge - LWB-TT-'98-manual-pearl white - anywhere :-) 36. Vas, Vasgreenz, Northwood Middlesex, Jap Auto TT LWB, anywhere 37. Delorean 81 - Oxted - anywhere around M25/M20 38. Nicci (nicci-rich) - Erith, Kent - 92 Jap TT LWB - as far as my elastic stretches 39. terry[terry]-dagenham,essex-92 uk tt lwb-almost anywhere 40. Bob [mitchell9006] Chatham kent,jap tt manual lwb anywhere 41. lorenzo - lorenzo - london- O2 - `91 jap manual z32 anywhere

Well there's your answer Indy - no it's not a bargain!! I do like the M5 though - I'd probably buy the one Quavey posted....... Richard;)

Yes........ But yes as well;) Richard:dance::rofl:

Nice - I have become a bit of a Merc fan of late......;) Richard:cool:

I have edited the above post as I will be there....... .....although I most likely will have to bring Julia as well as the ZX;) Looks like a good turn-out - can't wait to meet everyone! Richard:hyper:

It says "Bad mother f........." Richard:cool: