mickl

I wouldn't term the Zed a supercar, it's a high performance sports/GT car in my view. I see a supercar as a vehicle that's been designed with as few compromises as possible in order to extract the best performance from the available components. I mean, the Zed was designed for Americans fer chrissakes. Would a 80/90s Ferrari have been compromised as such? The 80s Countach was designed to make people go 'WOW' and go as fast as possible and to hell with fitting a driver in it. I've been lucky and have driven quite a few of the past supercars including the Countach (such a recalcitrant and difficult barsteward of a car), Testarossa (heaviest low speed steering I've ever tried), 80s 911 Turbo (scariest car in the wet ever!), Porker 959 (massively fast but noisy bugger), Ferrari 308 (felt the biggest knob in it as it was the late 80s and in red) but they all had 1 think in common which was that they were built with a clear goal in mind to extract the max performance and handling which were basically those companies ethos. Also, in general, supercars are made by companies that specialise in super cars. People associate Ferrari with supercars because that's the only thing they make, the same with Lambo. With Nissan, most people think Micra, Sunny or Bluebird before the image of a ZX ever crosses their minds. That's probably why the NSX was a failure commercially as the market the car was aimed at found it hard to not think of the Civic first. At the end of the day, it's just a perception and if you love your Zed, who cares what others think :)

that thing reportedly cost $3m to build.......... :bow:

thanks trebor

can anyone recommend anyone do an aircon regas on a car (not a Zed) without attempting to rip me off? any help appreciated ta

saw it at midnight last night. not bad, better than expected but the ending gives Return of the King a run for it's money in clockwatching.

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Chunk, you're a star :D

does anyone know if a set of standard alloys from a skyline GTR33 will bolt straight onto a Zed? Also, what width are the standard GTR alloys?

Tesco 99ron isn't available all over the country yet is it?

9J rims, but wasn't too sure of the max width you could put on them as front wheels.

would 245 width front tyres fit under the standard arches?

got mine today, top :dance: well impressed with it, great job on the pack.

mail me at wlau86@beeb.net paypal is possible if he's ok with paying the fees, otherwise prefer a cheque or bank transfer. cheers

not sure if you're still looking for rear calipers, I've got a set in great condition (apart from a clean) and comes with a set of new Endless pads. £85incl p&p for both.

shouldn't your outlook contain the calendar info anyhow and it's just a case of re-syncing? same with tom tom, don't you have the install disc? did you have both XDAs hooked up at the same time?

you can get HIDs for main and dip. Dip on imports are H3c, H3 on UK cars and H1 for main beam on both types.

which XDA is it? I've got one of the mini ones.

another car by him, he's a sucker for punishment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4643413619&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr2_PcY_BID_IT

ah, Manchester student life lol

quite a few ones in the Peak District/Glossop area are painted green against a background of green trees. :mac1:

all the numpties come out of the woodwork. don't say you haven't been warned. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9844&item=4633452260

think I've got a pair of rears somewhere if he's interested.

what about 225s on 16" 8.5J standard rims?

don't worry mate, my pockets aren't as deep as yours at the moment! lol

those black spokes look MMMmmmmmmm