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U learn something everyday !! Always got wound up by this one - especially since owning the Zed Will try these tricks next time I have to fill up Cheers Guys All I need now is a trick on how not to spend over £50.00 on unleaded plus every time I fill up from near empty :)

Was a good turn out last night - sorry I had to leave early - got a call that my mother had been taken ill so had to rush off half way through the meet Nice talking to you Mark - liked the wheels - made me even more determined to get mine sorted soon The Esprit was not only rough but parked a liitle close to me and threw his doors open a bit to wide for my liking - slight chip on my passenger door handle to prove ! See you all next meet - work permitting - one time I'm gonna suprise everyone and bring my 2 seater 280 ZX down

Guys I went to the Reading meet tonight amd was 1 of only 5 cars that turned up !! Got talking to the guy from Team Shock who organises the evening Seems they decided to cancel tonight because of the footy - he did post on various forums but forgot about the 300 site He has rescheduled the Reading meet for tomorrow night - Wednesday 21st - from 7pm - usual place He says that J-Tuner magazine will definitely show tomorrow night I'm going to give it a second attempt tomorrow night Hopefully some other 300's can make the evening as well cheers Ian Andrews / Funkjunky

I'll be there this time round - not working for once = Gun Metal Grey N/A Fairlady - Grey Leather interior - will be bringing my 10 year old God-son cause he loves looking around the cars - hope to meet up with some fellow Zedders for a chat See u there Must remember to clean the car on Tuesday afternoon ....

Not strictly true !! But you left soon after I arrived so then I was the only Z there ! Can't make this one as I've got to work nights that night and I start at 18.30 Hope it goes well cheers all Ian

Anyone wanting to arrange a mini-meet in or around the Reading area please get in touch .. I am the Area West of London's local co-ordinator for the Z-Club and am trying to arrange local meets - so any other Z owners in the local area please get in touch and we'll get a local Sunday lunch type meet set up soon PM or contact me as follows : Ian Andrews 01189 014663 / 07958 754452 ian.andrews@siemens.com / funkjunky2@hotmail.com

I was late getting down there - arrived about half 7 rather than my planned half 6 - not many cars there at that time Only one other 300 - nice to meet you MHill ! Get in touch and we can start up a Reading 300 meet sometime - I'm only in Woodley so we could meet in Reading quite easily Maybe both drive down to Z-Tech's open day on the 25th Didn't stop long as had my Godson with me - and the batteries died in my camera as well Maybe get a few more 300's next month all the best Ian / Funkjunky

Anyone know if this is on tonight ? It is the 2nd Thursday of the month so it should be but no one else has posted about it yet Hope to drive by around 7ish and see if anyone is there cheers Ian

We followed the crowd as they left Bracknell - snuck in behind a Lotus and the grey Smart Car - all seemed ok until they split up - we stuck with the Lotus - who sped off into the fog - put my foot down to keep up only to get flashed by an oncoming BMW driver - assumed we were approaching either a speed trap or a camera - so I backed off a bit - lost the Lotus completely and ended up well and truly lost - not a major problem as I just pulled over as soon as I had room - checked the mirror so I could turn around only to find I'd been followed by a Porsche and a Ferrari !! - Ha ha Doubled back and took the more obvious route down the 329M to Ascot and followed the signs to VW - plenty of other cars looked as lost as we were

We made it - got there about 11:30 (via the Bracknell run) - parking was a nightmare - and only got worse for those after us - Saw at least 6 other 300 ZX's - one 350Z and one 200 SX - at one point almost every other car was a TVR !!! Got to talk to David from Rice Rocket & Paul Stevens and a couple of other owners Left about half 2 and headed home - just as the sun came out and starting to warm things up a bit Will post some pictures up soon cheers Ian & Sam

Hi all just a final reminder for tomorrow - Sunday 5th AWOL joint meet up with Pistoneheads forum members at Viriginia Waters http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?t=234984&f=65&h=0 Their forum list currently shows over 260 performance cars of various makes and models - I know of at least 7 Z owners who are intending to go who aren't on the list So please ignore what the last Z Club magazine mentioned about the AWOL CLub meeting at the Calcot Hotel tomorrow - we will reschedule a Z only owners AWOL meet somestime soon Hope to see some other Z's tomorrow regards Ian & Sam

Paul I'm definitely going Have 3 possible others from elsewhere as well - one almost definite lady from Epsom (Kathy) and 2 more likley from amongst the Z Club members who contacted me recently Sure I've seen another 2 or 3 defiinite 'intentions' on this forum So that should be a good 5 or 6 ZX's (maybe) in amongst the 200 or so TVR and Lotus owners !!

And a key-ring would be cool if they're available

Don't Forget - this coming Sunday - 5th Feb - Virginia Waters Pistonheads meet - their list now stands at 180+ cars so should be a good meet - hope to see some fellow Z owners - Am joining the local cruise from Bracknell's The Point car park - leaves 11am - see you there

PMSL Best look for the ones with most offspring then ! Hmm casts new light on certain people I know !! - although 2 still seems to be the average

As already said - there's nowt wrong with Kids - I'm married - but no kids - and not likely to have any either - but we have friends with kids - we're Godparents to some - so we still get all the fun - kiddy days out and stuff - swimming - cinema etc - and we get to hand them back at the end of it ! They don't fit very well in the back of a 2+2 though !

Thanks - it's on my to do list for this coming week - I'm taking my 280 ZX for it's MOT this week so may ask the same guy to take a quick look and slip him some cash for his trouble - assume it's easiest done while up on a ramp so it can be got at from underneath .... assuming the belts ok he can just tighten what's there Ice not as bad this morning as I remembered the blanket at about midnight last night ! - still had a bit to sort - but windscreen and targa panels were covered overnight so had a much easier journey this morning

It apparently had all the belts changed last November as part of it's 60K Service - although I got no proof of such in the sales paperwork Are they easy to adjust ? Would they need re-tightening again so soon if they were done in November ? It only squeels in the cold at first start up - and soon stops once car is moving Any help or advice greatly appreciated

Assume the Targa panel glass is strong enough to take this abuse ? Have just been down to my car in the works multi-storey and taken a look - all seems ok - checked round the internal joins and seals no signs of any leaks or damage Got an old car cover in the garage so will use that tonight - although it always leads to condensation when used on previous vehicles I've owned

Comforting to know I'm not alone !! Intend to get the belt tightened soon - just not got around to it

After much scraping and de-icing at half six this morning I slowly edged my car out of my drive and onto the road Usual Fan belt squealing to wake the neighbours !! Eventually got my windows to work up/down and wiped the mirrors off a bit Full demist and heat on windscreen eventually cleared my view so I could see where I was going - and wipers finally kicked in to clear the last of the ice But what really freaked me out was the cracking noises all around my head as I picked up speed and joined the motorway - Turns out it was the Ice on the Targa roof slowly cracking and then letting go as I sped along - very spooky - had to turn the music up to stop it distracting me as I flew along Think I'll put her under a blanket tonight !!

I'm definitely going to this meet There is a local cruise / run going from Bracknell's ''The Point'' about 11am Sunday morning so I will be heading out about half 10 from Woodley and driving down the 329M to Bracknell Any others planning on going ? Hope to meet up and not be the only 300 ZX on the day ... cheers Ian

Same embarassing cold squeal on start up - so will ask my local garage to tighten the belts - is it a straight forward job and will a non Z garage know how to do it properly - I assume belts are belts regardless of the car make

Copied across from my entry on the Z Club meetings forum : Right seeing as I've had no real response on the planned Sunday lunch meet at the Calcot Hotel - only 3 positives and 1 maybe from Suzy so far - how about a slightly revised plan for the day Still Sunday the 5th of Feb as that is my first full weekend off this year Piston Heads forum members have planned a meet at Virginia Waters - not that far from Reading - and their forum seems to suggest that anything upwards of 150 plus cars may well attend - and it's on Sunday 5th Feb !! They say it starts around 10am - assume it's park up and view other cars - and then on somehwere local for lunch etc Link below : http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?p=5&f=65&t=229518&h=0 Local meet up in Bracknell from 10:40 apparently : copied from their site : - Hi All, just a reminder to people around the Bracknell area that want to take a group run to V.W. on the 5th February. 10:40am we'll meet at "THE POINT / Peale Centre". We'll set off at 11:00am to V.W. and we'll have a little run to V.W. Please register your interest on the thread if interested so i have an idea of number for the Bracknell run. Map of "The Point" Location: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=486703&y=169 So rather than be 3 lonely Z owners in the Calcot hotel car park I suggest that we all drive across to Virginia Waters and participate in the Piston Heads meet instead won't await any definite responses - just look forward to meeting people on the day

Great turnout Even the non-Jap stuff was nice to look at My wife is now torn between wanting a Red 300 ZX TT or a Supra - like the black one that turned up late this evening My god-children thought it was ''Awe-some'' - even if it was a little cold out !! KFC - Ice Cream - and loads of cool cars - what more could kids possibly want ? Nice to put some faces to names - and good to get to see some wheel choices up close before I choose what I want to replace my rather dull stock ones Great evening out - thanks guys Hopefully get around to joining up properly over the weekend with a Paypal payment regards Ian / The Grey 300 NA Import with the light grey leather interior Still squealing in the cold !! Must get that belt looked at soon !!