ZM to 35is

[ronk]

john-e89
the noise level is about the same .I wanted a auto box the gearbox is superb smooth responsive much more of a cruiser
more comfortable ,I think in a couple of months I will be saying it is far superior to the m .but hey its everyone to there own .
I am just getting older and have something easier to drive hip and knees playing up.
(old git that I am ) lol

There are more old crocks on here than you think!

[john-e89]

Maybe we ought to start a sub forum 'the knackered zed drivers club' or something Well I reckon i'm going for 35i with the DCT option, want to keep to 6 cylinders for the torque but keep it as quiet as possible. Having said that still got a week and a bit to change spec and as I can never make a decision it could end up 1.8m sport come a week Tuesday

[ronk]

Maybe we ought to start a sub forum 'the knackered zed drivers club' or something Well I reckon i'm going for 35i with the DCT option, want to keep to 6 cylinders for the torque but keep it as quiet as possible. Having said that still got a week and a bit to change spec and as I can never make a decision it could end up 1.8m sport come a week Tuesday

It was meant to have a big six up front !

I bought mine as a surrogate big Healey that I couldn't afford in my youth! Ok I don't think they did a Healey in auto but I didn't have wobbly legs I those days.

[andya1]

Maybe we ought to start a sub forum 'the knackered zed drivers club' or something Well I reckon i'm going for 35i with the DCT option, want to keep to 6 cylinders for the torque but keep it as quiet as possible. Having said that still got a week and a bit to change spec and as I can never make a decision it could end up 1.8m sport come a week Tuesday

Hi John

I recently sold my E85 3.0si manual and am hopefully picking up a used 35i next Friday it is our weekend car and I didn't want to go too mad on price so as much as I fancied a 35is I know that the 35i with 306bhp will be more than enough and it is quite a bit more powerful than my last one, it has the DCT box which is something I really fancied and I know it will sound superb as well keep us posted on your choice.

[Maniac]

Maybe we ought to start a sub forum 'the knackered zed drivers club' or something Well I reckon i'm going for 35i with the DCT option, want to keep to 6 cylinders for the torque but keep it as quiet as possible. Having said that still got a week and a bit to change spec and as I can never make a decision it could end up 1.8m sport come a week Tuesday

35i quiet? Not really. Very loud at startup and fairly ok on the move slowly. Any attempt to push it makes it loud.

[john-e89]

A Healey now you're talking, fantastic proper British sports car. I bought the M roady as I really like the concept, big silly powerful engine and the diff, brakes, running gear etc from a bigger saloon crammed into a small-ish roadster that as a rule doesn't need spannering for folk that hav'nt got time to tinker, and while it is definitely superb and I really hope not many get written off as they are, imo, iconic, i'm just not gutted I have to sell mine as If i'm honest having tried a couple of e89's I just found them much easier and, well nicer to drive, hence it's prob an age thing. If I could keep the M for prosperity I would but having said that they need using so prob a good thing I can't, people that can ought to have them. I agree with you the 89 needs a six up front so I reckon it'll be a 35i.

[ronk]

Stick with the concept!

[john-e89]

Hi Andya1, congrats on the 35i, please let me know how you get on with it, I hope it does everything you want it to. I also had a 3.0si but auto, I didn't like the thumb push button down shift and it suffered badly from the sticky steering but the engine was fantastic, silky smooth and plenty of low down grunt, I nearly went for another but got the M itch. Sounds like we're on the same wavelength with the 35i. Hi Maniac, thanks for the post, I've read a lot of your posts, very informed chap. Have you had any comparison with the 35i and i's? As if there's nothing in it I may as well go the whole nine yards.

[john-e89]

Will do Ronk, far be it for me to argue with age and experience......

[ronk]

You got the age bit right!

[john-e89]

Not just age, not rearing up at a newbie having a friendly poke says it all.

[andya1]

Hi Andya1, congrats on the 35i, please let me know how you get on with it, I hope it does everything you want it to. I also had a 3.0si but auto, I didn't like the thumb push button down shift and it suffered badly from the sticky steering but the engine was fantastic, silky smooth and plenty of low down grunt, I nearly went for another but got the M itch. Sounds like we're on the same wavelength with the 35i. Hi Maniac, thanks for the post, I've read a lot of your posts, very informed chap. Have you had any comparison with the 35i and i's? As if there's nothing in it I may as well go the whole nine yards.

Hi John

I will let you know and I am getting pretty excited now as I really miss having a weekend roadster, we have booked a week away in May very high up in the Scottish Highlands and the 35i will be perfect for that trip.

[john-e89]

Excellent good for you Andy,i can imagine you're pretty excited being so close to pick up. A week in Scotland with the zed sounds perfect. Mine is a weekender also but having a 7yr old son I can only do evening hoons really as the wife has all but banned him going in it after I got hit at very high speed in the si, but hoping to go on some forum runs / meets and especially the Scottish runs, know a great place to stay near Peebles on the borders, some great roads up there. Post some pics up if poss when you get it.

[andya1]

Excellent good for you Andy,i can imagine you're pretty excited being so close to pick up. A week in Scotland with the zed sounds perfect. Mine is a weekender also but having a 7yr old son I can only do evening hoons really as the wife has all but banned him going in it after I got hit at very high speed in the si, but hoping to go on some forum runs / meets and especially the Scottish runs, know a great place to stay near Peebles on the borders, some great roads up there. Post some pics up if poss when you get it.

Hi John I will post some pics when I get it the place we are going to is Kylesku and from York where we live it says it is a 10 hour drive so we are staying there for 7 nights and just getting out walking with our dog in that stunning scenery then we will have some fab food and beer at the fab hotel there, but we are planning to stay one night halfway there so I was thinking maybe around Perth but it has to be dog friendly and I am looking at the inn on the Tay as it does look good with great reviews.

[john-e89]

Look forward to seeing the pics Andy, hav'nt been that far up for years but remember it being a fantastic place for scenery etc. well i guess a 10hr drive will confirm if you like the car or not! The guy I bought my M from lives in Edinburgh and he goes up there a few times a year with a car mad group of friends for a weeks honing around, showed me some pics, looks amazing.