Hi all,
Just signed up, so thought I’d say a quick Hi and introduce myself…
I don’t own a Zed of any guise.... yet! But if all goes to plan i'm going to be getting a Coupe in a few months. Found myself doing a fair bit of research which has led me to this forum... So guess I should say a little bit about myself... in fact scrap that; let's just go with the car history. It's been pretty varied, so I’ll stick to the recent and more interesting cars…
Had a 2005 Civic Type R for several years. Spent a fair bit modifying it, including new ECU’s (lowering the point vtec engages, upping the rev limit) induction kit and exhaust mods. Saw peak power up to 220 from the stock 197, and a massive slug of mid range power. Pictures below…
It was my pride and joy, and I got a little bit OCD about keeping it clean (the joys of having a black car eh?!)
Sadly I had to sell this to fund a house purchase, so it went last year to be replaced with a ’04 Toyota Yaris T sport. Cheap insurance, cheap running costs and average 39mpg. Just what you need when you've bought your first house. Again, it didn’t stay standard for long, and it’s been dropped on Tein springs (35mm front, 38mm back), with front strut braces and fully poly bushed all round. It’s only got 106bhp, but weighs less than a tonne. Pretty entertaining car and I reckon it handles better than my civic did.
Recently had some success at work, which means I’m in the position to be able to afford to run a decent car. I've always liked the Z4 coupe, and didn't realise how much they've dropped in price (not good news for existing owners I guess...!!) Thought insurance would be a killer, but strangely it's only £50 a year more than my Yaris. Been concerned about reliability, but everywhere seems to suggest that the 3.0 engine is bulletproof, which is reassuring, as i'll likely be buying private (budget depending) It will be my first venture away from a non Jap car (well apart from a few bangers back in the day) so reliability and repair bills are a big factor! Well few more months of saving, and hopefully I will be joining the fold!
When the time comes, i'll be looking out for anything which isn't in Black. I'm not too fussed about options, as i'm used to pretty 'raw' stripped out cars (the technological highlight of the civic was Air con and heated mirrors), but rear parking sensors would be nice. Budget will be 10 - 12K, depending on rate of savings!
Anyway, enough of that look forward to getting involved here!
Cheers,
Shap
Just signed up, so thought I’d say a quick Hi and introduce myself…
I don’t own a Zed of any guise.... yet! But if all goes to plan i'm going to be getting a Coupe in a few months. Found myself doing a fair bit of research which has led me to this forum... So guess I should say a little bit about myself... in fact scrap that; let's just go with the car history. It's been pretty varied, so I’ll stick to the recent and more interesting cars…
Had a 2005 Civic Type R for several years. Spent a fair bit modifying it, including new ECU’s (lowering the point vtec engages, upping the rev limit) induction kit and exhaust mods. Saw peak power up to 220 from the stock 197, and a massive slug of mid range power. Pictures below…
It was my pride and joy, and I got a little bit OCD about keeping it clean (the joys of having a black car eh?!)
Sadly I had to sell this to fund a house purchase, so it went last year to be replaced with a ’04 Toyota Yaris T sport. Cheap insurance, cheap running costs and average 39mpg. Just what you need when you've bought your first house. Again, it didn’t stay standard for long, and it’s been dropped on Tein springs (35mm front, 38mm back), with front strut braces and fully poly bushed all round. It’s only got 106bhp, but weighs less than a tonne. Pretty entertaining car and I reckon it handles better than my civic did.
Recently had some success at work, which means I’m in the position to be able to afford to run a decent car. I've always liked the Z4 coupe, and didn't realise how much they've dropped in price (not good news for existing owners I guess...!!) Thought insurance would be a killer, but strangely it's only £50 a year more than my Yaris. Been concerned about reliability, but everywhere seems to suggest that the 3.0 engine is bulletproof, which is reassuring, as i'll likely be buying private (budget depending) It will be my first venture away from a non Jap car (well apart from a few bangers back in the day) so reliability and repair bills are a big factor! Well few more months of saving, and hopefully I will be joining the fold!
When the time comes, i'll be looking out for anything which isn't in Black. I'm not too fussed about options, as i'm used to pretty 'raw' stripped out cars (the technological highlight of the civic was Air con and heated mirrors), but rear parking sensors would be nice. Budget will be 10 - 12K, depending on rate of savings!
Anyway, enough of that look forward to getting involved here!
Cheers,
Shap
welcome, pics when you have your E86 
