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Alfie

I've just bought me a lovely sparkling new private plate for The Zed. It was advertised by almost all the reg no. companies on the net, including the DVLA, all at pretty much the same price. Difference is that the DVLA price INCLUDES 17.5% VAT and £80 transfer fee, which is usually ADDITIONAL to the...

Alfie

Hey all. I've got the opportunity of buying a pair of chrome door handles for The Zed at a reasonable price. Looks to me like it's a dealer job to get them fitted. Scotthalls in Ruislip just quoted me £246.75 for fitting.....OUCH! And no, that doesn't include buying the new handles! So.... Has anyon...

Alfie

Purely a term of mild endearment in a 'laid-back hippie' manner used by acquaintances when parting company.

So....like......erm.....where were you in the 70's maaaaaan?

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Alfie

Ner ner ner-ner ner....
He started it mum, honest....!

Careful now, coz Giles'll be banging our heads together!

Luvya Man!

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Alfie

Still....
At least I didn't clout a kerb, eh?

(Duck n run....!)

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Alfie

Hi Spokey. Really sorry, but me n' the wife can't do this one. We'll be returning from a week in France on that day. Perhaps it's a good thing that we're not doing this cruise. Spokey's runs are very expensive in replacement underwear! (Read that however you want.....Fnarr Fnarr.) Hope you have a br...

Alfie

A query. Whilst we were out for a bit of a blast last Saturday in the Oxford - Stratford upon Avon area, the navigator (wife) picked out some really nice country lanes off the beaten track. With the roof down, the sun blazing, (and a slightly heavy right shoe :twisted: ) we enjoyed the Zed to the fu...

Alfie

When on Zed cruises:

Roof down.

Tonneau on.

Compulsory.

No arguements!

(except maybe Giles!)

Alfie.

Alfie

Guys.

Just like to wish you a FAB trip.
Sounds like a great jolly.

Sorry I'm not joining you.

Have fun!

Cheers!
Alfie.

Alfie

I'd be interested in buying a copy, so if anyone's got a spare.....?

Not bothered about autographs or oily fingers!

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Alfie

Yep, exactly. My point is that my cousin got her car's identy cloned, but to my knowledge was never pictured on the net! As I said earlier.... "So cloning does exist, but whether having your number plate shown on a picture in this board makes you any more vulnerable than simply driving the car ...

Alfie

....the number plate recognition software not always getting it right. Tim Tim. It was confirmed to her several times that a car fitting the same description each time (nothing like hers - different marque, different colour) was spotted within the congestion tax zone and had not paid. Think about i...

Alfie

Had your cousin posted photos of her car on the web? No, not to my knowledge! Over reaction? Yep, I agree. The problem is though, if I post a photo of a 'flash mob' of Zeds and someone whose car is in the picture with it's number on show to the world gets cloned, where does Zroadster.net and myself...

Alfie

Cloning of vehicle identities is certainly NOT a myth. This happened to my cousin who is a nurse in North Wales. She started to receive penalties for non payment of London Congestion Tax which was a little strange since she'd not been further than Chester in her little hatchback! She contacted the c...

Alfie

My advice for avoiding car park damage to your precious Zed:
Go shopping in the wife's car.

Alfie.

Alfie

Mihart... That's exactly why you, me and everybody else on the board drives a Zed. It's a purchase from the heart. A Zed will always be impractical, expensive to buy and run, and sometimes ridiculed, but that's really not the point. No bad review, sneer from jealous friend or stranger, nor insult fr...

Alfie

Simple. All it would take would be occasional signs on our motorways saying... "Keep left unless overtaking." Then there would be NO excuse of ignorance, not that that suggests innocence. Can anyone think of any road safety reason NOT to do this???? Please educate me, coz I can't think of ...

Alfie

Yeah, I guessed!

Just fancied a rant!

Cheers!
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Alfie

Tetch... I can't believe you could ask such a question! :shock: Owning a roadster is SO much more than just hammering round a track. Performance is a huge part of the pleasure, obviously, but the whole ethic of two seats and roof down is all about BIG FUN at any speed. Practicality is for the OTHER ...

Alfie

My SLR camera is old fashioned FILM which, if you can remember your history, needs to be developed. I got one film done yesterday with a CD as well, so as soon as I get a bit of time, I'll tart some up and attempt to post them on here. Unfortunately, just missed the photo opportunity of Giles 'turni...

Alfie

Would suggest it depends on the way you describe it! "I was keeping up with the traffic in the nearside lane when another vehicle moved from the offside lane into the nearside without checking for space and without any form of warning or indication." So whose fault is that, d'you reckon???...

Alfie

Our tap water is very hard and alkaline, but I've never noticed 'stains' on the paintwork provided I get to chamois it down before the surface water evaporates. If it does dry out, what a mess! There's so much muck in our tap water that when the H2O vaporises, the muck that's left is horrendous. Yes...

Alfie

Sounds like a great day and a top social.
Sorry, we'd love to be there, but we'll be 'En vacance dans la France' at that time.....no, not in the Zed unfortunately.

Hope you all enjoy the doo, and please post some pics of those sparkling Zeds.

Cheers!
Alfie.

Alfie

Yep.... Thanks Rob for a neat day. Nice lunch, good stop at Woburn and some fun stretches. Shame about some of the others on the roads! We met all 50 members of the National Tandem Club on one country lane. That shows how unlucky we were at times! Whoever peeled off at Woburn or before missed the be...

Alfie

Bloke wrote:all the girls I have broght with have not come back for more
Bloke

Bloke....

Perhaps that's because Z cruises are not such a good idea for a first date?
Why not try a nice meal or cinema instead......

Tee hee....

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Alfie

Giles....

We ALL fancy a spin in a CSL.....!

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Alfie

Thanks Spokey!
Another grand day out.

Never pushed the Zed that hard continuously for so long before!
Mentally and physically pretty tiring, especially in my 'compromised' state!

But.....
HUGE fun.

Thanks again.

Cheers!
Alfie.

Alfie

Hey RobBruce.

Any more info on this?

Maybe a map of the route and a list of cars?

Cheers!
Alfie.

Alfie

Yeah David, I know. Of course you're right. Love the "public flagellation of him by men dressed as large pink bunny rabbits" reference! Good image for a Friday afternoon! In the grand scheme of things, world politics, war, famine, AIDS, etc, scameras are not exactly a priority for discussi...

Alfie

'Mr Z' on Z4um has got it just right. Quote: "Speed cameras are SUPPOSED to be located in accident blackspots, therefore a detector gives you advance warning of such a blackspot." This is a very reasonable defence for the experienced conscientious driver who spends all that dosh on 'Accide...

Alfie

Hey Rob....

Definitely interested, but we're at a party in Wolverhampton the night before, so 9.30 is gonna be tough!

Smoke me a kipper.....

Cheers!
Alfie.

Alfie

Having heard Charlotte's delightful rear end rumblings on the Beachy Head run..... I WANT, I WANT, I WANT....! Mine's a Z3 3.0 2000, and I'm really not keen to start carving up the bodywork, so from the website, it looks like my only option is: RM round 2x Ø 60 mm B5261.00600 £462.00 Obviously I can...

Alfie

Spokey.

Don't forget to update the list of confirmed at the top.......!

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Alfie

Hey Spokey.

Yeah, me n' The Zed'll be there, but the wife can't make it.

I'll be digging out a different seatcover for this doo.

Cheers!
Alfie.

Alfie

Thanks Roeland.

You just saved me a tenner!

Maybe I'll spend it on some elbow grease instead!

Alfie.

Alfie

So what's the advantage of these expensive machines over something cheaper? Maplins have an offer at the moment for a 240V 110W 3200 RPM 240mm diameter electric polisher for £9.99. I guess the expensive ones are better build quality and strength, but unless you're using the machine professionally (e...

Alfie

I saw Road Angel in Maplin's Tottenham Court Road yesterday (14.6.04) for £349.99.

Alfie.

Alfie

Also, any experiences of Scotthall ( previously Milcars ) of Ruislip, Stanmore and Watford? A friend told me the Ruislip branch has gone downhill since the buyout. Shame, coz this would be my local dealer.
Comments welcomed.

Regards
Alfie.

Alfie

Hey Guys. Just wanted to add our thanks to Tim and Tony for organising such a fantabulous day out. The planning was excellent, the company was great and the weather just topped it all off. Although I reminded everybody to bring their suncream, I was the one that forgot..... and as a result, my 'Pand...

Alfie

Hey Shirley. "Fnaar Fnaar" is one of many 'stifled laughing' type sounds made by Finbar Saunders (and his double entendres) from Viz comic. Basically, his mother and her boyfriend, Mr Gimlet, would suggest something innocently, that would actually sound very rude. Finbar would fall over wi...

Alfie

The Zed , Diane and myself are looking forward to our first Z run so we'd love to join in. South Mimms is really close for us, so we'll be there at 8.30 on Sunday morning.... :shock:..... I wasn't aware that time actually existed on a Sunday! We're at a party the night before too, so might still be...

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New Plate!

Door handles?

Hip?

Apologies.

Underside Damage??

When on a cruise.

Enjoy!

Anyone got a spare copy?

Re: Cloning is no myth.

Re: Cloning is no myth.

Cloning is no myth.

No Dinks.

It's a passion!

Lane hogs!

Eh?

Photos

It's in the wording!

Hard.

Apology for absence!

Ta.

First Impressions....

A grand day out!

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Good quote from Z4um.

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