Write Up Duxford Event May 1st 2016
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I always enjoy a video of Zeds. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for putting that on the forum for us, glad you had a good time, hopefully next time Joanne will be able to come too.
Mike & Sandy
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the green Z1 was parked next to us, chatted to the owner a few times through the day. it was a rather nice example.
He'd bought it from a chap in Scotland who'd had it on the market for some time but couldn't get anyone to travel up to view it! Sounded like he negotiated a bit of a deal, although no numbers discussed.
Apart from having the seats reupholstered, and a few repairs to panel mounts, its as he bought it.
(panels being plastic, the mounting points become brittle and snap off but there is a rear for them apparently - learn something new every day!)
The red Z4 to the left of the Z1, the chap had bought from new after having a Z3 previously. He recounted he'd had a problem with rough running. Garage told him he was driving it too timidly, "use sports mode and give it a thrash occasionally". Which he now does and its been fine!
Well you don't need to be told twice do you!
He'd bought it from a chap in Scotland who'd had it on the market for some time but couldn't get anyone to travel up to view it! Sounded like he negotiated a bit of a deal, although no numbers discussed.
Apart from having the seats reupholstered, and a few repairs to panel mounts, its as he bought it.
(panels being plastic, the mounting points become brittle and snap off but there is a rear for them apparently - learn something new every day!)
The red Z4 to the left of the Z1, the chap had bought from new after having a Z3 previously. He recounted he'd had a problem with rough running. Garage told him he was driving it too timidly, "use sports mode and give it a thrash occasionally". Which he now does and its been fine!
Well you don't need to be told twice do you!
Thanks to Mike & sandy for another great day would not miss this for anything forehead a bit soar when I got home,had a nice meal with the mints(dave Pauline ) and zed carer( Bill Jean ) and a few pints of Guinness at the johnbarleycorn room £85 bar bill £103 not cheap but a good time had,can't take it with you.Good journey home nice to meet new members cheers Tony
We had a Z1 owner on here from Hucknall near Notts @brilie. He met us at Ollerton to go to Shepshed last year, not seen or heard from him in ages. Don't know if he's still coming on the forum. @Saxdaddypops.Looks like I missed another great day again,but not only
That a Z1 was therestill never seen one in the flesh
They just seem to avoid me!
Might have to buy one
Exactly Dave didn't go last year went the year before no z1,s
R1chr1ch
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Absolutely love the old SL. Beautiful machine.
And the coup parked next to it, wrong color though.
Yes indeed, it of an odd colour, My mates dad had a new 190e in that colour on an H plate.
Black or Silver please...
Every time on a merc
Will take some from the video above..as I was parked next to it,maybe I should have taken a few photo's! Oops!
Zed Carer
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Thanks to Mike and Sandy for again organising this annual treat, nice to meet up with everyone and see lots of nice cars. Had a very wet run back today so there is now one very dirty Z3 sat on the drive!
Not too much, if you compare with the price of a registration plate...it's flying history!Yep, that was for a 30 minute flight. You could buy a half decent Zed for £3,000 and it would last a lot longer than 30 minutes. Wouldn't be quite the same memories though