I need a kick up the arse...........
 

Seriously, I think I do. My zed has been off the road for what feels like months. I cannot remember the last time I drove it in anger or enjoyed it. It is sitting in the front garden looking very sorry for itself, battery is probably dead now, covered in crap as well.

Now I did do some work on it a fair few weeks back but I need to drop the gearbox again and put my old one back in, but you know what I cannot be bothered...............what can I do to pull me out of this? :sad:

Seems I am spending more time on the Discovery lately and getting it ready for the winter ahead. I know I've not been 100% well but I really need to get the ZS lurve back again, help! :console:

The longer it is left the more inclined I am to leave it be!

Insurance is due next month, probably the tax as well.............:sad:

Some one needs to give you a ride in there zs you'll soon want yours back on the road then :)

You need a good dose of ZEDism. Get a ride out in one, look at some pics of your car when it was all 100%. You will get over it, we all love our Zeds too much to leave them to wither.

Give it a clean and stick a battery conditioner on it - that may spur you onto greater things.

Bosh!!!!! There's a kick in the arse now get to it and fix that zed!!!! I wanna see that zed up and running you cant be a site owner and not have a working zed, that's a bad example to the rest of us!!!!!


I feel a little ashamed for the harsh comment but you said you needed it. :thumbsup:

Go on a track day in a disco! You'll find out soon enough where all the fun went...

this^:laugh:

Fix it. Drive it. ZS love returns. 'nuff said.

Get someone locals to come over and give you hand with it Mick the banter talking about the Zs will bring it back. I have felt the same about mines a few times but a wee local meet and a blether about the car gets me right back into it.
Hope you're feeling better by the way.

Its a bit of a drive but id be up for lending a hand for an afternoon one sat or sunday to help out. Id be mostly moral support though not massively mechanicly minded but as long as there is someone to show me im ok with a spanner :D.






Cheers,
Matt

This may be what's needed.

You've got three options.

1. let it rot.

2. sell it for pennies

3. sort it out and have some fun :D


Only one of these makes sense :)

I'll pop over and we can go for a spin in my ZS.

That will sort you out Mick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brick wall, silver car, hello officer.

Or have a mini meet and go up to the burger bar, top of Portsmouth.

Did a tunnel run in the tf, that was fun.

Not quite got the hang of the vid bit, with the camera yet. Bank holiday isnt the best time to be running with about 20 other f's and tf's, on the A27. Two tunnels, girly voice was cause I still had the sunglasses on and it went all black!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doh!!!!!!!!!!

Just click on to play.

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Did a Southampton Uni open day with one of the grandsons and granddaughter, went into the Empress of Blandings on the way back. Do a fantastic lunch offer. £7.99 for 2 courses, we were going to have a pud, but we were all too stuffed. Have to have a meet there soon.

Always willing to hand the tools to you, but soooooooooooo much easier to get a garage to do it. Know its all about money, but its a pain now working on the cars, fun goes in direct relationship to your age!!!!!!!!!!!

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Mini meet as Pete said sounds gud. I'm happy to give you a hand with the ZS (i dunno if i would be any help tho lol)

Who said?

I know what you mean Mick, that is why my Maestro is still sitting at my dad's and not outside my house.

A mini meet (with spanners) is a good idea, I'm sure between us we could get a gearbox sorted - is there anything else needing doing?

How about a Sunday morning meet, gearbox swap and then a run up to Hindhead and back?

James

P.S. Pete - didn't know you did the South Coast run - I would have been there if I wasn't in the middle of the bay of Bisque :(

:p:p:p :-D:-D:-D

Stonehenge and Avebury, this Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:-D:-D:-D

Oh my God ....

Was at work today thinking how I'd have loved a few of you guys around when I did the work on my bumper. Just to have a chat and an extra pair of hands. I'm actually waiting on Sam getting back in touch about his bumper as a replacement for mine so we could do that too .....

We have a "Do stuff" meet. :-D

We nominate a car(s) that need some work and travel to it. Then on arrival, the host provides the coffee/tea/biscuits and together, we "do stuff".

I vote Stamford's ZS as the first "Do stuff" meet. Not handy with anything really, but I can follow orders and I'm free on Sunday .....

Love it Dan a do stuff meet great idea much better than meeting and hanging around car parks.

Yea im in! sounds a really good idea.





Cheers,
Matt

You know what? This is what I love about this forum, everyone gets behind us all no matter what and offers great advice and help. :D

The missus said the weather's good this weekend, so looks like I'll be starting it and pulling my finger out!

Thanks for the friendly advice and offers for help etc, but I don't want to be dragging you away from your families. I can manage it, just don't enjoy it like I used to!

Cheers. :thumbsup:

Mrs and the kids are going to the Olympics on Sunday so I really don't mind pal ... Give me something to do. It's either that or I paint my wheels.

Fancy a drive down then? Paint them here ;) I'll get the missus to get some BBQ food.................... :fishing:

If they have a day ticket, find out when gb are playing and get in early. Atmosphere is amazing when they are on, not so great for the other teams though. Basketball was great.

I have an old belt, not quite a kick up the arse but may help get you working :whip: :thumbsup:

Why the hell not - got some rattle can paint and some wire wool and while they are drying could get dirty with the gearbox ... ?

Not a day ticket - final of the football I think and then they get kicked out for the closing ceremony ....

Entirely up to you Dan. I'll check to make sure what day is best Sat or Sun. I think I was planning on Sat as swmbo may have plans for Sun. Will revert back in due course ;)

Okay, it'll be Sunday as Saturday is busy, so works for me :D

Done - see you Sunday then ....

Actually just got a refund on the insurance for the BMW, and sold some tickets for a show I can't go to, so may pick up some other wheels later this week, so it might just be sorting out your motor - We'll see...

All good though .... :soldiers:

Not to worry if you can't or decide not to, it'll save you fuel as a fair way to come down isn't it?

Fancy a run and a day out anyway ..... If you can't be arsed - tough - I'm kicking it into action.

Dan, Appologies for not getting back to you! if your down anyway on Sunday then pop over to mine for a few mins and we can sort you out :) :smart: (Even if it is just the other fog light... lol)

Mick, If there is anything you need you just have to shout :) if its a hand I will see what I can do about child care, always better when there are two pairs of hands and much more enjoyable!

Sounds like you have had the kck you needed - Good luck with now getting it sorted and getting the love back.....

mines' currently getting a few niggles sorted - and is due the dreaded MOT... (pretty sure that one of the niggles is a MOT fail as well :S)

I'm doing it! The days been put aside and the missus is fed up with me being miserable :laugh:

Saturday will be catch up on other jobs day, Sunday is zed day :thumbsup:

Good to hear that your getting it sorted, or at least starting to get it sorted, should deffo have a fix it meet though. Im not about this weekend but most weekends are free for me, so would be willing to help out where I can.






Cheers,
Matt

Thats sounds a bit dodgy.........Hanging around in carparks lol.

I may be free too, just depends on how much jungle juice i need. PM your postcode so I can work out my mileage...........

This group is better than a session with a shrink. One word of problems and you got friends coming out of the woodwork to help.

Pm'd ;)