ZOMG the bestest car evar in the bestest colour evar



I want it so bad. Looks rusty though. Aksed for more piccys as I don't fancy the distance (155 miles)

'ave bid on a car! Not that ^ white one though

It was dark when I got home so I was going to take some arty-farty pictures with the side lights on so looked all dramatic 'n' stuff but the battry has discharged so the ebay pic will have to do:
It's an 1989 Nissan S12 Silvia ZX Turbo. With flippy headlights! Lights go up, lights go down etc

Had a right job driving it home. Had to batter the brakes to avoid getting involved in someone's crash on the M1 (I clenched there), lunatic sat-nav sending me all around the bloody place and the mother of all tailbacks across the pennines.

*tut tut tut* I hate bad drivers.

Oh, watch out for the 'driving into the water' sign (that aldo has as his avatar)

Wild Fragaria wrote:*tut tut tut* I hate bad drivers.

Oh, watch out for the 'driving into the water' sign (that aldo has as his avatar)

Or, watch out for the water

what's that sticking out of the water ?

CamInHead wrote:what's that sticking out of the water ?

A road sign. Mrs Aldo and I visited York when it had been a mite wet.

Did you guys bring swimming costumes?

Wild Fragaria wrote:Did you guys bring swimming costumes?

No, Mrs Aldo prefers to skinny dip

Mr Aldo prefers Mrs Aldo skinny dips too. Mr Aldo, however, does not skinny dip in case his testicles turn blue and drop off.

She isn't afraid of the freezing cold water but you do?

Good thing that I don't swim so it is unlikely that I will be present at the same spot to witness the dipping...

Reminds me of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB8pKVHxXd4

Is that a Scottish thing ? Follow thw rain clouds!

Back to the car, I found a sticky rear brake caliper so no wonder performance has been a little disappointing. (I been driving with the brakes slightly applied).

Also had a Nismo kitted Z33 (350Z) in work today and they were briefly sat side by side! No pictures due to a dead phone battery though.

Had a "bit of an off" yesterday morning on the way to work. Back end snapped out exiting a roundabout I later found-out is notorious for diesel spills. She fishtailed before spinning and bouncing over the central reservation (basically a largeish kerb). No body damage but theres a pull to the left so wheel alignment is probably shagged ie; something in the suspension is probbably bent. No nasty noises and nothing looks too bad when I got it on a ramp. Just glad there were no cars nearby and the reservation didn't have a barrier.

Never had the backend break away like that before. Gave me a bit of a shock.

Anyway, gave it a wash today and just had to rip-off the knackered boot spoiler (they're always knackered)

thinking of selling up..but! I have genuine reason for doing so. Will know more on Monday. relates to something else it put up here ages ago.

Bumpage update! Still got the S12. It recently got some US/Aus spec tai-lights ("6-packs") and a fibreglass replica of the factory tailgate spoiler, colour coded.
I've resprayed the black rub strips on the front and rear bumpers, incidentally.

Got these wheels incoming;
More to come as and when