tichkent

Nope - mine's not ready either Apparently their main mechanic has been off (ill I think) and their "paint guy" failed to show up so they're running behind. Should be getting it on Thursday - let's hope this doesn't continue for too long! Good luck getting yours tomorrow - put up some pics! Oh and £358 fully comp - that's incredible, my cheapest was £580 with Elephant. Then again I've only got 2 years no claims and am locked in with Elephant for now in order to mirror it from my second car. PS Any idea how to thoroughly check the air con is working when it's so darn cold outside? Reading up on this forum it seems like the AC is the weakest link on the car and pretty pricey to repair if it goes wrong (and I get the impression it ain't covered by Mackays "major mechanical items" guarantee!).

Sadly no Aerotopping for me this weekend Mackays didn't manage to get it ready in time and reckon it'll be Tuesday this week at the earliest - gotta remain patient... Aren't you getting yours Tues as well? Maybe I'll see you there! Will definitely put pics up once it's in my drive

I had the same problem with my old Mazda 323 (getting my Supra SZ next week ) as my socket key had long since rusted apart. I had the same worry, what the hell do I do if I get a puncture, and the reason I was even trying to get them off was my tread was down to legal minimum! However, I found a local garage willing to taken them off for me (they even did it for free!). They had a "universal" socket set which they hammered onto the locking nuts and undid them (lots of hammering!). All worked out fine with no damage to the thread - and given they are only cheap Mazda alloys I just put standard nuts back on (much less hassle). Not sure I'd go without locking nuts on decent alloys though. Anyway - short answer, ring around your local garages - I'm sure at least one of them will be able to help you out with a universal socket set. Otherwise I've seen them on Ebay for not too much money. Do a search for "locking nut removal" and you'll get a few hits. Good luck!

Nope - don't get it till Saturday - can't wait! Pity the weather's so drastically bad at the moment - might make me regret shelling out the extra for the Aerotop - roll on summer One thing that's definitely harder with the Aerotop is getting insurance though. How are you getting on? I've ended up with Adrian Flux (were cheaper than Sky with a lower excess, and Elephant refused to insure it once they found out it was an Aerotop, otherwise they were the cheapest for an SZ). The black ones look great though - good choice! I went over to Dunblane (Dicksons) to see a silver one, but black is best And I wasn't impressed with Dicksons, about a two minute test drive and abuse when I didn't buy it immediately - charming! Hope the wait ain't too painful, and it'll be worth it! Tich

That looks like the one I saw in Mackays (Edinburgh) when I bought my shiny new NA Aerotop last Friday - looks similar to yours but with a huge hole in the roof Now just gotta arrange that pesky insurance (Elephant current front runners, Sky sadly way behind). Tich