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One team stayed on dry tyres - guess which one... I guess Trulli must have been instructed to add 25% to his sector times too just to make it look above board.

Good job they must have binned the info they got from Ferrari then - otherwise they could have had the car blow up twice on Hamilton. If anything Ferrari should have hoped they were using the information! Massa had reliability issues and pit stop balls ups to contend with - all matters that reside within the control of Ferrari. Lewis on the other hand was battling some of the most bizzare and truly inexplicable stewarding decisions ever made. It was hard not to feel a little upset for Massa - how he must have been dreaming of becoming world champion by winning the Brazilian grand Prix in front of his home nation, and even to celebrate it for 20 seconds or so until they realised what had happened. None of the issues during this season were his fault, he just did the best he could with the tools he was given. PS. Even if Lewis had not gained 5th, they would have been level on points - but Massa would have won having had more wins. Though "level on points" is questionable given the net gain of 6 in spa and the extra 2 that he was gifted in Shanghai (unless of course Kimis car suddenly began sporting an anchor toward the end of that race).

Its all down to the fantastic mix of people that makes up our community. From the excellent and knowledgeable traders, to the enthusiastic people that arrange meets, the "personalities" that reside on the forum, and everyone elses own unique contributions. Heres to all the members

That makes no sense what so ever! Dress up as a fat guy and you have to beat them off with a stick - go out as a real life fat guy and not a sniff. Bloody mixed up world this is.

Her truncheon?

Voted 2 days, however for myself that would probably mean being involved in any social evening on the Saturday rather than the whole day. The Saturday of the Wales Weekend is usually reserved for Mrs Chesterfield shopping day

We are having the drive done at the moment, so hopefully it will be a great big muddy bog for them to walk across and it will put them off. To make doubly sure, we tend to go out for a meal to avoid them (they ship them into our area in people carriers as its considered "safer" where we live). Also Ill have the builders park the mini JCB in front of the front door. Should do the "trick".

Hi JAS and welcome. Please could you contact one of the team for instruction on how to become an official trader if you wish to sell items to members. Regards, 350z-uk.com team.

I dont know which is the more valiant effort. The work going into copying the Reventon, or the fact that the second turnip built it in his basement. Seriously - what was the tool thinking? He had to dig down the side of his house, knock out a wall and winch the thing out. Plank.

They could at least pay for a detail if it doesnt need a paintshop job

If its just normal run of the mill paint, then give it a good wash, get some HD cleanse to get the wax etc off, and hopefully a clay bar would shift it without swirling or scratching. There are a few professional detaliers around on the forum that may be able to help - if you visit the detailing section you may be able to PM a few and see what they suggest.

Ill bet you put more effort into creating than picture than I did reaching 8th prestige on COD4 Dont hate me just 'cause Im good

Youve need to talk - join in and get your arse kicked!

Ahh but you hammered it on double points weekends and domination matches. I worked my way to it all stealth like on Search and Destroy Bah - Ill just work my way to gold cross and get 5 when it hits the shelves.

Just signed up to callofduty.com, but no email yet - suspect it will be a while. Get some practice in Mike - Ill be catching you up as soon as I get the game. 6th prestige - pah! thats nowt.

Company car tax if its company provided would be awful. 35% bracket due to emissions, and an RRP on the GT pack car of £29,800 gives you a benefit on kind of £10,271 so multiply this value by your tax rate and thats the tax you pay. It will wipe out your standard allowance of £6035 and leave you with a nice K code of over 4000. i.e. you pay tax on over 4000 that you dont actually earn. If its private car used for business then at 20k miles you will get about £8000 but this will need to be offset against the depreciation on the 350 (which is not pretty at the moment) and of course your fuel (about £3500 for 20k miles by my rough calculations).

Sorry to jump in, but I would like to voice my opinion on this. Lets say for a minute, that I had the Work IP ban, home IP ban and email domain ban lifted that the other site have placed on myself, and I was allowed to register and post on the other site.... If I were to visit a traders thread, and post up asking them if they wanted to advertise on the other site - would anyone want to wager how many nano seconds it would be before I was banned again? Unfortunatley those people (yourself included) that work hard to encourage unity and enhance everyones enjoyment of the car regardless of the internet site they frequent, will always find it an uphill struggle when attitudes such as those that have resulted in mine and others bannings from another 350z sites still exist. Perhaps the AGM should include a discussion on whether the people who harbour those attitudes thus preventing an ehanced sense of unity and enjoyment for all all 350Z owners are fit to hold the positions they do? The majority of the members on the other site and all that I have spoken to just want to enjoy the car. They aren't three headed mutants with a tatse for 350z-uk blood, they share the same enthusiasm and enjoyment of the car and all that goes with it. There does however seem to be a minority that wish to dictate when and with which club that enjoyment should take place.

For refference - Nissan in the US has released the following - pretty much in line with what everyone thought the answer would be, and certainly backs up the fact that switching VDC off alone will not void the warranty. In the US, they are now trying to clarify what terms "abuse" with Nissan, or more specifically at what frequency does the use of Launch Control move from acceptable use, to abuse. Though based on the above, I wouldnt be using it at all if I were an owner, just in case.

I agree in not using it, what I am stating though is that should my car be broken due to using LC, and Nissan refused to warrant the repair, I wouldnt be too chuffed to then find a video of one of their directors specifically "advertising" the feature. Would you?

Its hardly complex to engage Launch Control, and as I have not seen any evidence of letters confirming that switching off VDC does not undermine the warranty, I can only go on the info printed in the manuals seen so far. If Nissan UK have confirmed that driving with VDC off is covered, have they mentioned anything about the Launch Control? Im not stating that Nissan "will" void the warranty for simply turning the VDC off, but just going by whats been printed in the manuals Ive seen. I suppose its a catch all. Although Im not a fan of Jay Leno - he did a spot with John Weiner, the Director of Product Planning at Nissan. Have a look at this video from the 6 minute mark onward. If Nissan didnt want people using the Launch Control, why the hell is one of their Directors stating that "we actually offer a launch mode in this car" and then going on to describe the dumping of 4500 rpm and resulting in "perfect launches every time you do this". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CmLT05qZ8Q Now is that supposed to be "perfect launches every time you do this, until the cogs get spat out" ? Having a Nissan Director spout on about a launch control system, then ducking out of fixing a transmission because someone used it "too much" doesnt seem like cricket to me. This may be a case of one bad egg and there is nothing to worry about, but pictures of shredded gears and stories of boxes not being honoured under warranty, whether exagerated or not, are enough to make me glad I kept my wallet shut some months ago. Im sure however if there does appear to be a gap in the market for stronger cogs, it wont be long until they are available from after market retailers..

There is a tardis on the roadster... Used it myself at JAE a couple of years ago.. I know what Martin is talking about.

Then why purposely state driving with the VDC off is not covered under warranty, rather than exclude the Launch Control (feature or not). The wording covers "driving" with VDC off, no mention of any harsh acceleration, spirited driving or otherwise. I would be very interested to see the reaction if something were to give way during normal driving with VDC off. Would this refusal of warranty repairs just be applicable to the use of Launch control while VDC is off, or would the claim be thrown out regardless as it was under VDC off conditions. If the car has the ability to switch the VDC off then surely the car should be able to be used in that condition. Lets remember we arent discussing the turning off of VDC by some underhand non disclosed sneaky method of ODB programming or combination of button presses and accelerator prods - there is a ruddy great switch on the centre console that has an "off" position. If its that important that the car not be driven with VDC off, you would have thought that turning it off would have been a little more complex than flicking a switch in the middle ofyour centre console.

That would certainly contradict the information printed in the booklets that have been seen in the states, though this may be confirmation of the normal interpretation of the wording in the booklet that turning the VDC off alone will not invalidate your warranty, but anything that breaks while VDC is off wont be covered. Though if that is the case, if you use the LC several times, but then the box gives way afterward while VDC is on, will the prior driving while VDC is off be cause to deny a warranty repair on an item that breaks during normal use? Its all very woolly to me, but I guess the best option is to leave the VDC switch alone if you dont have pockets deep enough to pay for a new transmission.

The point is that turning the VDC off DOES invalidate the warranty, The booklet states that driving the car while VDC is off is not a condition covered under warranty. So by that reckoning this is any driving with it off, not just restricted to Launch Control (not an advertised feature). The button may as well be rebadged as "warranty" if the wording in the booklet is to be taken on face value.

Ill bet these will not be warranty items too, meaning that the gearbox itself will be classed as a wear and tear item. As its apparently $20,000 in the US for a box, I dont expect we will see much change from £10k. I suppose its all rumour and speculation on how much the things will actually cost in the UK, but I do find it incredibly strange that we dont yet have official figures and pricing for servicing inervals and parts from Nissan on cars that some people have deposits on. I think the safe money is sitting tight until all these questions have been answered.