Chesterfield

Pah! - 37 - Ive got a 42 downstairs. And for the proper jumps when playing Doom3, or motion sickness in PGR, you cant beat the 84" upstairs. But then again Im a sad film and game geek with a belly to prove it. I think I will be getting a new latop, as I too like FPS games on the PC with a mouse - I also like the strategy games too, which never quite work on a console. But an xbox 360 keeps shouting at me

Yes the roadster does have a big arse. But so do I, so it would be a little hypocritical of me to reject it on that basis.

It is a lovely car Kev, and the paint does look different in the flesh, it looks as though its on the way to TVR style paint, a much deeper finish than most and it seems to have some chameleon (sp?) type attributes. Very nice indeed.

Well - me and the missus had this debate (for about 10 minutes until she won). I do like the shape of the coupe, but for me, the roadster with the top down looks great. Though I admit with the top up it certainly loses its looks substantially. Fortunately the summer has been great this year, and I have had many a great day of motoring with the top down. Had the missus and I never owned a convertble before, we would probably have ended up with a coupe. But for anyone that has owned a conviertible and enjoyed driving around with the top down - switching to a coupe would be a drastic change. I dont know whether resale value will be better or not - to be honest I didnt buy a Nissan with resale value in mind LOL, but having said that the Z certainly seems to have some kind of allure that other marques dont have. The plus points to owning a roadster for me are: 1, you get to enjoy summer driving with the top down 2, you get to hear your exaust without having to wind the windows down 3, roadsters will always sell, no matter their age. The negative points 1, I think the coupe will always be considered by many to be the "propper" Z 2, There is more to go wrong (hood). 3, The storage can be an issue if you want to transport bulkier items. All in all, Im happy with the convertible, and I would have been happy with a coupe Im sure, but then Id be envious of all those 15 year old clapped out escort cabriolets in this weather.

Kev - Ive got it fitted! Looks great, and I think the idle seems to be smoothed out a little. I used the two bolts with allen key heads to attach to the un-used points at the top of the plenum (as per a "how to" guide I found). I've taken some photos, and will post up later. Thanks again, Chris.

Soooooo tempting. xbox 360 and pgr3 or Call of Duty 2. Mmmmmmmm

Looks like you're gonna win then. LOL.

Hi Kev, Nice to meet up last night, was great to be treated to an overview of your cars - that Cosworth looks absolutely fantastic - the effort and expense you have gone to with that car beggars belief! And the BMW - well - what can be said? That is one very, very nice car. A glance under that engine bay was like peering into the engineering section of the Startship Enterpise! And the toys you have to play with! I'd be inthe garage for a week! Thanks for the Circle Earth kit, Im planning on fitting it tomorrow - though Im guessing due to all your hard work first time around, It will be a substantially quicker installation than when you fitted it. Cant wait to see it completed and in place! Cheers, Chris.

Well - seeing as there were a lot of people who though that the image could do with upatating, there is a distinct lack of entries.

It was an 06 model. It had the new centre console layout (kitchen cabinet style roller shutter part). It was silver, didn't know they had changed the name from blade though. It most certainly had the phone controls. Honest!

Im in exactly the same boat Glad you found us, and hope it comes in useful for you from time to time

Quite sure it was a roadster. And yes it has the controls. It is a GT pask roadster if that makes any difference... I havent really had chance to go over an 06 roadster in fine detail before, so I took my opportunity whilst waiting for my lift to work. It was a blade, 06 model roadster, and it had the phone controls. Dont know about bluetooth, but the controls were there alright.

I'd much preffer to leave our side of the organisation to Val and or Jacko, as they have much more experience in organising meets. They will make a better job of it than me I'm sure. Im much more comfortable doing the nerdy I.T. stuff on the site. LOL.

LOL I had a goo look round the 06 roadster in the dealers today, and its got the phone controls, so why no bluetooth? I'm still thinking of retro fitting this to mine.

Sounds like a plan Tim, but I reckon we should keep this thread just for the joint meet - which is pencilled in for May next year. I reckon any other meets should be discussed in other threads in order to keep things tidy?

I suppose if any joint meet is set up for May 07, at least it gives everyone plenty of notice, and also allows us all to discuss & plan any activities that may be of ineterest to all those attending? Go karting sounds like fun, maybe even such things like paintballing could be considered? I dont know - depends on what everyone is comfortable with, or indeed if anyone has any contacts or experiences of venues that may help out too?

Seems that we may have to go with that then Digsy. Its not a bad idea. I agree, perhaps we do something ourselves before the end of the year then - but that will be in another topic, lets keep this one for the National meet.

If this is the case, perhaps we could all look around fora venue that is a possibility for 2006? What about a camp site with local amenities and entertainment?

I did think we were aiming toward a 2006 meet to be honest. I hopethis is the case, hence my suggestion of people putting forward proposed dates. I think the chosen venue is OK. perhaps we can look for local entertainment around the selected venue? First item after the proposed venue would be date - then we can work on activities. Of course if the concensus is that there are not enough activities, then perhaps a venue could be altered - but that is a bridge we can cross when/if we get to it. Ive emailed P15 and told him that we will get an opinion on timing/date from here and compare over email - its going to be difficult enough to organise on one community, let alone two or more, so as long as we keep together over key points such as date/time etc it should be possible to arrange a joint meet. With that in mind - whats peoples views on dates? 1: Chesterfield 2: Sarnie (If it dont rain ) 3: lomoto (even if it rains ) 4: Digsy (I've got a brolly! ) 5: TheMinel 6: AndyC 7: Jacko 8: Liam 9: M13KYF 10: Patto 11: IT10 (I'm on the other site too, but this is a great idea) 12: Leebar

Dont worry I took the heat for the humble pie joke in the other thread Bluffy. LOL. I see monster has been absent all day too - I wonder why..... LOL

Hi P15, (sorry too many real names of late to remember) Glad to see you. The initial choice of venue seems good. The official site for it is here: http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/ Hopefully there will be the opportunity for some good group photos in front of or around hangars etc? Has anyone contacted the Z club? If the aim is to gather as many 350Z's as possible perhaps that is another avenue we can explore? As there are other events organised for various times in September, Perhaps we should go for an October meeting? I know that pushes it toward the end of season, but perhpas a National meet/gathering could be used to mark the end of the show season? Other than that we need to go for August, but that is probably quite short notice. What are other peoples views on timing? 1: Chesterfield 2: Sarnie (If it dont rain ) 3: lomoto (even if it rains ) 4: Digsy (I've got a brolly! ) 5: TheMinel 6: AndyC 7: Jacko 8: Liam 9: M13KYF 10: Patto

Arrrghhhh - how annoying! Im sure someone will have, I dont think I have, but will double check when I get home..

I'm going to get one Wanted to see the show, but I was away, and just to add insult to injury, we helped the brother in-law move to chesterfield FROM Brighton the very next weekend... Grrrr. Ive heard some good reviews - so want to get a hold of this.

Kev - Ill take the earth kit then if thats OK. Ill drop a PM with my number. Im out for the day Saturday so perhaps Friday night or Saturday evening? Ill promise to wipe any drool off the 6 series..

Yeah - it was pretty heavy, but still its only rain. And there was a big marquee.