Chesterfield

I would love to comment over there and discuss any pottential bringing together of the two clubs (or more) for a joint event, but apparently my account has been suspended. The last post I made when my account was something along the lines of: "I think you can take censorship to far" (referring to the map on which our club name was deleted) It now appears that any communication with myself here seems to be non-existent from the powers that be at the OC. Doubtless myself or this community will be cast as the troublemakers yet again. If anyone else does have any success in building this bridge, do let me know - but it does appear that any attempt to bring the communities together, even for the sake of one meeting a year, is going to be a one way street with all the action on our part. Anyone on either "side" who has an opinion or suggestion on what more we can do here to try and build bridges, please feel free to contact me. After speaking to lots of people at JAE from all sorts of clubs, the one common thing that spoils their enjoyment is any kind of unfriendly rivalry. Of course there will always be more than one club, but there are no reasons why they can't get on. We have made every effort now to try and build bridges for the sake of this meet and the pottential of bringing the clubs together if evenfor just one day. My inbox remains devoid of content on this matter. I shall leave people to make up their own mind who is being bloody minded, and who is trying to act in the best interests of the owners. I can see that one complication may be that this is open to paying members at the OC, therefor using membership fees for a meet where non paying members, and those of other clubs can attend may be frowned upon by those who have paid money. As we have no such complications to deal with, perhaps we can arrange another "National Meet" of our own, and pass invitations out from ours - if we cant build a bridge here to get the whole community together for a meet, then lets start a brand new bridge. On a side note, it is very nice to see the Z club invite us to their meet, indeed what a fine example of "rival" clubs working together for the sake of all owners if just for a single day. Ill be going if Im not away on holiday that weekend.

Sorry Steve - we will be sure to sort it out for you.. I dont know how you go missed. Slightly off topic, but during the show n' shine - were you ever tempted to ask: "and can you tell us exactly why you stuck that on it?" or something similar.?

I reckon this could go on for ever until we actually get someone with an 06 model to confirm with their dealer exactly what the situation is. As posted previously though, it appears one dealers view is that they will be fitted afterward. Im inclined to agree with prescience that it appears the bluetooth should be standard on the 06. I suppose we have to wait and see.

Also I think some close ups of carbon stuff would be useful for people as that shows the weave. similar to this:

50mpg!!! Id be lucky to get that out of the oil burner golf!

I also forgot the 3 in a Zed episode too.....

Moving to the for sale area...

I've a feeling he will be busy - LOL.

We have to be careful not to take it too far though, as it would just end up being a "mini JAE" if that happened the obvious question of "whats the point?" would be raised. If the numbers were large enough - a 350Z meet only would be good, though expansion to a "Z" meet may be an option. As this meet has been suggested by another site though, its not for us to dictate or indeed suggest what should and shouldn't be. If an invitation is thrown our way, perhaps we can really help get this one off the ground, though my inbox remains remarkably quiet. If it remains so, then perhaps we just go ahead and arrange our own and throw the invitations the other way? There certainly seems enough interest.

I have to admit, I was basing my "ambiguous" comment on what has been previoulsy written in the thread - rather than the actual litterature. Humble pie about to be eaten by myself. Ive just downloaded the brochure from the nissan website, but cant find any refference to bluetooth - just "phone integration with voice activation - dependent on phone model" This seems different to what has been said before that the online litterature implied the BT connection was available as standard. Is there some other litterature? It certainly seems like there may be some confusion at dealerships if the cars are shipping without the units, but the sales patter says that the customers should be able to use their bluetooth phone. What about an 06 manual? Is the bluetooth mentioned in there? Looking at the scanned in article, if I was in possesion of that, and my bluetooth phone didnt work when I sat in the car, I'd be asking the dealer why. It may be that at some point in the future the dealers will have to fit these to purchased cars, and whether or not they charge for this remains to be seen, but having taken the time to read this topic thoroughly now (sorry). I agree with prescience here - I would take that litterarture to mean that my 06 car will work with my bluetooth phone without me having to put my hand in my wallet. Perhaps an idea for 06 owners NOT to purchase the unit just yet, until Nissan clear this up one way or another - otherwise they may end up with 2 units and an added complication.

Hi guys (and girls). As you may have noticed, the number of registered members on this site continues to grow quite rapidly. The number of posts each day is increasing rapidly, and the job of looking after this place grows more demanding each day. As such, we have discussed with Jacko (Mark) the possibility of him becoming a moderator here in order to help out, and he has very kindly accepted and offered to help out. Mark has helped arrange a grand day out for members in the past (something we hope to see more of around the land), and has provided a great deal of assistance to members in the forum here. Mark was also a great help at JAE and I for one am personally very greatful for his offer of assistance here on the forum. Im sure Mark will take to the role like a duck to water - and it wont take long to become acustomed to all the new buttons that appear when you log in as a mod/admin. The role is not one of telling off or banning (as thankfully we have had to do very little of that on these forums as you are all such a great bunch! ) - but more one of helping out wherever possible, and moving topics started in the wrong place etc.. Oh and handing out the discount codes to all those who ask. I'm also sure that for those people looking to set up local meets or outings will be able to count on Mark for advice on how to go about it, and suggestions on how to make them all grand days out. Thanks, Chris.

Just a thought - what happens to any 06 owner that buys one of these then finds out (if it does happen) that they are getting one for free from the dealer. Can they just get the dealer to cough up the £99 they paid? I dont think the litterature is misleading - I think its "ambiguous".

Just a reminder, for those who may wish to contact me with regard to organising any kind of joint venture with all the other Z clubs who mayhave 350 owners in their midst, my email address is: chesterfield@350z-uk.com Alternativley people can contact me via PM on here if they are registered members.

Please can we keep this on topic guys? Perhaps any discussion of speeds on motorways can be made in a seperate thread? The only comments I would wish to make are that we cannot condone speeding here (for obvious reasons) and those that wish to make posts relating to the speed they have driven at, do so at their own risk of any reprisal from the law or indeed others who may take objection to the speeds. Now, back to the most efficient cruising speed please... Guess who forgot to reset or indeed take any notice of the gauges alltogether.

Yes - Ive seen some nice pictures of the Fireworks going off behind the Magnaflow car - looks great.

They must have been taken early - Bob hadn't even got the breakfast on! LOL

I did wonder which bright spark (pardon the pun) thought sending exlosives and wooden sticks high into the air would be a good idea at a car show. I did spend a great deal of time fretting over the fireworks, and imagining a nice wooden stick addition to my roof. However, it appears my knowledge of fireworks has not moved with the times, and they do not use such devices anymore. They are shells which dissintegrate into ash / cardboard and blow away in the breeze. So no danger of falling debris damaging cars. Some of the pictures of the fireworks behind the cars are great. Sadly we did not get a picture of Steve_b launching, what can only be described as a home made glow in the dark sling straigt over the gathered crowd. Did anyone else clock that moment of terror streak accross his face as the glow in the dark tube hurtled toward the backs of the folk against the railings. Followed by the signs of relief as it just missed them all. Then the embarrassing walk to the said crowd to fetch said glow in the dark stick back for Connor - LOL.

No problem lewis - even if you arent able to offer discounts, you are still free to post up with any special offers etc in the Traders section here: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=38

That is correct, but usually traders dont have time to post regularly, so the post count rule can often be waived for traders. It is always good to see new interest from traders, the more options open to members the better.

I most certainly did - it was my first experience of JAE,and Im happy to say I thoroughly enjoyed it!

That is correct - no money exchanges hands here - in either direction. Traders are free to advertise here, as long as it s in the interest of the Z community, and for those willing to offer any kind of discount, you receive a banner advert on the front page, and also a link and description in the forum discount section. Front Page: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/portal.php Discounts Section: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=39 If you are interested in offering any kind of discount to our members, please feel free to email me, or send me a PM on the forum. Many Thanks, Chris.

Guys - can wekeep this one on topic please? It would be great to try and get a true national meet together. Imagne the sight! The door is always open here, if anyone from another site wants to extend their meetings to our members then they are more than welcome. Similarly if we had a "National Meet" I would hope that the doors would be open on othe sites for us to extend it to them. After all, we all enjoy the Z. Several people spoke to me at JAE saying they dont post here because they simply cant keep up with more than one forum, and I am sure that will be replicated the other way around also. So if the two groups can get together even once anually for the sake of the car and its followng, it truly would be a great event. Perhaps to reduce any "them and us", it could be extended to any other places where 350Z's may lurk around the land - the Z club for one? But lets try and keep this thread on topic please, as thiscould be a great opportunity for us all. Chris.

Hi guys - sorry my post is a little late, my time has been filled since I got back, half of it by sleep from being so exhausted! Here's my story notated by smilies Fetch a cup of tea..... Friday (so it begins) The day for me started by returning from work at 4pm on a glorious sunny day, looking forward to a great drive down to meet up with fellow owners/friends. Once home I opened the front door to a hallway full of items that we needed to fit in the car. :teeth: This was quickly followed by a few brief moments of panic as I sized up the ammount of stuff piled in the hallway, and knowing that once I told the missus we needed to get a spoiler and gazebo in there as well - there would be a row on the cards too. Anyway - myself and the missus discovered something about the roadster that is not mentioned in the handbook..(ok then just the missus, but its such a great idea I wish I could take some credit). The roadster has an in built tardis..... Whilst putting the roof down, I stopped halfway as I needed to get the last word in on a particular section of the argument (the one started by my suggesting exactly where the spoiler could be placed for the journey to Donnington). After a rather cutting come back from the missus, we stood in silence marveling at the gaping casm in the back of the car, where the roof was about to fold into. Thats when it hit us.. What if we could put stuff in there, and fold the roof back into the closed position again. Surely its worth a shot? It was. Two chairs, two fleeces, a couple of shirts, some trousers, a towel and two sleepings bag later and we were satsfied that it was full. (note squishy items on the top of any tardis packing is a must, just in case you put too much in.) So, after some last minute refreshments off we set to Tibshelf services to meet up with Jacko and Liam. After some refreshments at Tibshelf, we then made our way down to Donnington services in convoy to meet up with Val. After some more refreshments at Donnington (look you dont get to be my size without a few refreshments) we set off on our final leg to JAE. Now, Ive looked through my TomTom manual, and I know there is a "shortest route setting", and a "quickest route". But I'm damned if I can find the "scenic route" setting - but I swear mine is set to it. Though it does have its advantages as it keeps the missus happy as she can eye up different houses along the way. We arrived on site and made our way to the pitch. Although I did manage to get us lost inside the JAE site for a couple of minutes. Once we arrived on the pitch, we all unloaded the cars, had a quick chat and also asked the JAE organiser if ther was any chance of moving the skip that appeared to be slap in the middle of the plot. (and there wasnt apparently ). So we then split into our couples and started to put up the tents. What followed was a chaotic series of actions resembling a cross between the actions of Krypton Factor and the soundtrack of a Gordon Ramsey TV program. I learnt some new words, and also how the hyphenating of simple nouns such as "tent peg" with expletives makes for such a more colourful argument. It also appeared that the JAE ground used to be a quarry, and everyones tent pegs were made of treacle. Once we had finalised our "accommodation", the cars were parked up, a few beers were opened and some general banter about my TomTom's "Scenic" setting and other topics followed. We then had a walk out to the local pub, where we met up with some more of our friends and fellow owners – these were the ones booked into surrounding hotels for the evenings – hitherto referred to as “the sensible onesâ€

Ill fetch the rod - you can attach it to your back. It would be great to have more meets organised, and it was one of the main items discussed over the weekend, after my experience on the Wales drive out, it would be great for everyone to have the same opportunity for meets and drives out together. Perhaps this is the time for a gentle reminder for people to add themselves to the member map: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/membermap.php Then it wil be easier for people to arrange these local gatherings and meets

I thought they looked good. Tracy (my other half) commented on how nice they looked. In fact she mentioned them several times over the weekend. Now I've been trying to improve my "understanding of women and their subtle hints" game, and I think that she may like them on ours. Although I could be horribly wrong and the message from woman land may actually be translated as: "They look really good on that car, but I dont want them on ours as its already been done and I want to be different". I'm not sure how they will\would look on an azure - think a few photos of mine in the same angle as yours and a date with photoshop is on the cards.