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LOL. Makes you wonder just how much you need to know about a particular car before some magazne will let you write an article for them.

Youll be wanting a name change on your account then! LOL. Congratulations on your order! You will love it Im sure. When is the delivery date?

Looking at the plan, we will only be able to take another 2 cars maximum. First two who shout up get the last show stand spaces.. Sorry, cant say fairer than that...

Crikey, I wouldnt have even attempted that. Im amazed a bike fits. I seriously doubt my bike would fit ina Z, its a Kona Hoss. (Made for those who arent afraid of carbs apparently) As above, I would have presumed a bike rack (one made for cars without tow brackets) would have been a better option and less hastle? Although I am always wary of those racks that rest on the glass of the rear window, especially as the glass on the Z is at such an angle.

Thanks. I'll look into them. I do want a good job doing so probably best to speak to the pro's in that area. Also, when I first bought the car, there were a couple of bad scratches on it and the dealers body shop made a fantastic job. So much so that I have washed the car and inspected it from a distance of about 6 inches, and still cant see where they were. Perhaps they could do it? Ill get a photo up of the damage and see what people think. I have no experience of chipsaway or dent wizzard etc, but my Golf has a few bits that could do with attending to, and the Z is strting to pick up a few chips, and this nice dent/scuff.

Do these people do door knocks too? I have a little "ding" in mine where some arse has opened the door onto the side of the Z and dented & scratched it.

Thats a good point. I think there are a few options that could be explored. One is the time option as you mention, and another is perhaps keeping all unread post marks until you actually read the post or "mark all topics to read". I have found this same issue a few times also. Its certainly something that we can look into. Thanks, Chris.

Unfortuately not -its the price we have to pay using software that wasnt written in a country that observes British Summer Time If a fix does appear, we will get it put in.

Yep. If the clock is wrong for you, then you will need to change the timezone in your profile to GMT+1. Unfortunatley we cant do this en mass for all users, as it would make a mess of the time for members from outside the UK. Its a bit of a pain, but just treat it as another clock in the house that needs doing. I still keep finding them! LOL.

Somebody must have stuck the Z badges above my indicator repeaters then.

Thats some cracking technical info. I still think that for the majority of day to day driving, the changes will not be noticeable though. The 300HP figure makes very good "pub" talk, while the changes needed to ensure reliability at that figure allow Nissan to blow warm air up the techies skirts too. A win win situation. All in all the differences between the two models are relatively minor, so for me it came down to price vs benefits. The 0-60 time coming down is not good though. Surely Nissan want to make sure that those traffic light grand prix's take as long as possible for competitors owners to see just what they are missing out on. LOL.

Hi, welcome aboard! I looked at an FTO a few years ago, but I wasn't as flush back then so the insurance and associated costs made it a non starter for me. Cracking motors, and have some great looks too. Im sure you will find a Z that fits your criterea. Have you taken any out for a test yet to compare?

Val, will you be able to send the info to the three of us joining you on the stand? i.e. the times we need to be there, area allocated for the stand/pitch etc.

Is that four show cars for the weekend then? Is there room/time to add any others? PS - you havent marked yourself down as paid Val

These milteks certainly seem popular, and from what Ive heard of Vals and Lomoto's they sound great.. I think one will have to go on my shopping list very soon. Great to see yet another owner sign up - welcome to the community, and dont forget if you spot anything you think may be useful on the forum, let us know in the suggestions area and we'll get straight on it. Im looking forward to the sumer season meets - that way I can put the roof down and not look an idiot.

Just a thought, and I could be talking rubbish, but... Couldn't you just get a UK front bumper (with the holes for the headlamp washers) and then stick the headlamp washer covers over the holes? Obviously they wont work, but it gets around the problem of holes or a pig of a job getting the JDM bumper.

Im not bothered about the phone controls, I want it for the stereo controls. Also strange how the pre 06 JDM roadsters have the phone/radio controls, but not the UK cars. If it caused an issue with the roof, then you would think all roadsters would have come without the radio/phone controls, not just the UK models. As with most cars, the wiring will probably be there, just not utilised. I just need to find the time to go through the info I have and figure out how to get the relevant section of the wheel off without getting a face full of airbag.

This is a question I ran through my head when deciding on the purchase. Having the "new" version is always something that I like. However, as the differences are fairly minor, it came down to the price and the associated benefits of that cost. as far as the new engine is concerned, it loses torque, but gains BHP. As someone who will probably never take it on a track day, or use all the power the car has to offer, the 300bhp was just a "pub" figure for me. I was happy with 280. With a few tweaks I reckon I could get 300 anyway, but will need to invest in a UTEC or similar if I want to keep the 300. The interior differences are minor, and having had a look at the retrim that Val has had done for less than a grand, I am confident that if I wanted it, I could have a much nicer interior than any factory spec, old or new. The exterior differences are also minor. The only two that really interested me were the rear lights and the dual front xenon lights. I have not seen the new rear lights in the flesh, and so am unsure whether they are an improvement or not. I like the style of some cars rear LED lights, BMW for instance I think are quite nicely designed, but then there are others that look "chav" in my opinion - peugeot 307 LED rears for instance dont have the same look. If the new lights look nice on the Z, Ill get a set, if they don't, I wont. As or the price, I got my car at 4.5 months old, and for £4k less than the price I could buy a new one at. Yes mine will depreciate due to the new model coming out, but give it 2 or 3 years, the difference between mine and an 06 model of similar age, Im confident will be much less than £4k. Therefore the differences in my opinion, were not enough to push me to wait for a new model and spend an extra £4k. The money Ive saved on not buying an 06 model can be spent on an exhaust, and other mods if I feel the urge too. At the end of the day its personal prefference. Is the extra cost and wait for an 06 model worth it as far as the additions/changes and the "newness" is concerned. I had to think about it for a few weeks, and went for a nearly new 05, knowing full well that a new model was on the way. Had the new model been a different shape/style alltogether, then I would have gone for new. But as, to the untrained eye the new model looked almost exactly the same as the 05, I stuck with that. The on thing tht does annoy me is the fact that Nissan have decided to add the stereo and phone controls to the roadster models on the 06. They were left off the 05 roadsters for some reason? I just need to source the parts and retro fit this though, which will provide me with some fun, so its not all bad. Whichever one you decide on, you'll be making a great choice. Sure there are little niggles, but hasn't every car got them? But every car can't put a smile on your face like the Z, and not at the Z's price.

Alas the paint on the Z is noted as not being the best in the world. Its probably a combination of thin/weak paint and the fact that the Z's front is quite flat, making it more prone to full on hits from stones/gravel rather than them being drawn up the car due to the rake of the front. (try finding as many stone chips on a ford probe or honda aerodeck) To be honest many have said that the paint on tha Z is rubbish, but I also have a MK4 Golf, and the paint on that is crap too. Chips very easily, even on the bonnet. The Golf is silver though, so the chips do not stand out any where near as much as they do on the Z. I would assume most cars using new water based (cheaper) paints will suffer similar strength issues. Just that the profile of the Z make it more prone than other cars. As I have just recently found a lovely door bang and scratch on the side of my Z, Ill be looking to get chips/dents away out to do that and the whole front end before investing in some protection film.

Taken from a "cruise" forum: "This would have to be the best display of stupidity we've seen at the Ace in a while. This woman borrowed a bike she couldn't ride, went out on it with 5" stileto's, no helmet, no gloves, no jacket, no nothing! She didn't respect the cold tyres and proceded to rev the bike and dump the clutch whilst still going round the roundabout, so she promptly left a black mark down the road and high-sided, smashing into the ground pretty badly. An ambulance was called and the woman got what she wanted, to be the centre of attention. She wasn't critically hurt but suffered bad road-rash and a heavy bang to the head. Completely pointless."

It will come. My current XBOX is chipped. I cant play xbox live, but I have used xbconnect. which is software that uses your pc to connect your xbox to others. The very good thing about xbconnect, is that it lets you run some non "live" enabled games that you would otherwise only be able to play using system link. Im sure the same thing will come for the 360. It will just be a matter of time.

Hi Gus, and everyone else..... This is unfortunately a problem with the coding of the system. We have changed this in the board configuration, however, this will only affect guests and new users signing up after the change was made. In order to correct this for individuals, thentheir individual profile wil needto be changed. So, if the time is incorrect for anyone, go to your profile, and change the timezone to GMT+1. All should then be fixed. It may be possible to change this for all users en mass, but we then run the risk of making a mess of the settings for all our non UK users. As soon as we have the time to inspect and alter the coding to remove this issue, we will do it. Until now, its down to individuals Im afraid. A little messy, but thats the fix for now folks....

Hi, As Dorian has pointed out, we would normally ask that members only use our for sale section after being contributing member for some time (or post level) however I understand there have been difficulties registering on the forum, and as such this has prevented you from accessing for a number of days. Sorry about that. Glad its fixed though.

Anyone else waiting with baited breath to see what is in store for our "gas guzzling" motors in Mr Browns budget? Apparently £200 road tax for anything over 250g/km CO2 emmissions - so us with our 280g/km are in the firing line... Why they dont take into account mileage I do not know.

Hi Derek, Hope you dont mind, but ill move this to the off topic area, as its not really Z related. Ive decided I want to go and visit the Millau Bridge in southern France - not really the area you are going, but it certainly looks like a sight to see. There was a documentary on a few weeks ago detailing the construction of it - an engineering marvel! Ive never really visited Northern France - just driven through it from Zebrugge on my way to Calais.