matth76

Good info here. Just to confirm, can the 2010 updated sat nav allow ipod/iphone integration where you can change tracks on the sat nav screen?

Speaking of very poor dealers avoid West Way Manchester and a salesman called Darren! Absolutely useless and I know what you mean about dealers not returning phonecalls. Having said that my local Yeomans dealer in Worthing West Sussex has been excellent with my old 350z.

My car is now sold I'm afraid Thanks for the interest though.

I was after initially a GT4 Yellow 350Z but never found one that was worth the money.... After looking for a while I decided to check out the Porsche Boxster S. After driving the Boxster S I went to drive a 2006 '56' 350Z with the better interior and more power.

 

I know you all love the 350Z so I'm not going to flame it or anything, but all I can say is that I immediately put a deposit on the Boxster S. It is absolutely sublime and so well planted on the road that I have paid way more for it than the 350Z cost and got less equipment (no xenons or bose). But the way the car drives and sounds I think it was worth it.

 

Anyone wanting to move away from a 350Z in the future should definitley go for a Boxster S.

Nice car. I've personally also seriously considered the Cayman S for the future but have read a few issues of the ominous "RMS" issue (rear mount shield which can result in engine failure) which is normally associated with the 996/997 (yes even 997 models) "911" Porsches but after reading many many Porsche forums it appears that the RMS issue also affects the Cayman lumps and also Boxter. It's not such a bad thing as long as you keep an eye out for any oil leaks and also get a warranty - please ensure you get a full extended warranty (pricey but worth it which is what I would do if I get a Cayman) - absolute must according to all Porsche owners for peace of mind. The only Porsche model which appears to have been un-affected by the issue is the pricey GT3 which instead of using a semi-dry sump uses a fully dry sump. Aside from this issue it's one of the best handling and performing cars out there. Performance wise I don't personally think there is much in it (the earlier 350z did have more torque than the 2006 revup 350z) after having kept up with an "S" really going for it but the interior quality is second to none in the Porsche and handling and steering feedback very good. Good luck with your new purchase.. very jealous.

Thanks guys for your help confirming that. Neilp, I'm afraid I was after a quick sale otherwise I would have taken you up on your offer. Although I've had quite a few other offers too. Thanks though.

Hi

It's with regret I'm selling my car tomorrow (if all goes well) to a motor trader. Just a quick question about what they fill in and keep on the V5 document. Am I right in saying they will only fill in the "yellow" section ("9 Notification of sale/transfer to the motor trade") with their name and address, which only I (definitely not them) send off to the dvla? Is the yellow Section 9 the only part I keep and send off to the dvla? Does the motor trader keep the rest of the whole v5 document (the back of the v5 doc seems to suggest if I sell my vehicle to a motor trader I only keep the small yellow bit and give the motor trader the rest of the "certificate" which I assume is the rest of the v5 document)?

Thanks for any help.

Matt

Thanks guys for the support. I am really going to miss this car. Price is now reduced to £12695. If anyone wants to make me an offer please PM me or email me on matt76_3@yahoo.com.

I'm open to any offers

Thanks guys. Appreciate it . Spent most of Sat afternoon cleaning it (trying to avoid the rain which thankfully never came) before it got dark. Camera ran out of memory (just at the right time) so had to take the interior photos with my phone. Was a race against time lol as it was getting dark. I managed to put a coat of wax on it yesterday Sunday. Any visits welcome. I work in Brighton so if anyone can't make the weekends you're welcome to come to my work location to view it and test drive it. I'm really going to miss it. The Nismo is going to be dearly missed. I will hopefully come back on the Z scene as soon as I can in about 12 to 15 months. I have to put up with a cheap run around until then

Price now reduced to £12,995

Sounds nice mate, any pics?!

Hi there yes photos will definitely be up tomorrow midday hopefully. Just have to give it a good wash and will upload some photos afterwards. Only decided to sell it couple of days ago but work a lot plus it's been raining constantly down here so haven't had a chance to take some photos with it being clean.

It is with much regret that I am selling my Nissan 350z. I am getting married later this year and my fiancé and I want to buy a house and with the market as it is we need to get together a large deposit. My car has been extremely well looked after and absolutely faultless. If anyone is interested or has any questions please PM me.

2005/55 GT pack UK model 350z 3.5 V6

£12,695 ono.

Just under 46k miles

11 month’s MOT

5 month’s tax

Full Nissan Service history including major P3 service due every 36k miles.

New iridium HKS spark plugs fitted less than 500 miles ago by Abbey Motorsport. Next service due in 5000 miles.

11 month's remaining of Nissan extended full manufacturer's warranty.

Genuine Nissan 350z mats.

Rare Azure blue metallic paint.

18" Rays Forged alloys

Genuine Nissan Motorsports "Nismo" stainless steel exhaust (£1400 brand new). Subtle looking and not loud.

Full GT spec including:

- Brembo brake calipers.

- Cruise control.

- Climate control.

- Factory fitted Bose 6CD auto-changer, 240 watt seven speaker audio system.

- Leather heated seats.

- Trip computer.

- Factory fitted integrated bluetooth hands-free phone functionality including adapter module. All set up and ready.

- Xenon headlights

- Traction control (ESP) and limited slip differential

- ABS with Brake Assist and Electronic Brake Distribution

- Electric windows

- Headlamp washers

- Gear change indicator

- Leather steering wheel and leather gear knob.

- Factory fitted Thatcham Category 1 engine immobilizer and alarm.

- Driver and passenger front and side airbags

Car is always warmed up for at least ten minutes before taking revs over 3k. Correct Nissan recommended oil and 98/99ron petrol always used. The car is regularly waxed and always hand washed and the interior leather is nourished every 3-6 months. This is a very well looked after car, in excellent condition with below average mileage.

I'm based in West Sussex in the south east.

Thanks for any interest.

Here's a few photos:

Here's some photos of the interior which had to be taken with my mobile unfortunately so picture quality a bit grainy. The interior is in very good condition:

Please let me know if you have any questions or want to come and look at it.

How much cash do you have to put down and what are the monthly payments?

+1 I'd be curious to know too. Personally if it were me and I could afford to stump up the deposit and afford to pay the monthly payments, and the trade in value for my current car was right, I would say yes, definitely go for it. Very jealous. I love the look of the 370z in white and the performance jump should be very noticable. From what I have heard and read the power and performance figures are on the conservative side. The Stillen TD exhaust looks like a very nice subtle touch if you want to modify it. Let us know how you get on and what you decide What did it feel like to drive and how did it compare to your 350?

Was it GT models that had folding mirrors or were they standard on all Zeds?

 

"Automatic" folding mirrors was standard on all JDM (import) touring models if I believe. Definitely not standard on GT UK models. An extra option I assume as my GT doesn't have them. You would have to manually fold the mirrors with your hands.

 

Surely they still have electric mirrors though which you press the button and they fold? The only thing I would say is that the wheel arches are quite wide and folding in your mirrors may actually mean that you scrape your arches!

The mirrors (ie the actual glass inside) move automatically so you can adjust what you see to the side of the vehicle, but the whole wing mirror does not fold automatically so it is flush with the body work (as M3 mirrors do or the JDM models when you turn the car off). It's an extra option on UK GT models definitely up to 2005 (which is my year). Not sure about later 2006/2007 UK models though but even then I believe it is still an extra option in the UK. I don't know of any way to do it by pressing a button inside, other than by moving the mirrors physically with my hands. If there is a button that would be pretty cool (I may well have missed it), just know it does not do it automatically when you turn the ignition off like some cars.

Was it GT models that had folding mirrors or were they standard on all Zeds?

"Automatic" folding mirrors was standard on all JDM (import) touring models if I believe. Definitely not standard on GT UK models. An extra option I assume as my GT doesn't have them. You would have to manually fold the mirrors with your hands.

Keep it. Should last well up to 200k miles and beyond if properly maintained and most parts will last (its a very well made car). It wont cost more to maintain as it gets older. My last car was a 2.8l v6 golf and was 12 yrs old, had mid 100k miles and was still going very strong. No more costly to run or maintain than when I first bought it a few years prior to that. As a contrast my gf brand new vw Polo had no end of problems and cost a lot of money to fix when it was 3 yrs old (out of warranty). There are some cars that age well such as nissan 350z, Porsche, Mercs. 2004 is still relatively very new in my book and 56k mileage is very low.

They're called the G35 in the States aren't they? Very nice. Didn't realise they had rear seats, even better.

My Z has a silver petrol cap like that, are they not standard on all Z's? Just jokin lol Why would anyone do that to their petrol cap?? Looks like it was a nice car, at one point.

change the batteries first, you will need to re sync the fob once done

"Re-sync" is this process that Beavis mentioned above? Or is the re-sync process much more simple when just changing the battery in the fob?

Thanks for the graphs. Very good gains to be had - there's certainly a huge difference from ~3500 revs onward in both torque and bhp. Thanks was exactly the kind of info I was looking for, cheers

Cookiemonster, definitely let us know how you get on too and how your car feels after fitting the decats with Uprev Looks like I'll be at Abbey just a few days before you. Pity, would have liked to have heard your Z with the Japspeed decats with Nismo and your white Z in your sig looks stunning. Is it really all white vinyl? Very nice.

I remember picking mine up in Manchester and had to drive it all the way back home in Sussex. First petrol garage I stopped at in Manchester and my car got so many looks. It was really clean and polished! And on the way home stopped in Bristol and when I (and my gf) were driving through a main high street a girl commented quite loudly how she "luurved that car" and pointed (as I drove past her with window half open which was how we heard her). But it gets looks all the time. On the day of the purchase I was more worried than excited because I had had such bad customer service at the Nissan dealer up there a couple of weeks prior to picking it up so come the day of collection I was waiting for something else to go wrong but wanted it to all be perfect (since it was a lot of money!). Thankfully it went "ok" (but won't go into details about how bad they were prior to that, that is on another of my posts). But the drive home from Manchester, stopping off in Bristol and Bath too was excellent. I'd never experienced a car where you could literally cruise at 70ish in 6th and put your foot down and it would pull you back into the seat (most cars you have to be at slower speeds in lower gears, not so with the Z). Definitely a good purchase so far.

Mine's awful too.. that and the clutch are weak spots in the 350z which Nissan "forgot".

Ye the new MD decats do look very good although may have to save a bit first as I expect them to be pricey although I've not seen prices yet.

Fitting fully de-cats will always give around 6/7 lb/ft and 6/7 bhp on top of a car tuned with UPREV with Stock cats. And sound great as well

 

We have used the new Motordyne resonated de-cats , these give real good mid range torque and no lose at the lower end of the power band.

 

I will post the price up on the Motordyne thread.

 

 

Mark

Thanks for your replies guys. Mark, would the Uprev remove any loss low down experienced with conventional decats (ie not the new MD ones)? How does the remap gain the low down torque lost low down with normal decats, by altering the fuelling/timing?

Thanks Cookiemonster. Where are you having the Uprev, Abbey? I'm there on the 27th, a week tomorrow.