CaptainSensible

I agree it is unfair that non-fault claim increases you insurance premium, but I can understand why insurers do it.

Just becuase an accident isn't your fault doesn't mean you couldn't have done something to avoid it. I've lost count of the amount of times I could have accident, which wouldn't have been my fault, but because I tend to drive quite defensively I have avoided it. If you have an accident, even a non-fault acident, then statistically you are probably more likely to have an accident in future.

I'm not saying I agree with it, but that's why your premium goes up.

Thanks chaps. I dropped of the spae keys for recoding this AM and hopefully she will be up and running buy this afternoon!

A little update for anyone who is interested. Apprently the NATS has died and they need to replace the chip and reprogram all the keys. It also needs a new battery and with all the diagnostic work they've done its going to cost £860 to fix. Ouch.

Still, with any luck I should be on the road again buy the weekend, so I can start looking for a replacement car for the Mrs's write off!

What kind of issue, do you have a link? My clutch is on its way out... probably... (43k / 6.5 years) and these are the usual replacement.

I took this from here - http://g35driver.com...wont-start.html

although my car just won't start at all:

Most aftermarket flywheels for the VQ35 models have a FWD and RWD crank dowel index. There should be two holes on the back of the flywheel and you have to make sure you have the dowel in the correct one. If you have it indexed incorrectly it can cause the car to stall, stumble and run like crap in general! Check this out and let me know what you find.

As a side note, I have seen some aftermarket flywheels that have the timing trigger miss-aligned or backwards. You can check this as well to insure that the orientation is correct. Comparing it to the stock flywheel would be the easiest way to assess this. There was a change in the timing trigger as well that occured in 2007. If you had the wrong flywheel for your model year it could cause issues like this too. What model year is your car? Let me know and I will be happy to assist you further. Thanks!

Thanks chaps. The only other thing it could be down to is the new exedy clutch/fly wheel I had fitted a month or so ago. Reading on google it sounds like it could be a related issue?

Just having a bit of a whinge really to make myself feel better, as I've had two car related nightmares in less than a week.

Firstly, last Friday my g/f wrote off our Focus while we were in it. It was just a lapse of concentration on her part but it was a pretty nasty crash. Luckily no one was hurt but both our car, and the car she hit, were written off.

Then, this morning, the Zed wouldn't start. It had all the symptoms of a flat battery, so I called the AA. Even with a power pack it wouldn't start (crank was turning fine, but it just wouldn't fire). Initially we suppsed the engine was flooded but he looked at the spark plugs and there was very little fuel on them. So I'm guesing that something to do with the immobiliser has triggered which is stopping it from firing.

It's now at my local Nissan garage, but they can't look at it until next Wednesday, so we're now carless until either the 350Z is fixed or we can buy another car.

As you can tell, I'm really not having a good week! I'm really hoping my car-related luck starts to improve soon!

How are they with mods?

Thye were hopeless when I tried to declare my mods. They seemed to stuggle with the plenum spacer mainly, I explained what it was but when they referred it to their underwirter they said they could no longer insure me. Eventually after much complaining I got them to add it on ot my policy for a hefty premium. That's why I'm now with Sky.

I think they are OK for mainstream stuff (wheels, exhausts etc) but anything slightly out of the ordinary seems to bamboozle them. I would add that it doesn;t help that their customer services team are based in India.

Anyone else find themselves checking Pistonheads for TVRs after watching tonights episode??

Yes, although the propsect of a full chassis replacement puts me off. I'd imagine most of the affordable ones are not in great shape!

It's the Easter holidays, OP must be a bored school child trolling. Either that, or his ability to drive a manual has been severely compromised by driving an automatic for so long!

How much did it cost if you don;t mind me asking? Looks great, something i need to do.

It's closer to the TT really.

Agreed, I've heard them described as an Aldi TT before, which is a fair description!

My clutch is nearing the end of its life and I need to get it changed. I've been speaking to a local garage (FCM Motorsports, a trader on here) and they are struggling to locate the right parts.

They've been told by Nissan that there are three different types of clutch, one for the original MY03 model, one for the MY06 facelift (which is what I have), and another for the 2007+ HR model.

Apprently Nissan don't stock the MY06 model clutch any more, and there aren't any aftermarket options! So I'm a bit stuck. Has anyone changed the clutch on a MY06 Zed, and if so what parts did you use?

Thanks.

As a slight aside, it wouldn't suprise me if at some point we see pre-2006 cars selling for more money than post 2006 cars because of the road tax. If you're looking at spending £5k on a car, £460 in tax a year is nearly 10% of your purchase cost. I wonder if the goverment will reassess the bands at some point, probably not!

If this is your first investment, it would make more sense to buy a fund. With dealing costs it just doesn't make any sense to invest £200 in five stocks. You'd need them to rise 5-10% just to break even!

I wouldn't normally post a link to an advert, but this has got me absolutely drooling. How I wish I had £15k buring a hole in my back pocket!

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/datsun/z-cars/datsun-240z-datsun-240z--superb/752662

Great write up, but you eventually plump for the Porsche. Are you Chris Harris?

I have BT and will be getting rid when I move house. My two main bugbears are that my router needs resetting most days, sometimes twice a day. Only seems to be when you are downloading big files, or watching something on catch up, that it crashes. It still annoying though, as you have to wait 5 minutes for it to reboot. The other reason I'm gettinmg rid is they don't offer any HD channels, which is pretty poor as HD has been around for a while now.

In their favour BT is cheap compared to Sky. I guess you get what you pay for.

Ouch! Mixed tyres will be the reason you had a spin, once you get it fixed get the fronts changed ASAP

I would imagine the ST, with slightly more power, and a slightly lower kerb weight, would be slightly quicker!

Once my house purchase goes through I'll be getting a Westfied if i have any spare cash. You can pick one up in reasonable nick for £5k, or get something in really good nick for £10k. While ideally I would prefer a Caterham you get a lot more bang for your buck with a Westfield.....

If its got the updated interior, but no bulge in the bonnet, its the 296 bhp model.

What!? Are you raising cash to sink into more shares?

Depending on dates, I'd be interested.

have a good day out lads, i will have to show my face soon.

 

ian i would be keeping an eye out for your beast on the 28th at combe, but i have the small issue of getting wed sat so will have to miss it.

 

Have a great day Mike, hope to see you soon

Hi,

 

I bought my zed on 81k, it about to hit 84k, it's an 03 jdm, with full uk Nissan dealer service history.

 

How long do Zeds run for on average?

 

I know it's down to how well it's maintained, but average until problems start to occur?

From all my research they start to go wrong once they click over 83,999 miles.

Only joking, it shoulf be good for double that if you look after it