Number86

Out of interest. Why would you sell a Z only to want an s2000 or RX8?? Typically people sell to upgrade (to a porsche!) or downgrade for fuel, and neither are fuel efficient!

Nice run in. Though if I was the TVR dude, I'd be anything but happy. 400kgs is an absolute monstrous difference in weight. It's almost lotus elise light. With a supposed 20 BHP advantage over you, it should of absolutely demolished you. 255 bhp/tonne vs 380 bhp/tonne in the tvr. I think the guy was kidding himself

Woaahh, hold on a secundo. Stop feeding the guy porkies. Z's don't get mid 30's mpg. Unless they're rolling down a hill. Forgot what the trip computer says. It's an 80 litre tank right (mostly). So you'd need to be doing over 600 miles on one tank to be getting "mid 30's mpg". Now, that doesn't happen. Look at any thread on this board, and you'll see the average is 300-350 on a good run. Some people getting 250 when driving hard and some people getting over 400 when being careful. No where near 550 miles needed to get 30+ mpg! I used to get around 280-320 on a normal mixed run. Which came out about 21-24mpg on the trip (lies again! that's actually 17-18mpg!!). On a motorway run I *once* squeezed out almost 500, doing 50/60 the whole way. But that was excrutiating. I'm not saying 500+ isn't possible, somewhere, somehow. But it certainly wasn't by me, and it certainly wouldn't be something you could do on a regular basis, without perfect traffic conditions and even more perfect will power!

What, woman or 7 series?

1) Parkers is at the very best a VERY rough guide (use PH/autotrader, or at the very least Glass's guide!) 2) The dealer doesn't give a shitstick what P/X he offers you for your car. The only figure he cares about is net profit. He reduces the cost of his car, or offers you more for yours. Either way it's the same thing. That doesn't mean you're not getting a good deal btw. But it's worth bearing in mind not to be too hung up on one figure or the other and doing the same maths as the dealer, and then working out if it's a good deal.

Personally, if you're over 45 or a woman, you should be banned from a Z. Get a 7 series and MX5 respectively

Anyone got any ideas on the sudden price crash? My thoughts are - recession, fuel prices at record highs, and the 370z finally getting into the second hand market. Luckily (or un, depending on how im feeling ). I ditched my Z in april after only 6 months due to a job change, and the prices seem to have plummeted looking now. Annoyingly, I traded my Leon Cupra R in for the Z, got 4k for it and they seem to be fetching between 4.5 and 5k now on PH, and that's 15 months later!

I never heard of gearbox failues! Well, not regular anyway. Just the "featured" vibration, and crunching on fast upchanges. You may get issues with the car, you may not. That's the gamble you take with used cars. The one thing you should remember though, is that you're far less likely to get expensive problems with the 350 than you would with most other brands. So with the Z, at least you're gambling with better odds

are you for real mate???? have you seen any of the cars on here, they look alot better than stock and have zero "halfords chav zing" Have you seen the state of some of the cars on here lol ive not seen any i dont like really.. everyone to there own, i love my mod'd zed.. we should have a thread to vote for the ugliest and best zed lol a good bit of controversy Damn straight I'm for real I've seen the dynos where the cars actually perform WORSE with mods. Now that's a serious waste of dosh. As far as looks go. Or you spend 2+k for 15 BHP if you're very lucky. Screw that for a box of chocolates. With the price difference stick that to a 370. Actually, 2k on a lot of cars is the difference between an 05 and a 07 313bhp model anyway. As for styling. Well, failside springs to mind for starters! Then you've got massive chavvy exhausts, 747 wings, chrome alloys etc etc blah blah. NO GUYS. DON'T RUIN IT. You don't see this arse on Z4's TT's and boxsters (I'm speaking generallly here, every car gets modded, but the Z more so than other sports cars).

Why would they wash the car if it was spotless when you brought it in? That confuses me more than anything...

I stumbled across this article a while ago. http://www.370z.com/MagazineArticles/ta ... -2011.aspx Provided they can keep the weight sensible I think this would be amazing. I test drove a Lexus GS450h and a Prius it certainly aint!

I had the exact same dilema! What did I do? I sold my 56 plate Z and bought an 04 A3 tdi! Initially dismissing the 2nd car idea as a waste of money. Thinking maybe I'll buy a nice 330d or something in the future. There isn't a day that goes by where I don't swear at myself and the car, for being a boring POS! Do i regret it though? Yes and no. I will be doing 30k+ miles a year and the Audi literally halves my fuel costs. I think I worked that out as around £3500 cash I'm better off with the Audi than the Z. That's excluding more frquent services and additional maintenance costs. However, continuing my point above. I hate the car so much (I've washed it once in 6 months, 5 months ago...as an indication) and miss the Z so much that I've done a U-turn in my head, and am now saving for a 2nd car. But I'm being sensible, so it will probably be in 2 years, and hopefully a 370z this time around. So buying diesel has annoyed, and enlightened me. If you are to do anything, I'd say buy a Tdi Ibiza or something, and a Z. Don't waste it on motorways. You could be driving a F430 or a fiesta. But there's chuff all difference between them when you're driving on a straight grey road at 70mph. Apart from the pounds falling out your wallet every mile you drive in the 430. Perhaps look at your calculations as well, and NEVER BELIEVE THE MPG COMPUTER. It's a filthy liar! I did a 400 ish mile round trip driving like a granny in the Z (complete with 50mph roadworks), and that used a whole tank of fuel. A simple calculation shows that as a TRUE mpg of 26-28mpg. The computer was telling me I was on 32-35mpg odd. It's not just that journey either. Around town and B roads, it was around 260-280 miles per tank which is a TRUE 17-18mpg. But the good ole computer told me my average was circa 22.5mpg. Suprisingly, the DTE indicator was extremely accurate! I'd be mighty impressed if you ever got a true 30mpg out of the Z. The audi is a scumbag liar as well. I get a true 47.5mpg out of that. Though the computer likes to tell me it's anything from 55-70mpg Anyhoo, this brings me back to the comment earlier. If you're trying to conserve fuel, driving down the motorway, it honestly makes no difference what car you're driving, the Z is totally wasted, and you're paying good money to waste it...

I'd say don't. Keep the 1k for something else. As has been proven, performance enhancing mods on the Z are a massive waste of dosh 99% of the time. As for exterior? Well that's your call, but I think the 350z looks great stock, and when you start going aftermarket, you give the car a bit of halfords chav zing to it. Take the driving round Europe suggestion! Or think of it this way. If you weren't already planning/saving to buy something for the Z before you got the grand, you didn't really want it in the first place, and are just spending money for the sake of it!

Easy way to check for clutch slippage is get the car to 40mph, stick it in 6th and floor it! If it meanders along like it should until it reaches respectible revs, then it's fine. If the revs rise disproportionately to the speed, it's knackered. E.g. when you boot it in 6th and it's worn, it's almost like you're slightly slipping the clutch when accellerating.

oot of interest, how DOES it compare to the R32. I often wondered. I realise the golf probably isn't nearly as fast (except off the line) but what else? As others have said, look at the rear lights. There's a square area in the middle of the cluster that has multiple LEDs on the facelift. Otherwise it's just a bulb. Up front, the HID headlights are Bi-xenon on the facelift, and single on the pre. Meaning if you switch to high beams on a pre-facelift, normo halogen bulbs kick in. Bi-xenons are clever and simply re-direct the HID light at a higher angle when you want main beams. It's very obvious when you know what you're looking for!

I'd say now is really not the time to be buying a house! But if you can't afford to lose more on the Zee, ditch it, and keep the cash until the budget cuts really hit home on house prices!

That's not what I want to hear! I don't have my 350 anymore and am cruising around in a sexy(piece of sh!te) tdi. Due to a job change. So I was hoping to pick up a nice bargain 2nd hand 370 in a couple of years as the weekend car. But that might be harder, if none of you "must have brand new car" saps are willing to cough up and buy me my used bargain!

Rev ups use more oil. I had to top up. Never a problem though.

It'd get scratched by nails? So, just like any other paintwork could be then. Oh man. Drink some testosterone to enlarge your balls before you head back on Monday!

Well you do sound a bit like one . You also dig your own hole by saying you've worked your way up to the z and never had BMWs etc. So you really aren't qualified to comment on the noise. Well, neither am I as I've never driven a 370! But if it's anything like the 350 then he's got a valid point. It's not a purr at motorway speeds, it's just a loud intrusive noise. Errr, no? Either I've got some weird mates and co-workers but I've had none of that. As far as I know round here, people don't associate Nissan with rubbishy old plastic tat anymore. Apart from the interior on the 350z. People that don't even know what a 350 looks like, know about the bad interior! Assuming the 370Z isn't too dissimilar from my 313, I'm not sure what he means here. Possibly not used to the linear power delivery? I know the sound of the engine as stock doesn't exactly encourage you to extend it at the top end, but I certainly wouldn't say it was sluggish lower down. Discuss! Nope. I agree 100% with that as well. The reviewer even states by sluggish that it's all relative. You can't call a zed sluggish at any revs, compared to say a normo 2.0 esque car. But for a sports car, and compared to it's top end, it is indeed sluggish. I'd imagine especially so, compared to a BMW diesel. I came from a Leon Cupra R (260bhp) to the 350z. I seriously thought there was something wrong with the Z when I first drove it, it felt so limp low down. I notice this feeling of disbelief on not just the Z forum, but others. This is usually because when someone "moves up" to a significantly faster car than what they previously had, it's hard to imagine someone describing their new car as "slow" or "sluggish low end" etc. I'm sure you've all heard of people describing their new 200bhp Gti, as @*!# OFF A SHOVEL!!!OMGSHITTHEBEDFASTSHIT!! Where you may think err, it's not slow, but it's certainly not that...That my friends, is just an argument from ignorance! I don't see why you can complain about the review. It's finished with - "hell yes" in reference to him buying one if he did 10k a year. WHAT ARE YOU WHINGING ABOUT GUYS!!

Bingo!

Here you go! http://www.chumpusrex.com/350z/IMG_2616.JPG http://www.chumpusrex.com/350z/IMG_2622.JPG http://www.chumpusrex.com/350z/IMG_2623.JPG http://www.chumpusrex.com/350z/IMG_2655.JPG

With regret I'm selling my 350Z, which I haven't had for that long! A change in job means I had to buy a diesel It's a bone stock black 56 plate. It's a GT + Satnav. I've owned it since October, and it's been trouble free. I'm writing this from work so can't upload pictures just yet. But the details are as follows: 47,800 miles Manual GT + Sat Nav Rays Facelift with Bi-xenons and LED rear lights MOT until October Tax until March 30th Had a P3 service in April (2k miles ago) Full Nissan S/H 2 previous owners (thought it is actually one, as it was a dealer pre-reg) Anything else let me know. It's up on P/H for 14.5 but on here for £14k!

Anyone know of any detailers for a paint correction in the south east/North west London area? Thanks!

Man, you ******* got your Z's for bargain money! 16k for a 296 is a bit much. If he's a private seller I don't think it should be going for more than 15k, unless it's in perfect nick and just been serviced/taxed etc.