Hi all. Picked up my 54 Z GT yesterday and I haven't been able to stop smiling since (even during last night's sleep). After a bit of research, I think I've had a very decent deal = 54 Reg (on a private plate) GT in GM grey with orange leather interior with 70k with 12 months NISSAN warranty and service pack included in VGC for £9.4k.
I spent over 3 months looking for my new car, eventually narrowing the choice down to the SLK, the Boxster and the 350z. It will come as no surprise to members of this forum why I opted for the Z! What I can't understand is why more people don't go for the Z as it offers such incredible value for money!? Even car insurance surprised me - £390pa fully comprehensive (with Privilege)!
I actually stumbled upon this site while looking for similarly happy people on the web. Congrats on an amazingly supportive and seriously informative site. I actually spent over three hours trawling the posts last night after surgically removing myself from my new toy. BTW, another newbie poster referred to his son expressing delight at being dropped over at the school gates in his dad's new car - the exact same thing happened to me - my son can't wait for the Easter holidays to finish! Funnily enough, I also traded up from a Fiesta so, as you can imagine, the Z offers slightly more smiles per gallon.
As with most people, I'm after some advice:
1. I'm looking to replace a worn gear knob (orange leather). Where would be best to look? I'm not looking to spend a fortune.
2. Slightly off track, I'm looking to buy a sat nav to fit in the cubby hole above the BOSE head unit. I'm not looking for a unit specific to the Z. I'm more after a TOMTOM/Garmin type unit that'll store in the car. I need the following functions: bluetooth compatibility with my iPhone 3G and an FM transmitter to play MP3s off a storage card (as I'm led to believe that the BOSE unit won't play 'copied' CDs). European map facility is unnecessary.
I apologise if the second point falls outside this forum's remit although I thought I'd attempt to gather some collective wisdom
I live in the Cardiff area and I'm very keen to get involved in club events. I look forward to hearing from you.