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Brilliant, exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks very much!

Hi all, it has been a long time since I posted here, I had a 350 back in about 2009 and have been through a dozen cars since before buying a 370 last week. A stunning car and great fun! (image below at the car valet yesterday) The car is really clean aside from 2 small stone chips which I am going to get sorted, however the wing mirror mounts have faded and look pretty crap. Does anybody know if there are any after market ones available please? I imagine buying from Nissan will be super expensive so looking for another option. TIA, Nick

Sorry am being thick, where is the for sale section please?

Hi all, been a while since I posted here as I went off to RX8 land Now I have realised the error of my ways and am looking for a Z again. I would ideally like an Auto (my missus wont drive a manual) with decent miles on it although I would take a newer Manual if I cannot find the right auto, I would prefer it to not be black and would like leather I have a budget of about £10k but am happy to spend less. I know you guys stay in touch, is anybody aware of a good Z currently on the market? I have scoured Ebay and Autotrader and cannot find anything suitable in Auto and although there are plenty of manuals to choose from I want to exhaust all avenues first. Thanks in advance guys Nick

Just got back after 3 weeks away and as is normal with my 350 the battery was completely dead, and this battery is brand new. Managed to jump it but left me with the engine light on and a code P0340 CMP (Cam Shaft Position) Sensor (Phase). Anybody have any clues to shed some light on this, means nothing to me. Thanks in advance

'my personal view, you got caught you take your punishment, if you can't do the time; don't do the crime' Strange comment, I didnt moan about picking up a ticket, I am more than prepared to take whatever they throw at me, truth is I have been very very lucky to make it 10 years since the last one given the cars I have had and knew this was inevitable sooner or later. Just mentioned it to see if anybody had any experience with that constabulary so I can brace myself for worst case scenario.

Just had a NIP come for driving on the A303 nr Wiltshire, apparently 96mph in a Z is too fast. I thought I got it down lower than that but I guess I spotted him too late. I guess I should think myself lucky, if he had seen me 10 mins before it could be a ban on the way. Also this is the 1st fine in 10 years so not the worst. Anyone have any experience of what to expect, I have read a little and see that the cut off for a fixed penalty is 95 and saw some horror stories of people being fined in excess of £750 with costs for 96 in that county.

Thanks for the thoughts Andy, I personally changed the battery about a month ago so there is a brand new one on there so should not be that, I think this is more electrics related.

Hi guys I have had a 2003 Z since May of last year. Soon after buying the car I noticed that when cold you would get the occasional flicker of the rev counter needle, either up or down, it would not affect the cars performance or rev the engine, just localised to the needle. More recently the problem has increased and the needle does a little dance up and down. As well as this I get other small issues, the ABS and STALL lights have flickered, the full beam light has popped on and off briefly (only a couple of times) it is an Auto and the reverse caution sound has randomly started beeping and I am sure yesterday the horn sounded. These are all for a very short time, just flickers and only happens in the first few miles of driving before the car has warmed up. All of the above I can handle although annoying but twice now the car has displayed another fault which I can only describe as the clutch jumping out. The car has become stuck in first and the clutch does not engage when I brake to a halt (hence the car stalls). Turning off the engine and re-starting has imediately cured this fault on both occasions so again it leads me to believe its electrical related (probably ECU?) Firstly has anybody experienced similar and secondly can anybody recommend a good electrics workshop to take the car to? I am based in the West country (Yeovil) and have one nearby who are TVE (Chard) who are good but they are generic fault finders and really dont know anything about this car. I am happy to travel further afield if there is somebody more atuned to the Z electrics?

Can anybody please tell me if there are any instructions within this site for programming the key fob to the car please, and if so could you point me in the right direction Thanks Nick

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-FAIRLADY-Z ... 500wt_1182 Dont know how much these fetch but it wont be as much as £300

I can get Falken for £200 fitted, Kuomo for £210 or Avon for £240 I really dont drive the car too hard so am wondering if I really need the premiums and pay the extra or if any of these are suitable

Tyre Advice please I have a standard 2003 Z and have to get a pair of rear tyres for it. As you probably know they are 235/50 17 96Y I have Pirelli P6000 on there now and the fronts are still pretty good. I am being quoted between £350-400 which seems steep but maybe competitive for all I know. Firstly could you please advise if this is the best tyre for the car and let me know if you are aware of a competitive supplier.

Reset completed, no good though. Brake light gone out but all three others on still

Hi guys Can anybody please offer advice? Just driving my 2003 350z and the dash lit up. Initially the following lights all appeared. 'TCS off', 'ABS' and 'Slip' orange warning lights all illuminated simultaneously, then about 10 miles later the brake warning light (!) came on. I have checked the levels and everything seems fine and apart from above everything seemed normal. I drove it for some 12 miles with the above occurences and it drove normally. Any ideas what could be the problem? Thanks in advance and regards, Nick.