M5Sime

Thanks all! I know the GTs will be favoured by most, but I really want to try and get into a 313 BHP model and the cool bonnet hump... Cheers Sime

Sorry Stan.... I was rushing.. Thank you for all your comments. very much appreciated! Cheers Sime

It is nice.. but rather expensive......

Thanks Dan I assume it must be OK, but as you say (and I have just started a new thread on the whole GT/non GT aspect), everyone goes GT for the resale and the fact the parts are worth having (Leather, elec seat and BOSE.. Cruise is not worth the button in the UK) Br Simon

Forgive the density but what is iirc?? Education on a Friday evening :-)

Hi GT cars with Rays seem to be the defacto standard in the market and a few non GTs skulk in the dealers with lower prices.. The features of GT are slightly questionable.. I have found a good price final MY 313 BHP 57 plate Zed for better money as a non GT... I would like the top engine and love the fat bonnet.... Will I have less chance of selling it in the future than Gordon Brown winning the General Election??? Cheers Sime

Hi, I know most of you reading the ICE mods page will have decided this is the case. The description of it in a review sounds pretty nifty.. I have found a last model year 313 bhp Zed, but non GT... As most would not touch this second hand because all people seem to want full GT spec and Rays then I am wondering just how 'good' or bad is the Bose that comes as part of the GT pack..... I had BOSE in my Audi A3 once and it was pretty good (ie better than standard stereo's, and good enough for the odd CD, a decent track on Radio1 and the odd Radio 4 session).. See description below from a review of the 350z: 240-watt premium Bose six-CD audio system — tailored specifically for the 350Z — with a 10-inch woofer mounted right behind the driver. The ultra-slim woofer is just one of seven speakers to be found in the 350Z's cabin. There are 1.5-inch tweeters in each A-pillar; 6.5-inch speakers in each door; and two 6.5-inch speakers mounted in the rear for extra depth. A six-channel digital amplifier is also mounted in the rear, providing customised equalisation and signal processing to each individual speaker for clear, more natural sounding music. Cheers Sime

Hi! I am really into the styling of the new bonnet on the last of the 350z model line (57 plate onwards).. The bulge to cover the new engine and intakes. See below: Anyone know if this bonnet would be a direct fit on the 2006 facelift?? Br Sime

Is your car unmodified? If so, mileage and age accounting, it seems you have the full beans with a standard engine and the older models have lost some horses along the way... Impressive if so.. (from a person with no experience of performance drop-off with age) Cheers Sime

So it seems that most have not been able to make the stealth install deliver that well? Even the US guys?? I can see that a larger enclosure under the strut brace is going to be better, but space is space ! I am sure a cheeky 8 or poss 10 with some quality amplification is going to work 1 ft away from you..? Cheers Sime

If going for a sealed design as the most typical, then given the tight space, does this need to be a very special glass fibre creation or can it be made from mdf etc?? I saw some comments on getting the face angle of the sub right etc. Also comments that someone makes a glassfibre enclosure? I would have thought this would be the best compromise, rather than the infinite baffle design Cheers Simon

Does not sound like very many... What is the difference with the dealers then?? Surely they could shift 10% of the cayman sales in the UK.... hmm

Well I was wondering if a few would be trading their 350s for 370s and hence there would be some to look at... Not neccesarily cheaper, just more Thanks for all your comments Br Sime

Thanks! I was thinking more along the lines of UK cars arriving and some 350z being free'd-up etc, but I assume imports would also have the same effect... Cheers PS - Your 3 days to more power does not seem to have come for the last month or so :-)) Sime

Hi The main thrust was where is the second hand sweetspot in terms of best model and price.. Is the 06 MY that much better (considering the extensive mods) Is the 07 MY worth the hit likely in depreciation (latest engine and revised intake) Etc Thanks for comments on Warranty... Does not sound that bullet proof then... Beemer and M5 one was pretty silver plated.. Had new ECU, Dash pod etc etc all FOC.. Cheers Sime