sasha@lazytrips

Which colour did you go for? I often wish I got a GT4 back in the day

iirc that's how they all look.

I noticed the exact same thing with 260 zeds. There were a good number on the market on all the standard sites a year ago and there are literally none left now.

I'm still envious as I missed out by half an hour.

Same as people above. Mine is on 99k of which I did over 50k. Never had a single issue which wasn't a standard wear and tear (e.g. bushes) and never had anything that could be classed as a "major" issue. Without exaggerating, the car runs better now than when I bought it - these engines are built to last.

The really amazing thing is that these people still manage to sell cars and make a living.

I think Alex just scored the winner there... (as always)

Enjoy the car! 3 large for insurance however...

Like these http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=58728 Really not my cup of tea at all, but certainly different.

what do these look like?

What would be utterly epic is if cameras on the front of the car recognised the road from surroundings and literally coloured in the correct road/lane/whatever by overlaying a colour filter on the windscreen to make the correct lanes a colour of your choice.

I was sitting on the fence between the two, but the '8' cores swung it for me in terms of certain graphics & video benefits + the overclocking potential.

I've got the i7 2600k running on a very cool 4k Ghz, almost identical mobo + GTX 570 waiting for a sibling to drop in price before doubling up on them Unless things change dramatically, I can't see myself ever buying a ready-made computer again.

I assume you mean Porsche by that, won't parts be expensive? Depends on where you source them. This was a reasonably popular car and while there are still a few thousand of them knocking about in the UK, a lot have been scrapped in recent years, so getting stuff from breakers should be pretty easy + a lot of owners clubs in the UK & Europe - I know it's not an obvious choice like a Defender, but if it were my choice, I'd pick heart over head

Porker 944 on classic car insurance = winner? Certainly has a lot more presence about it than the list above

As said above all depends on how much performance you want. Over the last year, the undeniable winner in performance/cost ratio terms is the i5 2500k. Also with the recent announcements regarding Ivy Bridge, Sandy Bridge boards and processors are likely to drop in price sharply, so if I were you I'd get myself a decent Asus board, stick the 2500k onto it, buy a few RAM sticks which don't cost anything these days and Bob's your uncle (all of the above are around £350 for extremely good performance + reliability)

MPG seems to be much more heavily influenced by the amount of stop/starting, sitting in traffic jams and acceleration than speed. I drove just over 500 miles from one corner of Germany (in from Austria) through to the other (and into Belgium) on a single tank with fuel to spare. Average speed throughout was around 120mph.

I was just about to ask about the 300zx. What are they like for getting parts? No idea, but if I were in your shoes, I'd get the jag

Sounds like a very cool idea for a hobby. If it was down to me, I would pick one of the three below: £500: Porsche 944 - saw a very nice example as I drove from Germany into Belgium recently and these really do look awesome on the road. £1-2k: Unloved Datsun 260z or a 300zx- need I say more? £2k: Jag XJS - epic car and with some good TLC, a proper full refurb and work, they can look, go and feel fantastic

In normal English it's a drawing rather than a photo.

don't know about age, but most people get my sex wrong for starters (doesn't help that my name has different gender connotations in different countries)

Congratulations!

Both tunnels that go up to Switzerland from Como are very easy and take hardly any time at all with only some minor serpantine going up towards them. Alternatively, if you choose to go over the top, the Oberalp Pass will be right on your way or if you fancy a bit more entertainment and some great tunnels en-route, head for Bormio and go over the Stelvio Pass. Oberalp can add up to two-three hours depending on traffic & conditions to your journey north. The Stelvio Pass will take substantially longer as getting to and from takes a while. Coming from the North offers some better views, but you can always stop at the top to take in the sights. As I said before you will absolutely love San Remo - that Italian coastline right from the French border is one of the my favourite parts of Europe. If you're coming from France, the climb up and down the Col de Turini will take you around 2 hours once you get off the main road - well worth it if you are a fan of cool mountain roads + you get some great sights of Monaco below you if you take an unconventional way up the mountain along one of the smaller routes. Oh and here's some more info: LazyTrips: Top 5 ways to cross the Alps

Nope, but the one I owned before fitted perfectly (although I had non-standard nuts before too)

Terminator 6 soon coming to a screen near you.