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Okay i'm being a bit thick here but the year of manufacture is 2005 obviously for the GT4 and the azure is definately 2006, it's listed by a nissan dealer as a 2006. what is the actual engine difference between the two and would it be noticeable at all?

Thanks for your views chaps... What is MY06 and MY03? I could probably get some pics, which bit of the car should i be looking at?

I've been deliberating on this for a few months now.. I have been offered an ultra yellow GT4 and I thought that was the car for me, as everyone here knows, it's a fairly exclusive colour and has all the extras etc and is cheaper tax etc. Then I went and test drove a blue one. Big mistake. The test drive was pretty thrilling, I currently own a V6 twin turbo 300zx which is not a slow car as we know, but the 350 put a smile on my face, just a lovely driving experience. I had dismissed the Azure blue, but when you see it in the flesh it really does look lovely. So now I'm infatuated with getting a Zed in that colour. Well to be honest I can't decide which I like better between the yellow and the blue. I haven't seen the yellow in the flesh yet though. I've noticed a lot of the blue's for some reason don't seem to have the GT pack so it's been harder to find a good one. However, I now have the chance of a blue 2006 GT pack as well as the yellow GT4 2005. 2006 model will cost me more money on tax i know that but what will a 2006 car offer me over the 2005 GT4? The engine specs are a bit different but are they noticeably different to the driver? I expect your 2006 GT pack has everything that your GT4 has? They are both immaculate cars on similar miles approx 22,000, how on earth do i make a decision? I keep telling myself I should go for the more exclusive ultra yellow colour because I know i'm unlikely to see one on the road, whereas azure blue is not as rare. That's the only sense I can make of it. I should never have gone for that test drive...!

i don't really understand the thinking behind removing the badge... why just take off the 350z badge? why not take off the nissan badge then? or why not take them both off lol? don't see the point of just removing 350z - who buys a 350z and doesn't want anyone to know it's a 350z!

guys, what would you think if you went to look at a 2005 zed with FSH, excellent paint & alloys, genuine reason for sale etc, people seem very genuine etc but one thing sticks out...the 350z badge is missing from the boot the car apparently has never been in an accident or had a repair (although i haven't HPI'd it yet) the owner (a lady) does not know why that badge is misssing but she is the second owner so it's likely they bought it that way. to my mind, that car has either had the boot lid replaced due to a smash or re-painted at some point and the badge not put back. They don't fall off do they and it's a UK car etc so what other reason is there for that badge to be missing? It's stock by the way, no body or mechanical mods

am in similar position as you, looking to buy a zed but have options on S2000 and a monaro in fact. all slightl different yet similar in that they are desirable cars for similar budgets. S2000 i can get a better deal on because the zeds are fetching better money, but, i feel the zed is a more 'masculine' car, at least in the looks department. I also feel that with the zed you get more for your money. These are my impressions having done as much research as possible...without actually having bought any of these cars just yet.

Nice photos Dave but you have yours nicely tucked away in a garage so no problems with wind blowing off the cover etc, i would have to keep mine outside. I would have loved to have kept it looking in the same condition as yours but i fear outside i have no chance. will have to do what the guys have suggested and just keep it polished and waxed probably every week i think

i'm intending to do a lot of waxing what is the paintshield product then?

How exactly does this work? I'm really surprised that people are not taking the tape decks out...or is it impossible because it's built in to the centre console etc? Also surprised about the number of complaints regarding the CD player, are people not replacing these for something better?

Yeah, I'm having second thoughts about it. Basically the car will be used regularly but not everyday, so i was hoping i could keep it relatively clean by covering it after i've used it, just so the shitty weather doesn't make it dirty while it's parked. But the reality i suppose is that you can't really cover it up directly after using it on the road so it's not really any good for regular use i don't think. Thanks everyonr for the advice

as a potential buyer, i would also like to ask do all 350z models have the tape player in the centre console? i'm looking at a 2005 GT4 and was surprised to see the tape player! i know its a small detail and all, but it struck me as slightly odd that a five year old car still comes with this, is it not a slightly out dated feature? do you guys take them out or not bother? it seems a tad naff...

does this mean that you can only cover the car after it has ben cleaned and waxed? what happens if the car is driven and returns wet or damp and the cover goes back on... will that affect the paintwork?

really wanted one just to protect against the rain or else it means constantly washing the car, especially in the winter weather

Hello all Hopefully i will soon be the proud new owner of a yellow GT4 However, i don't have any garage facilities in which to keep the car, so I'm thinking ahead and would like to ask if anyone can recommend a good place to buy a car cover, hopefully tailored to fit the car. Lots of places sell these covers but lots of em are shite too...anyone bought one that does the trick?

Very good points, you've helped me make my mind up not to let the service history affect my purchase - i will still go for a car with full service history but won't stress about it being Nissan.

so non nissan history shouldn't be a major problem? i guess it doesn't concern you that having a non nissan service history on your car will make it a less attractive proposition to sell on etc? that would be my main concern, just for selling on really

may have found a GT4 to buy but one thing is bothering me slightly.. It has a full service history but not dealer service history. Nissan did he first service only, ford did a couple and i think the chap himself did the most recent one. I feel more comfortable buying a car with full nissan history for obvious reasons, but can anyone tell me the full service list it should have had? 2005 car i suppose would have one full service and one interim service per year so i'm guessing it should have a total of ten services, five of each type stamped in the service book?

trouble is, i really want a yellow GT4 and the only ones up for sale right now seem to have them fitted, so it looks like i might have to compromise on this. which is probably ridiculous really because if it saves me from reversing in to something i'll probably be grateful of it. just not over keen on the little round circles you can see on the bumper

its just the visual side of it for me, if the sensors are hidden then great, if they are visible it puts me off slightly - i know i'm being picky but hey.. on the yellow zeds they are quite visible but the black zeds they are less obvious decisions decisions...i've wanted a 350 for ages so i want to make sure i'm totally happy with the car i end up with

thats what i was thinking...to crack the back bumper doesn't look like a cheap repair, and these bumpers thesedays are not really bumpers like they used to be years ago, they are more like a stylised part of the car.

Any opinions on reverse parking sensors? A couple of Zeds I'm looking at have them fitted - presumably factory fitted, or are they after market jobs? Initially I thought they ruined the clean look of the back of the car but it's looking like I might have no choice with the cars I'm looking at, thay all seem to have them.. Is it a bad thing or is the practical side of it a godsend? Personally I've never reversed a car into an obstacle that has caused damage to the car - but i have ffom the front lol!

Garry, the guy who bought your car beat me to it by 24hrs!! I was supposed to view it 1pm on the saturday but couldn't make it due to the bad weather we had. Funnily enough i didn't have my heart set on a GT4 until I saw this one advertised, now I think I'll have to have one as opposed to the regular model

well not quite Hartlepool...Isle of Wight in fact lol...

We do?

i've more or less settled for an 05 yellow GT4, been looking into the dealer servicing costs which are surprisingly reasonable! I was told there will be no need for a cambelt change at any time due to the 350z having a chain rather than a replaceable cambelt. To me, that sounds like a better arrangement than having to worry about the cambelt at some point, although the chap said that the new skyline's have gone back to cambelts. Are there any issues with these chain belts?