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Massively disappointing that my first thread on here is that my engine has developed two faults, firstly something hydraulic which would be fixable, but secondly it seems like the crank is also gone however my mechanic cannot confirm that unless he takes the engine apart which would be massively time consuming and therefore costly. The mechanic suggested i have two options, complete new engine refit or write the z off. (It's old only worth probably £3k, done 108k miles, 53 GT) Does anyone know of a breakyard that has an engine going?, and realistically does it make any sense to go though all the effort to fit a new engine, or just bite the bullet and scrap my beloved z and go out and buy another one (Im based in south london)

Just to re - open this thread having recently brought my Z from s2004u, it was defintely a mixed experience. After a couple of days of driving around the car kept stalling at junctions even with the clutch down. So i raised the issue with them and 3 different garages later and 4 weeks down the line the car was fixed at my local nissan garage in High Wycombe (they were very good!). It just required the throttle body to be cleaned as it had become carbonised. They paid for the fix and the diagnostic, however the car was also registered as disabled for tax purposes which they didnt inform me of, and the car badly needed a full service, which was annoying as they told me it had been serviced and MOTed at the same time just a couple of weeks before i brought it so that was a blatent lie!, rant over be very careful with s2004u! and take it on as proper test drive, ie not just the 10 mins i spent in it. Also avoid steve the salesman, sean who seems to be in charge is very good and did help to sort out the issues I had.

Micras and 206s +1, I live about 30 miles west of London and its definitely the same here. Always concerned when I come up behind a micra, would like to add Toyota Yaris drivers, slowest drivers in the world. Dakes