adam1942

Hi fella - I own a Clio 197 and have moved to a 350z driven it a few times (cant drive fully yet.. another story). The 350z sounds a lot better and feels a lot better. The Clio 197 is fantastic around the corners as is the 350z but they are two completely different cars take a few for a test drive and make your mind up! (p.s MPG on the 350z is 22/24MPG Clio 197 is 24-25 and I know the 182 does close to 30 so you may be in for a shock....)

Currently I own both the 350Z GT and a Clio 197 R27 F1 edition (comes with Recaros and cup suspension/chassis) There is a lot more torque in the 350Z which makes it 'easier' to drive under normal conditions that's not to say in the Clio when you rev to 8,000 rpm in every gear its not addictive or fun.. I've driven the Z twice so I'm not going to compare how the handling is but what I will say is when I first stepped in to the Clio it was clear to see that you can go stupidly fast round corners.. The Z felt loose and completely different but then again it will do its a RWD car and my first RWD car at that.. My point being that performance hot hatch FWD cars are completely different from performance RWD cars I don't see the point in comparing as they are completely different, albeit both very enjoyable to drive.

Thanks Chris just emailed wheels@rarerims.co.uk and some fella called Ben Jordan emailed back almost immediately!! Great service he was able to tell me what colour/model the rims where although as I'm in Northern Ireland I cant really get over to Rarerims to get them refurbished! I'll bring them to a local highly rated refurb crowd!

Thanks Chris I emailed Rota but noticed that Rare rims if somehow affiliated with them! I'll drop them an email too!

Welcome put some pictures up

thanks Lexx will do

Hi guys on my last car (Clio 197) no one could match the colour for the wheels(even with the colour code from Renault) so I thought it best to ask.. My dads just informed me he's curbed one of the GTR Rota's on the Z.. Can these wheels be easily colour matched or will I need the full set done? I want them to be the original colour as they look great.. well did Thanks guys..

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Sorry guys I was on my phone and couldn't get the search function to work (was sitting at the petrol station with my dad) we just filled it anyways!

Guys will the 350z run OK on 97 ron fuel? Its very hard to get 98 ron here or anywhere near by and to get 97 I've still to drive 5-7 miles or so! cheers

Cheers Seamy good to see you still floating around

Thanks Mike!

Hi folks are there any little gauges you can get for the Z that plug in to the OBD port like the LiquidTT for the Audi tt? (http://racediagnostics.com/cms/index.php?page=products) or Vag com? I've looked at ScanGaugeII but I don't know how compatible it actually is! Also the list of toys it comes with isn't as extensive as the likes of the LiquidTT Cheers!

so my tyres are 255/35/ZR19 on the front and 275/35/ZR19 on the rear so it should be fine Thanks guys! Out of interest is there a formula to work out what the rolling radius is? Also if known what is the allowed difference on the Z before TCS freaks out?

thanks guys I'm happy with that. I thought the rolling radius increased with the width of the tyre also hence being concerned? I'm really strugging to understand this lol

Folks I've been reading that the recommended tyre size for 19x10 wheels(front and back) is 245 front and 275 rear however on my car I've got 255 front and 275 rear.. is this to much of a difference for the TCS or will it still be happy with that?

Guys Ive 255/35/ZR19 on the front and 275/35/R19 on the back will this make any difference or cause any problems?

Lovely car dude.. got a sweet spot for black cars.. my first 3 cars where black!

Thanks buddy flash if you see me around (although wont be driving it until May my old man will!)

Rabbit I don't think it will be a failure as mine was done in December 2011 by the previous owner and it passed. Don't know what causes it but its a crap handbrake! lol

Cheers folks will get it in to a garage asap.. I leave it in gear but when I noticed it I was on a hill in traffic.. not pleasant!

I know this is a common fault (noted here viewtopic.php?f=10&t=86&start=15) but my Z is a Dec 2006.. Will the dealer still fix this or should it have been fixed if the pads where replaced? I noticed there's a guide is it safe enough to do myself?

All I can see is Brokeback mountain - Should I translate it?

Haha you guys crack me up - Zugara my mistake you all knew what I meant though :-p

Cheers folks! I was gutted when I realised - the phone works if I answer it I just cant use voice controls.. It was quite funny though just kinda sat there going.. what just happened ?! heh! R35Lee - I just found an old forum post from 2009 in which a user had this same issue and noticed you had posted! (I wonder if this is the unit the other user had?!) anyway I've pmed you for a price etc! Thanks again folks!