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I guess it depends what you want to get out of it. If you enjoy messing around with cars and fancy doing a few up and seeing if you make some money I'd say go for it. If you break even and enjoy what you do, treat it as a hobby. If you makes money, have fun and enjoy it. I messed around with it when I was younger, worst case if you get a lemon, look at selling off some of the parts - it's amazing what you'll get for parts on ebay. That's possibly another avenue, mini-breaker! Get yourself an Alsatian, a crowbar and grow a huge beard. Whatever you do good luck...

I've got to admit I like it stock - the black and red's nice, but stick to original.. looks fantastic. I'd spend the money on getting the calipers painted red (in fact saw these for sale on here a while ago http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w204 ... 0_6744.jpg ).

I do all my driving around town, usually very short 2 mile journeys. I was averaging around 17/18mpg, I'm now getting around 14.5mpg. I really hope it's just the cold weather. I just put £70 in and I'm showing 200 miles in the tank... Definitely fuel price isn't helping, but lower avg mpg is hopefully just down to the cold weather. Also being very light on the pedal considering the weather, so the cars never really warming up.

The one I looked at in Evans was exactly the same - sold as immaculate, but blatantly abused (and probably clocked). Run away! No good 350Z, only 3-4 years old should be going through an auction and need that amount of work. If it were a genuine car they'd have it polished up and out on their Nissan forecourt. There are loads of fantastic examples out there.

Good advice - I walked away from loads until I found the right one. Keep looking!

I wouldn't touch it with a barge poll!!!! Sorry, this is only my opinion on Evan Halshaw. I traveled a 600 mile round trip to look at a VERY similar 350z, which was described as immaculate, low millage and one owner. I was told it had been traded in against a new 370. When I got there it was a dog! The front looked like it had been driven for 300K miles on gravel tracks. I found a letter from the 1st owner complaining about some missed services (that now seem to appear in the log). I also found the phone number of THE SECOND owner, so gave him a call. He'd bought it from a trader and then sold it on to another trader. Therefore Evans had bought it trade and lied about its origin. Also, watch the warranty - the small print states max reimbursement of £250.. not worth the paper its written on. It's not just me, I have had friends tell me about similar experiences... This is only my opinion, but there are loads of other places I'd look first... Good luck, it's well worth finding a good one... awesome cars!

Where are the reconditioned macbooks mate and I will look into it? My brother has the exact laptop I am looking at it and even though its the best part of two grand he says its worth every penny. There is such divided opinion. check out: http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/s ... _Refurb-UK

Easy choice in my books, go for the Mac Book Pro. I've been using windows based PCs for years, work in software development and still have a number of Windows machines around. However, once you switch to Apple you'll not regret it. The battery life is awesome, I easily get 5-7 hours out of my Mac Book Pro, so don't usually take out the adapter. The metal unibody disperses heat, so doesn't drain the battery through moving parts or make any noise. The multi point touch pad is awesome and once you get used to it you'll wonder why others don't have it. If you want to save quite a bit of money, check out the reconditioned Mac Books, you'll still get a warranty and they're usually pretty mint. Well worth a look!

I've been after on of these for a while now. Although when I contacted Nissan they quoted closer to £100 (although completely out of stock). If you find a source could you let me know? Cheers

I'm thinking one of these http://boofsquire.com/

Nice - although not sure I could handle taking my bike completely to bits! Must be another option

Sporting 350z-uk stickers on side quarter windows.. Super clean car, lovely example!

Spotted a stunning Red 08 sitting in the Buzzards Nest car park at Glentress. I take it you're bike got there by other means?

It's literally only happened once or twice and around the 3.5k mark, so thought it was a moving limiter.

I should have probably said, it limits to around 3.5k, so not hammering it and only for a few minutes...

Does the 350 alter the rev limiter when cold? I don't usually hammer it straight after startup, but on the odd occasion I have it seems to hit a low rev limiter for the first few minutes. Any thoughts? Cheers!

There are some funky issues with Android and how it handles idle applications and cleaning up unused memory. It never seems to shut closed applications down, but leaves them running in the background (presumably so they start faster). There's a good chance they're constantly downloading data as they're running in the background. They recently ran some tests and most Android apps are continually sending your location/usage data back to the app owner / advertisers. Although Apple are accused of being over zealous with their App Store checks, it stops most of this.

I know loads of guys in France/Switzerland who swear by their winter tyres. They drive Zeds, Boxters etc and take them up into the mountains in deep snow without any problems (I guess they should also have chains). I'm definitely considering a set considering weighing the price up against even minor body work. A set of winter tyres might set you back £600, but will last for years (average 3-4 months a year say) and give you loads of piece of mind. I've been in a Boxter in the Alps using winter tyres and it was like driving in the dry. I'd be interested to know who here's tried them on a Zed and any recommendations on make. I dropped into the usual suspects around town and none of them had a clue.

Yup, there's an Alfa 8C in Edinburgh. It's cream coloured and possibly the only car that can pull it off... lovely! Loving those wheels too!

I'll admit, I wont be selling the car over it - just seems like a bit of stupid thing of Nissan to make you do that every time you start the engine.

hmmm hoped there was a combo of buttons or something that would unlock the need to keep agreeing. It doesn't hugely bother me, but more worried constant pressing of the little joystick enter button could wear it out. I remember the old Sony Ericsson mobiles, the joystick enter buttons broke all the time (might just be my fat thumbs)

Guys - does anyone know if there's a way to override the need to agree to the Sat Nav terms every time I start the car? It's a 2006 Sat Nav with 08 DVD. Every time I start the car I need to press enter to agree to the terms and conditions of using the Sat Nav. Is this a fault, or a feature? Cheers for any help!

When I checked on http://www.liquidleather.com/ I could only see 350z 2003 Black, is this the same as 2006 or was there a colour difference? Any help would be appreciated .. thanks!

I just bought my Z and couldn't bare to sell the MX5 - so I now have both. They're totally different cars, both with different good/bad points. I can see why someone would have a hard job choosing between them. However, not set foot in the MX5 since buying the 350!

Sorry if I sound like a total moron, but only had the 350 a week so this may already have been answered. Is there a difference in the 05/06 Bose head unit relating to fitting an iPod/iPhone? I've read about using a plug that piggy-backs the original wiring loom to the back of the unit. You take out the current plug, insert the new one, then insert the old plug in the back of the new plug. I think it mimics a boot multi changer, which means you don’t need to either hardwire or trick the tape deck. Anyone tried this?