Marcus01

Just had my 370 wheels refurbed by Wheelworx in Colchester and I can only sing the praises of a very professional company.

Wheels have been coloured pearl white and the match is incredible, they happily masked the mating face of the wheels on request to eliminate any possible brake judder issues.

I booked the wheels in for a weds morning with the pick up to be Friday and they duly delivered.

On reassembly I was given the choice of valves and the area for adding balance weights.

Price was competitive.

Businesses who earn praise in my book don't come much better than this.

Nice one bud,

Just had a feeling it was to big an itch, look forward to the pictures.

Pearl white is worth a premium IMO.

You must be a more mild mannered person than myself as I would have thrown the sink at these people a long time ago.

Contact Nissan UK direct, ask to speak to the technical director and give it to him large.

The minimum your looking for is a massive goodwill gesture from the dealership and banging into the technical director should help this happen.

Don't make demands regarding what exactly you want let them make you an offer and then turn it down if you think its not appropriate for the distress you have suffered.

Torque to 120n/m.

Think you mean Apecs, UK made discs and pads. Reasonable pattern.

Lifespan will be shorter and performance a little bit down when driving fast road possible brake fade.

I would be interested in one of these kits.

F1 is always about the fastest cars not the best drivers.

Lotus with Kimi and Grosjean the halfwit featured at the front regularly last season, let's be clear Grosjean is not one of the best drivers but proves my point.

F1 was at its best when large pile ups on the first lap were regularly happening.

This meant watching the first lap and the last lap were watchable, now even the first lap is not worth watching. The endorsement points for this season mean anybody who attempts a pass but clips another car in the progress will end up with a race ban. Whoopie no risk overtaking only, that's going to make things even more dull

 

F1 isn't about the fastest cars as they are getting slower every year. They are going the wrong way by going "green". It's pathetic and not real racing any more

 

They have tried to close everyone up by changing the regs but have ended up spreading everyone out even more and potentially ruining the sport. Worst race I've ever seen so far

In F1 the fastest car within the set rules will be at the front.

Otherwise I totally agree with your post, F1 always was an awesome spectacle previously not anymore.

F1 is always about the fastest cars not the best drivers.

Lotus with Kimi and Grosjean the halfwit featured at the front regularly last season, let's be clear Grosjean is not one of the best drivers but proves my point.

F1 was at its best when large pile ups on the first lap were regularly happening.

This meant watching the first lap and the last lap were watchable, now even the first lap is not worth watching. The endorsement points for this season mean anybody who attempts a pass but clips another car in the progress will end up with a race ban. Whoopie no risk overtaking only, that's going to make things even more dull

RB ran Vettel legal in the hope they may grab an odd point if lots of cars packed up. Unfortunately that didn't go well.

Can't believe RB didn't pull rank over other Renault engine teams to get a so called consistent working part.

I will believe its a faulty part when the manufacturer is sued by RB for the loss of points and the finance associated.

But of course this won't happen will it.

As far as RB are concerned rules are only there to be got around.

They are playing poker with the FIA in the hope of getting there car competitive for 2014.

Let's hope the appeal is thrown out and they are warned about there future conduct with suspended 3 race ban if they ignore FIA advice again.

After this weekends opening event where most viewers were a tad disappointed with the race the best thing that can happen in F1 is RB are running midfield and Vettel is getting the bums rush from the young guns.

Even if the part is wrong and faulty?

 

Just to play DA, if they abide by the rules then why get penalised for the FIA failure to buy decent bits?

Are we assuming FIA didn't have any spares at all for this part or were all the spares faulty according to Red Bull.

No.2 driver not expected to be going for the championship so RB run an illegal set up to prove there car can be competitive by not running to the rules, they then argue their case in the kangaroo court that F1 has and bingo if they win the case, they are now competitive and all the other teams are trying to play catch up on RB mathematical fiddle.

As previous post, funny how the genius German didn't have the so called dodgy part fitted so he can run fast get a podium. That would mean the crowd hate him more than ever because he cheats as well as ignoring team orders. Oh and the TV pundits are always going to be reminding everyone how many points Vettel would have had if he hadnt cheated.

As the saying goes "if it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck you can be fairly sure it is a duck"

Here is the full explination as to why Red Bull were disqualified from 2nd place in Australia.

 

Red Bull Racing has been disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix after it was found in post race inspection that the RB10 driven to second place by Daniel Ricciardo broke the new fuel flow rate rule. In 2014 Formula 1 cars are limited to 100kg of fuel in the race and it cannot flow to the engine at a rate of more than 100kg per hour. It is this second part the, flow rate which Red Bull exceeded. The teams second car retired early with engine trouble.

The problem which lead to the disqualification stemmed from Red Bull lacking faith in the reliability of the FIA fuel flow meter and deciding to not use it in the race and relying on a backup mathematical solution instead.

The following is an edited version of what happened according to the stewards:

In free practice 1 the team noticed a difference in the flow reading between the first three runs and the fourth. Then that difference carried on throughout Free Practice 2. As a result the team used a different sensor on Saturday but did not get readings that were satisfactory to them or the FIA, so they were instructed to change the sensor within Parc Ferme on Saturday night.

They reverted back to the original sensor which had given the different readings in Free Practice 1. After qualifying the FIA’s technical representative in charge of the flow meters instructed Red Bull to apply an offset to their fuel flow such that the fuel flow would have been legal.

The FIA technical representative went on to state to the Stewards that there is variation in the sensors. However, the sensors fall within a known range, and are individually calibrated (by Calibra Technologies). They then become the standard which the teams must use for their fuel flow.

Red Bull then told the stewards that based on the difference observed between the two readings in FP1, they considered the fuel flow sensor to be unreliable. Therefore, for the start of the race they chose to use their internal fuel flow model, rather than the values provided by the sensor, with the required offset.

A technical directive issued by the FIA at the start of march does set out the methodology by which the sensor will be used, and, should the sensor fail, the method by which the alternate model could be used (which is apparently what Red Bull did).

a. The Technical Directive starts by stating: “The homologated fuel flow sensor will be the primary measurement of the fuel flow and will be used to check compliance with Articles 5.1.4 and 5.1.5 of the F1 Technical Regulations…†This is in conformity with Articles 5.10.3 and 5.10.4 of the Technical Regulations.

b. The Technical Directive goes on to state: “If at any time WE consider that the sensor has an issue which has not been detected by the system WE will communicate this to the team concerned and switch to a backup system†(emphasis added by the FIA.)

c. The backup system is the calculated fuel flow model with a correction factor decided by the FIA.

The FIA’s technical representative observed through the telemetry during the race that the fuel flow was too high and contacted the team, giving them the opportunity to follow his previous instruction, and reduce the fuel flow such that it was within the limit, as measured by the homologated sensor – and thus gave the team the opportunity to be within compliance. The team chose not to make this correction.

The stewards decided to disqualify the Red Bull as the team chose to run the car using their fuel flow model, without direction from the FIA. This is a violation of the procedure set out in the technical directive. Although the sensor showed a difference in readings between runs in P1, it remained the homologated and required sensor against which the team is obliged to measure their fuel flow, unless given permission by the FIA to do otherwise (which the FIA did not do).

The Stewards were satisfied that by making an adjustment as instructed, the team could have run within the allowable fuel flow and regardless of the team’s assertion that the sensor was fault, it is not within their discretion to run a different fuel flow measurement method without the permission of the FIA.

Red Bull however denies any wrong doing and has said that it intends to appeal “following the decision of the FIA that Infiniti Red Bull Racing is in breach of Article 3.2 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations and Article 5.1.4 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations with car three, the team has notified the FIA of its intention to appeal with immediate effect. Inconsistencies with the FIA fuel flow meter have been prevalent all weekend up and down the pit lane. The team and Renault are confident the fuel supplied to the engine is in full compliance with the regulations.â€

If the flow meters (above) are unreliable then it is likely more teams will have issues through the season, not just in Formula 1 but also in the World Endurance Championship which uses identical units in the LMP1 category. The flow meter is supplied by UK company Gill Sensors. Its method of operation and details of how the FIA and ACO are using can be found in the 2014 Race Car Engineering.

In short they cheated and were caught, end of.

I'm not qualified to comment on the M3 as I've not driven one but if having a car that has good performance AND turns heads (In a good way) is a factor in your decision making, the 370 is a good choice.

 

I'm surprised just how much the zed does turn heads. Drove past around 20,000 Nottingham Forest fans at the weekend and they weren't half having a good look - so much so that I got a little paranoid and thought there was something wrong with the car. There wasn't - it just looks awesome.

Only had my 370 a month but it definately gets more noticed than my Nismo kitted 350 got.

If I park it in public areas people will definitely stop look and even walk all the way round it to be nosey.

Connect premium sat nav should be on all GT cars from 2010 as standard and reversing sensors 2011 onwards.

The GT Edition cars do have suspension differences and slightly different cabin trim. These cars were May 2011 onwards and are hard to find.

I visited the Peterborough showroom when looking at 350's, can only describe the experience extremely disappointing, nice showroom but a @*!# attitude. I wouldn't believe a word they said regarding condition etc, they describe there vehicles as mint and when you view there's damage etc and there reply is its all repairable to mint condition. I tried to book a test drive in one of there cars and was told I would only get a test drive when a deal was agreed and deposit taken. Unless you live 5 minutes away I wouldn't bother it will probably be a complete waste of your time.

I recently searched and found a 370 and even though they had a couple for sale I never bothered to travel the 25 miles to be talked to like I was a complete Muppet. During my search's for the 350 and the 370 I regularly travelled 2 to 3 hours to view cars but never found a showroom who could match there @*!# sales experience. Good luck with your search.

Your only considered to be cheating in Motorsport if your caught and in this case they were caught.

So as far as I am concerned Red Bull were cheating, obviously Horner didn't have a big enough backhander to sway the for the steward.

Funny how the FIA's equipment was fine for the other cars. Red Bull must just be unlucky.

Still negotiating the size of the backhander.

Money talks in Motorsport.

This is one part of the sport i really dont get, what is the point of such strict parameters, you could even semi agree with giving them the max fuel capacity and say go get on with it, but strict limits on the flow?

 

I wonder if Vettels car was the same, being that we have been told the cars are identical, you would have to guess so and it also begs the question, i cant see anyone getting it wrong, so are Redbull deliberately cheating?

Red Bull don't cheat it will be put to the stewards that the rules are not written correctly and therefor there is doubt, a backhander will be passed to the head of the stewards and FIA will back Red Bull and low and behold we will all have a talking point after what looks to me as though F1 has shot itself in the foot with the new rules. The race didn't look any different to any other single seater race series, I have always looked at F1 as superior cars/package but not anymore.

Sounds like you had a pretty tough search for your car!

 

What's the deal with the steering lock recall? Is it mandatory for all 370's? Would you have to pay if it was out of warranty?

I always enjoy looking for a new car. I admit I am very particular customer, just can't believe you managed to pick out probably the 2 most disappointing buying experiences I have ever had.

I now have 2010 370 and I am well pleased with it.

Previous post was referring to the white car at go cars.

Just looked at the second car you referred to and guess what, checked out this company when looking for a 350. I would not deal with these jokers ever, complete waste of time traveling to see the 3 350's that were "mint" only to find complete rubbish and the salesman was a complete dick. Wasn't allowed to test drive any car until deposit was paid. Maybe if I was a young scally I could understand there stance but I was 52 for gods sake.

Anyone got anything to say about this 370? http://www.pistonhea...experiment=true

 

Or this one: http://www.pistonhea...experiment=true

I have looked at this car and walked away, has had front bumper area repair. Bonnet wouldn't lift, 2 shot tyres on the rear which go cars kindly offered to replace with budget tyres. The centre console is heavily ring scratched where the previous lady owner marked it with a ring every time she put the seatbelt on.

Car hasn't had the steering lock recall

I looked at 5 cars before buying and this was the easiest one to walk away from.

He is in Rochester, Kent.

Bit of a drive from you.

P3 service is due, check the service book and it will list all that needs changing for this service.

Sly at Kaisermotor trader on here does the P3 for around £220 I believe.

Highly recommended.

Wow lost £20k in a year.

At £26k I can see why its under serious consideration, that's only about £2K above a 13 plate 370.

I am not going to help you but

BUY IT, BUY IT, BUY IT.

Really nice car the g37 and pearl white is awesome colour but 46k ouch!!!

Feel your dilemma wanting 4 seats and the love of the Nissan v6.

Not a pretend 370 but a luxury big sister from the family.

Will be even rarer on the road than a 370 so will definitely get the looks.

Any pictures from today.

Had a trip in Sipar69's car today. The white Nismo is so much better looking than the black IMO.