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Adrian@TORQEN

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  1. I quite like this, anyone else has it here? Any of the traders in here sell it? Alternatives? http://nissan-370z.s...ge Net/id=11025
  2. ... yeah, but he needs tuning afterwards, specially with the new 3.12 pulley!
  3. Getting the same wheels, should be here within two weeks. Everything else in the Nismo pack I don't like
  4. Motorists are being warned about a new insurance scam where criminals flash their lights to let other drivers out of a junction, then crash into them on purpose. Anti-fraud experts are calling it "flash-for-cash". The gangs tend to target new, smarter vehicles or vulnerable road users, including older people and women with children in the car. The scam is costing insurers hundreds of millions of pounds every year. It is a new tactic for an already well established crime, called "crash for cash", where criminals slam on the brakes for no reason so that the victim drives into the back of their car. Police investigators said the criminals will often remove the bulbs in their brake lights so other road users don't know they're stopping. However, "flash-for-cash" is more crafty, because it is harder to prove in court, often coming down to the innocent driver's word against the criminal's that they flashed their lights to let them out. Fake claims Each "accident" can net the gangs tens of thousands of pounds in a variety of ways. Firstly, they put in false personal injury claims for whiplash, sometimes including claims for people who were not even in the car. Added to that, they might charge the insurance company for loss of earnings, then they put in fake bills for vehicle storage, recovery, repairs, and replacement car hire. Detective Inspector Dave Hindmarsh from the Metropolitan Police is an expert at catching them out. He says this kind of crime costs the industry a fortune and, as ever, it's the honest, insurance-paying motorist who is footing the bill, "The problem is a growing problem. Financially it costs insurers £392m a year - that impacts on motorists as it's an extra £50 to £100 on every person's premium so that's a financial cost. "[There are] emotional costs [as] if you're involved in a crash you could well lose your confidence, and if your passengers are children they may well become wary of being passengers in cars, and of course you may get injured or killed." This latest "flash-for-cash" warning has come from Asset Protection Unit (APU), a company which helps the police and the insurance industry investigate fraud. Neil Thomas at APU says the criminals pick on people who are not going to put up a fight, "Perhaps single females in the car with children in the back, perhaps doing the school run. Where they know there's going to be no resistance, no real argument at the scene. The children are going to be upset". Good intentions Generally speaking, drivers are not meant to flash their lights to let people out onto busy roads. It is meant to be used as a warning. The Highway Code says: "Flashing headlights. Only flash your headlights to let other road users know that you are there. Do not flash your headlights to convey any other message or intimidate other road users. Never assume that flashing headlights is a signal inviting you to proceed. Use your own judgement and proceed carefully." However, the reality is that most people do use it as a friendly gesture, and law-abiding motorists feel it's a shame that something that is meant to be so positive, a rare show of good manners on the road, is now being abused by criminals. The police and fraud experts believe that by raising awareness, and making people more wary, there is a good chance many drivers won't take the bait when the criminals lay a trap. http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-23717575
  5. Wish it wasn't same day with Grasshopper Have fun guys!
  6. I miss her already, but glad it went to a good home! Enjoy her!
  7. Yeah, yeah Any news from Wembley Police? Have they got your exhaust back yet?
  8. Decals were left there for a while, car belonged to RT-Performance, will get them removed sometimes next week Yes, still contemplating which one... The Amuse it's a bit too big, looking into other options.
  9. Went out for another spin, I feel like it's my first car ever Some iPhone photos I took few minutes ago Some nice encounter
  10. Where do I start?! Love the new 370z, soooooooo happy I went for it! So much more refined, extremely nice sound on the Bose speakers, etc Oh, and the 7AT gearbox with the paddle shifters, oh boy, do I love it?! :lol:
  11. Finally got a chance to open the seat and remove the airbag, here it is!
  12. Nearly! :lol: Seats look a lot better now that are clean. Just need to source some door cards!
  13. Well, it didn't last long! First mod in Also got the 40th Anniversary red seats delivered yesterday. One needs the airbag sorted and restitching, and both need a good clean. Need to source the door cards now
  14. Well, the 370z and I have been officially married this morning, let the mods begin! :lol: The priest also said: you may now mod the zed!
  15. Bob, now seriously, jokes aside, we all played your card and said we like them, but can you now for the love of Zed spray them in black and never touch them again? :lol:
  16. Sparky Guys, no Camera menu in the hidden menu, does that mean reverse camera won't work? In contact with Brian, let's see what he says, nice kits he's doing. I wonder if there is a way to update the OS on the older versions, mine is Oct 2009
  17. http://www.carkitcompany.com/nissan-370z/nissan-370z-bypass-switch http://www.carkitcompany.com/nissan-370z/remote-start http://www.carkitcompany.com/nissan-370z/nissan-370z-backup-camera-kit
  18. That's a silly thing to do: 1. Against eBay rules, both of you can get in trouble 2. The buyer might come here and see your thread 3. It's too early to inflate the price anyway, better do it in the last hour better ask some mod to tidy up this thread Anyway, GLWS this time! It's a nice car for the money you're planning to sell it.
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