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I am 100% with the guy that said cameras are a cash cow. One county recently started to take all there cameras out and admitted they were purely their to make money. These are not my words but the words of the Council Leader and they should know!!! Can someone tell me why it says I am a Z hopefull when I have one and thought I filled in a thingy on here to say so? Ta:)

Swift is now owned by AXA thats why the online quots are so close. I just insured my 2009 350z with axa because the co-op said they don't insure zeds? Good thing about axa is they give up to 90% NCD I would be gutted because even though I had a claim last year on my pathfinder whilst with ESURE when some **** reversed into me and buggered off they still quoted me £670 comp for the z so well happy. As I am ex army I had better get some Mesh bomb shield for the front screen. Things to be ware of. Driving behind tipper lorries. They often have a brick or lump of concreat stuck between the back tyres and when that flyes out at 60mph it will take your head off let alone the car windscreen.

Its the lane drifters that worry me. The worst case ever that I am aware of was a british coach on the autobhan in Germany. The Coach was not so much drifting but tyring to overtake a truck. The driver could not see in his nearside mirror as there was a truch right up his stack. Bearing in mind he was driving on the right he took a chance and just pulled out. In this country he might have got away with it, but the Autobhan? The shortened version of the official report was.The Coach pulled out into the path of a new mercedes SLR doing approx 200mph. The car hit the coach at that speed and the coach was doing 60mph. So basically even though the car braked it didnt have a chance and hit the back of the coach at approx 130 mph. The force was such that the rear engine of the coach was pushed forward to the front of the coach taking legs with it and the young female courier was hit with such volocity that she was thrown through the windscreen. She survived the impact only to stand up and be killed by an oncoming truck. It was one of the most hart wrenching stories I have heard and The crach pictures. The Drivers of the Mercedes airbag was caught high up in a tree and the merc looked like it had been in a crusher. This is clearly a case of utter madness and I leave you to draw your own conclusions.

Just as a little test for fun. Can anyone tell me why the official parlimentary ruling states that the speed limit on Motorways for cars is 60mph and trucks 50mph?

Some interesting points you have made. I am a part time tutor of Transport Studies at a Hertfordshire College and a full member of the Chartered institute of transport. And often had police drivers come and join in the drivers hrs section when teaching the CPC to hopeful driver operators. Every member of the Police have said the same thing. The speed should be 80mph on motorways. And like you my number one bug bearer is unroadworthy cars and ones without tax and insurance. Not sure what your stance is on this but my hand on heart opinion is take them and the car off the road there and then. As for people driving whilst using the mobile phone. If they kill someone they should be charged with manslaughter. I am a firearms and shotgun licence owner. If I accidently miss the target and kill someone I expect to be charged with manslaughter. I also know that a car is a leathal weapon so if they kill some one with it whist preocupied then the law should be the same. Struth I am on my soap box now. I went into the driver training industry when I came out of the forces due to my GF being killed by a drunk driver. He got banned for 18 months and a £250 fine I was disgusted. It was 33 years ago now. But never forgotten. I do put my hand up to drinking from a bottle of water but make sure no one is behind or near me. No excuse. We are all guilty from teenager, Policeman and polititian. Not so long ago I moved over for a red policecar in Park lane who was on blues and two's drinking from a mcdonalds paper cup. I presume from the Hyde park corner branch. Thats why we need to keep reinforcing the message. In October 1998( I think) was it not made a road traffic offense to sit in the centre lane when the nearside was empty. ie lane hogging? I believe this is the greatest single most cause of driver aggresion. No doubt everyone has a story to tell. But at the end of the day to many people are dying on our roads needlessly. On reflection your suggestion of Average speed cameras is a very good idea. And fit them up with NPR whilst they are at it.Is there some way you could kick start a campaign? I would gladely add my name to it. I think we need 5000 names for a parliamentry hearing? maybe less. Keep this going guys is a great debate.

I spend a lot of time on Motorways and when I was truck driving vertually lived on them. Unfortunately tail gating is one of the biggistcauses of inciidents and even the proffesionals are guilty. Do any of you remember the Comidian Roy Chubby Brown? He had a lovely big House hear Louth on the road the Grimsby. The council decided to open a rubbish dump on the road opposite. After a few weeks the stench was disgusting especially in the Summer months. Chubby complained to the Council which was either louth or Lincolnshire and they said basically. Tough luck. It's our land we will do what we want. A couple of weeks later they stuck a speed camera on the main road just up from his entrance. He complained that it obscured his vision and was a hazard. Soon after that another one went up on the other side of the road! Just thought you would like to know how cameras can be turned into weapons.

They tend to like all the specs gismos, and toys do Piston head car buyers. So just be honest. Remember it's buyers you have to convince not us. We know you have a nice car. P:)

I personnaly believe there should be a national data system set up if they truely believe that cameras are there to save lives not to make money. If every time a car sets of a camera it was logged and if that numberplate had never been snapped before a warning letter should go out to the registered keeper. Then if they are caught again they can be fined accordingly. I find it unfare that a constant offender is fined the same amount as a 1st timer. 3 strikes in a given time period and your out!! Peter:)

I am surrendering my 2007 pathfinder Adventura and picking up a 2009 registered 350Z next week MPG is about the same and petrol is about 6p a litre less. Funny how things turn out. When l went diesel 10 years ago it was the other way round. Good deal private on Bentley Continental GT's at the moment you can pick up a 2006 with 30k on the clock for under £40k Thats a loss of £25k a year. Nice car but boring to drive. At least with a Z you can feel the drive:)

Before I became ill I used to teach safety awareness courses to Bus Driver's in London. The majority of accidents were caused by a combination of familiarity breeds contempt. The drivers were so used to traveling the same bit of road 10 times a day they would often drive to fast. Add that with the added distraction of the Mobile phone and Bang Death by bus. Everyone no matter who you are from Road Sweeper to MP takes their eyes off the ball when they drive, It is human nature and the speedo will creep over the 30mph limit very quickly. When ever I see a flashing 30mph sign it triggers the mind to concentrate. If cameras were replaced by flashing speed limits I truley think there will be less accidents. It's all about reinforcing the message and a constant reminder will hammer the message home. I have had an Origin B2 and now a PoGo Alert plus in my car. Not only does it bleep if there is a camera or radar van I have set it to bleep on accident black spots and schools. I use it as an aid not a way to speed and get away with it otherwise i would have fitted difusers. But at the end of the day. "SPEED KILLS"

Have you tried piston Heads? Forget all the Hype about it being for rich people looking for italian stalions. I have a 1994 60ft Narrow Boat on there top speed 10MPH 0-10 in 15 secs. Stopping time. Depends how quick you slam it in reverse whhen a lock suddenly appears:) Just my attempt at humour. Hope you sell it ok. I don;t know why 350 is dropping so fast. You try getting a Nissan dealer to knock £500 off a £17000 price tag. The sales man has a heart attack!

I am learning all the time thanks to you guys. I have come to the conclusion to get as newer model as I can with as lower milage as poss with full service history and know ex owners. Incidently that one at High Wycoombe is Midnight Blue not black. Did anyone else spot this deliberate Mistake! With The Z I find I can relax in and not have my walking stick handle poking me in the face from the passenger seat gully. Unlike a Boxster or 911:) Thanks for the welcoms:) thenoname

Hi. I bought my 1st Nissan a patrol there from Shepperton and fell out big time over something but I emailed the MD and he is as good as gold. My pathfinder I got from Crystals at Grantham and they are just pigs. after I bought it I went back to collect it and it was dark. they had blown out the front tyre and stuck it in the spare slot underneath and put an illigal steel rim in it's place. And I am disabled and got it on Motability HP. The @*!# really hit and the end result was 4 new tyres and £500. However WLMG are giving me £1300 more than what I paid for it as I do detailing for a hobby and leather cleaning. After falling out with Shepperton the MD asked if Ruislip could look after me and I have to say they are brillient and I get lots of discounts and the service lady knows her stuff. I just decided to take advantage of the profit on the pathfinder as I have had it 2.5 years and put 20K on the clock so that must be a worlds 1st. They have said it is immaculate. Anyway I agree they are over priced by £1500 at least but I am dealing with the sales side now just up the road from ruislip at eastcote and they are great. I put an offer on a couple of cars and every depot I emailed replied except Mill Hill. i made a phone call and they have all been told that they are to respond to all email enquires. They have had a clear out as WLMG just took over High Wickham and the staff are more polite now. I was looking at that black one 09 registered on an late 08 plate. They emailed me back straight away and it has the birds view sat nav that i have on the pathfinder plus it only has 18000 on the clock and they want £17000 for it. So I might have it as i dont have any spare cash and the pathfinder is the deposit. Trust me if you go through there complaints you will get treated like a God. I actually now live in Morden other side of Kingston but as i get on so well with Ruislip now I will only deal with them. I did live on a narrowboat on the Grand union canal at kings langley .but illness has forced me to put it on the market and get a apartment. I often came through Hillingdon on my trips down to the Carnival. In fact I am taking her from were she is now at hampton court down through hillingdon to Alperton next week to sell. They do a very good warranty and do check the cars out. I was doing a transaction with a 55 plate and was just about to sort out the insurance when the guy rang me and said it's a dud. Which was very honest as when they put it up for MOT they found the exhaust had blown. The discs and linings all needed replacing as did every tyre and would cost them £3k to fix. I bet the plonker who bought it at Mill Hill does not work their anymore. Anyway If I like the 350 and get on with it and of course i shall put de cat pipes and ecu remap ect. Then when I sell the boat I will up it to a 370 and also get a Ferrari 456 which i always wanted. Anyway thanks for the imput and I think i had better go incase i get accused of turning this into a Face Book double ha ha Regards Peter

At last some answers I can understand thanks guys. I was going to go to Horsham developments as he will supply and fit for £218ish the spacer kit. However he said the new engine is already spaced and therefor is no kit. I am a quick learner of good info cheers:)

Hi everyone. I joined a few days ago and was getting a 55 plate 350z however on inspection it did not cut the mustard so I am going for the latest model I can afford which is late 2009. However having searched for days through a few Nissan Forums and nissan themselves no one can state black and white what the official BHP of the variants are and as for the 0-60 well every ones car is just a tad faster than the next person which makes it even more frustrating as by right I should punch on paragraph or ask one question from google and come up with 2=2=4 but I get 100000000 pages of opinions. Any way the other day I pulled this off a page on here Up to 2005 is 276 BHP 2006 --> 2007 is 296 (up to 07 plate) 2007 --> is 313 (57 plate onwards) Yet Nissan GB at Rickmansworth and WLMG and every internet site I have visited thus far says the 2007 onwards is 306bph. What started off as a calm relaxed Google search has become a dammed annoyance and turned me into a Gibberish Brandy swilling nincompoop. Please does anyone have Bible swearing correct details on the BHP for the 2007-2009 please. And I wont even ask the guy who said his standard 350z is 0.2 quicker than a Bentley Continental as I have driven them many times. Kind regards to all the people who I know will reply to this thenoname.

What ever you do, don't ever turn ESP switch off on icy roads or snow unless you are the Stig! Last year my mate drove out of the Aston martin garage with his new DB9 in the snowy conditions and thought to him self "wonder what this does" He never made the 1st corner and wrote it off. 5 miles on the clock and ended up in Hospital. Never ever turn it off unless racing days:) kind regards Peter

I just spoke to Horsham Developments and the price to supply and fit makes it worth my while to drive down there from South London so I will be taking that route:)

Hope you don't mind. How would you know the difference please? Regards Peter

I thought Horsham was on the A24 12 miles South of Dorking. And there was me thinking there was a good guy close by:(

Hope you don't mind me asking but the picture with the air induction kit. I have one ready to fit. Were do you put the air sensor switch ie male as female is on the box Do you just leave it dangling or is it best to just keep the ducting and take the box off hence keeping the sensor switch as it is? Sorry if I should have looked it up but I suffer from a rare headache disorder and can only spend 30 mins at a time looking at PC screen. Kind regards in advance Peter (thenoname)