coldel

Ah yes, I see that now, cheers people.

Just browsing AutoTrader, pistonheads etc and a fair few ads don't state specifically if its an Import or not. On AutoTrader you can check the BHP, are all imports the 300bhp version? Is that an easy way to spot one?

Actualyl seen a couple just down the road in my price range just need to shift this damn astra - so frustrating - in fact just knocked £250 off the astra to see if it gets a few more hits.

Ian, thanks for the mention, will bear it in mind when I finally get rid of the Astra, just looking a little bit more local at the moment.

Oh and here is the Astra (thanks Martinmac) - bought it just last December with my head (and some leaning on by the missus) and not my heart when I really wanted a 350Z. She has barely driven it since and has come around to the idea of a nice sports car so now I have permission to sell and get that Z I wanted

That said I had some fun smartening up the Astra, amazing the difference 800 quids worth of stuff can make to a cars enjoyment and looks.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2630871.htm

You want a 350 for 9k and 42k is too much miles makes no difference to these cars imo

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42k miles is erm fine, I said up front anything around 50k is my target. Doesn't mean I won't consider say a 55-60k miler if it was closeby etc.

Looking very good. I am also a fanatical car cleaner, the only problem I face is that I live on a main road and have to park my Astra in a side street which means no hoses/spraying etc and lots of walks back and forth with buckets

Mind you still get some great results just takes a bit more hard work - autoglym super resin polish seems to get the black coming up very nicely as well.

Sorry just realised I didn't respond to any of your posts - apologies was on a uni reunion in Bristol and have only just regained the ability to speak and create words...

Harman, the Astra is up for £7k - Am I allowed to put the pistonheads link in here? If not happy to pass on the link via PM.

Nicon/Magic, yep just a little too high on the mileage - is a shame as nice car you have there magic.

Nick, love that car mate! Still have it for sale? I might be able to go a little above 9k but really depends on how much I get for the Astra...

Good work mate - Im still in limbo, my own car for sale awaiting an owner and tentatively having a nose around online at Z's for sale...just wish I could get on and buy something!

Personally I'm a Garmin man, they have been building navigation equipment forever - look on most boats etc and you will find Garmin equipment - software is pretty intuitive as well.

I want to do this when I eventually buy a 350...seems like a fairly straightforward job?

Hello mate, I am looking to buy at the moment as well and my budget is down on yours but still have plenty to choose from it seems...let me know how it goes...

Heya - sure I saw that photo on AutoTrader not so long ago, did you buy it from a dealer on there? I was quite interested!

Not sure yet, my Astra is an N/A engine, so not much you can do with it and given its not really a sports car wasn't worth spending the money to make any changes - similar challenges I suspect with the 350?

Quite lucky in that both my Dad and brother are car mechanics who run their own businesses (lots of my family are mechanics, except me!) so can do all the labour for free

Cant login using Firefox on my Mac, but it works fine if I use Safari - not sure why that is?

Cheers guys, yeah just having a good look around at the moment. Love the car in Black or Blue, not so sure about Silver...Orange a no no I think.

What are your guys views on these? Probably what i am looking at going for (I do prefer black cars as well!)

Sorry AutoTrader ad doesnt seem to work...Fixed it now

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201110381899759

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2531834.htm

Utterly stunning car Ian, although I probably couldnt get near it in terms of cost - only got around £9k to spend...

I will probably have a play with it - my current car I put lower springs on, carbon fiber wrapped the grill and stuck in a touch screen dvd player

Given that it's a sports car will probably like to tinker with the engine, also add some side sills etc.

For my budget, I am restricting the miles to under 50k when looking online, also coming with full service history and mostly coming out as non GT for some reason. I think if the mileage is creeping up to 80k for instance I would probably swerve it even if it had full history etc...

Cheers, heading there now...

...so why not spend it on a stunning 350Z

Ideally:

Under 50k miles

GT pack preferable

Any colour except Orange

Am in SW London, so would be preferable if you are somewhere closeby like within an hours drive or similar.

If anyone is wanting to get more seats and/or something sensible I am in the process of selling my 57 plate 1.8i SRi Astra (black, lowered 15mm on Eibach springs, carbon wrapped grill and boot strip, replacement head unit with touch screen DVD and sat nav - still have all original parts if you want to reverse anything) and would consider a p/x

Cheers

Col

Cheers

So would you say lower mileage or GT pack is more important? I have always gone for low milers as selling on has been much easier if you can talk that bit up.

...thought I would come here first, sign up, say hi and get a few snippets of info. If I am in the wrong place of course pick me up and drop me in the right place

I bought an Astra last year then signed up to a forum and then realised what I should have been looking out for etc. Luckily I got a good car, but lessons learned...

My budget is 10k and hoping to get something with a 04 plate and under 50k miles on the clock.

Is there anything I should be looking out for?

Is the GT pack worth the extra money as I would have to maybe get an older version?

Ta

Col