EH 370z

I have been a bit absent, but I have friends there if I can be of any assistance

I hadn't really thought about that, but if any one is interested let me know Thanks

Sorry a bit late out of the blocks, but I hope you had a great day

Got some great weather for a great day Enjoy All the best

I like that it doesn't really look anything special from the outside, very understated

Try and have a great day even though you are working

I must say that crossed ours minds too as the none S is pretty much the same power as the out going S The paddles can be fitted but the button shifters were not bad TBH

Yes a great day for it Until I got back, took the bike out and got covered in tar off a new road

Had a fun day As you may remember from an earlier post, my farther was looking to update his current BoxsterS to the new 2012 model which was released last month. He was looking at a modestly spec'd "S" with with standard 19" alloys and sat nav and a few other odds & ends coming to around £51k plus tax http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=57441 His current car, was bought new in 2006, and has only covered 33k, so the comparison was going to be interesting, or not....... The big concern with updating and Porsche is that the differences are never immediately noticeable and they have the reputation of being the laziest designers in the world! I remember being caught making glib comments about his current car, from the older outgoing car, to find myself spooning down the humble pie under closer inspection. I remained open minded this time. As you can see from the post link above (pics) there has been some fairly good changes cosmetically to the car, and I have to say today was the first time I had seen the car with the hood up (90% of ownership mode in this country!) and it looks 10 times better, a longer & lower hood, which makes it look less like a pram and follows the lines of the car to give a much better proportion. Sadly I forgot to photo this key part. Sorry (didn't have a plan for this) Anyway on to the drive. The car we took was initially quite disappointing as we where looking at a manual car and the only demo they had was a PDK automatic. Undeterred we fannied on with all the switches and found a few nice upgrades, such as the roof now didn't have a handle, it was now full automated. The switch gear was easier to fathom and the touch screen entertainment system looked good but frankly, didn't do much. Overall the fit and finish was of good quality and now was starting to look like car that deserved the price tag. Off we went. The first thing that struck me, even pulling out of the dealership, was the braking system and the flawlessness of the gear change (7 speeds in total, with a sport mode) things were looking up! The other notable aspects of the drive were the dampers. Even on uneven surfaces, the 20" rims did not dislodge any teeth, which was surprising as this was one of the reasons why the old man wanted the standard wheels. The upgrades when he bought his car were far to crashy. The car drove extremely quietly with the roof up, which has been redesigned not only to look better, but also to reduce wind noise and scuttle shake. The handling was equally as good as his current car, which again, he was concerned about as the new car has electric PAS, which usually means little feel, but it was fine. Performance. Its really quick the extra 30bhp doesn't sound much, but it is a much crisper drive, revs more freely and doesn't get tired either. The big win however, was the gearbox, an absolute triumph to be honest, I have driven many clutch-less gear boxes DSG, R-Tronics etc and they have all left me thinking just get an auto or a manuel and be done with it. However this was a great combination, a lovely GT car in full auto, and if you want to pull back on the finger and thumb controls, you have a great fun sports car too. From 70 MPH I dropped it down into 3rd at about 5.5k revs and buried the throttle, it was a awesome sounding rocket-ship, then flicked up the gears to the same RPM up to 5th (now doing over 100MPH) and relaxed letting the car take over and shift quietly in to 6th then 7th, reducing speed down to 70 again and now barely touching 2k RPM. The car also did the Stop Start thing, but in addition when coasting down hill for example, it was effectively was out of gear and reengaged when you touched the throttle again, a bit weird to start with but you get used to it as the transition is so quiet. So an interesting day after all, and he is now seriously thinking about the auto box, its better on fuel too! Ref: http://www.porsche.com/uk/models/boxster/boxster-s/featuresandspecs/ Thank you for the indulgence hope its wasn't too boring or badly written (only a GCSE in English) but the pics below may make up for the lack of journalistic skill

That was Reverend Black Grape I think youll find Am afraid not. It was on the "Bummed" album trust me!

I thought you were singing a Happy Mondays tune Slightly disappointed TBH

I dont get it at all, WTF is the point of knowingly having the pi$$ taken out of you for no reward? I cant imagine a scintillating conversation, so you may as well pop a ho, and nip to the pub for a pint and some crack after with your mates. Or am I missing the point, didn't watch all of it TBH got board

Looks amazing I bet it terrifies people on a dark night! How long did it take to build?

You have no idea how right you are

Great pics Will Jay the white wheels look excellent BTW

This

Black 350z Roadster private plate chasing a Honda S2000 (Grey)

Spiders for me and dentists ( the place not the person )

As discussed last night, well done Jim and in record time too, sadly my plans are taking a bit longer it would seem, still we might get to meet for a drink there soon (I hope!!)

Great pic Jim Looks like you had a worth while trip everyone

I have given it a go and I think my GCSe in TD is a bit redundant

Hi this is not really my thing, but it looked pretty cool and free if your into this kinda stuff http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/autodesk-inventor-fusion/

Yes I saw this on Flipboard this morning its fantastic

all the very best Paul :0) T

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