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Nope, its because the owner hasnt removed the protective film! Only realised mine had one of those on it recently

Looks like I'm about the only person happy with a recent Stillen then I will definitely keep a close on mine as I agree those pictures do not look good at all! I guess it would be quite fun to pick a new system if the current one does start to go! (albeit expensive fun!)

Feeling your pain - I hate it when that happens Much as I love my own dark wheels on the Black Edition, I think your car looks best with something close to the standard silver; not sure dark would work on Rosie...

Yeah it's a great area to live (so long as you can accept that owning a decent size house is only gonna happen if you win the lottery - I'm happily renting for now...) There's a Cricketers pub on the Green in Richmond but there might well have been one in Twickenham in the past...not sure..

No Cricketers pub there, but yes it was very near the footbridge - good call ! She was in a legit parking spot - just got unlucky with an especially high tide...! There a great pub by the Green these days. Used to be right rough dump but it's brilliant now - huge collection of beers and ciders. Give it a go if you're visiting the area - http://www.thesussexarmstwickenham.co.uk/

I dont know hence why I am asking but if the door seals kept the water out and it was towed away. Electrics was given time to dry and spark plugs removed then the engine was turned over would that work? Or do the seals not keep out that much water and if the battery was connected it would have shorted something out like ecu? An ex of mine once got her Mondeo flooded at least to that level when she parked near the Thames in Twickenham. Surprisingly after a period of odd behaviour from the eletrics - alarm going off randomly etc - the car was absolutely fine and was still going the last time I heard from her (about 10 years after it was flooded!) c

Not heard one "in the flesh" but certainly looks the business!

Mine was actually bought about 10 months ago, so earlier than Will's. Sorry my post could have been clearer - by newer versions I meant newer than some of the original ones that came over not long after the 370Z came on the market here (I believe Colin [Ebized] has one of those and is very happy with it). The point I was making (not very well) is that the later Stillen exhausts haven't necessarily suffered a drop in quality across the board as while Will clearly had some some unfortunate problems with his, mine has been fine. Hope that sort of makes sense Good luck whichever you end up going for - I'm sure you'll love the much improved sound!

Just for a bit of perspective, my Stillen is one of the newer versions I think and I haven't had any of the issues Will has had with rusting, poor fit etc. Don't write them off altogether on the basis of one unfortunate person's experience. (may be too much of a gamble if you want to add HFCs as well though) Also worth adding that Tom Gannon at TGM Motorsport, who probably sees more exhausts in a day than most of us see in years, said he thought the Stillen was a very good solid bit of kit. (Not having a go at the Akro though - I seriously considered one but it was just a bit too expensive for me at the time ).

I have the Stillen (sorry not even close to where you are). I've been very happy with it - transformed the sound of the car without being over the top. The only thing to be aware of is that at least one person on the forum (Will) had trouble when he tried to add Berk HF Cats to his 370Z - I believe they pushed the Stillen down too far and caused it to vibrate against the cross member. From US forums it seems some people have both fitted with no problems though. I think the Fast Intentions system is also becoming popular. Whichever one you go for I'm sure it won't be regretted

Just a personal opinion but I wouldn't touch the GT86 - looks positively pedesterian to me - doubt most people will give them a second look on the road. One of the reasons I love the Z is that it's a head turner. Like Will mentioned in his earlier post I live in an area where TTs, Caymans etc are quite common. All nice cars but the Z gets way more attention because it's rare as well as being a good looking car. Also worth remembering that while Chris Harris didn't like the Z, 99% of reviews have been very positive.

Welcome to the gang!

Email is fine and worth doing so you have a record, but email is easily ignored. I'd also suggest a telephone call and ask to speak to the manager. Keep calling until he or she agrees to speak to you. As others have said there should be something about this in the tenancy agreement, but in essence it is not acceptable to just turn up and let themselves in without giving any prior notice. If your sister works, it may be reasonable to agree with them that they can show people around between certain times when she is at work and by prior appointment with her when she isn't.

Interesting thread for me as I've recently started doing quite a bit of exercise after a lifetime of avoiding it. (I've always been quite active and never significantly over-weight, but never really exercised for the sake of it. Recently (at 43) I started to get a belly on me and since there's a history of heart disease in my family I thought it was time to do something about it. I'm not really a gym person so I bought a decent running machine. I've been using it for half an hour six days a week, gradually upping the speed and following the run by doing some weights, sit ups etc. At the beginning I was up at 6.00 every day before work, as I preferred that to doing it after work when I'm knackered. Unfortunately our poor old neighbours told me recently that the noise had been waking them up, so I've switched to the evening before I eat. I find that eating a cereal bar mid afternoon helps with my energy. To begin with I found being on the machine boring, but the one thing that really made a difference was listening to music on my headphones - I find that really helps me. Six weeks in and it's really starting to make a difference to how I look. I feel a lot better in myself as well - finally understand why people say exercise makes you feel good and can be addictive

Both versions are generally referred to as "Black Edition" albeit that the Quartz is actually a very dark metallic grey.

If it helps to have a comparison, I paid around £24K for the exact same spec car with just under 7,000 miles on the clock a year ago. I know I'm biased, but the Black Ed in Quartz is a lovely car!

Good point - that happens to me with almost everything I buy from gadgets, clothes, meals to cars. I start off with..."must be sensible and set budget at £X" and end up spending at least half as much again

Deffo - there is no way he would have taken any chance on telling you that if it wasn't anything other than safe........simply not worth his hassle. Or he's a mong and your going to crash...........either way you save the price of a new tyre

It was just cosmetic - not through the outer rubber. I took it to a local trye fitter and he said it was fine. Considering that he would have an interest in selling me a tyre I could see no reason not to accept his advice.

Be good if the OP came back and told us how he got on with the repair..........I'm assuming it will have been done by now

According to the salesman we dealt with for our first 370Z, they get a lot of people just after a drive in a fast car with no real intention of buying. I think that has unfortunate consequences for some genuine buyers like the OP. My buying experiences have been generally ok. Can't say the same for after-sales service though.

Hi - thanks for the advice - bit late though - my trip was in June. Took the tyre to a local fitter - they had a good look and assured me it was only cosmetic - just in the outer rubber so no need for a new tyre.

I really shouldn't have looked at this thread before work My vote goes to the Greek triple jumper in the OP - got a naughty glint in her eye!

1 totally unbiased vote for Black Edition "Quartz"!!

With my usual abject lack of technical knowledge I will simply comment in my shallow way.............if you've bought a nice sports car, it just seems kinda wrong to feed it anything but the best...........