LiamR

Just got back from picking up my first 350, what an awesome drive- it will take days for this grin to disappear!! In total it was a 270 mile drive, I filled up on tesco super (whatever its called) alledgedly 99ron @1.39 per litre, and only used half tank meaning the ride back I got around 38 mpg, outstanding!!!!

eh? thanks?! :-)

cheers guys :-) Oh and just to clarify, its an 04 plate but it was imported and registered in the uk in 2007, does this mean its the higher tax then?

Thanks again guys, and just to clarify- I'm not about to lie about my job to get it cheaper, yeah its about 150 quid more but hell, if worst case happens and I have to claim I want to know they will cover me. Best quote so far was admiral around the £850 mark but they wanted that upfront as 1 payment. I have decided to pay a premium to my current insurer to see me though till july when my policy runs out, it was 200 quid but in July I will have another years no claims, hopefully :-)

So I'm off to Scotland on Tuesday to get my first ever 350z, and cant bloody wait! Its taken me 12 long months to save the cash and I've got a cracking deal and chuffed to bits. Other than refurbing the rims and a scuff in the seat, and obviously a few minor stone chips, it is a pretty mint 04 plate import with nismo kit rolling on some sweet 20's and I love it! So I just thought I'd post to let everyone know that I will no longer be a wannabe, and am embracing the zedittus that will innevitably follow :-) I have 2 questions though, 1.how much fuel should I expect to use travelling back home- approx 250 miles? 2. can someone please tell me for gospel what the road tax is gonna be, I believe its the lower class, K, bout 270ish a year- but I could be wrong. Oh and pics to follow very soon, and thanks also to the guys on here who helped me out in my previous questions leading up to my purchace- particulaly in insuring it!!

ok after a bit of searching it would seem admiral have come up trumps with a quote of £945, with my "new" career change and my girlfriend as named driver AND the bodykit and wheels declared as mods, I honestly cant believe that low quote compared to the £1600 I thought I was going to have to shell out!! Obviously that will be slightly more as I want to pay monthly but I am well happy with that, I am however going to phone a couple of places tomorrow that dont offer online quotes to see if I can sqeeze it down some more. Thanks to everyones advice, happy days :-D

just put my girlfriend on the policy and that brings it down again to £1082!!! Think with a bit more searching £800ish could be a possibility :-D

Amazingly, declaring the mods and changing my profession to computer technician brings comparison price down to 1200! Still looking for under a grand though.... Thanks to everyone who has posted so far by the way- you have been a great help already :-)

Ive read though alot of posts on here, trying to get a good idea of how much everyone is paying and from where, but i cant get my insurance down to less than £1600 though comparison sites, tried admiral that was about the same, and tried sky aswell but need to ring them as quick quote wont be accurate ( quoted 750 but cant enter a claim on the quote) I'm 32 years old, live in a quiet area of Lancaster, will have 4 years no claims as of next month, car parked on street or in a secure car port when im at work, im a chef. I have no convictions but do have 1 claim from last year on my prelude of £475 with no other drivers involved- no claims was affected (6 years down to 3) Car is 350z 2004 ( imported in 2007 so its technically the fairlady z ) worth 6k and no mods ( although it does have a nismo kit on it and 20" rims- should I be declaring these as mods? ) Please, if anyone can help/shed some light on what might be pushing the premium up so high I would be extremely grateful Cheers, Liam

Hey everyone, just a quick post to say hello. I'm joining this forum as I am going to be buying my first 350z hopefully by the end of the summer ( once I haved saved the necessary funds ) and was hoping to gain some valuable knowledge before I go looking for one. Look forward to speaking to some of you in my coming posts Liam