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Deposit taken, thanks for all the interest.

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Hi all, apologies for lack of response, the newborn's been keeping me occupied recently!

Car is still for sale, my dad-wagon arrives later this month so need to keep the Zed 'til then.

MOT is 'til May next year, and just put 6 months tax on.

Apologies for the lack of response, new baby just arrived - so somewhat preoccupied with things other than cars at the moment.

Car is still for sale, but probably a week or so 'til I can sort any viewings. Will wade through the PMs this week!

HI, IS YOUR CAR STILL FOR SALE?

REGARDS

MIKE

PM'd you back.

Still for sale at the moment, lining up viewings for next weekend.

All PMs should've been replied to now!

290bhp with no intake/engine/exhaust mods... Why did you get a dyno done on such a standard car

 

GLWTS, looks nice and clean

I didn't dyno it, the previous owner did when they put it in for some work by Abbey Motorsport.

Exhaust isn't standard - is cat-back stainless as per the advert.

Based in South Warwickshire, near J12 M40.

Thanks chaps. Car was re-MOT'd this week with no advisories.

@smudgedon, you've got PM back.

My ideal is a cash sale so I can go and buy a disposable baby-friendly banger to rattle around in 'til the dad-wagon I've ordered arrives. Having said that, if you've got something cheap with 4 seats and a reasonable boot to part-ex then try me!

I'm admin on another forum whose demographic is significantly younger than on here, and £2k+ insurance quotes seem about par for the course with newly-passed drivers - even on 3bhp utter sheds. Getting one of the 'big brother' black boxes in the car for the insurers to spy on them is the best you can do to make the cost more palatable.

Looks good in Italian Racing Red - not so keen on it in white.

PM'd back!

I have done drag racing when I was yoof! And it's fun but only when smoking older guys in big cars with the likes of a Saxo VTS etc. it's fun having a blast but in terms of skill required,compared to track racing, it's very basic. Full throttle, change gear, full throttle, change gear, hold steering wheel straight, more throttle.... The hardest bit is getting the car as quickly off the line as possible

Agree - the launch is key, but so are the first couple of gear changes. I've had just as much fun running down the strip in a standard 1.3 litre Polo GT in 17 seconds as I have in the same car years later with the addition of drag radials, turbo & nitrous pulling 12s passes. It's only not fun if your car looks fast and isn't!

Got to be one of the cheapest forms of competitive motorsport, and whilst I enjoy a trackday too - you're not *supposed* to be racing!

Set of four 18" standard 350Z wheels with Nokian WR2 winter tyres. £350ono.

Alternatively, if you want to give me £6700, I'll throw in a blue 350Z GT on Rays too - as I'm selling up due to imminent arrival of a baby. Advert to follow for that once I've got enough posts!

I chose Nokian tyres as I've used them extensively in northern Europe whilst cold testing cars through work, and was suitably impressed - so they've been my winter tyre brand of choice on every car since. Our driveway is on a slope, covered in loose gravel, but with these on I've had no issues getting on or off the driveway - even in the snow. Ironically it was the wife's Mazda3 on normal tyres that'd get stuck and dig holes in the drive!

Collection from near J12 M40 (Gaydon) in Warwickshire, or can potentially arrange a courier if required.

Please see below for photos of each wheel, I've also tried to show tread depth on each.

Front left wheel - kerbing shown in photo, wheel not buckled though and balances up fine.

Front left tread depth.

Front right wheel, some bubbling around tyre valve.

Front right tread depth.

Rear left wheel, some paint flaking off around tyre valve.

Rear left tread depth.

Rear right wheel, bubbling around tyre valve.

Rear right tread depth.

Shame your missus doesn't like the Yeti - think they're potentially a great family-wagon. Residuals seem excellent on them too!

 

Someone mentioned the Mazda CX-5, I think the earlier ones were 2.3 turbo petrol only? Presumably fairly nippy...

 

I know the cx7 was originally 2.3 petrol only. Not sure about the 5 but being smaller and newer I'd expect more economical engines available?

 

Yep CX-7 has turbo petrol but CX-5 only has 2.0 petrol or 2.0 &2.2 diesel as far as I'm aware.

You're right - it's the CX-7 I was thinking of!

I had my first sports car at 23, MR2 mk3. I never wanted to take it to a drag strip, sorry. Each to their own, I just prefer something that takes a little more skill to master than just launching.

You should try it. Then maybe you'd realise that there's a lot more skill to drag racing than most people think.

Shame your missus doesn't like the Yeti - think they're potentially a great family-wagon. Residuals seem excellent on them too!

Someone mentioned the Mazda CX-5, I think the earlier ones were 2.3 turbo petrol only? Presumably fairly nippy...

The quarter mile is very harsh on cars. They dont warm up correctly and get stood still very quickly at the end.

I used to drag my VW a lot, and I don't really agree with the above. As I'd driven to Santa Pod it's not like the engine's stone cold, and even then you've got plenty of time to start it and drive down the fire up lane to ensure you're out of the cold start routine/map on the ECU.

The launch can be harsh - but that's entirely down to the driver, you don't have to side-step the clutch whilst banging off the rev limiter... Also if you're on road tyres on a proper drag strip surface you'll get a fair amount of clutch-saving wheelspin anyway.

After the run it's easy enough to take the car for a pootle around back to the start line and let everything cool down - not that it'll have got that hot anyway, having only been wide-open throttle for 1/4 mile! Track days were usually where I'd cook things and reduce the lifespan of components - never had any problems on the 1/4 mile, even with drag slicks - but then I was always careful on the launch.

What do people think in general to overall maintenance/running costs? Ws thinking of a boxster but prices put me off regarding spares etc.

I went through exactly the same thought process, and bought the 350Z for the same reason. Servicing at Nissan is reasonable, as are the parts prices - and there's decent support from specialists for discounts on parts and labour.

Nah mate,

 

Scott is a lotus boy and that is his daily runner - he is getting shot of it for a merc!

No worries! GLWS.

I loved a Metro GTI I owned - not because it was a brilliant car, but because I got it for free so treated it worse than a hire car. Was great fun!

Chrysler crossfire, I'd rather fall down the stairs than be anywhere near one

PT Cruiser for me! Can't see any redeeming features or attributes whatsoever.

Probably not, unless you drive really hard or do track days.

Could you ring up the place in Wakefield and ask what records they have? I paid £300ish for a P3 at a Nissan dealer, so it's not that much expense to go for if you're not sure what it needs.

Are you chopping it in for a 350Z? Only ask because I need to swap mine for a dad-wagon, and the new replacement I've ordered won't arrive before the baby does, lol.