AJRFulton

Only advice I'll give... Don't buy this one Although it's done about 24k motorway miles

Well I've had this for 1100 miles now, and it's not been back at the garage.... so it's doing better than the Z

M135i Deals on them are very tempting, and 400bhp is easily attainable.... as well as 40mpg. Just isn't a looker

I'm just pulling a fuse for the moment when I park up, it's a pain in the arse but it seems to work without draining the battery. I've got to commute to Lancaster in the morning where I'm working for a few months, so.... I'll get it into an auto spark to sort out. I've had a look at the relays, no water in there or anything... but I dunno.... I'm scunnered with the car, cannot wait to get shot of it.

I also have the dark alloys, and they were bubbling too after just 8mths from new. However I kerbed a wheel, and due to the expected difficulty in getting a perfect colour match, I told the guy to do all 4 wheels.... The quality of his job is superior to Nissans IMO. 12mths on and the wheels are still completely blemish free still. The alloy refurb guy was pretty shocked at how poorly the wheels had been painted from the factory.

Another month... another problem. Quite a simple one really. My lights will not switch off when the cars stopped. The sidelights are staying on constantly and the battery keeps draining as a result. Sigh..... 4 more weeks

The EU probably needs remodelled a bit. However half the country have no idea what benefits it brings, and associate it with immigrants, Johnny foreigner, and crazy law.

Its PCP, and the auto version. Putting the 5k equity I have on the Z in, and taking a car costing 36.5k with extras...... I'm 360 pcm for 4yrs. The gearbox is IMO as good as any dual clutch I've tried (admittedly only a golf, and early dual clutch audi) Indeed if the likes of Chris Harris is saying he thought it was a dual clutch until he read the spec, it's telling just how good an auto box it is.

Having been utterly disgruntled by the 370Z and it's complete lack of reliability, I thought I'd give the M135i a test drive. I was never sold on its looks so hadn't considered it much. I liked it so much I bought an auto one and pick it up next month. Barring looks, it was hard to think of a single aspect that it doesn't at least equal the Z in during the 90 minute test drive, but ownership will reveal further. The deal on offer was a no brainer, and all things considered will work out £200 a month cheaper. Cheaper finance, better efficiency, cheaper tax, cheaper tyres. It was a no brainer decision to trade the Z in.

In the mid to late 00's, there would be a strong case for the M6 being the best all round car that money could buy. Super car performance, strong practicality, premium comfort. Few cars in history tick those 3 boxes quite so well as the M6.

^^^ This. And I suspect it'll be the vocal Yes camp that would do so. On another note, someone on another forum said that this is too big an issue to be decided on one vote. Really this should be done over three referendums over consecutive governments, and if all three votes are to the Yes then that's when the change should happen. Same thing if the UK ever gets an In/Out vote on Europe, that should be done over three consecutive votes as well. 15 years is enough to ensure that the population genuinely do want to stick or twist, the odd one is too random over something so life changing. Keep seeing No Thanks signs in fields being burned. Been a little flurry of these, and vandalising No flyers/posters/signs around me. I wouldn't dare put anything showing support for no on my house or car. The Yes supporters are definitely far more militant.

I don't think it's particularly difficult to imagine mild unrest if things don't go as planned with whoever wins. Obviously it won't be civil war, or anything particularly violent, but not hard to imagine people taking to the street in protest, if it goes wrong.

A near 50/50 is the worst possible result. Only Montenegro has ever gained independence with a closish vote (55-45 IIRC), but the ethnic, geopolitical and economic situation there is pretty incomparable to that of Scotland, with distinct ethnic groups and different languages. A nation starting off with half it's population not wanting it is dangerous IMO. Indeed very dangerous if it doesn't go smoothly, as that will turn to anger. For me if we do vote Yes, I can only hope it does go smooth as due to my job a Yes vote will have an adverse affect on my career, in the mid/long term it will uproot me from my home land or force a career change.... I'd be very angry if that happened because some leftist nationalists wanted their pound of flesh, and go on to make an arse of it all.

I think political reform is overdue in the UK. However the Yes campaigns vision of politics isn't what I want to be part of. Yes has aligned itself far too much to the left IMO. Personally I do feel it's alienated voters such as myself (and I'm voting No by default.... not because I'm happy with things), and I feel people such as myself make up a significant minority of the electorate. The prospect of living in a country with alternating New Labour and SNP governments, and the bloated public sectors and higher taxes for folk earning +40k both would likely bring, frightens me. I say that as somebody who believes strongly in smaller government. I find governments the world over terrific at spending money and getting poor value for it. I want governments to have less control over spending, and (as a whole) public servants to have greater accountability and better performance.

My job sees me travel about many power stations and chemical/oil refineries. I am in contact with hundreds of people over the period, admittedly a very small demographic, but.... I find very few supporting the yes camp in these work places. Where as 2 of my best friends work in the public sectors and state Yes camps are perhaps in the majority. That is what I'm finding fascinating, how it appears differing demographs of people are voting.... its not a healthy thing either IMO. The division is clearly more than just political opinion. I personally am a tradesman come professional who's doing fairly well for myself, and got where I am by rolling up the sleeves and being prepared to work anywhere for however many hours. I live a fairly atypical life to how that description would fit. In my immediate social circle, which is maybe 25-30 people there are 3 Yes voters.

See..... I'd of said that...... until I drove it..... I went a test drive off the cuff with no intention of buying, I only went out because it was there.... Indeed until 48hrs ago I didn't look twice at this car, or know much about it..... the test drive convinced me to buy it. If only it looked a bit more special though. This is the only big thing the Z has over it IMO.

I know you have had enough of dealing with Nissan, but honestly that response by Macklins is totally unacceptable and would urge you to let Nissan Customer Services about that and it being the last straw leading you to now buy a BMW due to the poor back-up service. PLEASE! Definitely Colin, It would of took a tech 5 minutes to drive it for a mile, and experience it... and make decision based on that. I booked in for yesterday, and was told they were too busy to see it. So rearranged for today, which caused me inconvenience.... only to be told they are too busy again. I start my shift rota again tomorrow, and now don't have time... I'm driving my mums car temporarily. They did offer me to leave the car with them.... but couldn't offer me a courtesy car - which would of left me stranded 15 miles from home, and about 2hrs on public transport to get home.

I've just been unlucky I guess. Another problem appeared today, I think I've blown a speaker. It was an absolute no brainer when I seen the figures for the BMW. I'm going to be paying less and getting a car that's equal if not slightly faster in the real world (either way, very similar performance). I'll be paying less on fuel, and less per month for it...... all I need to do is give my keys over, and drive away in a brand new car. Will always look back favourably on the Z though. From the head it's a nonsense car, but..... it appeals to the heart.... as brilliant as this new BMW will be, I'm not sure I'll ever love it like the Z.

Well I can officially say Macklins Nissan has the worst customer service of any company I've ever used...... They were already pretty low on the list, but today just confirms it. When any customer comes in saying they have a potentially dangerous brake fault.... they shouldn't be turned away. Let alone a customer whom has booked in to see a tech, to be turned away, not once.... but twice... eh! I brought the car home.... they can pay for the truck to take it to the dealership, as I ain't driving it.

On the test drive (I kept Traction control on), I was giving no inclination of wanting to oversteer on a wet roundabout. Quite the opposite infact, it seemed to want to understeer. I couldn't get the back end out at all. However, I was driving the car for the first time, and on a test run with TC on..... I dare say once I get to know the car I'll work it out.

I've never been sold on non dual clutch autos until today. To be honest, you could of put me in it and told me it was dual clutch, and I'd probably not of questioned it. It is a very good gearbox. Drive wise it is very well.. German. It's what you'd expect from a car that's had development input from the M division. Neat, polished, confident..... maybe not smile inducing though.

I was just fuming coming from Nissan. They have the ability to infuriate. I do hate the fact the M135i isn't a head turner. However, being used to the Z, I was massively impressed by how it drove in comparison.. but then again....... I don't need to put up with inquisitive idiots at petrol stations, saying ''nice car mate''.... ''is it a diesel'', and questions of the like. I'll miss the Z. The car had soul..... it just didn't work very well... However the M won't be ready until mid October, as I am quite anal with options. So hopefully 2mths of hassle free driving.

M135i it is. After visiting Nissan for my brakes... only to be told they couldn't take me (despite my car having a potentially dangerous fault).... I went a wander round the German marques. Opted for a brand new M135i, white with red leather,8 speed auto, and high spec interior. Once the figures were given, it actually became a no brainer. I'm getting £4.5k equity for the 370Z, and putting £500 in as a deposit for the car. My monthly payments are £60 less for the M135i, and I reckon if the test drive trip computers are accurate, I'll be £75-100 a month less on fuel. Add to that cheaper tyres, road tax, etc.... It's going to be costing me £200 odd less a month than the Z. Yip, it has less soul, and definitely isn't as fun as the Z.... but it's a much nicer daily driver and engineered well. performance wise there will be very little between the Z and the M135i

Not giving Nissan the business.

£50K today, £30K by Xmas, £10K by next year. If usual AMG depreciation is to be followed of course! On a different note, could you not run two cars? One is the boring cheapy DD that does the miles, the other is the fun car for weekends? That way you could run something more compromised for the toy. Not really feasable. Since November I've been home less than 20 days.