Dan2013

TomS - thanks a lot for the helpful response. I have been doing my research a little more on the GTR and been on the GTR forum and found that a fair few of the owners follow a similar servicing schedule. I have seen the litchfield service pdf before and found that helpful, I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope that one comes up within the next few months. Thanks again for the responses. Great pics of the cars by the way!! ðŸ‘

Grahamc - thanks for the informative response. I am from Sheffield and the only GTR specialist nearby is a local NHPC that's about 20 miles from me that I'm aware of, where abouts is sly based? I think that if I was to own a GTR I would have the 2 services per year, even if one is just an oil change and check over as you've mentioned for piece of mind. Obviously to get a 09/10 GTR my 40k budget would probably be all gone, which is why I've considered other cars I.e the c63. I think most important thing is to get out there and test drive some. All that being said it is a dream to own a GTR, my partners next door neighbour has owned pretty much every car under the sun (Aston Martin, Bentley, Porsche etc.) and his favourite of all was the Nissan as an all rounder.

Would the one service a year on the GTR be a large one then I'm guessing? Has anybody any experience with the running costs of the GTR? Another main thing is the car won't be tracked so the brakes etc. won't require changing as commonly as tracked cars

I've always appreciated the presence and engine of the c63, the 4 seats it's just a bonus as I won't necessarily be needing them, and as you've said its like £10-£15k less than the GTR. Think I need to go out there and drive both the c63 and the GTR before Anything

Thanks for all the suggestions.. - xkr I have actually looked at, seen a white 2010 that's a hell of a looker! -As for the mustang, stunning car however I'm put off by the depreciation of a new car. -BMW 640, great car I'm in agreement however we already have the a5 2.0tdi for the economy side of things! -Evora, that's a good shout! I'll look into that a bit more and read up on them as they initially seem to tick all the boxes - GTR would be the ideal as I've always wanted to own one. Does anybody know more about servicing costs? For my budget im expecting a 09-10 with 30-40k miles so I'm guessing the more miles the more it costs to service? Once again, thanks for all the suggestions

By short I mean not nipping to the shops etc. it's more strictly just for work use and weekends. Rs5 I have considered but the other car is an a5 so...

I'm hoping some of you may be able to help.. In a few months time I'm looking at chopping in the Z for another car. I have a budget of between £30-£40k and am toying at the possibility of a GTR. The only daunting thing of this being the twice a year servicing on pre 2011 models which would kill me. The car is going to be a daily (although generally not used for short trips) covering about 6k miles per year, therefore reliability is a big factor. The car needs to be powerful, and a handsome looking chap too either 4wd or Rwd. Another car I have considered is a c63 AMG merc. This again ticks all the boxes for me, does anybody have any experience with these? I have ruled out BMW m3 and Porsche 911 from the choices and also wouldn't want a brand new car due to depreciation. Do any of you have any further suggestions/experience with the mentioned cars? Obviously anything below the top £40k budget is a bonus as the money can be utilised on the car or other things. Appreciate any help

After having 2 rx8's, they are an extremely good car as long as they are running right. They require regular oil checks and full service history (Ideally by specialist) is a must. Power delivery is completely different to the Z, all the power is in the top end which as fun as it may seem, becomes tiresome after a while. Handling is sublime, like its on rails with 50/50 weight distribution. I came out of a Z back into my second rx8 however I missed my Z that much after 2 months I was back in my current Z

I'm counting down the hours now after that! Just what I was hoping for.. Can't beat the pops and crackles

Getting a cobra resonated exhaust fitted tomorrow by exhausts UK in sheffield, and really cannot wait to hear it. Dont suppose there is any droning with the resonated systems are there? As ill be driving down to japfest next weekend and with it being a 3 hour drive i can see this becoming daunting if so

All, Just a quick one, what are the differences between the above cars, the 2004 early model 350z 279 and the facelifted 2006/56 300 model? Obviously there is the BHP difference, but are there any other changes? Thanks Dan

Big fan of the M6!

or do i just save a little more, go all out and buy an e60 m5!

23mpg on a run! What was the figure around town? 350AD, i know where your coming from, hearing horror stories about a car does put you off! Would you recommend considering any other cars? I do like the audi s3's 2008 model..

What costs will they be do you think? Is that common across all the models of boxster s or in some specific ones?