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Agree about the wheels , I thought the "Z" pattern on the stock rays was a really nice subtle touch

Actually just spoke the guy who bought this r34 off me and he is having to sell it to fund his house purchase

Nothing worse than a wannabe though , if you want a GTR, save up and buy one , making a GTT look like one is lame but mine did have Nismo bumpers and skirts which were a factory option Some people prefer the rwd ones for real world driving , they feel a bit livelier imo

in 100,000miles pretty much everything wont be as good as it once was

Sold mine back in November , got £9600 for it and it was tiptronic so well loved examples do fetch good money. Mine was pretty much as it left the showroom , a nice lot of options ticked and just a set of rotas and some lowering springs Mine was stage one and ran about 300-320hp or so , returned 23mpg on a run and was a great car . The tiptronics are fab very underrated by those that have driven a few Skylines but some just dont like autos hence they are cheaper. Was quicker than my 350z HR but the 370 is a little quicker , neither feel anywhere near as fast thanks to the turbo shove of the Skyline but the handling isnt a patch on the zed, you need your wits about you The GTT has the RB25neo which imo is the best RB engine Nissan ever made , unlike the RB26 the RB25 was continually developed and improved , the neo uses a few RB26 parts like rod and crank and is a strong motor Parts are easily available and worst scenario is a 2 week or so wait from Japan. Trim stuff is getting harder to source though But these are 15 years old or so

You don't need to remove the seats, access is via the boot there is an inspection cover on the rhs, it's a messy stinky job, best done when the tank to empty or close go empty

W210's aren't the rot for a pastime , bought mine new in 2001 , it was rotten as a pear by 2009 and had already had new wings and lots of repairs under warranty by then

You might have trouble fitting the seat in the back of a R33 , the seat belts are a bit short, you may need to get an extender

Pedal, belts, carpets, wheel all show wear as well

Cars are trimmed prior to going to auction in Japan so import docs are no guarantee of true miles Skylines don't show their miles either on the 33 the seats, wheel and trim often look good well over 100k But as I said buy a well loved example every time , I've seen plenty of sub 50k sheds

You should buy Skylines on condition not miles anyhow so don't worry about it, the sad truth is the mileage was probably altered back in Japan prior to export anyhow But you are right the mot places will usually note as miles not km as that's what they normally deal with

The auto is also longer geared for cruising so is nicer on motorways, it's geared for 226mph in 7th at 7500rpm iirc ! Some of the USA chaps fit the final drive from the manual to help acceleration

Yes and no it's an electronic tiptronic box not a basic "slush" box , and I have a 7 speed dsg on my daily and the 370's auto is better in a number of ways . Many car makers are ditching dsg boxes and going back to conventional autos. Dsg boxes are complicated and can be troublesome It's a preference thing , some prefer autos and some manuals , personally I find the manual box, dmf/clutch arrangement on the zeds agricultural , not pleasant at all in traffic

Autotorque , Aylesbury ?

Thought I'd update this thread for **** and giggles Traded my 350 back in December to a Nissan Dealer for a '12 370 GT Edition 7 a/t You will all be glad to know its rubbish , not Absolutely loving it , most of the niggles that I felt the 350 had have been addressed imo, the 7 speed auto is great , as good as my 7 speed DSG in my daily , premium connect is awesome , everything I want from ICE, the handling and brakes are better, the road noise is less but that could be because its an "Edition" Downsides are even less visibility (thank god for the camera), seats not as comfy and quite how Nissan managed to make a car this big with so little storage space beats me but its not an issue for what i use it for. and fwiw it seems to do about 24.5mpg so happy days

It was last night , it's the third Tues every month from about 730 until the chavs in Civics annoy everyone

Why not pop it up to Jez at H dev just off junction 13 M4

It's a GT car at the end of the day , but in comparison I drove a gt86 and was unimpressed , you need to spank it to get it to go and even then they are pretty slow.

That's the synchro rev on/off on the manual Yep that right

On an 03 jdm it's the button closest The driver by the heated seat switches Thought we were talking about 370s considering the forum

The snow mode button is in front of the gear lever opposite the hazard switch

lmao, I've not pm'd you once big man. Theres no point in trying to pull the keyboard warrior thing with me either. Toooo many people on here have met me and know me well enough to know thats not how I play. I've been here long enough and seen too many people with attitudes like yours. It won't do you any good. You have made an arse of it and have now tried to turn it around.. very unsuccessfully may I add. Your pm was threatening in the eyes of this forum. You could have been a man and said it public. Mod's check his mailbox please for any threatening pm's from me Mate I couldnt give a f*ck what you think I dont believe what i said was threatening unlike your "try saying that to my face" type comments , you saw 2+2 and made 5 thats all and then spend all time trying to derail a sale that will never be made on here But thanks you just saved me buy a 370z

I've not threatened you at all dunno why the hate? Accusing someone of something they havent done is walking a thin line, nothing more. All you have done is threaten and insult me , i really dont get it Playing the keyboard warrior wont impress me as i really dont care what you think , and i've blocked you from sending me any more threatening pm's

So its better to put on rose tinted glasses and think our cars are perfect, if thats true why do so many mods exist?? I've had lot of experience to draw from many years of driving high performance cars I can tell you the good and bad of every car and bike ive ever owned. "Immaculate" and "mint" are very relative terms, I could find fault with any car I dont like the stone chipped front , yes i perhaps I shouldve bought a lower mileage one I do like the BOSE but i dont like the lack of/poor ipod connectivity I dont like the gearbox its agricultural and noisy I do like the engine its smooth and progressive I do like the handling Grip could be better even with quality tyres I like the looks and driving position I dont like the rust on the some of the minor bracketry under the car , not important and inconsequential but my GTT wasnt like it and that was much older, in fact my old Skoda wasnt like it either and they are known as a budget brand I dont like the scratches on the door handles but Nissan have been getting this bit wrong for 20+ years I know there is nothing that cant be sorted , well apart from that gearbox but the simple fact is that when I bought it I had a budget of £9k but I know have a budget of £15k plus the part ex I know some might think it harsh but is a 18mth old 370z a worse car than a 6 year old 350z ?? Really ??

I haven't threatened anyone, think Neil P is out of order, some kind of witch hunt going on, pretty trollish imo I expected better from this forum a simple pm would have sufficed. Dont really know what I'm being accused of but plenty jumping in with their pitchforks I did have low ish oil pressure , I took some advice and was told not to worry, I didnt listen , i replaced the sender and noticed that no oil came out when i removed it , I checked with an external gauge (still low but not as low as factory gauge suggested as thats a good 5 psi out) , I had a sod of a job getting the new sender to seal up properly resulting in about 2 litres of oil over my garage floor , I finally got it to seal , reset the oil level and its now about 20psi on idle and 70+ psi at 4000rpm so its well within spec , I have photos, receipts and video of the car running taken today but believe what you will I have spent literally hours searching the web , the knowledge base on here is very limited in all honestly and the HR variants often do seem to run lower oil pressure than the earlier engines, quite a few people on US forums reported similar one guy has done 40,000 miles on 3psi at idle according to his gauge and as others have said hot idle isnt so much of an issue really anyhow as long as the pressure comes up nicely and that was never a problem. I've yet to find a HR with either an oil pump or bottom end failure though , unlike rev ups of the same age since HR's dont consume oil at the same rate. I suspect there was a bit of crap somewhere that the repeated flushing seemed to shift , but no im still not 100% happy with it and it will be going and seeings this is such a friendly club think i'll buy a GT86 and charge it I wont be selling the car on the forum anyhow , selling a car on an "Owners" forum always seems a cockeyed way to do things anyhow so what happens from this point on is nothing to do with anyone from here, reading a load of threads about previous issues on a car might however ruin the new car experience for the next owner. No real conspiracy and nothing really to see here but dont let that put you off , I suspect some got the hump because think i feel the 350HR isnt good enough for me and thats probably right , its just not as well made as other Nissans I've had , sorry if that gets your back up somehow but thats the way I feel about it, I'm hoping a 370 will be better but i'm prepared to be disappointed FWIW i'll be removing any pics ive posted , and will probably delete the content as that wont make any sense when the pics gone