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Are you asking if a 350Z with 21K miles is dodgy? That's a higher mileage than mine which had been stored for quite a lot of its life. It is easy enough to check the history to verify the mileage. Must say that now in my ownership, and actually being 'driven', it gets better all the time - clutch, gearbox, engine response are all better than when I got it.

That should polish out nicely ..

When Triumph re-launched I saw a Daytona Super 3 in yellow at a bike show and had to have one immediately. Heavy and cumbersome compared to modern bikes, and the CBR600 I chopped in for it, but I loved it. The triple sounded a bit like a tractor when idling but sweet when giving it the gas.

I rode bikes extensively during the 80's and 90's. Those were great times, especially the early 80's - far less traffic, far fewer speed camera's, police that just gave you a ticking off for speeding and then a chat about your bike, less 'distracted' car drivers, no Bradley Wiggins wannabe's around every corner, less people driving cars when doped up on 'legal' drugs etc. Although the urge is still there I'd be surprised if I ever got another - just not fun anymore compared to the good old days : )

As above I would go for the Nissan one. I would not use the brush provided though, likely to end up with a 'blob' on your stone chip that will sit proud of the paint. I buy artist brushes off Ebay, just a couple of quid for 10 brushes, think it was 'grade 1' that I had last time. These have a very fine point. You can build up your chip in layers to get the best result - if you have the patience and a steady hand.

I think that most, if not all, insurance companies will pay out as little as they can get away with. Like everything else these days you have to put up a fight to get the best price. My father was insured with Saga. He stuck with them because they promised to look after old folk and give them the best deal. I was shocked when I found out how much he was paying, claims free for his entire driving life and on a 1.25 Fiesta. Well done for digging your heels in and getting an acceptable solution.

Actually Venables has been out twice and locked up again for child porn and drug offences. Upon each of his releases, after extensive rehabilitation behind bars, his identity was changed and he could easily have harmed another child.

Is it worth the decat just to release a little more power? Why not change to cat back custom made (they can get the sound you want) and keep your old exhaust. My car is completely original apart from the exhaust, but I have the original exhaust in case a future buyer wants to go back to 100% stock.

And it is really annoying when you have paid a few quid to watch the movie in the cinema and then fall asleep ...

Just been down this route with my daughter. She was looking at new cars on pcp and could get a good interest rate plus discount from the dealer that more than covered any interest. Changed her mind and decided to get a higher spec pre-reg car which is classed as second hand and the pcp interest rate was terrible. Much to my annoyance, when they printed out the pcp quotation it quotes the interest rates and the 'attractive' monthly payment but did not state how much interest was to be paid over the term - a bit surprised they can get away with that. As it was she just ended up getting 0% finance from the Bank of Dad : )

All Z's have been Coupe. The 2 350's manual, the 370 was auto and the 370 Nismo was manual. The 350Z felt slow and heavy after the RS3 but I enjoy it much more. Can have fun at sensible speeds and feels a special place to be sat. The 350Z 'feels' to be getting quicker now though, perhaps as memories of the RS3 fade, or maybe just because it is getting driven properly now - its a 2006 and only covered 17,000 miles. Still had original front tyres on when I got it. My best driving days were in the 80's and 90's and the cars I enjoyed the most were a couple of XR4i's I had (2.8V6) plus one of each of the Nissan Sylvia's, S12/13/14 so the 350Z sits just nicely for me : )

350Z - 370Z - 370Z Nismo - Audi RS3 - 350Z so I fit your pattern. I didn't suddenly become poor, just decided that the 350Z suited my needs better than all the others : )

In the days of old, Waxoyl was not just sprayed underneath but applied to all the box sections, inside the sills, inside the doors etc. Not sure if they still do it the same. If done in an hour they are just likely to be spraying it over whatever crap is already there and potentially just hide any problems until they get serious.

Which model is it? Am sure I read that some HR's suffered from this and was solved with a re-map?? My HR was never smooth when pulling off unless you gave it a decent amount of revs. For you to pull off in second you would need to rev more hence no problem in second. I am sure someone with more knowledge than me will be along to offer help soon ..

I am in the older age group too and am not into modifying cars but when I had my 370 GT Edition I was so underwhelmed by the noise it made I fitted a Cobra resonated half system. Made enjoyment of the car several times better. The stock system is very quiet and the engine does not sound great at higher revs. Even worse in the 370Z Nismo, the exhaust was only slightly louder than a 'normal' 370Z but was drowned out by the stupid manufactured noise that Nissan pipes into the cabin in a pathetic attempt to cover up the fact the exhaust is too quiet.

Very much the same with my RS3 which is why I am back in a 350Z and loving it. A car with soul.. But then the O/P wants a daily so the criteria may be different

Like the fact that no two Zed's are the same. I have dared to be different - left mine completely standard. Not even a 'stubby'.

I never noticed my other half breaking my back. It has been a very slow erosion of the bone over many years ….. And the tess tickles were sorted when she sent me off to be neutered. Not sure if that was because she didn't want any more kids or because I had outlived my usefulness.

Looks pretty clean under there. My diff bush had gone at 17,000 miles. Suspect it is age of car related rather than mileage related? It perishes and then the fluid filling leaks out. I think that many owners either don't notice or just ignore it? I spotted mine quickly and got the person who sold me the car to pay for it. Had the diff dropped out and all the bushes changed even though only the rear one had gone. Changed for Whiteline - don't think Nissan just sell the bush, you have to buy the whole mount.

Same here. The two petrolheads in the house, including the one who pays the mortgage, say YES but wife says NO. So much for democracy.... Tempted for my office at work though - wife free domain.

Unfortunately it looks like the dealer invoice listed the option as 'scratch proof' when it should have been 'scratch shield'. Scratch shield reduces the number of scratches and may repair some light scratches but will not stop scratches altogether. My GT Edition had some light scratches but you had to look really hard because it was white, and according to the blurb the scratch shield was standard on that model? The sales people could have just told porkies or just not understood the product - every time I have been new car shopping the dealers have tried to sell me Supagard and you would not believe the miracle properties this stuff is 'supposed' to have.

I think I was faster in my 2.0S Capri than I am in my Zed - but then that probably had Michelin tyres on it : )

Guilty as charged. One reason I sold the RS3 and banked the cash instead. It's performance and road holding were way beyond my bravery levels : ) Now happy to potter around in my 350Z which is a GT car not a performance car - but looks great, sounds great (with my new exhaust) and is just one of those cars you fall in love with.

Mine is just the half system so I still have standard cats and standard Y pipe. If you change the Cats as well then it will be a lot louder - not what I wanted. The Cobra non-resonated system is also louder than the resonated. When deciding what to go for make sure you get the full system spec - something like a simple half system change will sound quite different to that same half system with High Flow Cats.

Probably depends on how you drive / want to drive? I had a set on my 370Z GT Edition and was happy enough but then I am a fairly conservative driver, don't push to the limits and am captain slow in the wet. Have just put a new set on my 350Z - early days yet but appear fine to me. There is obviously the argument that if you can afford a Nismo then you should fit the best tyres money can buy. But then I had a Mk2 Nismo with factory fit tyres and can't say I was that impressed with them.