Mikey81

Someone posted on the s2k forum that they were looking for a car which matched mine perfectly, I sent a message, we agreed a price and it was collect Saturday morning. I have spent this weekend looking at basically all the 313 gt cars that were for sale that I wanted. I'm currently on my way home from Nottingham after buying a car. It's an 07 original car gunmetal grey with black leather with 47k on the clock. It has sat nav and parking sensors as well. It was a touch over my original budget but luckily I got a bonus which just about made up the difference. I will start a journal for the car which will be very boring as it will have minimal mods but always good to have a record of what i have done to it.

Hello, like you said it is a similar list of cars. I hate waiting to buy new cars, if I can't take it when I first view I get really grumpy :-)

I obviously test drove the 08 plate that was on here and another member that lives close also took me out for a little spin. As much as I want a 350z I'm not fully feeling the idea of selling the S2000 to get it. Each time I have driven the S2000 after the 350z it feels soo much more nimble and nippy which is probably what I prefer from a car at the moment. I think my search is going to be put on hold for a while and I will start saving a bit more and look towards a 370z in a while instead or I sell the ep3 and buy a 350z for the wife :-) she not as keen on that idea with 2 impractical cars though

Can you send me some pics of the car please. The figures mentioned are around my budget

As I currently own a S2000 and I'm looking at a 350z I will throw my experience out there. I have a 2004 S2000 with Goodyear tyres and ferodo ds2500 pads all round. I have done bedford, oulton park and 1 autosolo this year. Each track day has not killed the tyres but taken the life out of them, so they are replaced not long afterwards. A set of around £450 and they are 17's. A track day costs around £600 when you include a hotel, food, drink and petrol, when you book a 'cheap' day. The car is my daily so no silly mods which make it uncomfortable for daily use or excessive hassle for insurance and replacement parts. I have done 22k in the 14 months I have owned it and the only thing I have done is change the rear anti roll bar drop links as one of them popped out of the knuckle. I'm looking at the 350z as I fancy a change of car similar to you plus i like the looks and sound of them, I know it a bigger heavier car but will it stop me using it on track, no. You just drive to the cars/your limit. As for buying a clio, they are fun cars but a fwd on track isn't the most fun you can have and the feeling you get from a rwd through the corners on the power where its just moving around nicely is what makes driving fast fun, for me. A car that is planted all the time isnt as rewarding to drive. I went from an E39 M5 (400hp 5.0 V8) to a CTR ep3 (200hp 2.0 4pot) so on paper its half the car, but I still own the ctr 2 years on as its such a laugh to drive, torque isnt everything, it just makes normal driving easier to cope with so you can be lazy and leave it in 1 gear, is changing gear really that much of an issue?

I knew i would get some banter for saying its not oem but for me why would i buy the wrong car, for me, then spend my time and my money changing things when there are plenty of cars to choose from.

I know those alloys are in demand and could get some cash back but the car is top of my budget, stupid new tax laws meaning that needs doing straight away, has a few thing I want looking at/sorting on the car and leaves me with no spare cash, a few months down the line may have been more possible if I had a set of the standard rays. Which I will probably buy as I like to do track days and autosolos. Personally I am not a fan of led bulbs which are fitted throughout, rear wiper has been removed (although it was offered to re-fit), the clutch is original so a potential large cost due to my miles. While alot of those things are so minor once I started working things out its not quite the car for me. I am surprised it is still for sale, but big engined cars aren't always easy to sell sadly

I went to view this last night, thanks Ollie for the short notice viewing. For me at the moment its a little too far away from oem for me to be happy spending the top end of my budget as I would have to sell my s2k straight away to have any cash for any work needed, I am hoping to overlap the ownership of both so I can make the right choice on car for me. If it hasn't sold in a little while I may rethink my options but if you get a seller before then take the money.

I am fairly picky when it comes to cars and hopefully my budget gives a decent choice. I spent 4 hours looking at my E39 M5 that i had driven to Fife (from Farnborough) to go and view it with the intension of driving it home. The list of things wrong with it was close to £3k but we agreed a reasonable price and i left with the car but i was prepared to drive home in my car still even after driving that far to see it. I said i was going to keep my mini standard and that currently runs 141bhp (up from the 63 it had as standard) and has an eaton m45 supercharger plus all the other parts needed. I managed to keep the M5, CTR and S2k standard, although my definition of standard is allowing for a decent sounding induction kit, better tyres and brakes, so not fully oem

Funny enough i had already posted on it, it appears that he knows the car very well anyway

It seems you know the car well and whats been done to it, i would still view it as a possible money maker rather than something to keep if you are looking for a 370z

Is this still for sale? I'm close and looking for one now, will send a pM anyway just incase

I'm currently looking at going from an S2k to 350z, if you can get the car cheaper than book price why not buy it and try to make a few quid, if you have the money sat there? If you like it then keep it a while, if you don't you have a few more £ to go towards the 370z a 2007 car will be drive by wire, having the valve clearance checked is essential on those engines suspension geometry has it been checked and greased they have a habit of seizing (best part of £1-2k if they are seized) just because its 1 owner make sure the car is still straight red isn't the most desirable colour and they can fade, but a polish tends to bring them back does it have a hardtop with it

Cheers for the welcome. Yeah I do use TGM and have done for a couple of years, I figured they will still work on it but if there are nissan specialists they will know the little quirks with working on them. I have also heard of the 2 companies you mentioned so I will have a look into those as well

I'm Mike and I have always liked the look and sound of the 350z. I currently have a 2004 Honda S2000 which I wanted for years. It's been a great car which I have done 20k in a year with no issues and that includes 2 track days and 2 autosolos which I came 1st and 3rd in class. The car is everything I thought it would be but with the miles I do I do tend to change cars every year. I like to keep my cars fairly standard so my choices are limited to cars that are good out of the box, I'm happy to change tyres and brakes but that's about all as it's my daily drive so I think the 350z fits the bill. Previous cars include a few BMW's including an E39 M5, an ep3 Civic Type R, Golf VR6, clio 172. I also have a Rover Mini Cooper which I have supercharged but sadly that just sits at home not doing alot at the moment. I have joined in the hope someone else has gone from an S2000 to a 350z, so I can hear from your experiencs of the 2 and for me to learn as much as possible before I start to look at any cars. I am looking for a car that is around 2005-06 GT spec and navigation is a bonus but not essential, budget at the moment is upto 9k but I am fairly sure I will have some change to get it mechanically sorted as soon as I get it. I'm not keen on loud colours so will probably be black or blue as my first choice. Also are there any specialists in the Farnborough area for these? I am very lucky that I have a honda specialist literally 2 roads away from my house and they are well known for Hondas and racing, so I have been spoiled a bit.