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It refers to the engine. The 350z came with: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VQ_engine#VQ35DE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VQ_engine#VQ35HR DE, HR. 2007 onwards cars had a facelift and more power.

Americans confirmed as terrible drivers? Nothing new there.

She sounds like a keeper lol. I wouldnt put my other half through it and I think it would stop me enjoying it as much If i felt responsible for someone else. Hard to explain but Its the same when i give lifts to other people I suddenly switch to patient chaffeur mode without realising!

Id say you are "getting away with it" due to the time of year and cooler temps. I reckon come summer time if you get caught in traffic you may start getting issues, just bare it in mind

Great topic but Im unsure about this. Wouldnt this new number plate location reduce the engine bay airflow? You have effectively halfed the surface area that the radiator has access to?

With the upcoming v8 Mustang coming in at £32,995 whatever Nissan decide on doing needs to come in either at the same price point or cheaper, the latter if they consider ditching the v6 for a turbo!

Filled up yesterday at Shell in Nottingham £116.9! Its heading in the right direction at last!

Sorry if it came across that way but that wasnt the point I was trying to make. The fact that these wheels do not fit as desired and the OP is having to perform "mods" to make them fit (spacers, rolled arches) are to my mind what classes them as bodges, he is having to do them to get the result he wants not because he wants to "mod". Hopefully that makes sense now, sorry for any mix up. Anyway this is taking it offtopic so I'll leave it now. Good luck getting things sorted OP whatever you decide!

My 04 car was owned by someone like this previously, its on 32000 currently and looking at the previous MOT's its only done an average of 2k every year. It means theres a supply of nice low mileage examples for people like me who will not be following their example

At the end of the day if the wheels dont fit, they dont fit. Trying to roll archers, fit spacers etc just to accomodate a particular wheel design are all compromises when you could have just spent the £££ on wheels that are produced in sizes that do fit correctly. I just dont get spending all that cash and then end it with bodges.

Buy a £17k car on finance, due to interest this is now £19k for arguments sake owed. 1yr later due to depreciation the car is now worth £14k but finance is still £17k. You have an accident and the insurance company can find same spec, mileage cars available for £14k and so write you a cheque for £14k. Take a guess where the Finance company will expect that missing £3k to come from?

Are they still producing PS2's or is it just a case of purchasing up old stock until it runs out now? I thought PS3 was supposed to replace PS2 so I'd be surprised if they were still manufacturing both. My Megane 250 came with PS2's as standard, amazing tyre but expensive and quick wearing!

Cheers I'll keep an eye out too. Do you have any pics of the Plastidip applied? I've got an aerosol can of Matt Black I've had knocking around for a while now but never got around to using it. I dont want to bother if it looks pap

Cheers I was thinking black JDM Z badges to replace the Nissans, and a rear diffuser http://www.tarmacsportz.co.uk/GB/350Z_FRP_TS_JDM_REAR_DIFFUSER/350TSFRPJDMRD_.aspx Maybe even try Plastidipping the wing mirrors and front lip below the grill perhaps. But not now, this is the wrong month to be spending more money

I suppose this is sort of my introduction post as well as I havent shared any details yet previously. I picked my 350z up from Junction17, not the ideal spec I wanted but with only 32000 miles I had to have it. The car came with standard Touring rims and advisories on all 4 tyres being low. So an order was placed at Camskill for 4 Goodyear Eagle F1's and I decided to kill 2 birds at once and pickup a set of Rays from eBay. Then I also spotted TarmacSportz's Xmas 10% discount code and so begins the slippy mod slope.... Then the postman delivered these this morning. Can you guess what it is yet? Then with the weather being nice and having a day to myself I decided to give the car a wash. Trying out some new product: Before: And finished: Thanks for looking.

Thats £300 more than a set of Goodyear Eagle F1's tho. Which is the point those of us with them fitted are trying to make, for the price you cant beat them! Only negative I've found after a couple hundred of miles is the amount of stones they pick up lol (edit) Just noticed you have a 370z so the prices probably arent the same, my bad.

Just wanted to update this and say I've just had 4 new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's fitted all around and for the price they are unmatched. £508 for 4 delivered. I think ive found my new favorite tyre!

+1 to this. I often suspect people who say otherwise are just trying to justify the compromise to achieve the look they want, or had other issues prior to fitting that are perhaps masked. Each to their own and all that!

I was about to post something similiar but I can see above Zed has beaten me to it. All this talk of petrol prices falling seems to pass by Shell garages who seemingly refuse to drop their V-Power. Time to switch to Tesco I suspect!

Its not only my 1st Zed but my first non-Renault car as well! I've come from 4 previous Renaultsports to this. Loving it so far, everything about the car makes it feel like a sense of ocasion to drive in comparison; the seating position, the cabin, the engine/exhaust etc. I suppose its all down to perspective of what you have changed from but for me its a nice place to be and after getting the greenlight from my wife to buy a 2 seater It was rude not to

Yes thats right H1979, 04 GT with tan leather. Im local (1 mile away) and there were no other low mileage 350z's for sale in the midlands at the time hence using Junction17 regardless of the bad press but I feel by going with my friend and fellow owner I went in with my eyes open. Just a shame the following visit to finalise things wasnt as positive as my first visit for the test drive.

Sorry for the bump, thought I would post here instead of starting a new topic. I purchased a 350z from them last weekend (Nottingham branch) and was initially impressed! I wanted my friend to have the test drive on my behalf as he owns a 350z and knows what to look for whereas I have no idea whats normal and whats not, but the salesman (Ian?) ended up chucking us the keys and letting us go off on our own test drive, result! Deposit left. However things turned for the worse when it came to the weekend collection and meeting their manager (Lee?) and I had to sit through 20mins of him trying to force their warranty upon me. They convientently had already applied for the finance with warranty included and would now have to "re-do the lot without warranty etc". When this didnt work they tried bribing me with free services, then switched to stressing it was only an extra "£30pcm" month repeatedly etc. Very patronising! They also handed over the car with both key batteries flat, and a bodged drivers door window motor (pinch doesnt work, its dieing).. So yeah my experience with them, could be better I suppose but there wasn't much choice within a 50 mile radius.

Thanks M13KYF thats what I call service. I was getting that message: "You have completed your portion of the validation request already. An administrator must approve your account before you have full access" after clicking the validation email I recieved automatically. All seems to be working now though so whatever you've done has worked