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Is this a really good quality one....seems very reasonably priced?

Is it via their website or at their dealership?

Euro car parts points me to the same lion battery that was in my car previously. Exide premium is £110...just want to make sure that I get the best correct and best battery possible.

I spent £3500 on repairs etc from my Nissan dealership...I honestly wouldnt want to give them a single penny more after the terrible service I had

Hi Guys, Hadnt driven my 350z (05 plate) for sometime and the battery died. Got the AA and they confirmed it was guffed. It had a Lion battery in it and the chap said they have a lot of customers having issues with these batteries. He said that the battery I should be looking for is a JIS 005? Is this correct (thought I should ask the experts before purchasing) and if not, what battery should I go for? (top performance regardless of cost). Many Thanks Craig

I managed to get it working. Is that normal though to get the sparks from the negative clamp when you attached it to say the inside bodywork?

I dont know if I am doing something wrong but this charger seems to be doing nothing. My car battery is now completely dead. http://www.ebay.com/itm/272020876707

I bought that pack you suggested. Just waiting on it charging. Am I reading this correctly with the instructions? It says that the red + clamp should be connected to the + on the cars battery but the black - clamp should not be connected to the - negative on the car battery?

I quite fancied that one and it works on 3.5l engines?

Hey guys my 350z hasnt been driven in a few weeks and the battery has gone dead. Any recommendations on a good charge startup kit?

Well no one from the Dealership has actually called to tell us what they did to the car. They left a message on my voicemail saying that they have replaced the master cylinder. Thing is....what if I had already changed it 6 months previously and that I didnt want it changed. They should of called to advise of what they found and if I was happy for them to replace it. When I told the Service Manager previously that I wasnt given a courtesy car, he didnt offer it to me the next time. My partner contacted Nissan to give them an update and they arent happy. They are lodging a complaint to the dealership from their head office at the appalling service we have had. I need to find time to take the car out properly so I will do it on Friday and we will see what happens. Definitely a lesson learned by Nissan shouldnt be using dealerships that have no clue in fixing their brand of cars.

Hi Guys, First off, I came on here as I wasnt sure who to turn to for assistance. Believe me if I knew about Alex I would have went to him first. The issues raised with the car at Nissan I did authorise. Its basically a case of saying "yeah get it all done and thats it all sorted" but the main issue was the clutch pedal which needed fixed. Now I am sorry but I am not a mug. My trusted mechanic who was always very honest gave me the advice to check it with Nissan before he passed away. To be quite honest, having paid the £3200 for all the work with the clutch issue being fixed then I would have been happy enough. The issue is that they never fixed it. They told me the clutch needs replaced and thats what caused the problem. So paying for that should of resolved it and it didnt. I have then been flogged around with them telling me they have now done X, Y and Z....still the problem hasnt been fixed but yeah being quite cheeky to me about it. Then they finally hand me the car back in a dangerous state that they drove back to my house. The car is now back and sitting in my driveway. They called and left a message on my mobile (having been instructed to speak to my fiancee as I can never answer my phone at work). The car is basically bogging. Completely dirty, greasy hand prints on the inside and outside. They also placed the car keys inside my letter box but did not push it through so it would fall below. They did this the first time and they did it again. If anyone was watching they could of lifted the letter box and simply take the keys. I pressed down on the clutch pedal and it pops back out again (it does make a weird "kajoonk" noise when I press it down....that normal?). I will take it out a proper drive at the weekend. I think my issue is going to be directed straight at the dealership. I have no beef with Nissan themselves but if the dealership charge the prices they do and claim to be the experts with Nissan cars then they have that responsibility to fix the problem that they charged me for fixing. I think the keys in the letter box and the car being filthy is a slap in the face. Nissan do a complementary clean of your car when you get work done with them. First time I got it, it was clean, now it looks like its been raced on a dirt track. I will definently use Alex from now on but I will be pursuing the dealership head office for some sort of explanation to all of this. Cheers for the advice guys.

As I work 12 hours a day I dont have a second to myself. We heard nothing back today so my fiancee caught late this afternoon and they are replacing the Master Cyclinder. Apparently the master tech has been in contact with Nissan technical services all day to try and get it resolved. When my fiancee asked if that is definently the problem they said....and quote..."well we hope so as we have tried everything else haha". Fair enough they are not charging me for changing the master cyclinder but it does make me wonder why they charged me for a new clutch (with them thinking that was the issue). My fiancee was told the car may be back tomorrow or Wednesday. I guarantee you that the car will be running on fumes needing a serious petrol refill. I think I will lodge my complaint with the dealership. They "should" be the most experienced and be able to diagnosis and sort out a problem without any time wasting and thats why they charge more. This hasnt been the case. They have left me without a car, without a chunk of money, without a clue and without confidence in their work. They could of handled this much better but they seemed quite happy to take my £3200 promptly.

To make matters worse, when I can, I have to use my fiancees toyota aygo...........it has a 1 litre engine......1.......litre........engine. I think lawn mowers have a more powerful engine.

I am not going to let Nissan off the leash for this one. Either the dealership sort it or Nissan step in. At the end of the day the dealership need to ensure that the customers of Nissan are happy. If those mechanics dont have a clue how to fix this issue then the dealership may lose the Nissan contract (think arnold clark used to have the nissan contract but lost it due to many complaints). The funny thing is, when I spoke to the Service Manager I told him that I hadnt been offered a courtesy car (something that the Nissan customer service line told me I should of had) and I think that must be around 4-6 weeks now without a car to drive. I am actually hoping that they dont call me tomorrow. The longer they drag this out the more I have against them,

Hi Guys, Thanks for the advice. I was waiting to hear back from Nissan before replying. The car was picked up and dropped back off at Nissan Glasgow on Wednesday morning and they said that "the master tech" would look at it on Wednesday afternoon. Its Sunday and I have had no call or anything. Had to walk to gym yesterday in the pissing rain as I dont have a car and I was thinking to myself "wtf is going on". The local mechanic I used was a great guy and he said straight off it must be the slave cylinder but he mentioned something about the electrics etc and he didnt have the computers to be able to reset the electrics or whatever it was.........the mechanic died a few weeks ago, very tragic :( I really am at the mercy of Nissan and now. This whole fiascal has totally taken the joy out of this car for me and its that damn Nissan dealership thats done it. The one thing that really gets under my skin is that after taking my money they had one of their guys drive the car with the clutch pedal sticking down the whole way without thinking "hey the clutch shouldnt be doing that". I honestly thought that by taking it to a Nissan dealership that they would know their stuff. As I said previously to the Service Manager when he said "we bled the air out of the system" and to my reply "I didnt buy that when you told me it, and look, the problem is worse than below".......his response being "Let me stop you there Mr Walker.....we pay thousands of pounds to train our Mechanics to the Nissan standard level!!". Well clearly they have wasted their money as much as I have wasted mine. Do you guys think I have a right to ask for money back that was maybe not need doing? They did tell me that the clutch was issue for pedal sticking and by replacing it, it would solve the issue. I reckon they are going to come back to me and say it was something else and then tell me its going to cost a grand or so to fix it.....not including the recovery truck costs.

Hey Guys, I am new to this forum. I upgraded myself from a MG TF (yeah I know) to a 350Z convertible 2005 (66k miles) car earlier this year. Its always been my dream car and I got it About a few months ago when out driving I started to notice that my clutch pedal was popping back out promptly after pushing down on it. It started getting worse where it would just sit at the resting point and I woud have to pop it back out with my foot. I took it to my trusty local mechanic who said he lubricated the clutch to see if that would work. After driving it for about 20 minutes in traffic it did it again. He said that I would be best to take it to the nearest Nissan Dealership and have their mechanics look at it because he doesnt have the computers to reset the electrics etc if he has to dig deaper as he said there was some oil leaking as well and he assumed it was the rocket cover. He also said he thinks the slave cylinder is probably the fault.....fair enough as is a good honest mechanic. I took it to my local Glasgow Nissan dealership. I left it with them a few days and they call me back. I told them what my mechanic advised regarding the rocket cover and the slave cylinder. I left it with them a few days. They came back to me saying that I needed about £2500 of repairs. The head mechanic also wanted to strip out the gearbox etc and check the clutch which would cost additional labour costs. I said okay as long as we get this stick clutch pedal sorted. So they billed me for the following...... New rocket Cover £60 Supplied and fitted tie rod end (socket kit-tie and assy-socket 99) £259 Supplied and fitted o/s/f lower arm bush £90 Supplied and fitted n/s/f lower arm bush £90 Rod Compl-Tensi £256 X 2 4 Bridgestone Tyres £780 Supplied and fitted rocker cover gaskets £220 Now the head mechanic said that the clutch was the issue and it needed replaced. So I said lets do it as long as it would sort the problem. New Clutch kit £761 So all in including labour it costed £3200. So I went along after them having the car for almost 2 weeks (no courtesy car provided) and feeling financially broken, I was happy that my car was in top shape. They provided me with their checklist with had a green tick for everythig on the car. 1st day I had it out I was driving around in a busy supermarket trying to find a space when i noticed the clutch sticking again. You can imagine how I felt after spending all that money especially on the clutch replacement being told that was the issue. So I rang them back and they sent someone out to pick the car up. They had it a few days and rang back. They said they had lubricated the clutch......hang on didnt you replace the whole clutch so why would it need lubricating? They went back and said that they then flushed out the system (whatever that meant) and that should do it. I asked them if they had actually done anything with the slave cylinder as I had done a lot of reading on forums and it seems to be a common problem. They said no. I advised them that having no use of my car for over 3 weeks was becoming frustrating and I had suggest it in the first place so why wasnt it checked/replaced. The head mechanic said something about rear wheel drive 350z's dont really have that issue but he would replace it for free. Fair enough I was happy. They drove the car back to my house but I noticed that my petrol was pretty low and it was near enough full when I first gave it to them. I didnt bother me as I assumed they did a lot of testing on the car. So I hopped into my car, pushed the clutch down and felt it wasnt right. I didnt even pop out. I just sat at the resting point. I honestly couldnt believe it. Someone drove it from the garage with the clutch constantly sitting at the biting point and never bother to say anything. After all this time and money I had enough. I called up Nissans complaint department but a cheeky man started asking a lot of nonsense questions as to why I didnt buy it from a dealership and why I bought it from private seller. I advised them that they kept this car immaculate with a full Nissan service history with everything that had been done to the car. He was no help whatsoever. I rang the garage back and spoke to the head mechanic. He told me I would have to make my own arrangements to bring that car in (ie, pay for a breakdown truck to take it to them). I advised him that this was not on and that I wasnt happy he had okay'd this car going out with clutch pedal in a much worse situation than what it was before the work was done. I also advised him that no documentation had been provided to confirm that the slave cylinder had been replaced. I said I was buying it when they told me they had lubricated the clutch initially and thats when he got very stroppy. He told me their garage pays thousands of pounds training their mechanics up to the nissan standard. I asked him why after £3200, my cars fault is worse now than why I originally handed it in. He said to bring the car in and if its a problem relating to the clutch then they will pay the breakdown service and the labour costs however if its not clutch related then I would have to pay for everything. Guys I dont really know whats going on but I am now beginning to question if the clutch ever did need replacing and why he told me this was definently the issue. The pedal does not pop back up when you press it down and thats how they left it when they brought the car back to me. I dont really know much about 350z's but I really could do with your advise before this dealership start charging me more on a "lets change this and that and see if it fixes it" basis. I dont have that sort of money to pay out again. Please help, I would really appreciate it. Thanks

Thanks guys, I am going to take it along the road to a wee independant garage that ive used in the past. Guy is really nice so I will suggest what you guys have said

Hi Guys, I just bought a 2005 350z roadster a few weeks ago. I have been out in it a few times but today I decided to get the roof down as the weather is great and take it out for a good drive. Nightmare on the motorway due to roadworks so I was constantly start and stopping. I noticed at one point my clutch was stuck half way down almost at the biting point. I flipped it back out with my foot but noticed if I tapped it again it would sink down. Worryingly I pulled into a kwik fit that I was passing back to get them to take a look. Chap said that if it was stuck all the way down then it would only require a bit of grease to help it loosen but as it was sort of sticking and popping back slowly it would be something else. Now I will be honest I know nothing about cars. I just got rid of my MG TF roadster after I was plagued by many problems but this car has full service history done at the nissan dealership and has done 65000 miles so it should be in good nick but I dont know a bloody thing about cars/parts so please bear with me. Does anyone know what it could be and more importantly is it going to cost an arm and a leg to fix it. I am abit worried about it as I am still treating it like its made out of glass as I just got it. I also thought (maybe I am wrong) but I was in 1st gear at one point doing about mph and I took my foot completely off the clutch and the car didnt stall then I quickly pushed it back in and changed gears.