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GranTurismoEra

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  1. Thanks for all the info. My mum mentioned a tourist sleeper train that goes across Canada over a few days. That isnt public transport. The only one i saw goes through Northern US. Is that a thing? I lived in the US. Its a bit overrated and poverty is apparent in many places like New York and California. The local governmenta pay homeless people to go to California or New York. Many people are victims of pandemic shutdown. Sad.
  2. 33% Ni plus Tax for the majority. Yeah when you add Council tax its close lol. So you just keep your car road worthy. No smog test like in US? 5 million is about half the population of London i think. Well by 2030 it will be around 10.5 im sure.
  3. West coast as in Vancouver? Everyone seems to be in Toronto or east coast Are taxes higher? seem to be level everywhere except Canada and France?
  4. People shouldn't have to be approaching 100k to live or be able to afford a house. As in 100k combined. Thats the minimum to get a house within M25 as the average house price in my area is £400,000+. The area is nothing to shout about. Overpriced, overcrowded and overpopulated. Over it lol Then the kids growing up will need assistance or to be earning close to £100k individually to stay. Rent in Zone 1 and 2 for a box apartment minimum of 1400 pm. Lol
  5. Yeah with my job theres literally no need for me to be on site all the time. Many of our colleagues live as far as Isle of Sheppey, Reading and Watford slash Doncaster. At the moment we work longer days but are not in every single day fortunately. The furthest colleagues come in once a week. Others alternating weeks. Depends on the deal they have with the boss man Whereas my mate in Gloucester is fully remote goes into Reading once a month i think. Really heavily dependent on job type, management etc.
  6. my cousins are in Canada for University. They will be there for the foreseeable future. Just not sure about the weather tbh. Interesting prospect.
  7. Did anyone make this move in recent years? Finally my brother woke up to the realization that where we are is a shithole, litter everywhere, high crime, stolen cars, knife attacks, gang activity and no longer regal as it used to be. Ive been saying for years to get out. The queen used to visit Harrow and the famous Harrow school is 300 years old i think. Its now overpopulated, overcrowded and traffic is approaching New York levels. Its the most populated London borough at 270,000 within 16 square miles lol Found it frustrating when i got the first Nismo in 2017. We still have 4 years before our renewal. We are looking to move further North. Ideally Amersham, Aylesbury, Oxford, Milton Keynes. Id like to go westwards like Gloucester sides but for the interim I think going North would be better. Id still work and commute to London. Im not giving up my job at a small radio station anytime soon. My brother is happy to change career altogether. So I would still need commuting now and then with some adjustments to my rota. Obviously we would look for something similar 3 bed with a driveway (very important) that costs slightly less and release some funds for investment into wherever. ISA, Buy to Let at my retirement location, Timeshares etc....just kidding.... I think for our mental health it would be a good move. Plus can embrace a new way of life, even eat more organic and breathe real fresh air. I was never a London guy anyway so no real loss. I visit central London at my leisure once a year....Mostly im there for work....Londons for visiting not for living in 😅. Mini rant over!
  8. The only other Nismo you might see will be a manual. Which is unlikely
  9. Looks good ngl...Wish Nissan can do something similar in a few years. Looks slightly larger than Z4
  10. Yeah lots of carbon fibre and track ready. Some stuff borrowed from Ford GT
  11. Or you can save money and just get resonated short tails...basically what the car sounds like without being muffled.....Resonated Short tails are perfect as I can go around in the City below 75 DB and avoid Noise cameras. But It can also be as loud as 110DB which can land a fine. It sounds great in the tunnels and on the motorway. People tend to speed up and move out of the way. Proper Sound insulation of the trunk area and arches are the only thing lacking with the Z. I got the GT so unfortunately i dont get the burbles and pops you get with the Nismo
  12. Cars are starting to flow in to USA although slowly. Seems like markups have reduced. About 171 cars for sale on US Autotrader site. A lot around 54,000 dollars which is £43,000 for Performance models. Maybe they havent added the markup and thats just to invite people to enquire. I did see a white Performance model with blue interior for 54k in Virginia. Very nice. Base models are around £33,000 before add ons. The ones in Japan still have huge markups
  13. It is what it is. Hiring helicopters and Multiple racetracks isnt cheap....As someone that played all the games pre PS4 modern era and got me into jdm id say it was great that Sony did it. Its been years in the making They could do a series not centered around Jann just a guy with a dream to race at Le Mans but itll be more or less the same story...it would be better to just make a Nissan race history film instead. But I think theyve told the story they wanted to tell and they got a spike in GT7 players out of it. Plus the kids got to see and genuinely hear GTRs, Ferraris and Huracans moving at Speed. I didnt care about romantic interests and storylines. So my expectations were low. Save that cheesecake stuff for Netflix.
  14. It is said to be oem plus and quiet. So it wont blow up any tunnels. Its not as loud as the 350z version
  15. Its the same profiles as previous Nismo i think. 35 rear 40 front. The gap is something BMW have mastered. Obviously people still lower the M2s further. It comes low from factory. Youll most likely change the oem tires if theyre Bridgestones anyway or dunlops. Id go with 40 rears and 40 in front. Maybe 10 up for width as well. 285/295 19 40 rear. Depends Apparently the suspension settings are soft from factory. So spring swap should sort it.
  16. We went to South Wales Recently.....Hopefully there will be another driveout soon im sure
  17. yeah they dont care, reminds me of the old GTR owners :D..Had one side by side on the A40 going into London from Batallion. Had a quick chat before he zoomed off braking hard for the average speed camera. "stick to jap, cant go wrong". That was 2016 in the 350Z. Then after that nothing lol
  18. 74db is the limit for EU but that might change. 74db is a bit lower than cold start with an oem exhaust.
  19. No people in London have Zeds theyre just not on this forum or attend meets. Its a new generation of owners. Younger and not interested in socializing outside their own circles. Organizing their own meets elsewhere. Check Instagram. They dont flash or acknowledge each other like back in the day anymore. Ive spoken to a few who dont go to meets. All good, its been a good run.
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