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    Zara - 370z Nismo, Her story.

    in 370z General

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    1 hour ago, Willsy1980 said:

    Ah sorry bud, wasn't ripping off your idea.

    Was originally going carbon, but the carbon had a flaw in it and looked really crap so he pulled it off. The colour is a BMW metallic red, can't remember the exact name but its a pretty close match to the red on the splitter and skirts etc.

    As for the tints, just had to go Limo tint, saves having to keep the boot cover across so no one see's your stuff :) 

     

    Getting the lights, DRL's and splitters done next, going with a 2 part wrap on the headlights, smoked PPF for the lenses and then a dark tint over the orange indicator section, rears just smoked :)  

    Not at all, it looks great!

     

    How much did the gear knob cost, presumably made/sold by the company on the card?

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    Commitment to Organised Events

    in National Events & Shows

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    I attended last year's Ace meet and the car park was rammed. I had my name down for this one, but five days before the event I had to message Martin to say I needed to pull out due to an appointment to deal with a university accommodation issue. I was deeply disappointed (and a tad embarrassed) to have to do that and having been involved with organising events with one of the BMW clubs in the past, I fully appreciate the work that goes into it.

     

    My heart sank when I learnt of the actual turnout in the day, particularly as I had unwillingly contributed to it.

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    Cleaned and Ready to show

    in Other Cars

    Posted · Edited by Loadmaster

    Absolutely love that car Martin.

     

    Looking forward to seeing it at Bletchingley soon. It'll certainly attract plenty of attention. We're in Paris this week but should be at the meet this Saturday, 4th June.

    Potential UK 370Z Nismo Buyer - Future Values and other questions

    in 370z General

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    2 hours ago, scz4 said:

    Test driving a 2020 Nismo tomorrow morning, looking forward to it 😃Just hope the ride is comparable or better than my F-Type or previous Z4M

     

    Perhaps not so much for this car as it's a 2020, but how do I identify it's a post 2018 car with the uprated clutch? I know the door handles are darker, but that's a simple retro mod someone may have done. Any other way to be certain? Suspect some of these cars could have sat around a long time from being built to being sold. 

    I might be wrong, but the 2017 MY has the uprated clutch as far as I'm aware.

    Thinking of buying a 370Z

    in Introductions & Welcome Messages

    Posted

    1 hour ago, GranTurismoEra said:

    The MPGs in the real world not much different. Also road tax is a funny reason not to buy a performance car. Yet youd spend more on petrol within 4 months on useless trips lol

     

    My old Director had the 440i at the time i had my original Nismo. Lets just say even the CEO had to look. 👀

    A mate of mine has a 440i - very nice car but just looks rather, erm, unremarkable. The dark blue paint might not help.

    Thinking of buying a 370Z

    in Introductions & Welcome Messages

    Posted · Edited by Loadmaster

    15 hours ago, ZeroX said:

    I have seen one that I really like:

     

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202204144655298

     

    But unfortunately it is a 2013 model so it falls into the very expensive tax band. I am still confused about the tax on cars that were £40,000 or more at list price.

     

    It's been explained above about the tax changes in 2017, you can also read through the quite complicated banding system on the DVLA's website. Fortunately, my 2017 Nismo sits in the sweet spot of £165 for annual RFL - I doubt that I would have bought it had it cost three times as much, as is the case with those just a year or so older. Take a look through Autotrader and see the vast amount of 2017+ 'performance vehicles' that also cost only £165 to tax. 

     

    It's all about getting the older, more polluting, vehicles off the road and getting us into newer ones.

     

    As for MPG and general running costs, the 370Z is a 3.7 V6 (as I'm sure you're aware), so you don't buy it for economy. Mine generally does about 20 mpg locally and around town, but can easily achieve nearly 30mpg on a motorway run - not fantastic, but 50% better than my usual. I did a 365 mile return trip from Surrey to Stafford on the weekend, averaging 27 mpg, a lot of that above 70mph (ahem) on the M40/M6 Toll. If I'd wanted economy on that trip I'd have taken the Ateca which would hit 50mpg, but the Z was more appealing for the job on this occasion! 

     

    Lastly, routine servicing is very reasonable, particularly if you use one of the specialist indies.  It's a relatively simple and low tech (aka lower cost) car to run and with less to go wrong, say in comparisson with a modern M car for example.  

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