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    Ron Dennis out of McLaren....Only a romour so far.

    in Off Topic Discussion

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    May be true but early days.......

     

    Ron Dennis has forcibly relinquished his role as team principal of McLaren, and will be replaced by deputy Martin Whitmarsh, a Spanish newspaper claims. The national sports daily Marca says the decision, compelled by the British team’s engine and equity partner Mercedes-Benz, will shortly be confirmed by means of a press release.

     

    Marca said Mercedes, the German manufacturer that is tipped to shortly take over the entire Woking based team, was angered by Dennis’ mishandling of the espionage scandal last year that cost the outfit a lot of money and arguably both 2007 titles.

     

    Dennis, who has overseen McLaren’s ultra-successful reign since the early 1980s, could be given a new position but will not be in a crucial decision-making role, Marca added.

     

    Dennis still owns 15 per cent of McLaren, with the rest of the equity divided between Mercedes, a Bahraini company, and Mansour Ojjeh.

     

     

    http://forums.itv.com/667383/ShowThread.aspx

    I'm back! Though most of you probably have no idea who I am

    in Introductions & Welcome Messages

    Posted

    1. Yeap

    2. Long story but better just left.

    3. Illusions of grandeur but its their place so up to them.

    4. No, no longer jap owner but gone german. You going to be a Judge at JAE again.

    5. When you on, was a great show at Newbury and can recommend the video too.....Not to sure about the radio show as can only get it when return from france.

     

    Welcome back whats new with your car.

     

    PS Do not tell them about being down in Brighton as the Gay-o-meter might get mentioned.

     

     

    Hello again!

     

    Right, after a semi-enforced absence (personal stuff I'm afraid) I'm back amongst the 350Z massive.

     

    The supercharged beasty is still running well (even though it has a horrific ability to run down the battery in about 5 days of non-use) and is giving me as much Joy as ever. :)

     

    Oh and in two weeks I get a full feature on the car in Fast Car, which is nice (that for once they are actually featuring a *fast car*).

     

    So, now that I'm back amongst it, here's some q's...

     

    1. Anyone remember who tf I am? :lol:

    2. Where's Val? Come on, dish the dirt!

    3. What happened to the site on the other side, if it's not too inflammatory to ask? Nissansport(z)? eh? We're all still 350z here aren't we?

    4. People going to JAE or Japshow on 22nd June?

    5. Anyone interested in a night out to see some comedy in the not-too-distant?

     

    There you go. See you all again soon :)

     

    Stephen

    Something that will whoop the GTR

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    Not sure where the engine has come from but did do a days training with Andy Walsh and the other car was the RST-V8 which was two bike engines bolted together. Only had 380 BHP and was awsesome in the right hands. It has to have extra extensions on the SV model just to make it wide enough to ensure it could take tyres that could handle the power.

     

    This baby with 500BHP is just something else. The normal frame was a considered a bit iffy with over 300bHP and was rumoured to be getting twisted with the torque.

    EU Headlight directive

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted

    This is happen on many german cars today. I quite like my DRL angel eyes on my 5, and the line of LED's on the R8 and A/S5 are okay too. Not got round to switching mine off as cannot be ar5ed and do not think it is a real problem to other driver, unlike the ar5es that drive around in bright sun light with fog lights on.

     

    Just hope that Nissan create something a bit different to a dim little orange bulb.

    GTR ON 5TH GEAR IN 10 MINS

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    GC350z

    I do not want to start a flame war and as this is a free club and people can say what they want within reason, so your entitled to your opinion and this place is better for it. But do you need to strip every comment I make "quote them" and attack each one as I could do the same with yours but do not feel the need so will not bother, it will not added any value. I may be not be understanding what you are saying but I think you are not understanding where I am coming from.

     

    Just want to say, I believe the import route will likely lead to saving of £20,000+

    NMGB will try to scaremonger everyone with trying to stop imports, (this is clearly happening as Ben has the first one and there is a black one about too)

    You can get it services as Ben has done so therefore not an issue.

     

    Buying UK model may have many hidden costs, ie, the "Post" Track day inspection.

    (which if it finds damage does not mean it will cover for the replacement parts its just a TAX imposed by NMGB) to ensure that they do not incur cost they do not want and they will charge you £1000 for the privilege. If the servicing is not included in the UK cost then that is an outrage….my estimates of 20k up front saving and 6k track tax will also go up again by another £1k a year for servicing. Man this is all adding up. Hate to think if they are also going to restrict things like tyre replacements to “only at HPCâ€

    GTR ON 5TH GEAR IN 10 MINS

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    Bobby

    If you hear anything about post track inspection can you please please post as soon as you get the info as that would make it impossible for me to buy a UK model.

     

    Take your point on pricing is more than just list price. My bimmer is 47k list so know things go up in price and GTR will be different to Zed, but I am half way in price terms already.

     

    Do you also know if we can get parts from the US cheaper than JPN. Given the exchange rates I think it would be cheaper that way and given the number that ship in the US, they may hold more stock items than UK dealer will.

     

    Geneva needs a good write up from those going as there will be lots of questions coming your way.

    GTR ON 5TH GEAR IN 10 MINS

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    GC350z,

    Do you have it confirmed about the speed limit removal from EU cars, if not then suggest you reserve your comment until you do hear as in your words "BS speculation" as you infer in my post.

     

    Do you think everyone on a track drives like a "muppet" perhaps you should get to more track days as I have seen better driving on track days than on the road many times.

     

    As for Nissan warrenty work on tracked cars, was there not 150ish Zeds on a silverstone track recently. Yes it was not a track day but they where driven on a track. Are they all now NOT covered by NMGB warranty. Plus there are lots of people that get warranty work done after track days, just not declared that it has happened. When I got warrenty work done on my zed NOT once did I get asked if it had been on a track or at the ring. I would have been honest if was asked as there is pics to prove I have been on track so no point lying, JUST dealer does not ask so I do not haver to offer info. Why should he, but the GTR is different and more likely to be a tracked car as its high performance model.

     

    as for servicing in Japan, do not care if it is or it is not included. The car I would be buying will be serviced and makes no difference if it is paid for by NM Japan or previous owner.

     

    Do not think you have added anything but thats my opinion.

    I just want to ensure people are aware of the pro and cons before stumping up for a deposit on a UK model then finding out they could have save well over £20,000 by importing and possibly getting the car quicker.

     

    All I'm reading here is a lot of bullshit speculation.

     

    Why would an EU car be limited to 110mph or 118mph? EU/UK spec is always different from JDM. Be it suspension or options/spec it always differs.

     

    Now lets talk about this track day crap. If you went in for a warranty job on you Z tomorrow because your brakes failed as a result of boiling the fluid on a track day do you honestly think Nissan will cover you? On the other hand if Nissan did an inspection of your car before hand you can then drive like a complete muppet and not be concerned about the gear box and other serious mechanicals.

     

    More importantly there is still the question of servicing (and tuning) will it included in the price as it is in Japan? There is a possibility that it wont be.

    GTR ON 5TH GEAR IN 10 MINS

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    I am not looking at buying new from Japan, I have always said 1 year model in 1 years. That way I can get a 30-40k car and its UK equv is 60k from a dealer. Also hope that most of the warrenty work that would need doing is done in the first year by JDM owner.

     

    The likelihoods is that when I import it will be delimited as wel, so I get a better car (quicker) than a UK buyer gets. Would be funny if you are doing a ring trip in a 350Zed and overtake a GTR that is still limited to 118mph.

     

    As on other thread and info from GTR forum UK buyer could be looking at £1k post track day inspection. That would mean I would have a 6k bill each year, say 4-5 track days and 1 ring trip each year. Will not be spending 6k on servicing so the JDM import is cheaper in first place and would be cheaper to run on annual basis so no brainer to me.

     

    Then if I sell after a year then would still get decent price as UK model only out for 12 months. And hope I can drive a 180mph car at 4 sec 0-62 for £5k. I lost more than that on the zed.

     

    As for resell and badges, think that is very true as people with 80k are worried about what the neighbours and work peers think so that will limit the market. There are 5-6 porkers at my work and I doubt one of them would buy a GTR just because of the Nissan badge. But people like me who do not care will be limited to the likes of a 350z which is a 30k motor.

    GT-R

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    Just read about the $1000 post track day inspection required if you take the car on "approved" track and want to keep your warrenty.

     

    So this is back door way that NMGB/NMWW will get another £5-10k per year from people after they have charged them £60k for the car. Cannot afford to go down that route so import now looking a must if I am to have one.

     

    Seems a diesel BMW 5 series estate will be overtaking a GTR after it hits 118 on the road. 172 mph BMW 3 ltr diesel @

    http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/videos/fea ... eaker.html

    GTR ON 5TH GEAR IN 10 MINS

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    Think it could have been much better. Nice to see it being driven much more on the limit compared to the autocar review. Plato is a great driver, just seems strange they did not get to test against something else.

     

    So much for NMGB stopping people importing and it being speed limited, load of balls as we can now see.

     

    PS seems some dealers are taking deposits as NMGB have now decied who gets to sell them. Phone your local and see if they will take a booking, or import and save 10-20k as 5th gear now putting a £60k price on it.

     

    mugwump

    You driving at brands......sorry for off topic.

    MiRo wheels

    in Wheels

    Posted

    Same thing with rays and copies for the zed.

     

    But these get good write ups in the states, but not common here so just want to see if anyone had different wheels from same manufacture.

     

    As for originals, likely to be 2-3k more which is a lot of money and the touring is not really a sports car so slightly heavier wheels will not make much difference.

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