Digsy

I vote track because those that have had them have say they are too hardcore for day to day and I dont think I've ever seen one on the road. I suppose they might just have multiple miserable owners though.......

The Ferrari parade was in this week.......

I see the point that you're making but why didn't Nissan take this line with Autocar? By replacing the engine and apparently not feeding any info on the cause back to the magazine they have allowed Autocar to print an article which would worry any potential Zed purchaser.

Nizz is the bizz for me!

Feel for you mate. Still haven't got my door sorted.....

This guy:- http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8127 Blimey, I don't know how you get through the day sometimes, Marky!

Top spot!

Still funny though.

+1

I think that if read in isolation, without knowing just how highly Autocar rate the standard car, it could certainly put people off. I don't see that they said anywhere that the car was "annoying" and that's why they fitted the NISMO bits - they simply had an opportunity to see what they did and that was the reason for getting another Zed (this is their second long termer and they loved the first). Basically, the old, fat bloke who wrote the article thought the NISMO suspension too hard (fair comment unless you are tracking the car regularly), the NISMO exhaust too load on the motorway (its a little boomy at just around 80mph but its worth putting up with unless you do 1000 motorway miles a week) and the NISMO seats too constraining (bear in mind the guy is obviously short for his weight and found the standard seat too tight - run a search on here and see how many have complained about that!). I got the distinct feeling that he would have been much happier in a TT and was not really the appropriate person to select to run a modded sports car. Nevertheless, he took all the stuff off except the kit and the wheels (made by Rays BTW) and his conclusion was that the Zed was a great car and didn't need the other bits which just made it more focussed and more compromised. Unless you work for NISMO, the only really negative bits were a niggle at the fuel consumption and the rather more serious issue of the engine change. There can be no doubt that they got preferential treatment to those Zed owners I have come across with the same problem. The worrying bit was that the replacement engine seemed to like a drop too. TBH it would put me off buying an MY06 and quite a lot of people will not want a Zed at all after reading it. However, whilst that does nothing for my resale value that's exactly what Autocar are there for and if we want to vent our spleen it should properly be against Nissan.

In the last 3 weeks I've sat in 911's, Astons, Lambo's and Ferrari's. All left me feeling dissappointed with regard to the interior. All were dull or very basic. I don't think I would be happy with any interior for £80k! The zeds interior is awful But I don'r give a monkeys as I love everything else about it. The £80k is going on the exterior, the noise and 500 BHP not fancy switches and door handles I know that but tb fair I doubt there's a porsche, aston or ferrari that looks as dodgy as that - Kev do you have a pic. of your interior? For 80K you want to be cossetted, comfortable and be surrounded by nice touchy-feely quality stuff as well as a loud fast motor. Well I would but perhaps that's just me For £80k I want sexual favours as well but its not going to happen! Look at this 360 interior: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/187954.htm Rubbish imo. If interior was top of my list I'd be looking at Bentleys and high end mercs but its not. Infact is doesn't even make it onto my list. Look, I'm sure we would choose to spend their money on different cars than a Gallardo. Sinbad would have a GT3 RS and Louis an Aston. Look 100 times better than the Gallardo picture in your post.. And thats your opinion. Your entitled to it. I'm sure everyone on here is thinking if I had £80k I buy ........................ and each one would be different and for different reasons. I'm sure when you bought your 6 series lots of people though 'Id have bought something else' One thing we are agreeing on is that the interior isn't great but the interior is not even a consideration for me. You buy for yourself not people on here, well that's my motto. If this is the motor for you go for it. If you mind is made up why are you even discussing the interior. Who are your trying to convince, us or yourself. Personally I don't give a rats ass what people think on my choice of car. Even my daughter hates the Bimmer, but that doesn't bother me. Maybe you on the other had are looking for approval of your choice. TBF I can't see that he's really tried to defend the interior, just people having a pop at it.

I prefer to say that I did it properly Aw, that smiley suggests you didn't take that comment in the way it was meant....

...and a very easy mod to do.

Blimey, if that's at all accurate its all pretty imminent!

Bear in mind that you will have to shift the de-modded car and the market seems a bit stagnant at the moment. It will be interesting to see whether anyone on here wants it as it is - the fact that they know the FI was done by anal-retentive such as Dorian ( ) should be quite a selling point. Good luck with it.

Final report this week and I can't see it doing a great deal for MY06 values.

I would recomend you PM Andy, great price and service.

At last someone else from Liverpool!!!! Welcome, mate!

Difficult to beat the NISMO at that price. DC Sports is a touch cheaper and sounds very nice but doesn't look half as good.

That's a bit of a shame. 3 on you list have either sold or are selling.

TBF Darren it is slightly odd to post up your own interpretation of an Autocar article about a Renault as your first post here without any indication why or who you are. I note you've done the same thing on the other side but as you've been posting there no-one's accused you of being a "bot". I don't think anyone's being funny with you and you are very welcome over this side - you've just managed to confuse a few folk. Enjoy the site mate.

But surely they have the evidence and therefore you wouldn't have a chance anyway? Its not like a camera where you could, if so inclined, try to dispute it was you driving. I suppose its not unknown for them to pull you when they haven't got the evidence they need for a conviction just to give you a bollocking and then you make an admission that can be used against you. I'm not a criminal lawyer but it sounds possible.

I got stopped on a test drive in a Celica a few years back. The cops came on all aggressive and accdued me of driving through a red light. I had been speeding but no way that I had done that. Anyway, I was very polite with them and their attitude changed and they eventually waved me away. I honestly believe that they stopped us because we were two young blokes, one in a baseball cap, one Asian, driving round the Liverpool suburbs in a nice car and they wanted an excuse to check us out.

Welcome aboard, James! PM Sarnie re Nismo exhaust. He's selling his car and plans to take it off. He's mentioned putting it on Ebay but you could bag it first.

Not had a sniff from Pistonheads yet Why not add an alternative, all-in price with wheels and zorst? I know that if I was looking at those pics I'd want the complete package.