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Just watching it - looks like a place to see and be seen!

I like that

Three things to check - fuse, connectors on the motors and then the tubes.....

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Or the dealers

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Welcome to the site, good luck with the search. What's wrong with the looks of the 350Z?

Plenty of calendar entries with that lot already, keep em coming! Great to have this on our list of events, well done to Jerry in his meets organiser role for this, huge credit

This has been an interesting thread. On the quality front I think Ross is right - there can't be a hard and fast rule because some originals (Veilside spring to mind) can be just as cack quality as the replicas. All folk can do is rearch any purchase and get feedback from those who have bought before - that's what makes these forums so good. I'd happily by a replica if I knew that plenty of others had found it a high quality item. On the other hand I'd spend the extra money on an original if i had no feedback on the replica. Make sense? Yep. As I said, as long as it fits as well as standard, you haven't done anything to affect the overall quality of the car.

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I kinda agree with BM. Having always gone for the best bits I can get I get the fit, finish and residuals I want. I can also understand why people buy copies - the world has it with everything. Clothes, electronics, films, car parts and so on. Fact is those people are ultimately cutting their nose off to spite their face..... I bought a bunch of Alpine and JL Audio stereo equipment a few years ago. Even today it still works like new, wins prizes at shows and is worth good money second hand. If it was Sony xPlop or whatever, it's be worthless. But most importantly IMO - it is BETTER than what was there before. The main thing I don't understand is people taking a £30k sportscar that had years of development to get it to handle and feel the way it does, and then people put wheels that weigh twice as much on or lower it with a few hundred quid. What makes you think someone who has never driven the car in anger can make it better with a quick fix?! Modifying is a bit more subjective and style (or lack of! ) comes into it. Some bits are actually overpriced so if someone can make something better for less, then great. However, in a supply and demand market, that doesn't tend to be the case. I have yet to see a NISMO replica kit that can't be spotted immediately in the flesh for example (as different from a genuine one). That doesn't mean the replica looks bad, but you can tell. So I would look for whatever it is to have substance as well as form at the minimum........

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Great support from the dealer.

Good to see plenty of people there. And thanks to Maz for the jump start - three times in one day was enough, new battery was fitted this afternoon! Sadly, I didn't get to catch up with the 'winner' in Colin's group...... I thought the 370 was a fair improvement over the 350 and having had both on track found the 370 a more capable machine in standard guise IMO. Felt a lot more steady at the rear in fast corners and didn't understeer like the 350 in those long corners. Must resist for a little while longer......

And never buy a nearly new car from Trade Sales then - they will often end up with newer plated cars that are just registered late as the manufacturers can't get rid of them... I wouldn't worry bud, yours looks better than the ones with the bulge IMO anyway!

Lovely car and some great pics. Great to get yet more publicity.

I will be there for the 11.15 on Friday so will see some of you there!

I might be able to get to it but not until Fri / Sat....

Hi there, thanks for the offer. Were you at Snetterton for Modified Live at all?

one of the best cd's I've ever purchased +1 Just a shame there are not many tracks on it! +1 on Pendulum too - some of the hardest hitting sounds I've heard!

Look out for the Jay Z / Linkin Park collaboration album then. Something less rock, Green Day.

It probably won't be missed too much. I actually think the older format of Top Gear would be good now - had the right mix of information and having a laugh in cars.

Moved to tyre section. Welcome to the club.