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OK the ad is wrong and if the the car is otherwise sound that could be a good negotiating point especially if, like many, you wanted to change the Bose and are not bothered by cloth seats that you could/might also want to change aside from being lighter. Just for thoughts

At 6' 2" I have found good driving positions in both the 350s and 370 and without the seat being the full way back. Have you tried lowering the squab but using the tilt up to 'bend' your legs to help get the righ balance between arm and leg length, with the backrest/lumber adjusted to suit? Never had an issue on long drives (e,g. Surrey to Scotland) underlining just what a good GT cruiser they are.

DSG or manual? If the former, how did you find it? Now why didn't I think of that colour combo

Not for me on a PC desktop - starts with the tram hitting a car But yes, 350's are used in rallies - quiet a few vids of them in Europe are around

Welcome to the forum These links should help get you started viewforum.php?f=17 viewtopic.php?f=17&t=23843

Thread locked as item sold

Oh, at least I can hang on to my kidneys then

Hmmmmmm...... again I find the so-called comparisons wanting He was using a base 370 on 18" wheels, no synchro rev or aftermarket exhaust and that is a quite different car to the 370 that the majority of UK owners, and certainly forum members that he was banging on about pleasing, have. Whereas the Cayman was an S version with uprated suspension and a decent aftermarket exhaust. So the 8/10 remark was bound to be the case when compared against the Porsche - which don't get me wrong is probably the best all rounder in the spec of those 3. Having sat in and had a good look around the GT86 at the Goodwood FofS, I was quite impressed but or course it was specced up for the show. The rear seats are a waste of time IMO (as with the most of 2 + 2's) and to be honest I was in two minds about the overall look - as I was with the 370 when it came out - but that was until I saw it in the flesh and got to drive one at Silverstone and on surrounding roads in 2009 - I was sold. It rather sounds like the GT86 engine is similar to a S2000 - very, very good when you rev it and playful too but for every day pleasure - will it give the grins I get with the 370 - I'm not so sure. That is where the torque of the 370 comes into its own, you can 'play' without giving the full beans and having got some tyres on (Sesstana's) that give me both that option and at the same time great grip in wet conditions and better feed back through the wheel. With a decent exhaust note and having the uprev done to improve the power delivery, even at 1500kgs it is a very enjoyable ride and without knocking the 350, it has been a very worthwhile step up for me. Would I buy a GT86 - not on the present showing (with the model tested) as I can't see it getting near to the buzz the 370 gives me. And watching him drive the EVO - he wasn't even trying - ask our local resident expert

My, you like to live dangerously given who started this thread and what they drive

Tax bands: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Ow ... G_10012524 Sounds like you certainly do have a pre-facelift 276 350, registered post 23 March 2006, so you get caught in the higher tax bracket

Nismo exhaust has been, and still would be, my choice for a 350, given what you say Highly sought after though s/h but traders on here can supply new

Your post and not the first of its kind reminded me of the following thread where the OP was convinced it was not the banana arm problem only to find out after spending money on other things that it was the BA. viewtopic.php?f=9&t=60970 As ZMANALEX points out tests may not reproduce the 'knock' to fool even experienced technicans so something to make a sticky I feel. Thread moved.

Always a bit of a gutting moment watching your car drive off. Its like having someone run off with your girlfriend...... More gut wrenching than that, bunny

Err.. around my way 99.9% of them do leave the road... they usually mount the pavement outside the school when they park up... very true!

Welcome - but really that question is like how long is a piece of string Suggest you start here: viewforum.php?f=17

How many do you want or you can just lust over mine while I lust over what I would like it to be

I'm not so sure about that, when I was buying having factory sat-nav pushed the price up a bit. There are still enough people (like me) out there who want factory sat nav fitted. Agreed - there are lot more buyers out there than on this forum who have their tick boxes and a factory fitted sat nav will be on most buyers lists, in the same way most will not want a modified car. It dosen't make financial sense but that is the English for you and in the same way we still pay more for our cars than most other European countries - we are an all too easy touch.

Perfect for the Chelsea tractor club

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Can someone advise about a good indy garage near to Jake

Have a look at this ad as a good example and note coldel has sold for the asking price very quickly viewtopic.php?f=56&t=64580

Ought to change the heading of this thread and add: "whatever Ricey has" I'll get me coat

If you post up your location we can let you know of good independents nearby - its always useful to have that info with your avatar

Here is an internal pic of my previous 2006 facelift - note the hazard warning light switch position in front of the gearlever as a quick and reliable reference even if trim bits have been swapped. (The phone holder is non-standard)

With Darren-B, we popped down to the Kent circuit to see some drifting a first for both of us so a bit of a learning curve as the day unfolded. A few pics and vid compilation (from the pocket camera I had) to show a little of what we saw. Sorry for the quality of the pics but having found a relatively shadey spot to watch the action it was also downwind of the smokescreens being left that took time to clear. I was covered in rubber particles by the end of the day Good mix of cars but the Skyline variants dominated the day's runners Before the action pics - when I saw this in the paddock, surely a 350 owner who has put so much into under bonnet work ought to go down this route - looked stunning: For those (like us) who don't know the format - there are 3 classes which are semi-pro/pro/superpro. Each group of had 16 qualifiers from the Saturday and run in pairs to decide the final 8 then the final 4 and the first 3 from that. They get a practice run and two scoring runs - each taking a turn in leading. Speed ain't the objective (but it helps ) its more how good how each driver is against the other competitor in the pairing in style, so the more acute the angles but flowing from one drift to the next the lead driver can do then which has to be matched by the chasing driver and the closer he gets to the other car and mimics the line set by the lead driver the better he will do. Wheels off the track, spins etc get you marked down and the odd T-bone dosen't go down well with either the 3 judges or the other competitor! Tyres are obviously the biggest consumable - the Falken sponsored cars for example could only safely manage 3 runs on brand new tyres before they were shot They do get a chance to change tyres or otherwise fettle the cars between runs in just a 5 minute window they can claim once the other car in the pair has arrived at the start line. The competition started with the semi-pros going through to the super pros.... Got some usuful info info from the father of the young woman driving this - Kirsty something annd she did well. The pro class Super pro class This example had well over 1000bhp - jebus it shifted One main incident of the day in front of us. 2nd pic was after I ducked for cover with kitty litter being sprayed at us as the car hit the gravel. The Japspeed car (No.8) was the eventual winner Paul Smith whilst Stephen Biagioni who went off had borrowed that car for his runs after he blew the engine in his own car - ooooopps. And finally a vid of some of the runs. The last pairing shows the expected winner (Shane Lynch of Boyszone) in his twin turbo V8 having to take to the grass and knowing he had lost then promptly smoked the remainder of his tyres In the vid you can see the pair of cars from the start point and the scoring area ended just in front of us. Most impressive was the yellow E36 - a new pro driver from Belgium and you will see just how far back he started his 'initiation' as they call it on the approach to the first bend And the Mark 2 Escort driver he was up against was no slouch Enjoy