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You might like to read this recent thread about fitting a HR engine as a replacement for a DE engine. Would cost a whole lot more than the £2k you might be thinking about, aside from the aggravation viewtopic.php?f=31&t=54314&start=0

Interesting vid there Toby. Be nice to see if Nissan have in mind the Daker and similar events, given other (rival) manufacturer participation

Someone has an awful of cash to burn

I had got that Chris - just confirming to Roger what my issue was

Colin, not wanting to go too far off-topic, but can I ask what your issues were. What was happening under braking (I guess) that was meant the brakes were to blame. My car does pull off centre quite badly when braking heavily but never dont anything about it - I was just wondering whether this is a similar problem to what you had (I've not had a alignment check done). That to me would sounds more like a geometry issue than the brakes, although could be one brake pulling more than the other. IIRC Colins issue was a warped brake which will give a pulsing feel when braking. This could have also been down to DTV but he will only know that whens he's put a few miles on the discs I guess. The principals of two independent and well-known garages on here, as well as ZMANALEX via converstaions, opined it was warped discs, nothing amiss with the suspension geometry. Having had the new discs on for about 3k miles I did notice a similar sensation has reappeared, but only after after giving the car a little exercise where our Scots members like to play Probably me resting on the brake pedal afterwards Largely cleared that with the brake bedding-in procedure - 8 hard stops from 60mph to 10mph with a decent cool-off period afterwards. Maybe it also is my driving style using the engine braking too much and and not the brakes hard enough at other times We shall see. And Chris/Stew are absolutely right about the Pistonheads trolling whilst both Chris and I from years of experience of a 350 and now a 370 are finding little difference in mpg between the two - which is good particuarly when we are both running around an extra 50bhp or so extra compared to the 350's and enjoying the syncro-rev match - something I notice the PH trolls were either completely silent about or more likely unaware of the joy it gives us 370 owners.

Range of comments I would expect really - including yours A lot of by people who I doubt have driven one (or a 350) and that is where they are missing the car's strongest points, IMO. And this place has a lot to answer for - so many nice (and knowledgable) owners I have met over the years leading to great friendships that I hope will continue for years to come

we are trying to keep values up by being exclusive Basically the recession and general financial climate has limited sales of cars like the 370, which was not such a concern 2003-2007, so 350 sales were good and the exchange rate meant many imports. I don't recall anyone coming on here with a 370 import yet......(waits to be corrected ) Reliability is fine after 21 months of ownership and 13k miles, in fact I would say much better than with the 350 given the know issues, but there again the relatively low numbers are a factor But having had two 350's before, I have found the 370 pretty well faultless so far. I have changed the front discs/pads to address warped discs that the dealer did skim first, but which did not fully resolve the problem. My biggest 'grumble' is that the sills are too easily stone chipped by the front wheels. It is surprising that no clear wrapping (as on the 350) is provided which would at least protect the more visible areas forward of the rear wheels. Otherwise, I can honestly say that a lot of the niggles in the 350 Nissan have been addressed in the 370 design making it a worthy successor in all respects, in my experience.

Does Mercedes know he's moonlighting Hope he has good news for you

Best wishes to you both

Cheeky

Will you don't drive any faster than 70...... Ask him how he lost his cap

Around 1pm going along Croydon Lane east to west. Looked very with the hood down and ultra low. And with roll over hoops or a rollover bar behind the seats, did I spot?

Great work - credit to you

Another is TGM sport at Fleet - 01252 811972 - ask for Tom. Good rates

Hope you had a great day and Vik spoilt you rotten

Not good to have an otherwise enjoyable day spoilt by that driving behaviour. Will be interesting to hear if you get any feedback from the police.

Moved topic from 370 to the 350 area

I have to say I find that it is the rubber air deflectors in front of each wheel that are being 'hit' more often than not but fortunately they are of a relatively flexible material and easily bend back. Otherwise a quick fix with a file/emery removes the scrapes left behind on the chin spoiler. For me, I would rather have the chin spoiler in place as a warning when parking close to kerbs etc or in my part of the world where we have any number of the tarmac humps that buses (and the ZED) can straddle but sometimes their height gives concern they could scrape/damage something under the car and a slow approach with the chin spoiler tells me when I need to adjust the approach with one front wheel going up and over.

Dosen't help in this case as the bumper is not OEM

That's ace!

Bad driving must run with the Schumacher name As David Coulthard knows all too well from Spa. Sorry to see that and hope the insurance covers everything OK. Glad you are OK.

I'd love too but i'm struggling to find where that is. . Can someone point be in the right direction? Click on the NEW TOPIC button here : viewforum.php?f=3