ByteJuggler

Nice set up mate,,, pity the 05 models have different cubby holes to yours You mean 06?

Browsing the UK 350Z site(s) is remarkably addictive... (and I'm not even an owner... yet...)

"excellant" eh.... And his quoted new price seems rather steep! 4 grand for a set of rims + tyres???

What reg?

congrats you decided what spec you havin? Thanks (twas a mission... ) I'm strongly leaning towards Ebisu 06/56 GT, possibly with Nismo bits (spoiler + wheels) I think this is known as the aero kit? I've also been partial to the rare Chilli, still pondering the matter...

(IT Consultant/Software Engineer) (who recently completed his MSc and now officially has "permission" for the Z which was predicated on successful completion of said masters...)

Sarnie, I'm sorely tempted, largely because you're also nice and relatively near. However.... I'm holding out I think for a MY06.... (just can't resist...)

but... that's a LHD with what looks like a US number plate?

[crossposted from the other site] What year car have you got? This sounds to me suspiciously like the uneven tyre wear "cupping"/"featherering" problem (not actually either of those in reality as far as I understand what cupping and feathering really is, but that's the closest proper name, and what it's referred to as in most websites.) Anyway, A description of one guys experience: "How do you know if you have this problem? In my case, I noticed very loud road noise at low speeds, somewhere between 20 and 30 mph. This noise started some time ago but it gradual got worse to the point that I decided it was time to investigate. By this time, I had 5000 miles on the vehicle. The road noise sounds like a grinding roar and is predominant at low speeds. By the time you reach 50 mph, it is inaudible. There was no pull to one side or the other. There was no thumping, just a cyclic roar. At first I thought it was a wheel bearing going out. As I inspected the tire, I ran my hand over the tread and felt the abnormal tire wear as described above." See e.g. here: http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread. ... adid=15758 http://www.nissantireproblems.com/resources.html http://www.lasercannon.com/Newz/feathering.htm Some other sites/people have also mentioned that it appears worse when braking, which also fits with your description. Anyway, there are technical service bulletins about this problem, so you should be able to get it sorted under warranty... with a bit of luck... The good news is it, as you say, does not affect the handling or safety of the car, however, the noise and tyre wear is just damn annoying. (Or so people say...) Hope this helps (and hope I'm wrong and that your problem is rather more trivial!)

Yes, on balance and in general I think (hope!) you're correct, which is why I'm still heading towards buying one... It is just so offputting seeing such grief though... Here's to hoping I never ever have to make use of warranty work... (which would be the best option all round...)

I wish Nissan realised how much this type of behaviour hurt them. I for example, are very close to buying a Zed, but whenever I read threads like this I become *very* uncertain and start wondering if I shouldn't rather leave the cash in my bank account or spend it on something else. One does not pay £28k+ for something just to be mistreated by the company etc etc. It is even worse if the CS *manager* is fob-offish. It should be their first concern to ensure customer satisfaction... whatever happened to "the customer is always right"?

Pardon me for what is undoubtably a very noobish question, but what is a "loom" in this context?

mut, all I can say is, test drive one. Honestly, if your experience is anything like mine, you'll be sold 1 minute into the drive. I just started grinning maniacally soon after the test-drive started... This "grinnig inducing effect" of the zed seems to be quite common as well based on other zed owner's experience (suffice it to say that in my case the S2000 I also looked at didn't have nearly the same effect on me. Nice car but too much like hard work.) Anyway, I'm currently trying to sort my finances out, and decide whether to go new or used, as well as trying to decide which dealers are the "good" ones and so on...

sigh... just about what I'd be interested in...