Sarnie

Thanks guys

I think 12500 is a very accurate price for such car with miles. Maybe a touch more to be honest. 12.5k will shift it quickly though I think £12.5k is being VERY VERY optimistic for a MY06 car.......there are LOTS of MY07 cars listed under £12k and not selling http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p There is a very nice black 56 plate car with GT Pack, Sat Nav and 39k for under £9k on AT too.................

How long are you going to keep the car? If your gonna keep the car for 2-3 years+ then you'll build up your own recent service history, making the missed service less important as they are historical. I'd buy a zed with that gap in it's history if after that it had had a P1, P2, P1 and a P3 as per the service schedule.

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370z with uprev and exhaust/intake would give it a good go though. 370z - ~340HP and 1,466 kg (from wikipedia and the fact my car dyno'd at 308WHP which add transmission losses of ~30HP) Z4M - 343HP and 1,495 kg (from some random article on Google) Would make an interesting race But then your talking stock vs modded, and if you read my post I was referring to the 350z, not the 370z, as that was what Rabbitstew was talking about also

Which Zed do you have? A 276bhp one? In which case we have already established that the z4m with an extra 50bhp is bound to be quicker. But when you are talkin about the 313 350z or the 370z then there is very little in it. My zed for example, if you floor it in 2nd, will literally throw you back in the seats, the back end squats down, loads of grip and the revs hit 7500rpm before you know it, and mines the roadster so heavier than the normal 313 coupe. The z4m is a very nice car, but I think at the end of the day its all about personal preference as to which one people like the look, feel, drive and the costs of. I think you need to take off those rose tinted glasses The MY07 zed has more BHP than the MY03 cars but is heavier (yours even more so as a roadster) and has less torque. The on road difference is negligible even if the MY07 'feels' faster in the way that it delivers it's power, in real terms there's virtually nothing in it. The Z4M has the E46 M3 343bhp engine and is considerably lighter than the zed, hence why in performance terms it will knock a zed into a cocked hat. The ride may be compromised and may not be as comfy as a zed, but let's not pretend that it's not quicker than a zed just because you don't like it.

If it has buttons on both sides of the steering wheel its a GT

Make a note of the name of the person you spoke to and the EXACT time you called

Not a GT

so how much do you think a 58 plate with 15k on the clock is worth? About £11k max, based on this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p

pm me best price ever Was you batting your eyelids when you typed that?

What constitutes a 'family car'? How many kids do you have? Manual or auto? Saloon or estate? How many doors do you need? Do you need a large boot? I bought the Mrs a 2007 Alfa GT JTDM for less than your budget and it's been great

Post up a last pic of your zed (one of the nicest on here)

That makes no difference, he's claiming from the other party who have admitted liability. If he was comprehensive on the shed, he would still be claiming from the other party. The issue is the lack of support from his own insurers and their subs, an area which, no doubt, they made great plays on to generate and secure business in the first place. Like you said, "why bother". Once they have your money they're like rats on a sinking ship. I would suggest that you put the onus on the other parties insurers (which you would have expected Admiral to do for you) to sort out your car. They have a claim against them, tell them in no uncertain terms to sort it. It's up to them to inspect the vehicle to decide whether repair is viable. If, as you suspect, they will consider it a total loss, make sure you only accept market value or better, you're not obliged to accept their first offer. As Scuba suggested, if you have any legal services attached to any other policy's, memberships, credit card's, home insurance, give them a call for advice, or even the citizens advice bureau. Make sure you keep records of all correspondance etc. Whilst the other party has probably just called his claims hotline to sort everything, it is unlikely that his broker will be interested, they would just refer you back to your own insurer, or at best, the other parties actual insurance company. At least you can tell Admiral to get stuffed at renewal. Either way, you have a legitimate claim, stay cool, and don't let the b@stards grind you down. Best of luck. Great advice Being TPFT in this instance is irrelevant. The other party are at fault and have admitted liability, therefore the only obligation you have to your own insurance is to inform them of the incident. In an ideal world they would take over the repair of your car and provide a hire car (this is how they make money out of accidents that are not their clients fault ) and then claim it all back from the other drivers insurance. If the other party has a hire car already then there is a claim in the system already so you need to phone them and not take no for an answer!! PS: The broker won't want to know on Monday, why would they? They source policies not provide claims advice/help.

He wasn't asking you

Is that a dent by the rear wheel arch?

It's definately wrong! Surely the circumference of the Earth is approx. 24,000 miles. Yep, 2000 miles would only get you to about Dubai from the UK

Very common? How many Z4MC's have you seen recently?

Thanks for all the responses. I think some might be getting confused to a Z4 3.0si? I am talking about the M Coupe which is a lot faster than the 3.0 and is rarer than a 350z. Ive only ever seen a few on the roads. I think it's my next car, the price of them seem excellent value aswell. Oh and I don't think the new shape Z4 has an 'M' model mate. I think Zugara is confusing it with the z4mc too. To illustrate how rare it is, there's only 8 for sale on PH