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No never, do you think i should?

I have the white ones thanks

Having spoken to Michael Ryan at West London Motor Group over the past few days, i decided that i would go down to check out the 370z today after work. They have had the Nissan Press car on show for the past week. As i drove past on the way to the car park, i noticed that they had the silver 370z in the showroom (which is the press car they tell me) and it didnt at first catch my eye and i was not expecting too much as the pictures i have seen so far...lets say if the 370z sent me naughty pictures i would need viagra to get myself excited. However once i got into the showroom, Michael came straight over and introduced himself (which i was very shocked by as i didnt expect that to happen) and he took me over to the car. My first impression was similar to the first time i went to Amsterdam. You look at all the brochures, internet sites and hear so much about how it is far better in real life and this certainly did just that. The curves, stance, huge ass and gaping mouth just blew me away. The level of detail that Nissan has gone into making the 370z an aesthetically pleasing car was outstanding. Even looking at the HUGE petrol cap, the distance between the panel edges was perfect and from the rear light was exactly 3 times the distance from the rear light as it was from the edges of the panels. Those who know anything about aesthetics will know what i am talking about here. Walking round to the front, i was amazed at how big the nose is, it is far more aggressive than the 350z and far more rounded. The one thing i never liked about the 350z was how it seemed to be rectangular when looked at head on, this wasnt at all. It was curved in the right places and looked like the 350z had evolved into a much meaner machine. Unfortunately this car only had the GT4 alloys (chrome) on in 18'' as it has been driven all around the country which i think is safe to say, had seen the side of the kerb a few times too, however they suited the car very well and to think what the 19''s would look like, filled me with even more joy. It does however (Sarnie this is for you) need spacers. The Z emblem/indicator repeaters are a very nice touch and even the wing mirrors compliment the curvature and stance of the car, if they were pointed, it would look wrong in my opinion. I describe the signature front and rear light housing as the marmite touch. Some will love the way they blend into the body work and others will just look at it and vomit in its general direction, however you have to admire the artistic balance of safe lines and courageous curves, which to me works very well together. Moving inside, the first thing i noticed is that the inside now appears more Stringfellows than Secrets. The materials used are of a far superior standard to the 350z and yes it may appear to be more German in style, there is also an essence of Aston Martin with leather around the centre column and stitching to finish it off. The seats are very comfortable and the suede is a very nice touch on both the centre of the seats and the door. This model was the GT Ultimate, which meant it had the Persimmon suede trim on the door and leather/suede seats, sat nav and all the other features of the GT and standard model. The dials I thought were outstanding and the light colours were perfect, again this reminded me of an Aston Martin in a way. My only quibble was that due to my height, I had to have the steering column pretty much all the way up, which meant that the dials were a little bit obscured, however who looks at how fast you are going anyway? Plus you can select to see your speed in one of the three pods on the dashboard. It shared a lot of similarities to the 350z, however it is much more refined and is up to the same standards as its competitors, yes that does mean the TT and Cayman. There is far more boot space now with the strut bar removed however I would be concerned that without a net, your belongings would fly all over the place, which means lots of food shopping or in my case, hair products, falling into the cabin. One thing that really impressed me was the intelligent key. I know this is now as old as Tim, but its so nice to have this technology in a car of this caliber. To be able to walk upto the car with the key in your possession and just press a button on the outside to unlock it, is just smile creating, as well as then sitting down in the car and pressing the start/stop button, watching the dials all light up, fly around the dial and then fall back to rest as the engine starts. The idle noise also puts a smile on your face, as it purrs gently, but appears to be a bit deeper than the 350z and I am sure that on full throttle, the sound will be immense. That write up will come in June when I take it out for a test drive as I have been told that WLMG will have their demo car delivered around that month and I will be one of the first to test drive it. Overall, I think Nissan have hit the nail on the head with this 370z and have evolved the zed car perfectly for today’s climate. Lets not also forget here, that you are buying a Nissan and for the badge snobs out there, you are getting a hell of a lot of car for the 30k price tag it comes with.

Self healing paint huh? One of the girls I know that has a white R35, said that it's apparently the silver ones that have the self healing paint, not sure if that's right or not, but that's what she said. All metallic and pearl paint will have self healing, or as they call it, scratch shield

Nicola you know i am joking, i wouldnt give up my bed for anyone, haha. Jenna, ignore me, i just mess about way too much, you shoudl come though, everyone on here are great people - yes including Beavis - and its going to be a lot of fun that weekend Its cool not often you meet a bunch of people that don't take themselves so seriously so I think it will make for a very fun weekend I'm guessing you'll be the one in the tutu!!! Indeed i will be

Hi Markie

What do you want to photoshop? I can do something tonight PM me

+1He comes near me he gets it Sorry BEAVIS, you are not my type

Nicola you know i am joking, i wouldnt give up my bed for anyone, haha. Jenna, ignore me, i just mess about way too much, you shoudl come though, everyone on here are great people - yes including Beavis - and its going to be a lot of fun that weekend

especially since i am borrowing Jay's tutu

Nah, poppers are for wimps and viagra are for old people who cant get it up. Isn't that right Beavis?

Welcome to fatherhood

I didnt know you could do this? Freedom of information act is a wonderful thing Officially if they stop you, there is some kind of forms they have to fill in and have to (if asked) supply you a copy. When I was a youth, the local coppers used to try and stop search us all the time until we asked for something similar (as told to us by a mates dad who was a copper) and then they didnt bother any more Dont think coppers like skaters for some reason Paperwork is too much hassle for most coppers unless they have a real reason to stop you. Thanks for that, saying that i dont usually get stopped, im sure a gay looking person in a fiat 500 is not the sort of person they tend to stop for bad driving, however you never know

I have a double room

I didnt know you could do this?

Now that is stunning!

Works for me bud and doesnt drag anything over the car so minimises swirls. I used to have loads of swirls, so got a random polisher to remove them. Since doing that, using the 2BM and pat drying, the swirls have stayed away Awesome, i am going to start doing that, thanks mate

Chris, is that how it should be done?

http://www.superiorcarcare.net/x2000.html I use this

I thought that at the time but hadn't got the brass b*lls to say so! Just say what you feel mate, its a free forum and if said in jest (like most of my posts) its all ok. Some people have a sense of humor, some dont

One will never sound posh if one is from the north But at least you wont sound like a southern puff.