biker chris

Took ownership of my 04 plate UK GT spec car in Sunset with Alezan leather on Monday. Gave up on the importer I was dealing with. I don;t want to name him but if anyone is thinking of using a Jap car importer based in Formby then don't bother. Anyway the car is ace. Not disappointed at all. Only frustration so far is that the bluetooth integration is not worthy of the name. I couldnt get it to work and from reading other thread here, it seems that I need a BT adapter. One thing which is confusing me though is that there is a Nokia microphone tucked behind the steering wheel and my phone finds a nokia device when i enable bluetooth. Cant connect to it though since I do not have the pass code for the device. Is this some kind of aftermarket kit ? If so, why woul dsomeone have fitted such a kit when all they needed was a £100 BT adapter ?

Thanks for the responses. Two people have pointed me at the car on ebay, and it does look like good value. I suppose my reservation would be that it is 4 years old, but am I being too fussy maybe, given that JDMs tend to be better preserved ? I had started to find myself looking at UK cars around th 18k mark, which is really the top of my budget. I guess 14k would leave me plenty for wheels and hifi as pointed out. I'll go have a look Friday ... Thanks again to all who have responded.

The dealer also tells me that it has 'Digital meters', but couldn't elaborate. Anyone suggest what this is? I suspect that the price is a bit high but woul dlove anyone's second opinion.

Getting more confused the more I look I think. Have found this car, due in the country December with OTR price 17k. There are not many Sunset/Alezan cars about and they seem a bit more expensive than silver/grey cars in particular. Dealer says the car is 4.5 auction spec but couldn't tell me if is was a T or ST. I suspect ST from the Bose HiFi - is that correct ? I thought the steering wheel looks odd - aftermarket ? Are the wheels aftermarket too ? I am told they are 18 inch. Is it a bit pricey for a 2003 car with 16000 miles ? I'd really appreciate some feedback. description of car is - 3 Doors, Manual 6 speed, Coupe, Petrol, 16,000 miles, Metallic Orange. Air-Conditioning, alarm class I, Central Door Locking, power steering, Electric mirrors, Electric windows, Tinted glass, leather interior, Steel wheels

Well, I think I am talked around. JDM it is, then fit a new hifi headset. Rickya the Z you have is what I am after - Sunset & Alezan. Just a case now of finding one at the right price and mileage.

Thanks for all the welcomes and responses. I'm thinking the Kenwood setup of Nana Moon looks just ace, and would be a good start, maybe with some sound proofing too. It looks to me like a JDM is the way to go, although whether to import or buy one already here I'm not sure. Depends on whether I can find exactly what I'm looking for ...

OK, thanks. Regarding the radio, I wasn;t really thinking of junking it because of the frequency issue, but rather because I thought the one in the UK car was very disappointing. Hi-fi is quite important to me, so what I'm wondering is whether the steering wheel controls woul dstill work if I had a different, ie, better, stereo fitted ?

Hey all I just registered on this forum. I always got my kicks from bikes before (currently an R6), but a few months ago I made the mistake of opening the door of a 350Z on a trade stand at the Cheshire show, and I was hooked. Don't get me wrong, the R6 is staying, but having just secured a better payed job virtually on my doorstep, I am now looking for a 350Z. I have poked around on this forum for a couple of months but now the cash position looks OK it is time to get serious. I expect to have around 18k to spend, maybe a smidge more. I would like a Z in sunset and it must have GT pack and Alezan leather. I would consider an import and have looked into a couple of companies. At the moment New Era look promising. Does anyone have experience of them ? The import route would give me more car for my money, but I have reservations. One thing I really want on the car is the steering wheel mounted controls for stereo/phone etc. Do Jap models have these ? I was disappointed with the stereo when I test-drove a UK car from a dealer, so if I imported one could I upgrade the headset and still expect the steering wheel mounted buttons to work ? Can I get the phone controls to work too ? Sat-nav would also be nice but I have read lots of conflicting info about getting Jap sat-nav to work. Unless anyone knows differently then it seems that the only way to make it happen it to pretty much junk the Jap one and start again (costly). I also must have 18 inch alloys, although I think the ones on the UK car are a bit boring. There are, I know, a few differences between UK and Jap sepc cars, one of which is 'Uprated interior' on UK cars - does anyone know exactly what the differences are ? Also the Jap cars have a square number plate and Fairlady badge. Can the badge be removed/replaced with UK one (Fairlady is such a naff name!) and if someone shunts the back of my Jap car then can I fit a UK tailgate/bumper etc without any issue ? Can I get a dealer to fit a spoiler onto the Jap tailgate without any issue ? I guess the bottom line is do I buy a relatively high mileage UK car and upgrade the stereo or do I buy a cheaper jap car and upgarde the stereo and maybe the wheels too, provided the steering wheel controls are available and can be made to work easily. I'll probably think of more, and have probably overlooked stuff too, but any guidance would be appreciated.