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I'm intrigued too about why the trouble?! I am in the middle of a horrendous import process with Bonsai at the moment - it really couldn't have been worse - but at the same time I accept that it's not their fault entirely. But still 7 months on and my car is a long way off being ready. Just whatever you do make sure there is a model report available. Oh and I got badly stung but the currency rate shifting dramatically between the time I won an auction and the time I made the payment, so I ended up paying a lot more than I actually bid for. Again PM if you want any advice!

Well, if you put it in context and compare it to the fact that I have been waiting for my JDM import for nearly 7 months now, and I haven't even seen it yet, then it probably doesn't seem so bad!

Or something like this to connect the iPod to the Bose? http://cgi.ebay.com/PAC-AAI-NIS2-Aux-Input-fits-iPOD-350Z-Altima-Frontier_W0QQitemZ170221976495QQihZ007QQcategoryZ58350QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Not used one before and no idea whether it will work with JDM but I plan on finding out when mine is FINALLY ready (5 months and counting...) Don't know why people slate the Bose so much - I thought the one in my UK GT was pretty good especially with the 7 speakers.

I'm waiting for an MY07 JDM Night Blue Roadster to get through the SVA at the moment and I'm thinking about styling options. If possible I want to do it as cheaply as possible as the car has already ended up costing more than my budget after I got stung by currency flucatuations! I was just thinking of a pair of side skirts and then whatever is cheapest and easiest for the front and back, so I guess rear spats and a lip (is that the right word?) on the front bumper. I was looking at this on ebay which I know is only "Nismo style" but how crap is it really likely to be? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-350Z-NI-Style-Full-Body-Kit-Nismo-Version-1_W0QQitemZ290212282425QQihZ019QQcategoryZ72207QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247 Anyone got any suggestions? Is it best to import from the US? Do you reckon there's any way of getting something painted and fitted for £1k all in or do I stand more chance of getting the government to scrap fuel duty? Thanks all.

Thanks dude - I actually sold my last Zed in anticipation of this one arriving but hadn't planned on being without a car for this long! Well it's a MY07 Tiptronic Roadster, so I guess nobody has imported one yet. Is that what you mean? It didn't occur to me when I bid and the agent failed to warned me that the usual 2 - 3 months would turn into 5 - 6!

Going down Whiteladies Road.

Would love to see this colour at the Wales meet, any chance you could pop up Grrr, still waiting for the feckin SVA to be done so no chance of me making Wales I'm afraid. Really do wish I'd saved myself a lot of money, stress and hassle and not gone down the route of importing directly. The main problem has been the fact that no model report exists (I didn't know this at the time), so I've just had to sit back and watch the months go by whilst someone half-heartedly goes about getting one produced. I actually think by the time it's on the road I could have bought a UK one of the same age for less money. Never, ever again.

Great, cheers, I knew I had got it into my head from somewhere and that text looks familiar - should have used the search! Not going to start this into one of those "what are the differences" threads but I also read that Xenons were only an option in Japan whereas that extract states they are standard on the base model. I think there's conflicting info everywhere! Oh well, will find out soon enough. I've been waiting an eternity for my car to be prepared (still not ready) and having got used to all of the nice features that my GT had I'm wondering one by one whether the new one has them!

Yeah sorry - my car is being SVA'd at the moment so I haven't even seen it yet!

I'm just trying to establish whether the version-T cars include the sub or not... I know the version-T is supposed to include the Bose stereo but I can't see any mention of the sub. Can anyone confirm either way? Cheers

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Good advice. I'm kicking myself for not having researched this properly before I made my payment. I just had to watch the rates spiral downwards whilst waiting for my funds to transfer from one account to another before I could make the payment. Even fluctuations on the day meant that the price I calculated at the time of making payment had increased by £300 by the time it was actually processed a few hours later. Total amount ended up being £800 more than it would have been on the day before, but I guess you win some and lose some.

Shipping itself is about five weeks give or take a day, and possibly also depends on which port in Japan.

Yeah it's shame about that - it's a Version T. Without opening this into a new thread, I think the only difference between T and ST is the Brembos and 18" alloys (which this has anyway) right? Would much rather have an ST and could have held out for one but I think the unusual paint and leather adds enough to swing it for me. Yeah they look horrible to be honest. Wonder whether they would look better painted, but that might be best left for chavved up Corsas...

Yeah I reckon I can make that! Here she is in Japan - not great photos: http://89.200.137.251/350/ Without stating the obvious I think the colour looks very different depending on the light - sometimes deep metallic blue, sometimes almost black. Will have some better photos soon

I'll be able to let you know soon - my Night Blue import ragtop is due to be rolling off the ship at Southampton tomorrow so give it a couple of weeks for the SVA and I'll have a whole load of pics up!

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Just about to put my zed up for sale as my import will be ready soon and having never sold a car privately before I just wanted to get the panel's advice on a few things! It's a UK 53 reg GT, Sunset / Alezan leather, genuine sat nav, 38k, totally standard. FNSH, MOT done today, 8 months tax and also has extended warranty until May 08. I'd say the condition is about as good as it gets for its age. Parkers reckons £14,650 and What Car say £15,835. 1) Quite a difference between those prices - which is likely to be most realistic? 2) How much will the built-in sat nav, warranty and tax add on? 3) Assuming buyers will always want to haggle, do you therefore add a bit on to compensate for this so that the price your sell for is in fact the price you wanted to get, or do you just accept that you won't get the price you're after? 4) How realistic is it to expect potential buyers to be insured to test drive the car? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for all the comments guys!

That's exactly what I though when I saw it, and I think they own a whole series of them as I've seen quite a few examples: Actually no that's only 2 different examples, but I'm sure I've seen 66 as well. So not sure if the car was on its way to a shoot or not!

Spotted in Chandos Road on Tuesday 5th / Wednesday 6th. Nice reg!

I'm getting my UK 53 reg coupe ready for sale as I'm importing an MY07 roadster from Japan and she's due to be ready in about a month's time. Current mileage is 38,500 and due to an oversight on my part and also a mis-understanding it's not had the 36,000 mile P3 service. Looking back over the history it doesn't look like it's ever had a new clutch either, so presumably it's still on the original? Is it a fair assumption that it's probably in need of one and will likely come up in the service? If this is the case and assuming it's likely to cost in the region of £1,500+ then is it really worth my while spending all that money just to sell? I know this question is sometimes asked and people recommend doing so, but does it really make financial sense to do that? I'm certainly not trying to screw anyone over, but it did have a P1 recently so how likely is it that buyers will question the service history? Or am I better off trying to sell it to an independent dealer? Thanks in advance

Has anyone added cruise control / and or audio controls to a car that wasn't fitted with them in the factory? Presumably it's just a case of adding the units into the steering wheel? Any idea where to get hold of them? This guide goes halfway there... http://www.350z-tech.com/zwiki/Steering_Wheel_Removal_and_Audio_Control_Install

Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, but what happens if a model report doesn't yet exist for the car you're importing? It's an 07 tiptronic Roadster, so does this mean that if one of these cars hasn't been reported before, a model report won't exist? And does that mean I have to go about getting one produced? I'm importing through a UK agent (Bonsai) so not sure whether this becomes my responsibility to find one or theirs. I have had a quick look on modelreports.com and modelreportsdirect.com and neither have one. Cheers all.

Sorry if this has been posted before, but I did a quick search and couldn't find it. And I know it's old, but I've only just read it: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoe ... _350z.html