marzman

The body mods are a "nismo v1 bodykit"... one of the most desired and natural looking kits for the 350z mate. Its not that the market is narrow for selling it, I think the complete opposite. The problem lies where the owner appreciates the time and effort in this car and wants more than market value for it. If the price was right that car would sell in minutes as its an absolute stunner. PS theres something bizarre about the front bumper for being a factory fit though.. The headlight washers look weird. Just noticed a few minutes ago. Sorry lol Cheers Neil. The headlight washers are actually camera holes... JDM cars had an option for 2x sideways facing cameras to see out of junctions, but they were removed by the car's first UK owner as they didnt work with his new headunit i believe Its also got a factory fitted rear view cam, but i dont have it hooked up to anything... I've spent all night agonising over the figures again tonight and i still cant decide what to do. I've decided that if i do sell, i want a 2001-2003 C-Class Mercedes (always liked them), and they can be picked up for under £4k... but to make it worthwhile i really do have to get top dollar for the zed. Decisions decisions...

Congratulations Chris. Last pic is very cool.

Cheers Ian, Yours has got to be worth more than £10k surely... £7-8k sounds reasonable but i can afford to wait for someone like me to come looking for a needle in a haystack

Thanks Colin, These were my thoughts exactly (and the reason that i bought this car in the first place). I think it has been maintained to an incredible standard by the previous owners and is one of, if not the best examples of a 52-plate zed out there, which has got to count for something I completely appreciate everyone's comments about it being a lot of money though, and the suggestions to strip it etc - this is what i was expecting you all to say Searching on autotrader for cars < 60k miles there is only 1 under £6k and thats an auto and is £5900. The cheapest Nismo-kitted zed is this one, at £9500. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p When i bought my car, my criteria was that it must be in Azure, and must have a Nismo kit. As im in no rush to sell, im more than happy to wait for someone like me to come along with the same criteria and buy my car. ...and colin you are right again - i have no standard parts to put on, so this makes stripping a less appealing option. So all you vultures will have to wait for now

Well... I've been thinking about this for for several months now as i dont really get the enjoyment out of my zed that i should... This is my second zed, and while i loved my first i havent really fallen in love with this one - im guessing because i bought it in the finished state that it's in - i.e. there was no effort involved - i just paid for it! I dont feel a particular sense of pride when driving it. That said - i dont like driving it anywhere as i feel like it's too nice - i've put it on such a pedestal, i dont want to put any miles on it etc My final, but biggest reason for thinking about selling up is because of money - but not because of a lack of it! For the first time in my life i've got enough spare cash every month that i can start doing something constructive with. For too long i've squandered it on cars and gadgets etc, and now i think it's time to start putting my money to work for me . So if i sold my zed, i'd have have more to play with now, rather than wait a couple of years until my zed's paid off. In terms of a replacement - im thinking something dirt cheap, like a MK2 Diesel Focus or a MK4 Golf TDI... at least until i've bought 5 or 6 properties and im earning a nice income from them Now, here comes the part likely to cause a stir - the price! Quick spec-list below: 38k miles 52-plate JDM Azure Blue 350z, Manual Nismo Kit (Factory Fitted) Nismo Exhaust Nismo Carbon Fibre Engine Cover Nismo Carbon Fibre B-Pillars 19" Volk GTS Alloys Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres 2006+ LED Rear lights Brembos with uprated DBA vented/grooved discs all round/uprated pads/goodridge braided lines Uprated clutch and lightweigh Fly wheel Full RSW Carbon Fibre Interior Black Heated Leather Seats JWT Pop Charger Kenwood Headunit (Very good, with Bluetooth) Pioneer uprated speakers all round Nurrish Sat Nav Head up display Private Plate UK52 ZED ...and 2x Folders full of receipts for all mods and services! The way i see it a 52 plate car with only 38k miles would be worth £5.5k. Add £750 for a nismo kit, and maybe another £750 for the plate/uprated brakes/uprated clutch and the overall quality and we're at £7000. Then add the wheels/exhaust/carbon interior/etc (i.e. bits that can be sold separately if required) and i think it's at about £10k So... im going to carry on thinking about it for a bit longer, but i might put an add up for £10k in the near future and see if i get any interest. The other positive factor is that i dont need to sell it at all, so i can leave it for sale until i get an offer that i like. Any thoughts...? Here's a few pics:

I'd have said alternator mate. Test that first...

Looking very good James.

Wow...! That was ace!

That made me laugh...

Really nice work Tim. Loving the focus shifts etc. Is this done with software or were you doing it on the camera?

Welcome mate. That first picture is fantastic - love a bit of HDR! As above what software did you use?

about 59mph is my most economical speed... i got 35mpg onto a trip from Manchester to Durham which was all motorway...

Cal, what kind of percentage do you get on the $1.99 sale price if you dont mind me asking?

Chris M over here. 28 today...!

@*!# just watched the video... Glad you avoided that Bennet... bet you were a bit worried Watch from 9:30, and then you see the ring taxi crash at 10:32 and then looks like there was another incident at 12:30 too...

And Marzman tomorrow

Nice work Cal... get it sold!

Should have remembered their number and called the police.

You can get all the GT pack stuff on a JDM car too though... how about when you pull the sun visors down, do they have jap writing on them or Japanese? Does the VIN on the chasis match the one in the windscreen? Do these match your V5? What colour does your V5 say? And is the car GM all over (i.e. engine bay, in the boot etc)? As for the plate, i think the first UK cars were on a 53 plate, not 03, so thats a full 1 year older plate thats been put on the car. If it has been exported and reimported, it was a crap decision to put an old plate on it by the previous owner. Hope you find some answers mate.

Loosk fishy to me unfortunately... looks like a UK car (UK rear bumper, rear lip spoiler, headlight washers (JDM's done thave these)), but on a 52 plate which is not UK. The shut line on the boot/bumper looks suspect too. My guess is that it's had front and rear damage in the past and has been repaired and resprayed. Have you HPI checked it? Maybe worth PM-ing EH 370Z to see if he can run one for you?

...in a word - no I keep buying more parts... infact i got the resistors i needed only last week, but i just cant get round to doing anything with all the parts... i cant seem to make time.

What year is your zed keith? The 2 types of reflector you've listed are for different model cars (02-05 and 06-08).

None of my pics seem too shiny, but one of my current zed, and a couple of my previous (which now looks shockingly basic!!)