marzman

The new tax rules are for ALL cars post Sept? 01! - Obivously you have the perfect timing on tax renewal dates I beleive pre-06 cars go to £300 next year, and £440 the year after.

I'll be doing this to pal... the sorn idea should work. Think i might ring the dvla anonymously to find out if its possible before i do it though! http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight=

I've been meaning to post about this for a while, but havent got around to it... perhaps i should start a new thread so everyone sees it...! I always, without fail get between 300 and 315 miles out of a tank of fuel (approx 21mpg), doing a good mixture of town/country/motorway driving. BUT, last month, after also being sick of spending £90+ a week on petrol, i decided to start driving differently! I now drive a lot more fuel-conciously... i mean, now i hate having to put the brakes on! I stay on the speed limit, but then if going down hill or something, i'll drop into neutral, until my speed starts to dip. Also, when approaching traffic light or a queue of traffic, i'll slow down much further than before (mabye 50yds?), and then roll upto the back of the queue - keeping my speed at a level which means i wont have to come to a complete stop - as the queue should have started moving by the time i reach it. And my favourite - i now go around roundabouts much quicker! Instead of approaching fast, braking, and going round at a reasonable speed - i now approach at a medium speed, allowing me to see the traffic in advance, and then get round the roundabout without even putting my brakes on! It sounds daft but its more fun... im cornering harder!! So, all in all, i now get approx 400miles to a tank (approx 29mpg), my lowest being 399, my best being 413. Thats 25% more, or another way, about £80 a month for me! It sounds ridiculous, but its not - i was shocked!

Must just be cheshire then

I like them... the soft top at least. ...until you sit inside

under powered to be honest, and a little small? Never driven one but look at the stats: http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Sum ... x?model=74 I raced a 2.5 in my old school e36 323 once and he didnt pull on me at all which he should have done in theory. Looks are good, but is more of a standard car - i rarely look twice at them. You see hundreds of them dont you? As an alternative (although nowhere near the quality/finish) i'd be more tempted to look at the crossfire - rarer than the 350z, making it more exclusive? People more likely to look twice? I'd have one if it wasnt for the shocking interior. ...but if you were asking about the Z4M Coupe on the other hand...

Cheers Adam, I've just phoned them and they spouted all this crap about forums being the worst thing ever as nobody knows what they're talking about, and that im wrong. And that infact they have 2 employees with 350z's running the exact same dimensions as what they were sending me! Then they disagreed with my figures, saying i was wrong... until about 10mins into the conversation he must have realised i was right, and suddenly started back tracking what he'd been saying... and they've now managed to find me some fronts in the size i wanted in the first place! So will be running 245/35/19 and 265/35/19. So he said i should be getting them Monday or Tuesday... we'll wait and see eh?

Hey folks, I ordered some wheels & tyres last week and im expecting delivery either tomorrow or Friday... BUT Im crapping it about the rolling radius now - i dont think its right. The shop advised me to get 245/40/19 on the front, and 265/35/19 on the rear, as thats the standard sizes their database recommends. The difference in aspect ratio is due to the increased width... but i now think thats gonna cause me the traction control problem. From the tyre size calculator, my current front to rear setup gives me: 225/50/17 front - 235/50/17 rear = +1.52% difference in circumference. The new setup will give me: 245/40/19 front - 265/35/19 rear = -1.52%!! So thats a 3.04% negative difference i.e. my rear wheel will now be smaller than my front. Anyone ever tried these sizes before?? Im a bit stuck though cos the sizes i originally wanted werent available (same with a 35 profile at the front) for another 8 weeks... so i just said yes to what they were offering. Am i screwed?

take a grinder to your front wheel, and claim for that too... then get a new set of alloys. Someone did that to me a few years ago and there was f*ck all i could do about it - i had proof i didnt damage it, but my insurance wasn't interested and just paid it.

Well correct me if I've misunderstood, but from what I can see here there is a version specifically for the OEM wheel and better still it's the cheapest of all the kits: http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?model=350z&cat=interior&prodid=2835 Seems to me it's roughly £200 plus shipping plus fittting (which they say is easy). Have I missed something?! Hmm... that wasn't on there when i looked at this last month - it specifically said for aftermarket wheels only. But still, we'd be looking at £230 for the part... plus what, £50 shipping + customs, and then maybe another £100 to fit it? (i've never swapped a steering wheel before - not something i fancy with airbags etc!). Thats an expensive toy... But it'd be great if you go for it... i would love to see it in action!

What put me off was needing an aftermarket steering wheel... i think the kit is like £350, but then getting a wheel etc etc... i cant be bothered!

I've just ordered 2 tickets... appears to work!

definitely... my brother and i lowered my mk3 golf years ago... but we didnt have spring compressors, so we were trying to do it with some threaded bar, spanners, and some cable ties!! Needless to say it almost killed us when the cable ties snapped, and the spring shot off the strut, smashed the garage lights and dented the tin roof!! I thought i'd broke my hand but it was just bruised. Anyway, looks good buddy.

Very nice... where did you get the eibachs fitted? ...not that im going to NI, but i never trust local garages with replacing springs!

Yeh i wouldnt use the tape... i taped a lip spoiler to my bmw a few years ago, and within a week it had fallen off! silkaflex is nasty stuff to work with - its like chewing gum. You wouldn't be able to use that on the headlights. ...silicone all the way!

Very logical - makes good sense! But in reality its unlikely that would have happened... 2 previous owners, etc etc. Probably all just garage services before the customer takes delivery!

Hi all, I bought my zed in october last year at 35k miles. The garage i bought it from serviced it, but its time for another now - im at 45k my problem though is there is no history with the car - its an import, but has been in the uk since 2003 - but i dont know what services its had in the past... Im taking it to TDI North, and they've just emailed me a quote - A basic service is £98.76 The 30K or C service is approx £415 I REALLY dont want to drop £400 on a service at the moment... if i call nissan would they possibly carry some history on my car?? i know BMW do that, wherever you take it! What would you guys do??

Yeh, my stubby has worse reception than the standard aerial.

...i completed single player the weekend i got it, but since then have spanked the online multiplayer non-stop.

The standard 360 doesnt have HDMI output, so you cant buy an HDMI cable for it... you must buy an elite to get HDMI. Defo get the 360 though... i've only got 1 mate with a ps3,a and everyone else i know with a console has a 360. Call of Duty 4 is the greatest game ever (part from goldeneye).

Most important thing is what his mates have... i live on my xbox - on it online every night with a bunch of mates and we have a right laugh!!

i got so wound up about this sort of crap.

dibs... dont anyone bid cos i want it! anyone know the seller so i can make them an offer?

voted bud

:lol: Thats funny.