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There's a difference between running runflats on a car that has had its chassis and suspension tuned for them, and running them on a car that was designed for normal pneus. I wouldn't touch them. Not even at £100 a corner.

Anyone else looking at those and thinking, "Sod working under there in case they fail!"? Or just me? They do look a wonderful piece of kit, I just don't trust stuff like that.

Chuck a bottle of injector cleaner in there, could just be slightly clogged. After three years I'd be tempted to put a can of 10K Boost through there too, you'll be amazed at the amount of crap that stuff gets rid of.

Practicality might not have been mentioned, but neither was sportiness I quite like the way he's thought about it actually, even if I don't agree with the choice itself.

I would match whatever you've got in there, so stick with the red.

Ah, it'll be that way round then, I can never remember which is which!

Hmmm, interesting. I only know that the Nissan stuff is definitely blue as I used the remainder of what I had left over from my Zed on the Impreza the other week. They're definitely not compatible as one is glycol based and not suitable for engines with aluminium content (which is which I can't remember), but in theory you could drain all the coolant 100% and then refill with either, you'd only notice the difference after 10+ years I reckon.

There are two types of coolant in modern cars, and they're blue/green or red in colour. The Zed takes the blue/green stuff, so the equivalent stuff from Halfrauds in the same colour will be fine. That said, I'd simply top up to mid way with tap water then buy some Nissan stuff from my local dealer next week.

Very nice fella!

I totally agree with you, which is why it would've been nice to know what RS did after they were presented with the facts. If they'd have refunded everything and chucked in a free P3 then you'd look on them far more favourably than if they'd have told the OP to get lost as it was no longer their problem. I'd deal with the first company, but steer well clear of the second. No-one is perfect 100% of the time, and it's how they deal with the mistakes that makes the difference.

If you don't want to hear people's opinions, perhaps it's best if you don't post stuff on the Internet? I have read the post thanks, and at no point have you actually said that you contacted RS after you had the problems with the exhaust fitting sorted by another mechanic. If you don't tell him where he was wrong, what do you expect him to do about it? If nothing else you can rant at the person who's fault it actually was rather than taking your venom out here. If you wanted more runs on the dyno, why did you not say so at the time?

I'd at least have the courtesy to ring them and give them a chance to make it right, rather than bad mouth them on open forum. If they don't post here that's up to them, certainly doesn't imply anything good or bad about them.

And what did they say when you contacted them about this before posting this? Apology? Money back? Offer of something to make up for the inconvenience?

Oh dear lord. :lol: Do you have the matching hat, t-shirt, trousers, shoes and pants too?!

Please tell me that's not your arm...

I want the Lingenfelter one, that's got to be an incredible drive.

Agreed. Soft pedal is overheating fluid, pads or rotors (usually all three, leading to the fluid boiling). Just doing the pads will mean you create more heat as they're more aggressive, making your problems worse. The cheapest thing you can do to start is the fluid for Motul and do the lines as well. Next step is pads and discs as a combination.

8 years for a battery is really good going!

Noooo, needs to be either yellow or black!

DO WANT

Are the Z06's really £35K now?!

+100 Man Points

How is that a problem? I thought that NIssan had stopped all that silly warranty-void-if-TCS-off stuff on the cars now?

Sorry, I guess my post didn't come across very well. I don't think they're bad at all: I think there's bits of them I don't like, but then that's the same for every car. Our long-term plan is to replace my 911 with a 350Z and swap Jo's Scooby out for a GTR in a couple of years time, so assuming that comes to fruition then I'll be more than happy to drive one. That's her car though, and I just can't get past the Lego-brick looks (and that's coming from a VXR220 owner!) and the poor quality materials inside. They also don't feel as superquick as the figures imply for some reason, or at least the MY09 cars didn't. I guess having 1800kg to move can do that, and I'm finding myself preferring stuff that's lighter weight to behemoths with monster power. Never having owned either I suspect this next comment is going to seem a bit odd, but I suspect that owning a GTR will never give you the same buzz that you get from starting up the Aston or Ferrari and popping down to the shops. Much, much quicker than either, but less of an event which is what I'd want.

There's nothing to hit at all, apart from those plasticky 'kerbs' which won't do anything apart from perhaps scuff a bumper if you're being really careless. It all happens at 20mph, so there's no way you're going to do serious damage. Far more chance of being hit by a numpty driver on the roads every single day.