bigfoot Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Finally found a 370z and put a deposit down, Its going to be a long 7 days till i pick her up next Saturday, Went to see 1 at a main dealership so they were asking top money for it which had scuffs everywhere, which the salesman kept saying we will sort that for you, But what really put me off was it was a low mileage 2011 that had 3 previous owners plus the guy who had part ex'd it, so i would have been its 5th owner in 5 years. Obviously i walked away from that 1, I will post some pics up next week when I've picked her up. Edited March 26, 2016 by bigfoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 So where did you go for this one, private or dealer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bigfoot Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 So where did you go for this one, private or dealer? From a dealer, Not a main dealer but found an immaculate 12 plate from a 2nd hand dealer who sells top end cars, It was a lot of money to me but it was one of their cheaper cars, They were selling £80/90k 2nd hand cars like Audi R8's and Porsche's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuck Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 So where did you go for this one, private or dealer? From a dealer, Not a main dealer but found an immaculate 12 plate from a 2nd hand dealer who sells top end cars, It was a lot of money to me but it was one of their cheaper cars, They were selling £80/90k 2nd hand cars like Audi R8's and Porsche's. In my experience private dealers are far easier to deal with and will sort things out on the car once the money has been handed over. My question is why walk away from the 2011 plate with low miles, because it had 4 previous owners or that it was scuffed etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 can we ask price paid and other details ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 So where did you go for this one, private or dealer? From a dealer, Not a main dealer but found an immaculate 12 plate from a 2nd hand dealer who sells top end cars, It was a lot of money to me but it was one of their cheaper cars, They were selling £80/90k 2nd hand cars like Audi R8's and Porsche's. In my experience private dealers are far easier to deal with and will sort things out on the car once the money has been handed over. My question is why walk away from the 2011 plate with low miles, because it had 4 previous owners or that it was scuffed etc? A bit of both Tuck, I could have accepted the ammount of owners if the car was immaculate, There was 3 areas of damage on the paintwork that the dealer was going to get touched up, plus a few scuffs inside, Personally i think the dealer should have sorted any damage then advertised it. Ioneabee i will give details once i got her, i would hate to jinx anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Congrats buddy, hope everything works out perfectly fine and we can see some pics next weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuck Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 So where did you go for this one, private or dealer? From a dealer, Not a main dealer but found an immaculate 12 plate from a 2nd hand dealer who sells top end cars, It was a lot of money to me but it was one of their cheaper cars, They were selling £80/90k 2nd hand cars like Audi R8's and Porsche's. In my experience private dealers are far easier to deal with and will sort things out on the car once the money has been handed over. My question is why walk away from the 2011 plate with low miles, because it had 4 previous owners or that it was scuffed etc? A bit of both Tuck, I could have accepted the ammount of owners if the car was immaculate, There was 3 areas of damage on the paintwork that the dealer was going to get touched up, plus a few scuffs inside, Personally i think the dealer should have sorted any damage then advertised it. Ioneabee i will give details once i got her, i would hate to jinx anything. Yeah that does question the transparency of some dealers. Some people would happily drop £21k plus all their pricey warrantees (that'll never pay out) and some expensive paint protection program (equivalent of a wash n' wax) when the car has already been washed at the dealership, with the sponge equivalent of a brick. They won't fix anything that the buy hasn't pointed out. Nissan Perth point blank refused to replace a cracked headlight as it cost £1400 ish! I've just put a deposit down on a 2011 370 with 4 previous owners, got worried that this might be a mistake, but I've driven the car twice and my own mechanic is going to have a look, drive and plug in a reader for any previous problems or underlying problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuck Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Can't really do much more than that! Sent from my potato using duct tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Can't really do much more than that! Sent from my potato using duct tape Very true Tuck, I've found out the hard way a couple of times its a of a leap of faith when you buy a 2nd hand car, Was the 2011 silver 370z at Nissan Perth that you've gone for or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuck Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Can't really do much more than that! Sent from my potato using duct tape Very true Tuck, I've found out the hard way a couple of times its a of a leap of faith when you buy a 2nd hand car, Was the 2011 silver 370z at Nissan Perth that you've gone for or another. As have I! I've gone for another one at Arnold clark. The Perth one wasn't very well looked after. Higher miles too. Salesman didn't take much off of the car and there was a lot that needed sorting. Mechanically it was okay but the body work and interior was in similar condition to my 2005 350z. 3 previous owners and 35,000 miles. Got £500 off the price. So I twisted Arnold clarks arm with Nissans offer and vise-versa until I found the managers limit. Got nearly £1500 off the asking price and £5,000 for my old car. Went for a 2011 black GT edition with 23,000. Full Nissan service history etc. HPI Clear and my mechanic is going to check it over on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Nice 1 Tuck, Sounds like you got yourself a good deal, Look forward to seeing the pics once you've picked her up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Look forward to seeing some pictures! Enjoy your new car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuck Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Nice 1 Tuck,Sounds like you got yourself a good deal, Look forward to seeing the pics once you've picked her up. Aye the salesman probably hates me but If I'm dishing out £20k for a car I want a decent deal. Yeah pics on Friday if I remember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Nice 1 Tuck,Sounds like you got yourself a good deal, Look forward to seeing the pics once you've picked her up. Aye the salesman probably hates me but If I'm dishing out £20k for a car I want a decent deal. Yeah pics on Friday if I remember! Dam right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Picked up my 370z today, A 2012 auto in pearlescent blue, In Immaculate condition with 20k miles on the clock, full Nissan Service History, reversing camera and they put 12 months mot on it, 1 word to sum it up would be "AWESOME" A quick picture on the drive after getting her home. Edited April 2, 2016 by bigfoot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Lovely car buddy Always best to be sure and looks like good example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Looks great dude, sometimes best to wait for one that feels right. Have any plans for her? Best colour too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Thanks Guys, No plans at the moment Mattross, I've spent years modifying my Jeep thats got to go now to make space for the Zed, So I'm going to have a break from spending most of my weekends under my car with the spanners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valy Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 looks good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Welcome lovely zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan8p Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Looking good bigfoot! I picked up my Pearl White 370 on Thursday Now just need to sort a couple of stone chips I found when washing, gah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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