ian-r Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Hi everyone, I have been looking through the forums so thought it best to say About me... Well, car history wise had a few toys, started off with an old CRX vtec (still one of the most fun cars i have ever driven), moved on to a 200sx s14a which was modded to 300bhp in the end(and blew gearbox's all the time!), a TVR Tuscan (totally incredible and reliable!), BMW 330ci converible (good car but boring) and now.... a Rover 45 run around(Weapon! lol). Looking to move into a 350z now. Always liked these, I used to be a technician in the motor trade, first at mitsubishi for nearly 5 years then Nissan. I used to work on them new and knew then I had to have one, one day. Well moved out of the motor trade for a year or longer now so like cars that dont require 24/7 attention but want the capability of having something to tinker with. Been to look at 7 350z's now, but alas they havent been the right car's for me. I havent seen one yet that hasnt been painted (poor job at that) and one i viewed at the top of my budget had bad rust on the bonnet ! So I am little disheartened here, running a rover isnt the best whilist looking for a car lol. I live in Nottingham and have travelled all over Birmingham, doncaster and down south in the hunt so far. Budget wise ideally dont wanna spend over £10, which viewing classifieds I will hopefully get a decent car for this. Well, thats briefly me. I'm 24, I do like contributing to forums and, being a time served technician at Nissan and other main dealers should hopefully bring some, if not some amount of advice to people. I have done a lot of work on 350z's, no doubt Andy will post on here too Cheers guys, hope to meet some of you soon, Ian Well this is the car i ended up with, Its just done 49k now, running really well. Has the plastic protector on the front and the headlights which i think is good, even though on the way to the airport after having it for 3 days to go on holiday i got a chip in the screen Oh well it can be repaired. Want to change the wheels, pritty sure im going to get a set of rays for it as i like the look of them. Enjoying the car just want the weather to behave so it can have a good clean and run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Welcome to the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade2009 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Welcome Ian.. I just got my Zed on Thursday.. When you find the right car for you the you'll never look back.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum. If you can find a car for sale on here you will be able to search its history, they tend to get very well treated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Hi Ian & to the forum. Good luck with the search, there is definitely one out there with your name on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunset350z Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulie Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 it will be all the sweeter when you find the zed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fakeindian Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 hello buddy, wecome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 along. The paint match on the cars as they left Nissan wasn't the best so beware of that although as a Nissan Tech I'm sure you knew that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bounty78 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Where are your location bud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Welcome to the forum Ian. Keep looking mate, you will find the right one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Don't think you will get much for your budget though £10 is a bit on the low side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian-r Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 thanks for all your welcomes guys. Going to look at a black gt tomorrow with 39k on so keeping my fingers firmly crossed. Bounty - Im in kirkby, where abouts in mansfield are you at? are there many meets around us? Stew - to be honest the paint wasnt that bad from new, maybe a little better than mitsubishi. The cars i have looked at either had run's in the paint, lacquer overspray or one that had the lacquer peeling away from the paint! Hopefully, i may be a new owner tommorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Good luck for tomorrow, hope it's a good un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounty78 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Hi Ian..I'm near King's Mill. So do you have a garage in Kirby then? It's difficult to find Zed specialist in the Nottinghamshire area. Nissan in this area Mansfield and Nottingham are both rubbish. Any meets around here?...err..think there was one near Calverton not long ago. Not been to one yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 one that had the lacquer peeling away from the paint! Eeek! That's a bit sad on a relatively newish car. On a 300zx pretty common, but then they're aging gracefully, so they're allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian-r Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 bronzee, that one had a poor paint job on the rear hence the peeling. bounty - only my garage at the top of the drive now with my tools in. Still like to do a few bits as a hobby now but not in the motor trade any longer. the black z - cancelled on me. viewed a blue one on autotrader whioch had again been painted on the rear and had a worrying loud bang from the gearbox area which went when clutch depressed, suggesting fly wheel. The hunt continues ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade2009 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 bronzee, that one had a poor paint job on the rear hence the peeling. bounty - only my garage at the top of the drive now with my tools in. Still like to do a few bits as a hobby now but not in the motor trade any longer. the black z - cancelled on me. viewed a blue one on autotrader whioch had again been painted on the rear and had a worrying loud bang from the gearbox area which went when clutch depressed, suggesting fly wheel. The hunt continues ... Is 10K your absoulute budget?? I got a very nice example last week for £11,650 53 with 39k a GT.. Maybe if you can be flexable it would be worth a bit extra?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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