jollyranchers Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Guys sold my car today and after much thought over an rx8 im 100% looking for a zed now. i have my van to use so in no desperate rush to buy one however i have been looking on autotrader today, imports seem to be criminally cheaper than uk models . im looking to spend £10500 ish , want something with no more than 45,000 miles if pos is there any issue with using higher ron fuel with a jap import ? i have had a quick scan of the FAQ, how many of you are running imports ? what do you think of these , any comments on the cars or experiences with these garages ? imports direct seem to have loads in http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... &logcode=p http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... &logcode=p http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... &logcode=p http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... &logcode=p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiemonster Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Well personally the last one on paper looks to be the nicest, i would always get the newest model possible, and with that one you also have the ST package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alessandro Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I've got a JDM, £ 10200 and 50K in great conditions filling up on tesco 99. Did you have a look on here if there is anything that you like? Couple of people are selling good examples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyranchers Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 do you have to use super unleaded or can you get an import mapped to run on 95 ron as a uk one ? did you get the auction grade cert with yours ? and any certification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alessandro Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 did you get the auction grade cert with yours ? and any certification? All I have is a load of paperwork on japanese which obviously doesn't mean anything to me. I got the car from a member on here and took it straight to a garage to get it checked and all there was wrong with it were that needed new tyres. On petrol, you can still run her on 95 no probs but it will loose a bit of power, I guess you can get her re maped but not sure if is worth it, ( someone will be along soon with the answer ). There are lots of treads about which fuel and where from including on of mine when I first go it. Any more info just ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi-glasgow Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 As far as I was aware you should run ANY 350Z on super unleaded when possible, regardless of whether it's an import or UK version and only be using standard RON unleaded when you can't get super unleaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyranchers Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 everyday is a school day eh ! as the fuel in japan is likely to be 102 ron , and ours at best is 99 ron , on an imported zed will it run lean or can the ecu adjust to the lower grade fuel ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alessandro Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 The ECU adjust automaticly to give the best performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyranchers Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 do the brembo's make a big difference over non brembo import brakes ? I see most imports have fabric seats, i take it leather gt ones dont come up for sale here very often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Mac Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I'm selling my Uk spec car for around the money you have mentioned. Let me know by PM if your interested PH advert is here: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1117306.htm Cheers Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Brembos are a good kit. Worth having IMO. A set would run you about 1k as an upgrade. There are actually quite a few sets of leather seats sold on here, the cloth is usually favoured for track work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 do the brembo's make a big difference over non brembo import brakes ? I see most imports have fabric seats, i take it leather gt ones dont come up for sale here very often? there are a set of black leather for sale on here at the moment for a bargain price of £400 viewtopic.php?f=32&t=30403 Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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