Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p Best car ever owned. I miss her but after over 3 years it was time to let go... Plus when you change it back to standard it doesn't actually seem like your car anymore tbh. Anyway, I've got a long winter of tootling about in my Rav4 and then it will be time for a new Tarmac Sportz car. Quote
Chris`I Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 A nice 370z will make you feel better Chris. Or wait for your old one to drop in price a bit more and have it for a track car Quote
Wasso Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 They clearly don't know what they are selling, 300 version on a 2003? Quote
brillomaster Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 £6k!?! now that is mighty tempting for a car with only 58000 on the clocks! GLWTS! Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted October 20, 2011 Author Posted October 20, 2011 £6k!?! now that is mighty tempting for a car with only 58000 on the clocks! GLWTS! ??? They clearly don't know what they are selling, 300 version on a 2003? Nope IN GREAT CONDITION THIS REALLY IS A STUNNING CAR. A GENUINELY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS LOVELY LOOKING SPORTS CAR! erm not totally true fulll Service History erm not really Headlight washers nope Radio/Cassette, nope Side airbags, nope Radio/CD Multichanger nope Telephone, nope Solid Paint err nope Quote
Wasso Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Hasn't it got the curtain and seat airbags? Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted October 20, 2011 Author Posted October 20, 2011 Hasn't it got the curtain and seat airbags? Had drivers and passenger air bags, that was it as far as i was aware Quote
Wasso Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I guess if it was non GT it may not have the seat airbags but should have had the curtain bags? Oh well. Quote
ATTAK Z Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Slightly off topic (soz), a lot of traders mention 'fog lights' when describing a 350Z. Can anyone confirm if 350 Zeds ever had (front) fog lights please ? Quote
Chris`I Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Slightly off topic (soz), a lot of traders mention 'fog lights' when describing a 350Z. Can anyone confirm if 350 Zeds ever had (front) fog lights please ? 350z never had front fog lights Quote
sasha@lazytrips Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 The zeds don't have front fogs because the Xenons/Bi-Xenons are deemed to be adequate and in extreme conditions, full beam is pretty strong. I guess the ads just refer to the rear fog. Quote
ATTAK Z Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 The zeds don't have front fogs because the Xenons/Bi-Xenons are deemed to be adequate and in extreme conditions, full beam is pretty strong. I guess the ads just refer to the rear fog. have a look at the ad for Chris's car it clearly states Exterior features Aerodynamic rear spoiler Body colour bumpers and front grille Body colour electric adjustable door mirrors Chrome door handles Electric front windows + drivers one touch Front fog lamps Rear wash/wipe Twin exhaust pipes Variable intermittent front wash/wipe Xenon headlights + auto levelling and washers Solid paint 18" 6 spoke alloy wheels Space saver spare wheel Quote
sasha@lazytrips Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 They forgot to mention the inbuilt coffee machine and the secret compartment with a hot chick? Quote
Chris`I Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 The zeds don't have front fogs because the Xenons/Bi-Xenons are deemed to be adequate and in extreme conditions, full beam is pretty strong. I guess the ads just refer to the rear fog. My understanding is that fog lights have nothing to do with how powerful your main lights are. Go out in the fog and put your main beam on, you wont be able to see fark all except white! Fog lights are placed low to the floor where they can penetrate the fog on a different pane to your nomal lights so you dont get as much back scatter from them and thus can see better. They are meant for when visibility is really bad so you dont need to see far in front, just what is directly in front of you. From Wikipedia: Front fog lamps provide a wide, bar-shaped beam of light with a sharp cutoff at the top, and are generally aimed and mounted low.[10][11][12] They may be either white or selective yellow. They are intended for use at low speed to increase the illumination directed towards the road surface and verges in conditions of poor visibility due to rain, fog, dust or snow. As such, they are often most effectively used in place of dipped-beam headlamps, reducing the glareback from fog or falling snow, although the legality varies by jurisdiction of using front fog lamps without low beam headlamps. Use of the front fog lamps when visibility is not seriously reduced is often prohibited (for example in the United Kingdom), as they can cause increased glare to other drivers, particularly in wet pavement conditions, as well as harming the driver's own vision due to excessive foreground illumination.[13] The respective purposes of front fog lamps and driving lamps are often confused, due in part to the misconception that fog lamps are necessarily selective yellow, while any auxiliary lamp that makes white light is a driving lamp. Automakers and aftermarket parts and accessories suppliers frequently refer interchangeably to "fog lamps" and "driving lamps" (or "fog/driving lamps"). In most countries, weather conditions rarely necessitate the use of fog lamps, and there is no legal requirement for them, so their primary purpose is frequently cosmetic. They are often available as optional extras or only on higher trim levels of many cars. Studies have shown that in North America more people inappropriately use their fog lamps in dry weather than use them properly in poor weather.[14] Quote
Husky Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 ditto tarmacaddam kid!! http://www.evo-motors.co.uk/stocklist.asp I sold it for £6.4k too Quote
Chris`I Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 ditto tarmacaddam kid!! http://www.evo-motors.co.uk/stocklist.asp I sold it for £6.4k too Did you leave them with the nicer boot mat? You could have sold that off to someone on the forum Quote
Husky Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 thought about that as it has both mats but left it for him. It is part of the GT pack and not an option, I sold the car as a GT pack so it would have been poorly represented if i took it out. I left a few bits on it like the teins and the SS gear knob too. Quote
Chris`I Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I've never seen it listed as part of the GT pack, and the 3 GTs I looked at didnt have them. Only like 50 quid at the end of the day though Quote
ATTAK Z Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I've never seen it listed as part of the GT pack, and the 3 GTs I looked at didnt have them. Only like 50 quid at the end of the day though Confirm - mats were extra on all cars including GT Quote
Husky Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I've never seen it listed as part of the GT pack, and the 3 GTs I looked at didnt have them. Only like 50 quid at the end of the day though yeah considering I had already accepted I was losing 6.5K in 2 and a half years in depreciation I didn't even care anymore. i may have a spare small boot/window divider to sell though ... Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted October 20, 2011 Author Posted October 20, 2011 Im gonna get another one next year.. Zed that it is, which one only time will tell but my life feels pretty empty right now... Im actually thinking that I might need to get a girlfriend just to replace the gaping whole left behind Quote
rabbitstew Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 yeah considering I had already accepted I was losing 6.5K in 2 and a half years in depreciation I didn't even care anymore. my god, i *really* hope i dont loose that sort of loot on my zed. Quote
Husky Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 hmm, combined with £6k repairs... This explains why I didnt go on holiday last year Quote
rtbiscuit Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 yeah considering I had already accepted I was losing 6.5K in 2 and a half years in depreciation I didn't even care anymore. my god, i *really* hope i dont loose that sort of loot on my zed. i lost 2k in 18 months on mine when i sold it. and that was just on the cars value, not including any mods that had to be left on the car. although that was when the car was worth more. the depreciation will slow down, as the cars get older. have to say the s2000 depreciated at about the same rate. its a performance car; they depeciate, its a fact of life. Quote
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