Chieftain Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Thinking about getting a 350z, but just trying to figure if it will fit in my budget. I guess this been asked 100s of times before, but I can't find a search function on the site. How much for services & tyres? I ask because I had Subaru. A big service came round and almost bankrupt me - £800+. Want to walk into this one with my eyes open. Cheers Quote
Removed Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 search function is right next the 350Z picture on the header of every page mate. btw Most expensive service for the Z is iro £300-£350 if done at a dealer. tyres, of std size, should be around £400? Quote
Chieftain Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 One more thing, sorry. How often are the services? Quote
H5 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Annually or every 9000 miles in order to keep your warranty up to date. Usual oil checks more regularly are recommended. Welcome too! Quote
M13KYF Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 you'll find it far a cheaper car to run than a scooby. My last service which was a P2 was £180. I supplied my own oil. Quote
Beavis Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 you'll find it far a cheaper car to run than a scooby. My last service which was a P2 was £180. I supplied my own oil. What oil did you use Mike? Quote
M13KYF Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 silkolene pro stuff. Its sythentic. The guys at opie oils will sort you out and you can get fourm discount. http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5096 Quote
ir_fuel Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 I ask because I had Subaru. A big service came round and almost bankrupt me - £800+. Want to walk into this one with my eyes open. Cheers If you have had the big bad Impreza WRX STI XUV PWO330 SSI T1+ etc etc you ll find the Z to be much more suited as daily drive, and less expensive in daily usage Quote
Chieftain Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 If you have had the big bad Impreza WRX STI XUV PWO330 SSI T1+ etc etc you ll find the Z to be much more suited as daily drive, and less expensive in daily usage But less fun? I had the old classic shape impreza. It put a huge grin on my face everyday Quote
Stew Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Well depends how much value you put on 4wd. To me RWD is far more satisfying. Catching a drift is an amazing feeling. Quote
monkfish Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Well depends how much value you put on 4wd. To me RWD is far more satisfying. Catching a drift is an amazing feeling. ....and catching an accidental drift is even more "exciting", albeit does nothing for the condition of your underpants. First RWD car I've ever owned and I've never had so much fun. by the way Chief!! Buy one........do it.....do it.........DO IT !! Quote
Mathys Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 The most expensive service I had so far with my Z (28k miles), is 150 Pound including oil etc.!! I live in Belgium though and service my car in Holland. The service schedule is slightly different in the UK (P1, P2, P3) etc, but I reckon you'll spend probably one third of the running cost of the Impreza . Quote
ir_fuel Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Well depends how much value you put on 4wd. To me RWD is far more satisfying. Catching a drift is an amazing feeling. ....and catching an accidental drift is even more "exciting", albeit does nothing for the condition of your underpants. Yeah, like yesterday on that roundabout where some idiot spilled a ton of diesel Quote
stuey Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 i think ul find a zed is cheaper to keep than a scoob.......... my mate had an sti so i know wot his expendature was....... Quote
Kuro Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I ask because I had Subaru. A big service came round and almost bankrupt me - £800+. Want to walk into this one with my eyes open. Cheers Me too, and I know what you mean. I can't remember the amount of +£500 bills I had for that thing Mind you, it was a ot lof fun, and in some way I do miss the beast But I think you'll find the Zed to be so much cheaper to run. Servicing isn't much compared to Scooby stuff. I was warned when buying the thing that services 'could run up to £300 in some cases sir" Jeez, I nearly laughed my ass off Tyres are roughly the same cost, although this all depends on how you drive. I got 29,000 miles from my last set of GYF1's on the classic Scooby Zed ownership is a great experience, you'll love it Quote
Dave_McC Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I'll second Kuro - sold my classic scooby for the z in November last year. I do miss the sheer punch of the scooby - mine ran 260bhp and with the 4wd you could hoon everywhere. I do find I've backed off a bit since getting the z, but it's definitely still a fun car to drive and it's nice not to have to wait til 3500rpm before anything much happens. My worst bill on the scooby was £1700 - and that wasn't from a main stealer. It did include new (uprated) clutch, new front disks and pads and a service, but the z shouldn't cost anything like the scooby to run (other than the fuel consumption which I'm averaging 23mpg compared to about 26 for the scooby - though that did drop into the teens when back road blasting . Dave Quote
Chieftain Posted February 1, 2007 Author Posted February 1, 2007 My worst bill on the scooby was £1700 Yeah. Scoobys aint't cheap. Gets a bit hard to justify the fun when bills like that come through Quote
monkfish Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Audi are great at taking the p!ss with servicing costs. Once had my S3 in for a service and they phoned me up and "advised" me of other things that needed doing, coming to a grand total of £2100!! Once I'd wiped the vomit from my chin, I told them politely to f*ck off. My favourite was £600 for a new central warning display because one of the lines of LCD was out!! They also wanted to charge me something in the region of £70 for antifreeze!! I was like "are you using Grey Goose Vodka??" Just booked my zed in for a P1 service this morning btw. £160. Sold!! Oh the joys of owning a Datsun!! Quote
sinbad Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I agree, after coming from an new age impreza the running costs have nearly halfed. Fuel in my case is very similar but servicing is a hell of alot cheaper. To be truthfull i miss the impreza for its grip and sheer turbo grunt but i couldn't keep it after some mug drove into me! Quote
sinbad Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Look at the blue anti freeze just near the nearside back wheel of the fiesta. That stuff cost me a fortune!!! Ha Ha Quote
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