TimFF Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) It’s ironic – this is a rare colour and there are 2 for sale now… Why am I selling? Simply because I’ve indulged in another car somewhat different to this and I’m not able (read ‘allowed’) to keep both. I’ll leave this as the only advert for the weekend, it’ll go on the usual other sites after then. Drop me a PM if you’re interested. The ad: “Mine since March 2011 and 17475 miles, and I’m the 3rd owner. Both previous owners kept the car for only a year; I bought it at 2 years old as the then owner had a cash shortfall for school fees. Being a late car (registered 12/01/09) it comes with the GT spec as standard – heated seats, cruise and the Bose head unit (although see later in the ad) and speakers with subwoofer. It’s not got the built in sat nav, but (and this is a personal observation!) you’re better off with CoPilot on your phone for £25… You do get the nice big cubby instead – and you can get a tablet in there. It’s in the rare Midnight Blue with a black leather interior. I love this colour – it looks almost black at times but see the sun shine on it and it comes alive. The wheels are standard 18†Rays in pretty good condition, and I have all 3 keys (2 remotes, 1 valet key) here. The V5 is present and in my name, and I HPI checked when I bought it. It showed an outstanding finance agreement much to the vendors surprise – it turned out to be an administrative error in the finance company not removing their lien. It’s clear now. In my 3 years it’s rarely been used for short journeys – my commute is 50 miles each way on every sort of road. If it is used on a short trip I always make sure we’re up to normal temperature before turning it off. I’ve never revved it from cold either, although it does like running at 2,000rpm when first started from cold – it quickly drops as it warms. It was serviced by Nissan for the first 2 services and Abbey Motorsport since then. I have the stamped up service book and more importantly invoices for all work done in my time. Non service items have been a 4 wheel geometry check in August 2011, replacement of a gear linkage gaiter in September 2011, the fitting of a Superpro Bush kit in March 2012, an air con service at a local specialist in July 2013 and new discs and pads all round in January this year. Service History P1 26/01/2010 9466 miles West Way Basingstoke P2 06/04/2011 17615 miles Crawley Down Nissan P1 15/02/2012 21762 miles Abbey Motorsport P3 03/01/2013 25372 miles Abbey Motorsport P1 07/01/2014 29160 miles Abbey Motorsport The current MOT is valid until 12/01/2015 (no advisories), the tax until 31/07/2014. Tyres are Bridgestone RE050s with between about 4.5 and 6mm tread depth left. Having joined the 350Z forum I have inevitably made some modifications - some minor and some not so minor… All are reversible, but some will be staying, and some I realise may not be wanted and I’m happy to remove those prior to sale and revert to standard fitment – yes, I kept everything. The biggest change inside the car is that I’ve had installed an Alpine IVA-W520R ‘Mobile Media Station’ double DIN head unit with a KCE-400BT Bluetooth interface – it plays CDs, DVDs, USB sticks & controls your iPod. It will also stream music via Bluetooth and it’s connected to the steering wheel controls using an Autoleads set. Alongside this I added an Alpine PXA-H100 Imprint audio processor which coupled with the Alpine HU and standard Bose speakers and subwoofer provides a far better sound than the standard Bose HU. That cost £1110 fitted by a specialist, no way was I about to get that lot in and working! It’s also got genuine Nissan mats, Parking Dynamics hidden rear parking sensors, an S2000 stubby aerial, carbon bonnet struts and clear front reflectors. I also ‘indulged’ in a ‘ZED’ registration plate – originally it was ‘YUK’ and no way was I about to drive around in a 350Z with that front and rear. Under the bonnet and the length of the car lie the less obvious but more audible modifications. It’s been UpRev’d, has Berks HFCs, a Stillen Y pipe and a Tanabe Medalion exhaust. This all goes together to give a lovely burble when not pressing on, and a lovely but not droney or oppressive howl when ‘making progress’ – and subtle rasp on the over-run. The Berks and Stillen were new; the Tanabe was second-hand (but far from cheap). It’s got Cosworth air filters too. It’s also got Eibach spacers front and rear – the biggest you can fit without arch rolling. There are a few stone chips to the front, but I have a genuine Nissan touch up set. The drivers seat bolster shows slight wear too. So why am I selling? I’ve taken the opportunity to acquire a bit of a beast, and I’ve been informed that to have that then the ‘toys’ have to go. And this is one of them – in any case my commute has dropped over the years from 30k a year to now once in every few months thanks to the wonders of tele-commuting (Citrix does have its uses!). I’m asking for £12,500 with everything as listed above included (the UpRev & complete exhaust would cost you over £2,000…). However, if you don’t want or need everything then I’m happy to remove and adjust the price downwards accordingly. I’m just off the M23 very close to Gatwick.†Edited March 11, 2014 by TimFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.C Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Good luck fella but seriously remove the mats and take a better photo, does spoil the image of a lovely car. Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robothobo Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) That is great example. I'm curious as to what beast you're getting. Can you tell us? The last picture has the full reg visible! GLWTS. Edited February 20, 2014 by Robothobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFF Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Photos sorted - that's what comes of trying to wedge everything into a working day! Thanks for the heads up... The beast will be unveiled once it gets here, it's currently in the workshop being fettled.And the workshop is hundreds of miles away - I flew there to see it and do the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Photos sorted Virtual Hoovering . . . thats a new one on me GLWTS Tim looking forward to seeing your replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Great looking Zed ~ love the colour and I'm a sucker for those bulging HR bonnets. GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 GLWTS Timbo Sent from the golf club... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Very Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r111nxx Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I love that colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyvvc Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 *Midnight Blue colour bump* Can't believe there are two of these for sale within the club GLWTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incredibl Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Nicest colour on the zed imo , glwts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFF Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Thanks for the wishes - and it seems the virtual hoovering worked! Well, on Wednesday the call finally came - 'Can I come and see your car?'. Deal done last night and a deposit is in my piggy bank. Quite amazingly it's going to a new home just around the corner, and the new owner and I have passed many times as he heads off to work and I take the mutts on an early morning walk. I'm pretty sure he'll sign up on here, and I'll get to see it every time I take the mutts round the block. And hear it from the outside! And while this was taking place we sold the 205GTi too, so the new toy now has garage space waiting. More details when I have it in my grubby hands (and if Vincent is reading this or Ed finds this post PLEASE keep quiet as you both know what it is!) and I'll do a reveal. I will admit to it being blue... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 o'clock tea Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 That's very good news Tim! So the 'new home' was not meant to be my driveway but funnily enough it stays very local! You'll get a chance to notice how nice it sounds from the outside by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFF Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 I just KNEW you were watching this... Get back to work, at least I'm on a day off! Gonna have to update my avatar too now, dang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFF Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 So that's it, 'my' Zed has gone to a new home... Can we lock this thread now please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Locked as requested. Good look with your new 'Roller'......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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