Nissan 350z

[Thedelldays]

Just test drove one...54 plate...

 

it is a beast...

 

I am seriously considering putting a deposit down..

 

are there any real reasons with this car why I should not..?

[SuperSAINT]

My friend had one a few years ago and loved it.

 

Drives a Porsche Cayman now........ And still misses it.

[Ponty]

No reason why you shouldn't. Very good car for the money.

[Patrick Bateman]

Just test drove one...54 plate...

 

it is a beast...

 

I am seriously considering putting a deposit down..

 

are there any real reasons with this car why I should not..?

 

Have owned 3:

53 plate GT, 276 bhp

54 plate GT, 290 bhp

58 plate GT, 313 bhp

 

By far the pick of the bunch is the last model (313 bhp - with the bulge on the bonnet). It has a longer rev range, is quicker (obviously), sounds more meaty, but above all else; is far better built than the early models. The interior is more solid and feels nicer to the touch.

 

They aren't as cheap to run as you may think, I had over the history of all 3:

Tyres; £300odd each

Front brake discs; £750

Alternator died on the 53 plate - Nissan wanted £1450+vat, but I sourced one via the owner's club and did it for £400

Something to do with the cooling system also died on the 53 plate - Nissan wanted almost a grand again. So I gave them some cash and got the 54 plate on their forecourt

With the newer one, the car tax was £405/year

I averaged 19 mpg - and you really need to put in 98 or 99 octane to keep the engine in best running order. Anything less makes it all lumpy and unresponsive

(I did actually average 30.1 mpg on a late night drive to Birmingham once from Basingstoke. Drove at 60 mph all the way not going above 2k rpm. Not much fun!)

 

So yes, absolutely amazing cars, I got rid of the last one last Jan. Got fed up with not being able to drive it in the snow, the cost of car tax and the mpg. Got a Qashqai instead ...

[Thedelldays]

well...put a deposit down...£8995...gold colour...lush inside and a beauty to drive..

they are going to service it and put new brake pads and discs on..

 

54 plate to...

[Patrick Bateman]

well...put a deposit down...£8995...gold colour...lush inside and a beauty to drive..

they are going to service it and put new brake pads and discs on..

 

54 plate to...

 

Sunset orange?

 

GT pack? (Bose, leather etc)

Sat nav?

Rays alloys?

[Thedelldays]

Sunset orange?

 

GT pack? (Bose, leather etc)

Sat nav?

Rays alloys?

 

has the beige leather interior..bose Multi changer

no sat nav

and nice alloys...

 

this model (not this actual one)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2226321.htm

 

 

 

one thing I forgot to ask...what was that voltz meter all about..??

[Patrick Bateman]

has the beige leather interior..bose Multi changer

no sat nav

and nice alloys...

 

this model (not this actual one)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2226321.htm

 

 

 

one thing I forgot to ask...what was that voltz meter all about..??

 

Alezan leather, got to get the terminology right ;-)

 

The volt meter is a gimmick, or so I thought until my alternator started dying. From memory they normally read around 12.5v, that day mine was hovering around 5v. I had the sound system on loudly (that is a big, powerful, battery sucking subwoofer), lights on, wipers on, drained the battery more and more, the volt meter eventually read 0 and the car died

[skintsaint]

cant get used to the shape, seems a bit hairdressery for me.

 

would prefer a 300zx myself.

 

cant afford either tho

[Thedelldays]

Have had it for a while and love it.

Putting a scorpion exhaust on it this weekend...

[Dog]

I had one 6 years ago when they first came out, brilliant car and sounds like a tank. Sold it after 4 months as I couldn't get my golf clubs in the boot and my kids grew legs.

[BadgerBadger]

Nice car but the colour, no no no on the colour