bluenosewrx

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Don't pick it up till Sat, can't wait. had a goog test drive and the interior is far better than the scoob,more of a even power spread, i will miss the scoob but got a exellent trade in price.anyone got any experience of the Z, comments welcome,just need to find insurance now.

mac

16vmarc

Nice, what colour did you go for?

Senior_AP

Good call, far classier vehicle.

bluenosewrx

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Its the Orange one, has light orange leather seats and is semi-auto, dealer gave me £9000 for my car so quite happy,has Sat nav and TV but is in Japanese so don'y know how to work that but i'm happy with a good ol map,more fun.

Mac

Dracoro

Factory fit TV? If so, is the car an import given that it's all in japanese?

bluenosewrx

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Its a import, came into the country in Aug, wonder what the first mod will be?, any ideas.but no bodykits please.

Mac

abbiesdad

pritty sure that the tv and sat nav wont work over here... i had one b4 and and it was on diffrent system than ours... would have cost about £600 + to convert... if the dealer used this as part of the sales gumph to sell the car ... make sure he shows you it working first... ... car sounds very smart... renault engine

bluenosewrx

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I will keep the cover down over it, its got a seperate Bose CD and Tape slot so thats no probs, as soon as i drove it i knew its what i wanted, missus reckons it a mid life crisis, i'm only 36 FFS, Lol.

Mac

Chris L

Drove one at Bedford back in July - lovely car. The MOST tail-happy car I've ever driven

carl

My favourite combination. Pity everyone seems to go for blue, gunmetal or black
Although black with the orange seats is nice too.

bluenosewrx

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Insurance is £60 cheaper than the scoob, though its a group 18 and the WRX was 17, whats all that about, pick it up Fri now.

Mac

Patt@firstime

Love the 350Z - if the convertible was better looking than it is I would have gone for one for sure.

Terzo 333

I'm a 350z owner too - had mine almost a year to the day - love every minute of it - totally different to my Impreza, and as someone has said before, far classier.

See this thread for pictures :

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...highlight=350z

PS, Gunmetal is the fastest colour

PPS, have a look at this website : www.350zuk.com

Matt

bluenosewrx

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Cheers Terzo,
Really nice photos mate, the interior is far better than my scoob and the noise is something else, also even managed to get the stability light flash exiting a corner,lol.have joined 350Z forum and itroduced myself and asked a few q's, doesen't quite look up to scoobynet standard though i suppose they are more of a exclusive club, will be driving from Blackpool area to scotland on Fri, are the stone chips as bad as you get on a scoob, i hope not.

Mac

nisr227

...talking about the 350z, tiff needdell just gave it another great review while slider her around the Anglesie circuit on tonights 5th gear. He said it was one of the best handling cars he's driven for the price. Beat the TT sport by 1.6secs too.

Flingstam

Got to put my anorak on for a moment. The engine is absolutely totally not made or designed by Renault. It's a 100% Nissan engine, used in various forms and capacities in lots of different cars from SUV'S to saloons and sports cars. Renault borrowed it for the Vel Satis, not the other way around.

Jeremy Clarkson thinks it's a Renault engine, but then again he knows nothing.

Sorry about the pedantry. Sometimes I can't help myself.

P.S. seen the 2006 MY 350Z, and it looks even better, particularly on the inside.

slim_boy_fat

Given Renaults position in F1 right now I woudnt be too dismissive of their products.

How did Nissan get on this year in F1???

wadsy69

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Nice

Take a look a the G-Force web-site for 350z mods (twin turbo!!) - maybe a bit ott but shows the potential!

dpb

Is the boot as compromised as it looks in the pics - what with that strut an all..???..

Terzo 333

Yes

No its not too bad actually - when I do a big shop I can easily get it all in.

bluenosewrx

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3 sleeps to go.

Mac

Flingstam

I was merely stating that the engine in the 350Z is not a Renault engine. Renault have a long and illustrious history in F1, but it's entirely irrelevant to the point I was making.

Cheers,

F

micared

I had a semi-auto 350Z when I was in Crete last year and thought it was a bloody lovely thing....think you'll really enjoy owning it!

abbiesdad

oh sorry then ! joe public has been miss informed again... still jc done allright for not knowing anything.... would not mind his job... i stand corrected....are you sure...

Kuro

Well done mate, they are stunning cars! More than enough pace, very comfortable, well built - what more could you want..!?


Here's mine:

Stuart J

Friends just had his twin turboed, restricted it to 380 bhp to ensure transmission will be OK NICE !! Also intrestingly its over 5 mpg better on a run

dpb

Scotland Kuro..?

What sort of money we talkin stuart J.?....

The mpg bit is v.impressive...

Stuart J

Circa 8K I think for the total package

bluenosewrx

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Guys,
Picked it up on Fri, what a noise from that engine, sheer quality and can shift as well, semi auto box changes smooth and the interior is far better than i thought, MPG seems to be in par with the scoob, just taking it easy on the corners as it the Traction control has came on a couple of times. but you feel in control at all times. has no service history as was fresh import, the garage done oil change and filter for me, can i get service book from nissan as i plan to get them to service it anyway and what are the intervals for services? and any guide on price for this.

Thanks in advance

Mac.

Kuro

your service intervals will be 9000k or 12 months, similar to the Scoob. What won't be similar to the scoob are the main dealer prices, which compared to scoobs are well cheap.

Expect to pay as much as £200 for your biggie service