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Nope, it was an affordable car for the budget - 'Dream Car' to me shouts massively aspirational which would be Ferrari of some description but very unlikely to I would pump that much cash into a car. It worked for me on the budget at the time, since then I have had a better racing car in the VX220 and a better iconic car in the Skyline. The 350z ticked lots of boxes and I really liked it, but wouldn't buy another one, been there done that. Dream car that someday I might own, realistically, Eleanor

They had to do it, no question. Otherwise she would have plower into the rolling road of traffic behind the police car. Woman should be in bloody prison for a number of years instead of the pathetic driving ban dished out. As usual the punishments in this country are nothing short of woefully inadequate.

Well done mate - see these cars arent so bad after all!

Fair play, the guy shouldn't be getting all up tight about it though - its generally good manners to state whether a car is Cat C or not. Some people will have paid good money to HPI check it only to find it an obvious Cat C, the seller is messing people around and trying to get a dodgy sale by not disclosing it. Yes I know people can check it, but usually that is for a hidden past that even the seller might not know about, this guy clearly knows he is selling a car which is Cat C not disclosing it. Shifty as **** if you ask me and got what was coming to him.

...anyone hoping to catch up on the FB post when they get home - its been removed!

Sold my Zed due to work changes...gutted at the time but it sent me on to buy a VX220 (best raw driving experience car on the road) and now a much older Skyline. Actually as much as I loved my Zed, plenty of other cars out there that will equally if not more rock your boat - I also quite like the experience of searching for and buying a car probably sell the Skyline in October and buy something else haha

Yes birdie stuff needs to come off very quickly or it will mark. Car covers are fine, they only scratch if you buy a single layer one or if you dont clean the car properly before putting one over it. I looked at Storm Force when I had my VX220 which as you can imagine spent more time stationary than hooning around but all the guys on the VX forum said the Halfords one did exactly the same thing and is pretty much the same product. I bought a Halfords one and it sat on my gleaming VX for a few months no problem, no scratches.

Had Falkens on my Zed, perfectly fine for my driving style (non aggressive 90% of the time) - bit twitchy in the wet but pretty good in the dry.

Yeah isnt the engine gulping oil - also the rear spoiler *holes* in the boot that are skillfully excluded from the ad? That might sway the doubters on FB!

Which could come with its own expensive hidden problems?

...and it comes with "Manuels"

It also says on the ad that "This car has been described truthful as can be and to the best of our knowledge" I would imagine anyone turning up to get it if they win would just all away, I wouldn't pay out for that just to save myself one bad eBay review. I would also hope that any prospective buyer would run an HPI on it and get the red light regarding the insurance claim?

Was with you all the way up to the following him around town moment! To be honest he was daft for denying it, then doing it again, I mean surely he should have known you would be watching. Idiot. I take it he didn't apologise for parking in your spot. Drives me mental in our area where parking is at a premium, we all pay resident permits which are not cheap and you get people taking the pass just parking anywhere knowing that if they get a ticket their company just pays for it. What it does mean is I end up parking half a mile down the road.

If you want to be pedantic about words then 'run' doesn't necessarily mean have first hand experience, I know a lot about a Mazda 6 because my neighbour who owned one for 8 years who I go to the pub with all the time regales me with stories of ownership and 'running' it - I know a lot of second hand information about a Mazda 6 without it being first hand - and its valuable information. In fact, why would 'run' not include first hand experience of the suspension? If its harsh and needs replacing, that could well become a sunk 'running' cost. So if we are all missing the point, how comes the OP hasn't come back on and said so, and in fact came back on and thanked everyone for the useful comments. Jeez.

I don't think people are missing the point mate, the OP didn't ask what would be the most valuable car in future or what would hold its value well. They asked opinions (quite broadly) on the two cars...which people are giving, whether they are incorrect or not.

Was just going to post something similar - 90% opinion on this thread, rather than fact. But of course, it's opinions that makes choices more often than not, rather than facts... Ultimately, you're comparing a car that was £25k new, with a £40k new car. Used values price a Z4M at roughly twice the price of an equivalent age / mileage 350Z. I, like others, done a similar comparison not long before I bought my most recent Datsun. The conclusion I came to was that the Datsun was significantly cheaper on purchase price and running costs, and did pretty much everything the BMW did (plus I have this reverse-badge snobbery thing which puts me off "premium" brands) I argue that the average punter will be able to pilot a decent 350Z down a road (and most tracks) every bit as quick as a Z4M, as the power / weight advantage is partly nullified by the peaky power delivery of the Z4M engine. Not to say it's not a fantastic engine (more characterful and enjoyable than the Nissan engine undoubtedly), but very few will get the best out of it assuming not all roads are straight and speed limits apply.. Interesting that many of the reviews by relatively well respected motoring journo's / magazines felt the Z4M was incomplete from the perspective of vehicle dynamics, being set-up for smoother, continental asphalt, and consequently ran out of answers on some British roads. http://www.pistonhea...sp?c=52&i=26310 Didnt rate that PH review really, nothing really objective from a testing perspective for most of it. For every bad review there seems to be a good one: http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/204614/bmw_z4.html http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-Z4-M-Coupe/ Funny thing is you can find reviews of the 350z that are equally as poor as the above PH one where they complain about the handling or the below average interior. Clarkson did nothing but whinge about it, but then again who listens to him. A lot comes back to the fact that the 350z is a cheap way to get into sports car ownership with a reasonably reliable car with average running costs vs most alternatives.

I think the back end of both cars are the best bits! Front of the zed I wasn't a fan of, until I put a nice grill on the front and a splitter. Front looked a bit round and boring without some changes, it lacked the aggression to go with the big arches. Although all talk of comparing the two and saying one is better looking than the other is somewhat mute as its opinion rather than fact. To be fair reading through the posts on a 350z forum it has been reasonably balanced - some people who have never owned any sports car other than the zed will more likely be saying nothing is better than it, then at the other end of the spectrum people who have owned lots of sports cars are a bit harsher - and a nice balance somewhere in the middle. Certainly a more balanced thread than you would get on many other forums (when I was on the Astra forum - just getting some parts off a trader I will add!) there were a lot of people who felt that the Astra 1.9 turbo diesel with a remap had 'superb' performance and blew away almost anything on the road...what a bunch of muppets.

I remember last year someone said they paid about £20 for a small thumb sized vid camera which they mounted on their front bumper that took reasonable footage...anyone remember what it was or where the link is!

Clarkmotorsport/Zmanalex would be a good bet

Puts tongue back in mouth, removes drool from font of shirt... ...stunning Was in Oslo last weekend, all I saw was endless electric cars and Teslas - then, I heard this coming, gave me time to whip out the iPhone and snap as it growled past

Liked those 4th arch replacements in the list previously, but you have to do both or it will look a bit daft. Personally I would go for different wheels - must be some equally good looking ones around the same budget that fit? Just seems like you are potentially chopping up your car doing things you hadnt planned to just to fit them on. Other option is to cut brembo shaped grooves in the back of the spokes on the wheels...

Step away from dirty diesels, unless you are buying SMDs Jaaaag

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27463520

Prepare for a mod lock!

Met Jet quite a few times, she is dating a friend of mine up in Middlesbrough - very nice lady, very short!