SnailHerder

I live in Portsmouth, the first area of the country to introduce the 20MPH zones. At first I thought it was an unnecessary and annoying idea (I'm a nanny state hater), but after living with it for over a year I totally agree with it. The side roads in Portsmouth are almost all narrow and have cars lining both sides of the road. It's not easy to see obstructions - pedestrians or otherwise. 30MPH down those little streets is just stupid and dangerous, even 20 seems too fast for some of them. In Portsmouth the approach has been very sensible. Only roads which truly need it have had their speed limit lowered to 20, all larger and main roads are still at 30. The speed limits are clearly labelled when entering and leaving 20MPH zones. I'm quite sure accidents have been prevented.

The size is 124x86x20mm So i would have thought so, but as i have a 350GT unfortunately i can't check. Surprised there is not more interest, i have seen countless posts asking about code readers and displays, and this covers all the bases and more, single gauge for everything, with warnings, it easily out guns things like the Greddy info meter, and blows the scan gauge into the weeds. Looks great, perfect for the job. If I had the cash to spare I'd be in.

Mine's a 07 and it won't play MP3s

So that makes it acceptable? Maybe we can all use that if we get a speeding ticket? We have sports cars, so going a bit fast comes with the territory. Not arguing with you personally, but the fact that many of us just see it as "normal" for artists to be on drugs is enough evidence that something is seriously wrong. I just don't judge it. I find it neither acceptable nor unacceptable. People make their choices, what happens to currently be illegal or not doesn't factor in to me. If an artist happens to engage in a lifestyle consuming substances which are outside the boundaries of our current laws then it's up to them as far as I'm concerned, it won't influence how much I like their music or not.

I'm not seeing an issue here with artists and their drug habits. Creative people throughout history (modern and ancient) have had substance abuse issues. It goes with the territory.

I was told that's where the hazard light switch was on earlier models before it was moved further up the console. Not 100% sure if that's true or not though

You definitely made the right decision to mod your dog instead of your Zed A while ago my cat had a bladder problem, poor little bugger couldn't pee for three days. He was fine after a few days in the vet, but I was left with the £650 bill. I wasn't earning much money back then so ended up taking two weeks leave and labouring on a building site to pay that vet bill. Was well worth it though, and seven years on Jasper the cat is still happy and healthy.

Welcome to the forum Tank. Whereabouts are you based? Which mods have you got on your mind?

Last gig: Eek-A-Mouse in Camden Last album: Stop Space Return, Crazy P (they used to be called Crazy Penis before they went mainstream)

haha most of the english accents put me right off until you get further north Can't beat a good northern bird Always had a soft spot for irish though And yes, falkirk is full of filth, dirty dirty filth and i will never go there again apart from once more but thats the last time! I'm right on your wavelength there guys. An Irish girl was the first one who stole my heart. Not long after a girl from Sunderland earned my devotion. I've also dallied with a woman from Paris, ex ballet dancer, happy times.... Southern accents are ok, but a woman with a soft northern accent melts my heart every time Oh, Italian women are very nice too.

I looked out at my Zed parked on the street yesterday and saw some old guy stroking it. Yes - stroking it! I was a bit freaked, but he had a look of fascination on his face, so I went over to the Zed pretending like I was going to get in it. He jumped away when he saw me so I asked him if he was OK. He told me it was a lovely car and he couldn't believe how deep the shine was Now if only I could get the same reaction out of women - preferably good looking ones.....

Superb job there. Quite a bewildering array of products used!

When I used to live in Durham the taxi drivers would call all men and women 'luv'. A bit disconcerting at first...

You've got me at it now. What's brown and sticky? . . . . . . . . . . . A stick

Looking very smooth!

You want to take it easy on the Radio 4 listening buddy. A friend of mine listens to it for several hours every day. In the last five years he has aged at least twenty years physically and mentally. I kid you not.

I will check with them on the phone. Using their online quotation form, it specifically says the NCB is per car. But, out of interest, if I put my 18 years NCB down on the golf as well as on the 350z, it actually keeps the 350z at 570quid and knocks 34% off the golfs`s quote, bringing it down to £331 which is more than the 250quid a year I pay for it with Adrian Flux. It will be interesting if an insurance company lets you use your NCB on both cars. All the ones ive ever spoken to havent let me, which is why ive ended up with 3 separate insurance policies, with 3 separate lots of NCB! If companies now do this, it would make life so much easier! Ah yes, they do say that on their website, but I'm a cheeky bugger so I phoned up and asked them. The nice lady had a quick word with her manager and they told me that wouldn't be a problem! Similar with Swiftcover, they don't advertise that they can do that but when I called them up and asked they said they would.

Possibly, I will give them a try. Ive just got a quote just now from Admiral Multicar to see if it had changed since I checked a couple of months ago. You can still only use your NCB on 1 vehicle, so with me putting my 18 years ncb on my 350z its coming back as 570quid to insure that. Then with my old golf tdi as a 2nd car, worth only about 1800quid, its quoting me as 500quid extra on top to include that. So, it is over 1000quid to insure both vehicles. Seems ridiculous that they are quoting me the same to insure a banger of an old diesel as they are the 350z. Out of interest, if I then add the missus`s car (which she is paying 500quid to insure atm), then Admiral also add another £500 to the policy. So £1500 to insure 3 cars. All in all, I can get cheaper prices by insuring them all separately on confused.com, so it seems admiral are offering no discount for insuring all the cars with them compared to other companies. EDIT: Couldnt find LV`s multicar policy on their website, so got a quote for the 350z on its own and they come back with a premium of £885 for the year, with a £650 excess!!! Nice! I insured with Admiral Multicar about 5 weeks ago and was told I can use my NCB on both my cars. That's odd that Admiral told you you can only use your NCB on one car, unless their policy has changed in the last few weeks I was with Swiftcover before, they also offered me usage of my NCB on both cars.

I live in Southsea and would be up for a mini meet. I definitely can't do daytime this week, and to be honest the evenings aren't looking to great right now. Hectic time at work - I'm still in the office now and it's been a 12 hour day already. The later in the week the better for me!

I've wanted an NSX for a long time, and some day I hope to make that dream come true. Personally I slightly prefer the look of the old shape one, but would be proud to own either one.

£40K for that? How?

If you look around there are bound to be places you can get this done a lot cheaper. There's a guy near where I live who has a little electronics shop who'll do it for between £6-10. I've also seen some websites which offer to send you unlocking codes for a few quid - though depending on your phone type this may have to be entered every time you turn the phone on. I do agree it is pain they tie the phones to their networks. But hey ho

Thanks for the tip there Ricey. I wasn't naive enough to think I was the first to do it, but had no idea the sport was so widespread! Also hadn't heard of the 419 before. Its rife on autotrader mate - this is my little foray into the market http://www.370z-uk.net/forum/viewtopic. ... =419+scams http://www.370z-uk.net/forum/viewtopic. ... autotrader Thanks for a good laugh there Ricey. I loved the first link in particular and had people in my office looking at me

I passed the details of the listing to AutoTrader before my initial contact. They appeared to be on the case as they took the advert down the next day. It reappeared and disappeared quickly a couple more times after that before vanishing for good. Good point about passing the details on to the police though, they would most likely be interested in knowing that the car details are in the public domain I'll make contact with them tomorrow. Thanks for the tip there Ricey. I wasn't naive enough to think I was the first to do it, but had no idea the sport was so widespread! Also hadn't heard of the 419 before.

A couple of months ago I was still searching for my perfect Zed to purchase. While doing the usual regular trawl through Auto Trader I saw one of those adverts that was quite obviously too good to be true. I was lacking in entertainment that evening so I thought I'd send the scammer a message just for fun. The advert was for a '2006 NISSAN 350 Z NISMO BLACK', immaculate condition, asking price £5K. The seller wasn't contactable on the phone, only via email. My first email, 18th May "Hi Gareth. I saw your advert for the Nismo 350 Z and am quite interested. Could you tell me a little more about the car please? In particular I would like to know if there is any damage at all to the vehicle. Have the wheels been kerbed? Has it ever been smoked in? Thanks, Simon." Scammer's response, 18th May "Hello there, I am glad to hear that you are interested to buy my 2006 NISSAN 350 Z NISMO BLACK. Although I am registered in the UK,i recently moved to Cadiz, Spain (where my family is from) and the car is being shipped from here. I want to sell it in UK due to the fact that it's an UK version (right handed),it meets all UK standards.I bought this car from UK and It still has UK registration, so you won't have to pay any import and insurance fees.The car meets all United Kingdom guidelines so there will be no problem regarding UK Customs policy on receiving the car.The car is in perfect condition, the bodywork is immaculate,no scratches, dents or hidden defects as well as the interior in excellent non-smoking condition , never been implied in any accident and it is as advertised .The car comes with log book, HPI cleared, No finance. You will get from me the keys and all documents to register the car in you name.If the car is not how i described it, i will offer a full refund. It will be insured during transportation and will be delivered at your address in maximum 10 days. Final price is £5000 (the price includes shipping and insurance fees)..The price is low because the car is right hand drive in a country where all cars are left hand drive so in the Spain is very difficult to drive this type of vehicle and nobody wants to buy it here in Spain.Instead of keeping it in garage (during this economical crisis), I decided to sell it to someone back in the UK for a really attractive price. I want to take this opportunity to assure you that this deal is 100% legitimate,the deal will be manage by a very well company,in this way both buyer and seller are 100% covered during the steps of this transaction. Let me know if you need any further details or if you would like to buy my car. Thank you!" I wasn't totally convinced by the assurance that the deal was 100% legitimate, but didn't let that spoil my fun My reply, 19th May: "Thanks for the information Gareth. I am still very interested in purchasing this car, it sounds like exactly what I am looking for. What is the best way I can pay for it, ensuring we are both safe in the transaction? Thanks, Simon." Scammer's response, 19th May: "Hello, I want to inform you the the car is in Cadiz and it will be shipped from here to UK.The shipper I will use will deliver the vehicle to your door, you don't have to pick it from the port. Shipping will take 10 days maximum. The car will be shipped in a container; it will be loaded direct into a 20 ft or 40 ft steel shipping container at the port and it will be secured to the flooring rings of the container by ratchet straps and the wheels will be locked into position by wooden chocks, strapping to stop any movement. All vehicles are securely blocked, braced and tied down ensuring absolute security during transportation. Due to the fact that i am located outside UK and we can not deal in person,i`ve contacted Yahoo Finance regarding this issue and they told me that they could offer to me a program that is created especially for international transactions that protects both of us. Regarding the transaction, you will send the funds to Yahoo Finance and they will keep the money until you receive the vehicle and test it.In this way both buyer and seller are 100% covered during the steps of this transaction.Yahoo Finance will hold and insure your money until receipt of the car in good condition. That is how their service is working. As far as the seller concerns, i will be glad to know that Yahoo Finance is in possession of the funds during the delivery period. You will be given a 15 days inspection period from the day you receive the car at home( i will ship it to your address insured for full value to you ). If you decide to keep the car, then you will have to authorize Yahoo Finance to release the funds to me, and the transaction is complete.If the vehicle is not as described ( perfect interior,exterior,mechanical condition ), you will be able to send the vehicle back through the same shipping company ( return postage at my expense ), and ask Yahoo Finance to return the money to you. If you want to read more about Yahoo Finance service please visit : http://www.yahoo-finance.com.uk-groups. ... .index.htm If you want to get more info about their terms and condition please contact Yahoo Finance at: support@yahoo.uk-finance-inc.com If you want to check the car here are the reg details #: Reg: CX06 CNO The chassis number is - JN1GAAZ33U0301003 Engine - VC35-856351 MOT Expiry: Apr 2012 Mileage: 28500 If you wish to purchase it and agree to these terms i will need you to provide your full name and address. I will then notify Yahoo Finance and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure. I will be waiting for your reply as soon as possible Thank you in advance!" Wow, that Yahoo Finance service sounds really handy! I took a look at the link and it all looks pretty legit. But type 'Yahoo Finance scam' into a search engine and you'll soon see the full story; the fact is Yahoo don't offer any kind of escrow service. Pretty obvious to anyone who is internet literate, but I can understand how people might fall into the trap. My response to scammer, 20th May: "Hi Gareth. The Yahoo Finance service sounds great. However, I have some time off work next week and would like to fly over to collect the car. My house is not far from an airport and the flight is only a short one. I have been to Cadiz before, it is a beautiful place and I would like to see it again. Driving the car back home across Europe would be a great chance for me to get to know my new vehicle. Please let me know if this would be convenient for you. Simon." Scammer's response, 20th May: "Hello again, Unfortunately I am not available earlier than Friday next week, that is why i choose to use Yahoo Finance service because i don't have time to handle this deal. Also the car is at shipping company and wait for my confirmation email and shipping address to start the shipping.Please let me know your decision, i have people waiting for my decision also. I will prepare all the things that the vehicle needs to leave from here and proceed with the shipping immediately after I will have the payment confirmation from Yahoo. Please keep me up to date and I'll do the same. Sincerely, Gareth" Naturally I was very disappointed that he wasn't available for me to personally collect the car, but I didn't let that deter me. My response to scammer, 20th May: "Hi Gareth. It is a shame you are so busy, but I am very busy too so I understand. As this is all happening very quickly I am having trouble finding the full £5000 for the car. I have £4000 in my account now and can go ahead with that if it is ok for you? You said that you have other people interested and if you want to go ahead with one of them, I understand. For me unfortunately it will be one month until I have the full £5000 in my account. Please let me know what you think. Simon." Response from scammer, 20th May: "Hi Simon, i see you are very honest man and i agree to sell the car to you. so let me tell you how we do, you will send to yahoo GBP4000, when yahoo confirm your payment, i will ship the car for you and after you receive the car and get the remaind balance GBP 1000, you will forward the money to yahoo. Please let me know if you agree with me and if your answer is yes please email me your shipping details. Best regards, Gareth" Such a kind offer! But I felt I needed time to think about it so did not respond immediately. Response from scammer, 21st May: "Hi again Simon, are you still interested in my offer? , please let me now your decision Thank you Gareth" I could have strung things along a bit further, but I thought it would be best to put the scammer out of his/her misery. My response to scammer, 22nd May: "Hi 'Gareth'. Thank you for your kind response, but I will not be able to take up your offer. The fact is I know you are a scammer, and I knew it from the first time I contacted you. I only pretended to be interested in buying your non existent car because I was bored. I could point out the obvious mistakes you made which told me you were a scammer, but where would be the sport in that? Good luck with the scamming!" I didn't hear back from Gareth. If you got this far, I hope you found it amusing. If you spot a scammer I encourage you to have a go yourself. Scammer baiting should be a new sport!