sipar69

Interesting - I think you're spot on about the glasses. I've been wearing glasses since I was in my early 20s. The idea of sitting with another pair on top them to watch a 3D film isn't very appealing. I also agree that the future of the format seems uncertain right now. I expect I will buy my next TV based on its 2D performance. If it has 3D capabilities that will probably be an interesting additional feature, but not the main reason for buying.

I used to be quite into home cinema - here's my set up. It's nothing special by enthusiast standards, but it works pretty good in our fairly small sitting room (got some surround speakers to the rear). How good are films in 3D? I've read mixed reviews of 3D TVs so I'd be interested to hear what people think.

I had quite a few refurbs done on my previous 370. Wicked Wheels is quite a well known mobile refurb company and they will cover Surrey. I had a few refurbs with them and I was very happy with the results. They're not cheap (£90 -£100 for a 19 alloy) but they do a good job. I'd suggest you avoid anyone who seems very inexpensive. I had one wheel done by another company for £50, but it turned out to be a pretty shabby job. They only sprayed around the damaged part of the wheel. It looked fine until you got close to it. They'd even laquered over some dirt on the wheel A decent refurb will mean removing, sanding / grinding, respraying the whole wheel, laquering and baking. All happens in the van and takes about 2 hours. I don't think mobile refurb companies fix things like misaligned wheels though.

Really stands out in the blue - nice

Really stands out in the blue - nice

On our road, which has nasty high kerbs, I reverse into the space with side mirror angled down to keep an eye on the distance from the kerb. Seems to work quite well. The only problem is it means I'm always looking for a space on the driver's side If in doubt, my girlfriend jumps out and tells me if I'm getting too close (not very cool and manly I know but I got pretty fed up of paying for refurbs on the last Z!).

On our road, which has nasty high kerbs, I reverse into the space with side mirror angled down to keep an eye on the distance from the kerb. Seems to work quite well. The only problem is it means I'm always looking for a space on the driver's side If in doubt, my girlfriend jumps out and tells me if I'm getting too close (not very cool and manly I know but I got pretty fed up of paying for refurbs on the last Z!).

I'd like to see that too. Three months in and I've managed not to kerb my wheels yet, but if past experience is anything to go by it's only a matter of time I'd also be interested to know what they end up looking like if you do run them up against the kerb. The promo video on the Alloygator website shows using a blade to scrape off the rough edges. Be good to know if anyone has actually done this and how the protector looked afterwards.

I'd like to see that too. Three months in and I've managed not to kerb my wheels yet, but if past experience is anything to go by it's only a matter of time I'd also be interested to know what they end up looking like if you do run them up against the kerb. The promo video on the Alloygator website shows using a blade to scrape off the rough edges. Be good to know if anyone has actually done this and how the protector looked afterwards.

Thanks all! Good advice as ever

Having got my new exhaust and loving it I'm thinking that maybe high flow cats and a remap will be next. Before I jump in I've started wondering whether modding will have much of an affect when I eventually come to sell or part exchange the car. Will it be a lot harder to shift a car with mods? Would I get the door slammed in my face if I tried to part exchange at a Nissan dealer for example? Not an issue I expect to be facing for a good few years but it would help to be clear on this before I make any more changes.

So sorry to see your car in that state but good to hear you're ok. I'm not making any judgements about what happened since I wasn't there, but as a general observation from someone who only passed the driving test a year ago and still has the advice about the old two second gap ringing in my ears, I am constantly amazed by some of the high speed tailgating I see. My driving is far from perfect (made a bad mistake on a busy roundabout yesterday in fact) but I try to always leave a good gap between me and the guy in front if I can. Let me repeat, I'm not judging your situation - just making a general observation about what I see.

I can assure you, and after many hours, if you think of 'needle and haystack' - good luck in your search The paint match ain't turned out to be that good in the link glrnet has posted for the 370 standard wheels and I would be inclined to do as speedwell has suggested, to be honest All subjective of course but I still think the match from the paint I originally suggested is pretty good - it was suggested to me by a wheel refurb company. You will always notice some difference to a repair no matter how close the match is because of the change in paint thickness, surface texture etc. I'd suggest giving the VBF Silver a go if the damage is very small.

It's great that you like the car so much. Don't know about 350s but I've found that the 370 gets heaps of positive attention. We parked up in Burford in the Cotswolds a few weeks ago for a short stay at a hotel there. A guy came straight up to us and said I have to tell what a great looking car you have! I think Zs being not very common on the roads mean they get a lot more interest than the usuals suspects TTs, Boxters....! Enjoy!

I had a white one before thr Black Edition. If you see either "in the flesh" I think you'll be impressed - the 370 looks very good in both colours.

Nice growl!

The new GT Edition in Black is probably the closest of the current models to the Black Edition looks wise. You get the dark wheels, but not the red interior or calipers. I think the Black Edition looks the better of the two (but I would say that!)

Hmm as pointless comparisons go that's up there with the best of them. Since I don't spend my days flinging my car around a wet track I think I'll stick the Z. The Renault looks plain naff to me. I know which one I'd rather been seen out on the roads in

Oh no, they are far too common these days I'm Stillen loving my Stillen... ......Ouch.

Me too. If they hurt our pets I think I'd lose it altogether.

Sorry to hear about your trouble. I am fortunate enough not to have been a victim so far but I can imagine how awful it must be, especially at this time of the year. Saw a horrible story in the paper recently about some scumbags who broke into a woman's flat in the Midlands while she was out, couldn't find anything they wanted to steal so killed her kitten in the microwave. Made me sick to my stomach that people could do something like that. Breaking in is bad enough but killing a defenceless animal just out of spite on top of that is just so sick it defies understanding.

Nope. One of the reasons I got the 40th - I thought the wheels looked great, especially in dark grey. Saves me spending loads of money this time around on mods too +1 Loving the dark wheels on the Anniversay Ed. .....Must not kerb....must not kerb......

I daren't!

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/swissvax/divine-hand-blended-carnauba-wax.aspx I'm all for spending a fair bit of dosh on keeping the car looking good but this is something else!

Nice! My previous 370 was white - they look very nice "in the flesh" and turn quite a few heads - enjoy!