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Nice.

nah, we know you are just a pussy really Cheeky monkey.

I verbally abused and punched someone in the face for failing to provide me with a hot meal.

Fantastic work. Are you having her professionally painted when she's ready or doing it yourself?

Wouldn't fancy reversing that chubby GTR out of that gap.

Darn right. Kids is the best thing I never did

So many words to say so little is changing.....

Noisy little brats and their indulgent parents in pubs and restaurants.

Seems highly unlikely, but I guess there's no reason why what is essentially a light entertainment show has to be presented by a particular type of person. I quite like Sue Perkins - she was pretty good in a food show a while back with Giles Coren. No idea if she's into cars though! I know I'm in the minority, but I think the whole blokes acting like naughty little school boys format is incredibly naff and very tired.

Cool. My Dad was flight crew in the Victor, based at RAF Marham in Norfolk in the 70s. He once snuck me into the cockpit for a look when we lived on the base. Awesome aircraft. I can still remember the incredible roar when one took off during an open day at the base.

Knew you'd come round eventually.

Yep. A decent body shop should have a proper paint booth with facilities to 'bake' the finish, proper paint mixing systems etc. I'm not saying all mobile refurbs do a bad job, but they're for a quick in and out job on areas where blending the paint isn't so difficult e.g bumper scuffs. A large door scratch is a different matter entirely and needs to be done properly. Oh and another point of mobile refurbs is they're supposed to be cheap! £1300 is a joke quote.

I would not let a mobile repairer do that. The bumper would be fine but I reckon the door is a job for a body shop. The quote seems very high as well.

There was some speculation a year or so ago that the new Z would appear in 2016. I seem to remember talk of a smaller capacity turbo charged engine and a targa top!!! Be interesting to see what happens.

When I looked at buying my first car about six years ago I made a list of cars I liked and thought were affordable. 350s were on the list along with cars including the Porsche Boxter. I wasn't aware of 370s until I saw the Fifth Gear review and fell love with them. When we turned up to the Nissan dealer in Winchester and saw an 09 GT Ultimate in white I though it looked stunning and wanted it straight away. The 350 is a very good looking car in my book but I've never seen one that made me feel that way. And (in my personal opinion of course) both variants of the 370 Nismo are on a whole new level looks wise. (I'm guessing the results of the poll could be influenced by where it's been posted . )

Nice lookng car that.

I'd strongly recommend the Cobra HFCs if you're after a boost in sound. They've made quite a bit of difference to mine compared to just the exhaust. Not sure about the intakes - don't think they'd make much difference to sound and worth looking into the gains issue I mentioned above. I understand the Gen 3s can offer good gains on the standard Z but not necessarily on the Nismo.

Price dropped to £70 plus £5 delivery. This really is a great price for these top notch earphones - less than a third of the retail price. Please PM if interested (I won't be reducing them any further after this - if they don't sell I'll happily hang on to them).

Very interesting read. Be great to hear about the supercharging experience. I'm not at all keen on the black side skirts. Brakes look great though.

Buy it...buy it....

Interesting and bears out most of what I've also read. However, I did also read somewhere that the performance gains on the Nismo from breathing mods are reduced from those on the standard 370 as the engine is already performance tuned. Not fussed about that myself as I did my mods purely for sound.

Random useless fact: I grew up in Long Eaton.

I'm rubbish at saving. I think my habits are very much influenced by events in my past. My Dad was in the RAF for 20 odd years then became an aircraft engineer. He was a model of financial restraint - always working, always saving for the future and never really treating himself to the things he wanted (such as a nice motorbike). He often talked about the things he would do in the future. Then one night, without any warning, he died of a heart attack. He was 42, not overweight, didn't smoke and hardly ever drank. I am completely the opposite. I pay my bills and meet all of my financial commitments but the rest of it gets spent on having a nice life with my better half Jane and the things I want. I totally get the point about saving for a rainy day. I've been with same public sector employer for 20 years now and it's no longer the case that these jobs are secure - I've faced possible redundancy twice in recent years and I expect it again after the election. The one good thing about public sector employment is that the redundancy payment is a good cushion. Due to length of service I'd get a year's pay with the first £30k untaxed. I feel for people in the private sector who don't have that kind of protection. I know it's a cliche, but my past has taught me that life is too short...

Defo. I'm sure he wasn't representative of all VX220 drivers. Enjoy yours.

Having had three 370s now I'd say the only absolutely essential mod is an exhaust, but even then you're looking at £800 plus for a decent one. What you do get with them is rarity and head turn factor which you probably wouldn't get with your alternatives. But as others have said, if you feel like a change perhaps go for something completely different. You can always come back to Zs in the long run.