Kev

Lovely car. As soon as my self build is finished I'm having one.

It amazes me these sell so cheap. I'd rather have the standard exhaust than many aftermarket ones. I've seen some old, beat up aftermarket exhausts on here for crazy money because they cost x amount new. The standard exhaust is expensive new isn't it?

Wind noise isn't bad at all IMO.

I agree with you regarding the looks of the G37. Most infinity models look awful.

I've been really busy so I've not even looked for anything to PX it against. I'm not planning to sell it privately.

Pm zeddyaddict. Nice, low mile roadster for sale.

I like the the Nismo titanium GT/ s-tune shift knob. They've been used in the race series cars and are supposed to improve the gear change due to the increased weight and shorter height. Not a bad price for titanium either.

I like the wheels on the gt4, but personally I wouldn't pay extra for a car named after a ps3 game.

You could eat double that and lose weight. Just need to eat clean. Everything on that list is processed or at least 30% sugar.

If I get the right deal I'll let it go, but I'm in no rush as it's my second car anyway. I'm enjoying it with the weather at the moment. If I can find the bits I want for it I could be tempted to keep it for another summer. With regard to the guy you mentioned, I wouldn't let him anywhere near. He would probably try to steal it on a test drive. I've had one idiot try that years ago and another with £6k of fake £20's. Not worth the hassle IMO.

Maybe because it's a comparable car rather than a fwd hatch back? I'm personally not keen on the caymans looks but they're great to drive.

The z isn't as good as a cayman s to drive but it shits on a civic type r from a great height. One is a front wheel drive family hatch back to other is a rwd sports car with a v6!

How do you value a number plate/priv reg ?

Better car than the z IMHO by some distance. Good job you got the warranty though. Wouldn't have a pre 09 without one.

Neighbour had one when I was a kid.

It was an Alfa, thats how you explain it. Ive had two Lancias and its the same thing, they are actually pretty @*!# as cars but you get attached to them like nothing else. I remember when I got my old S13 200SX back on the road and parked my HF Turbo up, I couldnt believe how characterless the 200 felt after 6 months of windows going up and down by themselves, warning lights coming on, taking diffferent lines round each corner etc., I still miss it I had a GT for a couple of months and didn't really like it. I think with the Brera it was the looks and the interior. Mine had a black leather and gunmetal grey brushed alliminium dash, black and tan leather door panels and tan leather seats. No plastic anywhere. Better than any German car I've had and felt like it belonged in a Maserati. They are quite a wide car too, so the interior was spacious upfront. I still miss it. Was just getting over parting with it before I read this thread

It was a heavy and thirsty car. Not v quick but I loved it. The interior was miles ahead of the Z though. Tan leather was really nice and I liked the glass roof. Used to get compliments at the traffic lights as well as petrol stations and my girlfriend loved it. I remember watching a group test vs a rx8 and TT on top gear after I bought it. They all agreed it was the worst car of the 3 in many ways, yet is was the one they would all choose. I've had a lot of cars over the years and the Brera wasn't the best, but it was by far my favourite. There was something special about it which is hard to explain.

I had a Alfa Brera for 3 1/2 years from new and loved it. Got more attention and compliments than any car I've ever had. Sometimes when parked next to much more expensive cars. Nothing went wrong with mine. Nearly cried the day I sold it.

I think your car would sell quickly if you advertise it on here. Especially compared to some of the recent valuation threads. I've been offered £7,900 for mine in PX without the plate. I thought that was fair but the car as previously mentioned had cream leather. I think I could sell mine easily enough. It's just I'm not sure if I want to and cba with time wasters and chavs. Before owning a z I preferred the coupe as I'm not a fan of cabrios. There is no chance I'd swap my roadster for a coupe now though. I love the sound with the roof down and due to the high door line and "humps" behind the seats, you don't feel "on show" like you do in most cabrios. They don't feel as open, if that makes sense?

Thanks but he will wait he's had a few cars off me 7 i think 3 of which he still has and is always flush so when the time comes I have no doubt I'll get 7k from him I thought you weren't selling it?

I didn't mean you were selling it now. I had no idea you were even thinking of selling. I meant eventually.

I didn't ask as I I know from experience of owning many cars from low to high to astronomical, My response regarding taxi's was aimed at cars in general because there's very few motorists that will clock up 46k a year for 3 years they would be driving an average of 176 miles a day 5 days a week to clock 140k in 3 years and most cars doing that sort of miles are taxis (again talking in general) So what your saying is us high miles owners the ones who have the experience of owning and running a high miles car are the only ones talking from experience. So that comment says it all listen to us who have them ignore those how don't and never have and sadly never will (due to misconceptions) I bought a 318is with 115,000 miles when I was 20 because I couldn't afford one with low miles. It was a pain to sell on, but I admit the only thing that went in my ownership was the manifold. I appreciate you have more experience with high mileage cars than me, but you also have a high mileage car to sell. The fact is high miles will put 90% of buyers off as it can lead to big bills, even with mundane cars like golf and vectra diesels. Loads of vw and vauxhall diesels being written off due to uneconomical repair. My honest advice to the op would be buy the car with half the miles that's only a few hundred £ more. Even if it's only for a easy resale. I've walked away from a nice q7 due to mileage. A quick google search put me off completely. Modern engines (especially diesels) aren't as reliable as older ones. Factor in the difficult resale and it didn't make sense. If you can afford lower miles, buy lower miles. Just my honest opinion mate.

He asked in a previous post and misread my point re motorway mile cars. Seems all the people who are sure high miles make no difference have high mileage cars.

Ok I can see why you would think like that and I would say if the car was 3 years old with 140k I'd avoid that because at that age it can only have been used as a taxi and taxi's are notoriously run hard that aside i'd still claim at that mileage and that age its not had a hard life because that only works out at 52 miles a day (average 5 day use) thats certainly not 52 miles driving round stop start town driving. Engine failures are incredibly rare in the 350z I'd put money on the only real reason for a failure to owner error and not mechanical at any mileage, a modern engine will not throw a big end shell for no reason I'd say the high majority of engine failures is down to oil starvation and lack of oil changes, I've heard some some talk about engine failure down to fuel octane but I'm not sure about that simply because the manufacture designed it to run on low octane, Gearbox failures are also almost unheard of so no worry there as to are diff's that then just leaves small engine ancillaries (alternator starter motor etc) again these can pack up at 20k or 250k and wear and tear parts brakes suspension again these are replaced at all mileage in a well maintained car. I bet if I and another forum member doing similar mileage (8k a year) where to run are cars over the year logging any money spent on maintenance and brake downs there would be nothing in it, If anyone would be up for that might be worth running a post for reference would make an eye opening read I reckon, a few high miles against a few mid mileage I'd say some ultra low mile motors too but they only every drive it out there garage clean them and drive them back in WHAT A WASTE.... It seems you've convinced yourself so why ask? I was actually saying a car 3 or 4 years old with that mileage would be a better buy not a worse one. I don't think anyone has ever used a Z as a taxi. I walked away from a recent 3.0 tdi Q7 due to mileage. Modern diesels can get very expensive to maintain over 100k miles and I doubt that was ever a taxi. Just a high mileage, motorway cruiser. Cheap cars are cheap for a reason. In this case it's a very well used, 10 year old car.

Cheaper than 4300? Where? So it has a little lacquer peel, to be expected after 150k, shouldn't cost much to fix, especially if you can do it yourself. I also think you'll be hard pushed to find one that doesn't have a few carpark dings, especially on the doors. The mileage is nothing to worry about if it been looked after service wise. I just meant cheaper cars generally, not cheaper than £4300. I'd rather pay a bit more for a better car. I honestly think the mileage is a bit of a worry. Aside the fact that the one being discussed is untidy Im interest to know why you feel high mileage is a cause for concern especially if backed up with good service history. High miles is sure sign of lazy motorway miles ie an easy strain free life for an engine because you'd be hard pushed to clock up high mileage in city stop start driving. So the engine with regular oil changes should be as strong as a low miles engine that just leave ware and tare on components such as suspension and brakes well brakes have a life span of around 30k so that's neither here nor there and suspension components such as bushes deteriorate through lack of use as well as excessive use and also with general age so that's not an issue solely for high mileage as there's many posts of low mile Z's with knocked out front arms. So if you have a valid reason for telling people to disregard high miles cars other than resale value because it's cheap in the first place then enlighten me That's not to be interpreted as a dig at you personally Im just interested what makes people think this way about mileage I know high mileage isn't an advantage when buying a car but it also isn't as bad as general consensus leads you to believe Ive certainly taken a big advantage to peoples misconceptions over the years and got some cracking deals I would agree with the motorway miles comment if the car was 3 years old, but it's 10 years old. It's averaged 14,000 miles a year so I'd guess it's a well used daily driver that's had a few owners, rather than a motorway cruiser. With most cars expensive problems are more likely and resale difficult. I'd buy something with lower miles for £1000 more.