Ian

Exhaust looks like a custom Nur spec, certainly not an off the shelf exhaust. Wheels are Volk GT7s

Its worth the extra cash to get a decent set IMO

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As a couple of you know I went to test drive this today as a possible Z replacement. Just thought I'd give it a little review This is compared to my car in both N/A & FI forms Exterior There really isnt an angle that this car looks bad from. Absolutley stunning in the flesh & the red paint looked amazing in the sunshine There were a few let downs with the bodywork though, there were the usual stone chips on the front bumper & bonnet that I can live with & are acceptable really on a car like this IMO. What I didn't like though was the rear bumper - there were 2 deep scratches & also a spider crack which was quite large. Maybe dropped something getting it out of the boot onto it? maybe a rear end collision? Really like the wheels though, suit the car perfectley Interior Stunning. Much more grown up & classier than the the Z. Seats are very comfortable & even the back seats are useable for a 6ft+ adult. Centre console is made from Carbon fibre & theres carbon & leather everywhere. Only slight complaint is the brake pedal is huge & too close to the accelerator pedal other than that its a very nice place to be - no rattles either which is a bonus Steering wheel was also part carbon fibre & was shaped a bit strangely but it meant that you have full view of the dials while driving. The Drive This is where I felt a bit disappointed. Its fast, very fast infact. Faster than my SC Z even considering its got less power & weighs nearly 1800 KGS but you never felt like you were going fast although the rev counter seems to move at an insane speed . There was no rush, no urgency - it just seemed to deal with everything without breaking a sweat. It handles really well, chucked it into a few roundabouts at speed & also a few country lanes and the grip was phenomenal. Paddle shifts felt slow and jerky in lower gears & around town - out on the fast roads though they were awesome, Also when pulling away from traffic lights & roundabouts there is a slight delay while the car figures out that you want to accelerate.My left leg spent the entire test drive going spazzy with nothing to do Brakes were very good also. Once you press the sport button it opens the valves in the exhaust & the noise is just especially when it blips the throttle on the down change I think with a decent aftermarket exhaust nothing would match the noise of it. Despite this it just left me feeling a bit "meh" about it. It looks, sounds & drives amazingly - it just didn't excite me. I can't quite put my finger on why though, it just felt like it was missing something Will I get one? I honestly don't know but if I do I doubt it will be this one. Despite having a FSH, its on 45K miles & still on the original clutch which is slightly worrying & a potential big bill - i also really want a blue one. At one point last week it was the favourite but just latley the R34 has regained the favourite spot I'm hoping to try a 4200 this week with a manual box & see if that excites me anymore - I also need to test another GTR after the last one I drove was a bag of nails. Overall its a much more grown up car than the Z/GTR & its a good chance to tick the Italian & V8 boxes on my list I'm still very tempted by them & I think that over a period of time I could learn to love it, especially as the gearbox learns from your driving style. They've offered me £8k for my Z which I think is a pretty good offer & theres possibly more to come off the price they want for the car. The first time I drove a Z I knew instantly that I wanted the car - I've not driven anything since that makes me feel that way & can still make me giggle like a school girl *Pictures nicked off PH

+1 - I've had the LMGT's and while they are very nice rims they have a weak ass offset and are massively overrated on here IMHO. 1500GBP gets you some very nice 2nd hand forged rims. I bought a set of forged 19 inch Rays (not LMGTs) off ebay in a Zed fitment for less than 1000GBP a couple of months back. Anything Nismo is massively over rated imo

If you've got plenty of "ka$h" lying around for them, then why not get something better looking & less common?

I'm selling mine & its in your budget I

Been cleaning out my shed, got a load of parts to get rid of. No set prices, I'm open to offers on everything Brake Fluid Surround Has been sprayed (badly ) with matte paint DE Headers Cat mounting bracket Left & right shield sight Left & right rear arch liners

If your car was lower & the wheels a bit more agressive then the stickers would work

I run 255/35 & 285/35 - rears used to rub like hell though

Bought into NTOG today at just over 1p each. Rumours of a take over soon

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Ah cool, do you mind if I ask the cost of them carrying out the work? How do you know if the S/C has been installed properly before you get it picked up? Lastly, how does having a SC change the service schedule? I had a few more bits of work done while it was there & my new radiator leaked so that had to come out to be repaired which made my bill higher than it would have been best bet is to ask Mark for a quote on the work - he has my uprev licence at the moment aswell I knew it was working because I started it up & took it round the block to make sure there were no strange noises - just make sure all the jubilee clips are tight, one of mine wasn't and the IC pipe popped off It doesn't change the service schedule really. The instruction manual says the filter needs replacing every 2k miles & I always changed my oil around 3k miles anyway