AndySpak

I am never going back there. Felt like an idiot from the moment I walked in to the dealership. Couldn't wait to leave! I live near Ascot so Aldershot is not too far. I will keep an eye on their stock list. Thanks

Well I have to say, this afternoon was one of the most disappointing experiences I have ever had with a car dealer. Firstly, they lost our appointment details, they weren't expecting us and told us that we can look at the car but we can't drive it. I explained how that wasn't really a solution to the problem and after a bit of awkwardness, they figured out a way to make it happen. As described in an earlier post, we are currently looking to buy a car for my wife so it was her who I asked the sales guy to go out with, explaining that if she liked it, I would drive it before we made a decision. So off she went... She started it up with me stood at the back and as you can imagine, I was greeted with the disappointing sound of near silence from the exhausts. Anyway, I was expecting that so that wasn't too bad. When my wife returned from the test drive and I asked her about the car, she said "I have no idea what it's like, I was in traffic the whole time and he wouldn't let me take it anywhere to drive it properly (my wife is a petrolhead, not a sissy driver). She explained to the salesman on the way round that she wanted to take it through the revs and test the handling a bit and his reponse was "Nissan's insurance doesn't cover extreme driving" (FFS!). So I decided not to waste anymore time and we came away empty handed and thoroughly disappointed with the dealership. We will continue to look for one before deciding if it's the car for us or not. In the flesh, the red does look good but it's not a colour we will choose purely because of the weird mismatch of the Nismo accents. White, Black or Silver are all on cards í ½í±í ¼í¿»

Got a test drive booked today in the used red one that Bishop's in Guildford have in stock. I've got to be honest, the jury is out on the colour but I'll reserve judgement until I see it in the flesh. I don't mind red so much but from the pics, it looks like the trim red on the bumpers and side skirts look like a different colour??? Anyway, I will post back my opinions later. Thanks for sharing the info and advice, it's been very useful.

Thanks for the quick responses This one is for the missus so I just need to get her bought in to it... could be my only stumbling block.

Hello again! I'm tempted with the purchase of a 370Z Nismo. I'm also really lazy so please can someone tell me what I should be looking out for without me needing to use the search button? :-) What are the differences between the 2013-14 models and the 2016-ish years? I can see a few cosmetic differences but what else changed? I appreciate any advice and this being 350z-uk.com, I anticipate some abuse too. Thanks AndySpak PS - Will I need to buy some spacers and a stubby?

Its been a long time since I posted here but I felt compelled to log on when I saw all the messages about Martin on Facebook. I enjoyed three years of active membership here between 2007 and 2010 and over that time I had lots of public and private chats with Martin. It was the early days of Facebook but I am still connected in with approximately 10 people that I only know from the club, Martin was one of them. I remember him as someone who was universally liked and the one person that would never judge another member, even when some of us were being intentionally obnoxious! (usually Sarnie or me). He became a member after me but very quickly became the glue that brought the club together in a way that helped turn it in to the club it is today. As an old member, it's really pleasing to see such a vibrant group here that's just as active now as it was when the 350z was still in production - I know that Martin (among others) has had a big role to play in that. I didn't know him very well, I only met him a couple of times at Zed meets, but in this modern age we build good digital bonds with people and I am truly saddened to hear of his passing. RIP Martin

When I had my Zed, I always got it serviced at the Chorley Nissan's Wigan branch. From memory a P1 was about £89 and a P3 was £180. It was the cheapest main dealer service pricing I could find within 30 miles of Warrington. I always got a free courtesy car too. I would recommend them.

White is OK but Bayside is THE colour to get an R34 in. Remember, White has had its day now too, its very 2008.

Yup. 99.99999999999999999999% certain it will be a R34 GTR but there's a few other options I'm looking into Nice choice They are looking like a good second hand buy nowadays. Prices seem to be holding up well around the £20K mark for a reasonable unmodified example. Don't think you will lose too much on one of those if you are careful with it. I hope you are going to get it in Bayside Blue?

Sorry if I've missed this announcement but I assume you are selling your Zed Ian? What are you planning on getting next (or have you got it already)?

Ah sorry, I did scan down the subject headings of the recent posts but didn't see anything related and I'm far too lazy to use the search button

Is this anyone on here? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11852488

Like the new look Paul (you mad fecka!)

Nixy - you could have at least post a link to the vid

The Elise pics look a lot like a sporty version of the CRZ. In fact the Elise is the only version of this new car (its one new car with a few options...) that I don't particularly like. I think the Elan is my preferred look.