itchy Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Hi, bought a UK GT 350z Nismo 6 weeks ago so just a quick intro and hello. Found the Forums very useful indeed before I bought the car so thanks. Loving it. Previous cars include Golf GTi Mk2 16v, Series 2 Escort RS Turbo, Ford Sapphire Cosworth, BMW 330ci Clubsport, E36 M3 Evo, E46 M3. And a standard '99 Impreza Turbo (kept that for the winter!). The Z gets lots of attention and thumbs up wherever I go! Took it to simply Japanese at Beulieu this weekend. Haven't done much to the car. Fixed the clicking rear axle, new Bridgestones all round, tinted the windows, and fitted a JWT Pop Charger to go with the Japspeed exhaust it had already. Since then I've mainly been driving through tunnels with the windows down :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Welcome and enjoy the zed. Black is a great colour when clean, if only it stayed that way for more than 5 minutes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris Wiltshire Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Looks good! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jay Kay Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hi Itchy. How oes it compare to an e46 m3? I had the chance to buy my cousins one from him recently so slightly less than the price of a Zed. Immaculate 55 plate in that nice blue but as it had just hit 100k miles I declined. Are they as good as the hype? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchy Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 The E46 is a great car. I've had a 330 and an M3. They're great all round cars, and yes I think they are as good as the hype. I'd have another one in a flash. 100k miles is when they start needing money spent and things start to go wrong though, so I'd try to find one with 70k max. Already hit the bottom of the market though imo and starting to go up in price. Mine was and 'individual' in that blue and was lovely. Very quick, and very easy to get the tail out. I very nearly got another one but didn't want yet another BMW! Expect to pay £10k ish for a sorted one with acceptable mileage and a decent history. Avoid the SMG they don't work that well. Great cars that do the sports car thing very well indeed while still being a saloon you can use every day. The E90 is a better car, but the E46 is better BMW, if that makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 welcome! just to make sure you didn't pay over the odds, your Z isn't a nismo. Either way it looks spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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itchy Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 Thanks WINKJ, yes I'm happy with how it looks, pretty clean for 10yo car! I know it's just the factory Nismo kit i.e. splitter, skirts and rear wing only, but my understanding is that's all you could get in the UK? The full Nismo's with the suspension, nismo exhaust etc I thought were JDM only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Thanks WINKJ, yes I'm happy with how it looks, pretty clean for 10yo car! I know it's just the factory Nismo kit i.e. splitter, skirts and rear wing only, but my understanding is that's all you could get in the UK? The full Nismo's with the suspension, nismo exhaust etc I thought were JDM only? correctamundo! glad you like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Thanks WINKJ, yes I'm happy with how it looks, pretty clean for 10yo car! I know it's just the factory Nismo kit i.e. splitter, skirts and rear wing only, but my understanding is that's all you could get in the UK? The full Nismo's with the suspension, nismo exhaust etc I thought were JDM only? Mr Wink gets touchy as his is the full Phat Nismo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy.farrow7 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 She looks lovely mate, i havent got any tunnels round my way so i have to resort to multi storey car parks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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