antnee Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 So my story starts back in October 2017, when I started looking at what car I could get to utilise the work's car scheme as an alternative to the boring stuff everyone else has been getting recently. Lots of head scratching and CarWow quotes later, I decided to find a 370Z at a dealer to have a sit in one, with no intention of doing a deal just yet. First weekend of November I head to Sandicliffe in Nottingham who have a whole Nismo floor in their showroom to find a brand spanking new 370Z Nismo demo car sat outside. 5 mins later and we are on a test drive 2 days later, with another test drive done the deal was signed to buy a manual GT in pearl white - but I had to wait until March 2018 for delivery Not too much of a problem as it will get the winter weather out the way and it would put the car on an '18' plate too which is nice. Fast forward to the end of Feb 2018 and I get a call from the dealer to tell me the car has been delivered 3 weeks early and is ready for collection Collection arranged for the Saturday morning. Friday comes along and so does 'the beast from the east'! Not ideal weather for collecting my first RWD car! Neither the less, crossed all my fingers and delayed collection for a few hours and everything cleared up enough. IMG_20180303_140857_869 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr I was properly chuffed with the car and a little bit over-whelmed by it, so the 50 mile drive home was very steady. Got acquainted to the 2nd home straight away, IMG_20180303_153952599 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr Got it home safe and sound, no dramas luckily IMG_20180303_174353862 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr Went out the next day and took a couple of photos, you can see the weather was still miserable so the car is dirty! IMG_2917-01a by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_2926-01 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_2921-01 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_2929 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr I wanted to get it run in ASAP to really start enjoying it, so the following weekend I had a trip to my parents place out in Norfolk which put just shy of 400 miles on it. Quick snap while there IMG_20180310_181014544-01 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr Took just over 3 weeks to get the 1200 miles running-in complete and loved every mile. The car is exactly what I wanted, it is usable but different. I can take it to work but the journey is much more fun. The noise is addictive. It did take me 4 weeks to get the first wash completed though, the car had been a lot dirtier but some rain had taken the worst of the muck off for me. I had already taken a trip over to my mate @ ATD Detailing in Derby for recommendations on some cleaning goodies, then popped next door to his mates @ Shop n Shine to buy them. Snow foam, decent shampoo, wheel cleaner and a sealant should help me to keep it white. Anyway, pre-wash it looked like this, IMG_20180401_135740758 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_20180401_135756793 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr Fall out removed applied, IMG_20180401_142703619 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr While cleaning it, I noticed loads of marks like these below. It looks to be left-over adhesive from the protective plastic wrap they put on cars in the factory for transport/shipping. Some polish got rid of them thankfully IMG_20180401_145848224 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr Finished result, IMG_20180401_163159344 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_20180401_163214866 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr That puts us up to date, car is now sat on around 1400 miles after a month of ownership Not sure on any plans to modify as I am really pleased with the whole package as it is currently. I think a few small cosmetic bits could be done, we will have to wait and see though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay84 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Stunning car mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 reaaally nice mate. enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Stunning mate and congrats on the purchase. Presume the exhaust on the later 370's still suffer from being to quiet? If the zorst is quiet then get one on quick and I promise you that you won't regret it. Going to Japfest at Silverstone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Thanks guys. @Humpy It is fairly quiet at lower revs but opens up nicely at the top end. I do have an idea in my head about improving the volume levels though I like that it is fairly quiet on start up, so it doesn't annoy the neighbours when leaving at 6am for work. I am going to Japfest, sorted my tickets yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cimanu Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Looks great, love the cunning use of car scheme! As above I'd look in to a bit of noise, you'll find most Zs on here are fully standard just a bit louder, best way I think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daztardly Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Nice motor. Welcome along, see you at Japfest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 I think its time for an update. I got my hands on one of the most important 370Z mods - GTR STARTER BUTTON!!!!! I couldn't believe how easy it was to swap over! So much nicer, but I think I might get the GTR surround too FB_IMG_1527870059689 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr I had it on a local dyno too, it didn't quite make the figures I was expecting - but I'm not overly fussed on the absolute numbers. It pulls very well and the it gets to the speed limit very quickly IMG_20180428_105247812 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr Then I attended Japfest with the club, awesome turn out. I was pleasantly surprised at how much attention the car got despite it being standard. Most people seemed to be looking at the little changes Nissan made for the 18MY update. IMG_20180428_105247812 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_20180506_120933432 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 I have also fitted another GTR part - an auto-dimming mirror. My other car has one and it makes driving at night a lot nicer by reducing the brightness of lights following you. The situation is even worse in the Z due to it being lower down, so I find there are more cars with blinding lights. It is strange that they aren't standard or even an option on UK cars. IMG_20180528_114609093 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_20180528_115910772 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr Other than those 2 mods, I have just been really enjoying the car. It is on just under 3000 miles now - I am having to restrain myself from using it all the time and to make sure I use my other car! Few more pics after a recent clean IMG_2934-01 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_2940-01 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_2944-01 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr IMG_2946-01 by Anthony Molyneux, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Oh I like the idea of the auto dim mirror Where did you get it from ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Got a nice invidia cat back exhaust for sale.... Great looking car and keep enjoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 01/06/2018 at 18:12, nissanman312 said: Oh I like the idea of the auto dim mirror Where did you get it from ? Sorry, didn't see your question before. The mirror itself was from eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 No real updates to publish, I have just been enjoying the thing. Last weekend saw it hit the 5,000 mile mark already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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