snotvomit Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Hello, I just bought a 2009 370z. Really enjoying it so far It is bright yellow. Never had a yellow car before. I will post photos below. Maybe this car was previously owned by a forum member? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Welcome to the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbad Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 hello and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocko Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Hello and welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Looks like the special edition from one of the games i used to play....best looking car under 50k for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Hi and welcome along buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snotvomit Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 Thanks for the replies. Already done my first mod - pulling the fuse on the Electronic Steering Lock Wonderful to have all this info available. I imagine I will experience some interesting faults that I can share (usually happens whenever I buy a car). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Welcome to the forum. Did you buy from a guy called Paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G1en Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyas23 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 You can't go wrong with yellow/black combo, "kill bill" style . Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Welcome to the OC Really feeling yellow cars now that the summer sun has arrived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snotvomit Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) On 24/05/2018 at 16:43, Adrian@TORQEN said: Welcome to the forum. Did you buy from a guy called Paul? No, I bought it from a RangeRover dealer in Birkenhead. The previous owner had part-exed it for a RangeRover and the dealer just wanted a quick sale. Nice guy though. I had to jump for it because it only has 26,500 on the clock and it was a really good price for that mileage. I don't know who the previous owner was before it was sold to the RangeRover dealer. The previous owner had de-catted it and then put it back on before he sold it. Well, not quite... HPI check showed that he had tried to put it through an MOT with no cats installed and (predictably) it failed. Cats were then put back on and the car passed MOT before being part-exed at the RR dealer. RR dealer added a Stainless Steel cat-back exhaust to "improve" the sound but also gave me the old exhaust along with the car. Exhaust sounds nice enough but I would have been OK with stock exhaust. There's definitely a problem with the exhaust/cat installation once the car gets warm and it leaks fumes into the cabin when the blower is on. It wasn't the case 3 weeks ago when I bought it so it's fairly consistent with gasket leakage with repeated expansion-contraction after installation. I am hoping to have that sorted by the end of next week. Brake pads were almost down to the plates (front) and the RE050 tyres were at their legal limit. It now has new pads and new Pilot Sport 4 tyres Fitting new tyres has made a huge difference. Whoever previously had the car, they seem to have taken real care of it. It seems immaculate inside and outside. The Gearbox whines, the clutch rattles like a tractor when the car is in neutral and there are occasional clanks from the back end especcially during the first mile or so of driving. I like the whines and rattles. I didn't want a Lexus. This is my first Nissan Z car and I am really enjoying it. Edited May 25, 2018 by snotvomit TYPO!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snotvomit Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, HEADPHONES said: Welcome to the OC Really feeling yellow cars now that the summer sun has arrived Yeah. I wouldn't have picked yellow by choice but it does seem to work with sunny days. Seems like a very "lighthearted" colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 (edited) Im not sure about the 370Z but the 350Z gearbox was very mechanical and you could hear the changes and whines on the outside. Clutch and gearbox have probably been through the wars. On my older cars I made sure during the first service I did regardless of history they changed the gearbox oil. Might worth looking into. Molyslip on the 350Z improved it a lot Clutch on my old 350Z mine was worn and high. But didnt get any worse over 18 months even pushing the car now and again. Obviously a few donuts and burnouts would have finished it. Might try a yellow car in the future with black wheels. Something different! Edited May 26, 2018 by GranTurismoEra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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