DoogyRev Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Matay20 said: Needed a reason to get one...😛 getting old seemed reasonable. enjoy the new car, looks great. I am not far off 50 and am doing exactly the same 😂 Edited March 21, 2021 by DoogyRev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Happy birthday and congratulations on the new arrival. Nissan definitely had a good eye for wheel design when they made the rims for the 370z. Looks like you have a soft spot for convertibles with the Mini sat alongside. We've had our Mini Cooper for 15 years and love ours to bits. I'm not sure if it's the same for the roadster as the coupe, but many owners pulled the fuse for the steering lock mechanism as it would prevent a more costly repair if it failed. Happy zed ownership and by the way, that grin doesn't go away. In years to come you'll still have the same grin every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matay20 Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Replaced the massive aerial as it hit the garage door. No other plans, still under 15k mileage so would like to keep it standard. I quite like the fact its quiet, suits a 50 yo better but I can see why that’s the first thing many people change and I would have done a few years ago. Maybe if something need replacing I’ll go aftermarket but no budget for swapping usable working parts for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matay20 Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) It’s always summer with the heaters and seats on 😛 12 degrees is my cut off point but I do own coats. Edited March 22, 2021 by Matay20 Double post so changed post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matay20 Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, HEADPHONES said:Happy birthday and congratulations on the new arrival. Nissan definitely had a good eye for wheel design when they made the rims for the 370z. Looks like you have a soft spot for convertibles with the Mini sat alongside. We've had our Mini Cooper for 15 years and love ours to bits. I'm not sure if it's the same for the roadster as the coupe, but many owners pulled the fuse for the steering lock mechanism as it would prevent a more costly repair if it failed. Happy zed ownership and by the way, that grin doesn't go away. In years to come you'll still have the same grin every time Thanks. Love the wheels, think being slightly darker they set the Pearl white off beautifully. Open top love started with a Volvo C70, got the mini 2 years ago after agreeing a price on a 370 but not putting a deposit down and it being sold next day. hoping my son buys the mini when he finishes Uni, would be a shame to sell it but my wife wants the ‘s’ literally just for the bonnet scoop 🤷🏼♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Pull the steering lock fuse if you haven't as Headphones has mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matay20 Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Slightly worried about the insurance issue on this... I’ve currently got a 6 month warranty so will get the car checked before it ends at cougar and get them to pull it and replace with a blown one at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Great cars, my wife has one a loves it. You mentioned the gallery gasket issue, we had both ours done just to be on the safe side. No oil escapes from the engine, it is an internal gasket that is crappy paper on the earlier cars and was swapped to metal in 2012. Maybe just get the gasket done anyway, just for peace of mind? Anyway, enjoy and hopefully we'll get some good weather again soon. PS. I'm 99% sure I read the roofs don't like being opened when it's very cold, I can't remember the actual numbers but we leave ours until it's sunny so to not tempt fate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matay20 Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Oh no… gutted but I have enjoyed the last 1,250 mile since March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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