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i think they are worth it. as i have clipped the corner of mine. and they aren't cheap fixes.

 

personally if they have already been fitted i wouldn't complain about it.

 

i will be fitting ones that mount behind the bumper and aren't visible but its on my long list of things to do and its somewhere near the bottom.

 

thats what i was thinking...to crack the back bumper doesn't look like a cheap repair,

and these bumpers thesedays are not really bumpers like they used to be years ago,

they are more like a stylised part of the car.

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I don't find the Z that difficult to reverse park, Personally I have never felt the need to fit sensors to tell me how close to something I am :p

 

its just the visual side of it for me, if the sensors are hidden then great,

if they are visible it puts me off slightly - i know i'm being picky but hey..

on the yellow zeds they are quite visible but the black zeds they are less

obvious

 

decisions decisions...i've wanted a 350 for ages so i want to make sure

i'm totally happy with the car i end up with

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I don't find the Z that difficult to reverse park, Personally I have never felt the need to fit sensors to tell me how close to something I am :p

 

its just the visual side of it for me, if the sensors are hidden then great,

if they are visible it puts me off slightly - i know i'm being picky but hey..

on the yellow zeds they are quite visible but the black zeds they are less

obvious

 

decisions decisions...i've wanted a 350 for ages so i want to make sure

i'm totally happy with the car i end up with

 

I agree :) Don't just settle for any car, if your getting one make sure its the one that you want or you will regret it later on. I dont like the way the parking sensors are fitted, they wouldn't be to bad if they were hidden. Or you could always install a reversing camera :D

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trouble is, i really want a yellow GT4 and the only

ones up for sale right now seem to have them fitted,

so it looks like i might have to compromise on this.

 

which is probably ridiculous really because if it saves me from

reversing in to something i'll probably be grateful of it.

 

just not over keen on the little round circles you can see on the bumper

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may have found a GT4 to buy but one thing is bothering me slightly..

 

It has a full service history but not dealer service history.

Nissan did he first service only, ford did a couple and i think the chap

himself did the most recent one.

I feel more comfortable buying a car with full nissan history for obvious

reasons, but can anyone tell me the full service list it should have had?

 

2005 car i suppose would have one full service and one interim service

per year so i'm guessing it should have a total of ten services, five of each type

stamped in the service book?

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so non nissan history shouldn't be a major problem?

 

i guess it doesn't concern you that having a non nissan service

history on your car will make it a less attractive proposition to sell on etc?

 

that would be my main concern, just for selling on really

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for me i'm more interested on where its been serviced.

 

i don't trust nissan garages as they are only good with micras etc, they don't tend to know the zed that well, and the ones that do are few and far between.

 

i use TEAM AFM to do all work and servicing on my car, they tune and prep BTCC touring cars and other sports vehicles and know their vehicles inside out.

 

i think those stamps in my log book are far more valuable than the nissan ones.

 

 

at the end of the day, servicing isn't a major job. if you know your way round a car you can't go far wrong. as long as its been serviced and had correct consumables used thats all i'd want to see.

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for me i'm more interested on where its been serviced.

 

i don't trust nissan garages as they are only good with micras etc, they don't tend to know the zed that well, and the ones that do are few and far between.

 

i use TEAM AFM to do all work and servicing on my car, they tune and prep BTCC touring cars and other sports vehicles and know their vehicles inside out.

 

i think those stamps in my log book are far more valuable than the nissan ones.

 

 

at the end of the day, servicing isn't a major job. if you know your way round a car you can't go far wrong. as long as its been serviced and had correct consumables used thats all i'd want to see.

 

 

Very good points, you've helped me make my mind up not to let the service history affect my purchase - i will still go for a car

with full service history but won't stress about it being Nissan.

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  • 3 weeks later...

guys, what would you think if you went to look at a 2005 zed

with FSH, excellent paint & alloys, genuine reason for sale etc,

people seem very genuine etc

 

but one thing sticks out...the 350z badge is missing from the boot

 

the car apparently has never been in an accident or had a repair (although i haven't HPI'd it yet)

the owner (a lady) does not know why that badge is misssing but she is the second owner so

it's likely they bought it that way.

 

to my mind, that car has either had the boot lid replaced due to a smash

or re-painted at some point and the badge not put back. They don't fall off do they

and it's a UK car etc so what other reason is there for that badge to be missing?

It's stock by the way, no body or mechanical mods

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Mine has been removed & so have a lot of others, makes the back end look a lot cleaner IMO :)

 

The "350Z" badge is only stuck on so its easy to remove, the "Nissan" Badge (in the middle) has holes behind it so is a bit more difficult to remove :)

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i don't really understand the thinking behind removing the badge...

 

why just take off the 350z badge? why not take off the nissan badge then?

or why not take them both off lol?

 

don't see the point of just removing 350z - who buys a 350z and doesn't want anyone to know it's a 350z!

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just wonder what's the possibility the mileage been mod on a 350z?

found some 350z for sale at the moment 4 previous owners but only done 20-25k

 

and is it common that the fuel cover never go flat with the body panel?

 

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just wonder what's the possibility the mileage been mod on a 350z?

found some 350z for sale at the moment 4 previous owners but only done 20-25k

 

and is it common that the fuel cover never go flat with the body panel?

 

I'm new here good to join this forum.

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Post a lead to the advert and I'm sure people will respond with advise good or bad. Post as a new topic in Introductions and get a nice welcome at the same time :)

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just wonder what's the possibility the mileage been mod on a 350z?

found some 350z for sale at the moment 4 previous owners but only done 20-25k

 

and is it common that the fuel cover never go flat with the body panel?

 

I'm new here good to join this forum.

Thanks

My 05 zed had a slight misalignment from new. Bugged me a bit at first but the rest was so amazing soon forgot about it.

Some also report a shade mismatch on fuel flap too.

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i don't really understand the thinking behind removing the badge...

 

why just take off the 350z badge? why not take off the nissan badge then?

or why not take them both off lol?

 

don't see the point of just removing 350z - who buys a 350z and doesn't want anyone to know it's a 350z!

 

My mate has had his Z badges STOLEN twice :angry:

An unwanted MOD :rant:

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