geoff-r Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I'm so happy, I just got my Zed back. If anyone read my thread regarding my gearbox problem it has tainted my ownership of the car ever since I bought it back in October. I had thought about selling it at times but after a month of it being with a Nissan dealer in Cardiff it is now back in my hands The gearbox has been completely rebuilt and although I've yet to move it I started it up and gave it a little rev, it honestly sounds like a different car, I can actually hear the engine when I give it a little rev on the spot and that V6 never sounded so good. I'm going straight down to the petrol station, filling the car up and going for a long overdue drive I'm so looking forward to driving the car I can almost forget about the huge scrape that wasn't on the car when I sent it to the dealers but as by magic has appeared all along the bottom of the bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Nice one Geoff. Enjoy tonight mate. Get back onto them re the scratch tomorrow when you know the prob is sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Glad you got it sorted, i hope this means you can start to enjoy your car and fall in love with it now! And as said above, yes do go back about the scratch! Let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcotix Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Nice one mate! It's a shame about the scratch though ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 glad to hear you got it back, did the garage mention it or did they hope you wouldn't notice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodyboarder Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Well pleased for you dude ...... not the scratch obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 damn dealers! make sure your 100% happy with everything sorted mate, glad your main issue is now sorted anyway though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff-r Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 My joy might be a little short lived. Although I absolutely loved driving it last night, it is a different car now. I never realised how loud the whine was from the gearbox! The engine sounds brilliant. Although here comes the but, 5 gear's syncro is not good. Maybe they have misaligned it? It crunches from 4th to 5th and doesn't seem to sit in 5th gear right, I'm fairly sure it popped out on me at low speeds, but sits in 6th all day long. This must be down to the way the box was put back together as there was never a crunch before. Only problem is I have a bit of a dilemma now as if I speak to them and it goes back in I'm not sure when I'd have it back and I want to make it to Japfest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfman Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 better to get it sorted now i would have thought, there's always japfest next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff-r Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 better to get it sorted now i would have thought, there's always japfest next year Back to Nissan tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Thats clearly not right! Mine doesn't make a noise, a crunch, nothing! How annoying and frustrating for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 new box, not a reconditioned one! FTW! i never see the point in doing that, they spend all that money on stripping it down and putting it all back together, why not just stick a new one in straight away. as for the scratch, i would be letting my displeasure known, straight away! oh well, i really hope this gets sorted mate. I HATE BLOODY GARAGES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodyboarder Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 thats the point i made to nissan when my box was being rebuilt, why not just put a new one in? Cost more time in fixing mine than putting a new one in Really sorry for you mate, hope they sort it quick for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 i completely understand how you feel mate havig gone through the whole gearbox issue myself resulting in a new one. Its worth saying from one gearbox sufferer to another it is just brilliant when you get it all sorted, makes all the effort of getting it sorted worth it and you finally understand how everybody else feels about their zeds hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff-r Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 i completely understand how you feel mate havig gone through the whole gearbox issue myself resulting in a new one. Its worth saying from one gearbox sufferer to another it is just brilliant when you get it all sorted, makes all the effort of getting it sorted worth it and you finally understand how everybody else feels about their zeds hang in there! I'm hanging in there, thanks for the words of encouragement. I really want to have it on the road for Japfest but there we go. Looks like I might be able to hitch a ride in my brothers R32 GTR if I don't have mine so not slumming it too much thats the point i made to nissan when my box was being rebuilt, why not just put a new one in? Cost more time in fixing mine than putting a new one in Really sorry for you mate, hope they sort it quick for you Apparently there's a six week wait for a new gearbox, surely that should tell you something. With regards to a new one being better than a reconned one, I do agree to some extent but at the same time a reconditioned/re-built box should be just as good. I think the main thing is that rebuilding a gearbox is not an easy job, it's not the sort of job you're going to give to the work experience kid. I'm just a little doubtful that the garage have the necessary skills to build one up properly. Especially judging by the way the box feels after driving the car to work today at 65-70 when it was in 5th for about 20 seconds it decided to pop out, almost enough to make a grown man cry - I'm back to my old skool merc. Anyway I can't knock them too much, they have fought my corner, and I know they're all Nissan but I didn't buy it from that garage brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 didnt the dealer test the gearbox once fitted. For sure keep them happy but bit of a poor show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff-r Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 You would have thought so but clearly not. Anyway it's down there now so we'll see what they make of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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