Lugger Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Hello one and all, new member alert Not got a 350z at the moment, been looking for one for some time and have come here for some buying advice and the community etc. What is my current car I hear you cry? Prepare to gasp in awe as I announce I am the proud owner on a '93 Nissan Primera 2.0SLX. I have owned it for 10 years and it has done me really well, I am a Nissan fan but desperately want to have some fun. Time is ticking as my girlfriend is about to move in and then who knows what will happen Any suggestions where to start looking? Autotrader as normal and away I go? Should I avoid a Jap import for any reason? I like the idea of the tiptronic gearbox but dont like the idea of things that dont work properly (sat nav for example). Or am I worrying unnecessarily? Anyway, I am off now. Got some urgent World of Warcraft'ing to do (yes I am one of THOSE people). Bye all, happy to be here and hope to get a Z soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Hello one and all, new member alert Not got a 350z at the moment, been looking for one for some time and have come here for some buying advice and the community etc. What is my current car I hear you cry? Prepare to gasp in awe as I announce I am the proud owner on a '93 Nissan Primera 2.0SLX. I have owned it for 10 years and it has done me really well, I am a Nissan fan but desperately want to have some fun. Time is ticking as my girlfriend is about to move in and then who knows what will happen Any suggestions where to start looking? Autotrader as normal and away I go? Should I avoid a Jap import for any reason? I like the idea of the tiptronic gearbox but dont like the idea of things that dont work properly (sat nav for example). Or am I worrying unnecessarily? Anyway, I am off now. Got some urgent World of Warcraft'ing to do (yes I am one of THOSE people). Bye all, happy to be here and hope to get a Z soon. mate Whats your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Hi there , all you need to know on imports here http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugger Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 mate Whats your budget? Up to £17k at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 mate Whats your budget? Up to £17k at the moment. Colour? Spec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 mate Whats your budget? Up to £17k at the moment. Colour? Spec? bloody hell Sarnie , whats this the Spanish Inquisition?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 mate Whats your budget? Up to £17k at the moment. Colour? Spec? bloody hell Sarnie , whats this the Spanish Inquisition?? Just trying to help out a Newbie find a zed I was gonna look on pistonheads for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugger Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 bloody hell Sarnie , whats this the Spanish Inquisition?? Our main weapon is fear....fear and suprise. Ah, our TWO main weapons are...... From what I have seen, I am looking for a GT version as I like all the toys it comes with. As for colour, I like the look of the orange/bronze like Lomoto here has, my second/third choices would be black or the blue. I see too many silver cars (of all types) and too many silver 350z for sale to have any interest in that, and a mate has a gunmetal so I need something different. Thanks for the prompt replies!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 bloody hell Sarnie , whats this the Spanish Inquisition?? As for colour, I like the look of the orange/bronze like Lomoto Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugger Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 Anything but yellow....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Anything but yellow....... you'll go far on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Anything but yellow....... you'll go far on here Not if he turns up on the 15th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 welcome mate ,as you can see they are a friendly bunch on here, and sarnie seems to have to much time on his hands, i honestly think he replys to mails whilst driving between jobs !!!!! hope you find the car your looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Anything but yellow....... Welcome matey Like you already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Anything but yellow....... Welcome matey Like you already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 do you intend to modify the Z ? if so you might want to look at imports, build date past Novemeber 04 (and use the money you saved for some nice mods) Tiptronic is a very nice box, and very reliable apparently. I drove one briefly and was quite impressed with it. I'd still go for a manual, but depends on your use of the Z really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hi there! Easy on us with silver cars - we're just lazy cleaners!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Anything but yellow....... Lugger, you're gonna fit right in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkfish Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Anything but yellow....... Hilarious. Welcome, mate. Your friend with the GM Z has good taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 welcome m8, guess you like monty python then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugger Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hilarious. Welcome, mate. Your friend with the GM Z has good taste Her Gran passed away and left her some cash, so she blew it all on a brand new Z....not jealous at all. Nope. Not me...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugger Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 do you intend to modify the Z ? if so you might want to look at imports, build date past Novemeber 04 (and use the money you saved for some nice mods) Tiptronic is a very nice box, and very reliable apparently. I drove one briefly and was quite impressed with it. I'd still go for a manual, but depends on your use of the Z really Not especially interested in modding. Yet.... Why Nov '04? Do these later cars have important revisions to them, or are you saying I should aim for that for the budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 revised suspensions and general improvements to the interior plastics and a few more things I can't remember. Likely not to suffer from other known issues like Tyre feathering (if still on RE040) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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