mcauleyj Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hi Everyone, Got my Z (2004 350z GT UK model, silver) back in mid-October & have been on the forum a fair bit, mostly reading around but I have had a few posts and deals in the trading rooms. Must say this forum is a great resource. I had been considering/ keeping an eye out for a 'nice' car for a fair while (my other is a '98 VW Passat Sport with 215,000 miles that I've had for about 9 years!) Always liked the look of the 350 but hadn't planned on getting one so soon - however when I spotted this one for sale just round the corner from work, I thought I'd go and have a look anyway, get the ball rolling. I'm in Northern Ireland (so Hi to the other locals on here!) and although the car was advertised locally, it was orginally from England (Bath area). It had just under 81,000 miles, higher than I had considered getting - but after a viewing, test drive & look over the service history (FNSH) I was really interested, the car felt great to me. So I did a HPI check, contacted the Nissan garage that did all but one of the services (Platinum Nissan in Wiltshire) and confirmed the details - helpful chap whoever it was I was speaking to, even told me of any advisories (belts will need doing soon). Last service was at 79000 and and all the discs and pads had been changed at that service or the one before. A mate has an 05 roadster, so met up with him for a drive & look around his car just for comparison - after that I took the head staggers & went for it. One of the quickest decisions I have ever made, I normally ponder over things for a fair while. Anyway, have loved it so far (except for the Snow - its terrible & a lot worse than Beemers for getting stuck - I had to use the Z a fews time in the really bad weather and it was a nightmare on untreated hills). Heres a pic from last weekend - BTW does anyone know the car at all - feel free to PM me if you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Glad you're finding the forum useful. Do you have any of the usual suspects on the car? clicky axles etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mcauleyj Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Glad you're finding the forum useful. Do you have any of the usual suspects on the car? clicky axles etc? Hi Stew (& everyone else - thanks for the welcomes!), I havent noticed the clicky axle one on my car, tough tbh although I have seen posts on the forums talking about it and fixes for it, I havent specifically looked for it on mine - I'm kinda hoping it has had whatever the fix is done already if the problem appeared with the previous owner. If its a re-occuring problem, maybe I'll see it in the future. I did have a problem with the BCM output to the cabin light, but fixed that myself after a bit of reading. Did up a rough mini-guide on the fix which I should post up somewhere. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bronzee Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hi. You could get some snow shoes, that might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mcauleyj Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks for all the welcomes everyone! bronzee - I might look into getting a set of snowsocks for emergencies - I know a guy in work got a set for his Beemer after the first batch of bad snow before Christmas & used them twice in the last bit of bad weather. Useful if you get caught out, otherwise bring the old Passat out and let it plough through whatever comes along! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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