seech Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Good afternoon chaps & ladies, Looking to leave the biking fraternity and purchase a 350Z. Going to steal some of your knowledge to expand my brain. Thanks Seech '09 R1 soon to be 350Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladesGrant Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Good luck with the search and when you find put up a link so we can give you some advice. Also members who live close are usually happy to go and look at cars for you if they are along way from your location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Welcome - lets see some pics of the bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Welcome good luck in your search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choptop Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Welcome Where are you based and what is your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evest Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Clearly you have impeccable taste! Good choice - I'm sure it will be a whole new brand of fun! The advice on here helped me a lot when I bought mine. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hi mate, welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hi & to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog518 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Check out the newbie section in FAQ I think! was very helpfull for me. I'm sure someone will be along soon with the link. Happy hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Welcome Seech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beavis Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu350z Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Welcome to the Forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Welcome to the forum. One of the bonus bits about Z ownership is this groovy forum. Even some of the ex-owners, we can't get rid of hang around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Welcome to the forum. One of the bonus bits about Z ownership is this groovy forum. Even some of the ex-owners, we can't get rid of hang around. Who me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peter10 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Welcome. What's your budget and is there any particular colour you are after? That will cut down your search and can make things a lot easier or a lot more difficult to find something particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seech Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Bloody hell...! Didn't expect so many replies! Genuine thanks to all for welcoming me. Not sure if I'm posting this in the right section (sorry mods!) but here goes. Been biking almost 4 years now (Thundercat/RSV 1000R/'08 R1 for those in the know) but a new job is kind of forcing me to get a car again. Last car was an '01 Audi S3, brilliant bit of kit, was sorry to see it go! Wanted a V8 (RS6 prev gen) or VXR8. But the RS6 comes with scarily gigantic maintenance bills and the wife won't allow a "chavvy Vauxhall" to adorn our driveway. Perhaps still an RS4 in a few years...maybe. Budget > Good question. I reckon around £12-13K. Either blue, black or white (can only find white 1 import on AutoTrader). I would obviously like one that was registered before 23rd March 06 to get lower tax, but I do want a 295 bhp one. From my reading around, the only place I can seem to get any info regarding this is www.parkers.co.uk. It appears I have a window of about a month where this model was produced, but before the tax cut-off date. GT pack is a must, parking sensors would be nice and if one is fitted with anything to replace that cassette tape loader (WTF?) then that would be nice. Insurance is a complete bitch (£1,550) as I have lost my car no claims (but gained 4 yrs bike no claims!). Waffle over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 You can post pretty much anything in this thread bud, its yours. If you want to stick a post up in wanted you may get members to help you with a search for a specific spec of car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I would obviously like one that was registered before 23rd March 06 to get lower tax, but I do want a 295 bhp one. From my reading around, the only place I can seem to get any info regarding this is http://www.parkers.co.uk. It appears I have a window of about a month where this model was produced, but before the tax cut-off date. My information is that the 295 bhp version went on sale on April 1st 2006. A very limited number were sent to dealers and journalists during March and I believe Nissan also had a couple for publicity. I can't give a figure for exactly how many but could be as few as 10 . In any case, there's little to choose between the performance as the facelift versions gained 20 bhp but also bulked out by 75 kilos, the facelift does have better lighting and a nicer interior though. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Welcome to the forum. One of the bonus bits about Z ownership is this groovy forum. Even some of the ex-owners, we can't get rid of hang around. Who me? Never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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