Anyone from the Luton area?

[Shaun1982]

Hi guys

 

As the title says, is there anyone from the Luton area on here that might of happen to know of this garage? Or even better still if anyone could check out the car in the following link if it happens to be close by

 

Opinions on price etc welcome too

 

Might help if I gave the link lol

 

http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/284819/used-cars.htm

Edited January 18, 2013 by Shaun1982

[samsniss350z]

I'm not from the Luton area but just a couple of questions i'd be inclined to ask the dealer. When did the car come into the UK? The Fairlady Z was never imported into the UK as it is a Japanese Domestic car. Does it have any service history? Does it have any paperwork from the Japanese auction house? These are very meticulous and are graded as to the condition of every panel, any extras etc. Chances are there won't be any service history from garages in Japan. Japanese Domestic Market Cars usually have a lower spec than the UK model cars e.g. cloth seats. Also there is usually only a bank of switches on the right hand side of the steering wheel as opposed to both on the UK cars. The most important is that JDM cars are not undersealed and will suffer really badly in the UK winter, they are usually restricted to 112mph and you need to change the speedo from KPH to MPH. You also need a rear fog light either attached or fitted into the right rear light cluster. There are also a few other things that omit my memory but here are a few questions worth asking. I don't wish to put you off as the ZEDS are fantastic cars to own, but this is why imports are usually cheaper than UK cars.

[Shaun1982]

Thanks for the response dude. This wouldn't be my first zed so I'm aware of all of that, I have to have an auto too so it's JDM only, it would also be my 4th import.

It says its got service history etc but to be honest I wouldn't expect to see it from Japan, or for the import grading either, I suppose the car could of been a 4.5 or whatever when it came here but had a hard life here so I'd only judge it on how it currently stands.

I could see the car today as the main roads are fine but I'm not sure if I want to go the 3 hours each way today.

He also said when I asked about the price his bottom line is £5500, it's got the 18'' non rays & no brembo's but has leather,cruise,the Bose unit & someone must have switched the nav because it works although the buttons are still in Japanese