Nissan 350Z 3.5 V6

Anything else inherently wrong with the drop tops? Apart from the dodgey looks with the top up...
 
[TW]Fox;13462532 said:
Not at all, but you keep creeping in telling us what mpg it gets, how its in your Dads name even though it was going to be stored, this coupled with the daft idea of buying it 5 months before you can insure it... I mean how on earth can you 'estimate' 23mpg without trying it first? Bit of a specific figure isnt it?! Most people would say '20-25' if estimating fuel economy over a set route for a car they've not driven.

The only thing more annoying than people on the internet are people who drive without adaquete insurance. I hope this isn't you, but from what you've said in various threads it sounds like it might be :(
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When I bought the car, my dad was fully comp insured to drive it back from Solihull. On route, we stopped at where I work to move some wheels about. I swapped cars with my dad and drove it back, hence why the figure was very accurate. It was a quiet Saturday afternoon and my route was the same route I have driven for well over 2 years, I didn't crash and on my head be it. It was legal (DOC), but a risk. I took it and I am still here today to tell the tale. The car is still in one piece. The world still spins. I do not drive it freely around as I wanted to, based on advice I have taken from this forum.

Happy? :)

Sukh said:
Anything else inherently wrong with the drop tops? Apart from the dodgey looks with the top up...
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Not that I know of? Just looks pretty dire imo..
 
Booner! said:
It was a quiet Saturday afternoon and my route was the same route I have driven for well over 2 years, I didn't crash and on my head be it. It was legal (DOC), but a risk. I took it and I am still here today to tell the tale.
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This is what I thought. Be careful, becuase it isn't legal - remember, the registered keeper of the car is simply that. The registered keeper. The registered keeper is not neccesarily the owner and has no status in law as the owner. Its your car - therefore DOC does not cover you to drive it.

Happy? :)
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Yup - just make sure you are aware DOC won't cover you. Get proper insurance if you want to take it for a spin (And who could blame you?).
 
Booner! said:
Sorry for the off topic OP...one last question for mr Fox. So what determines ownership out of interest?
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You paid for it, the car was purchased for your use, so it belongs to you. I guess technically it becomes a grey area but you don't really want to have to test that grey area in the event of something happening.
 
[TW]Fox;13462695 said:
You paid for it, the car was purchased for your use, so it belongs to you. I guess technically it becomes a grey area but you don't really want to have to test that grey area in the event of something happening.
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Seeing as my dad made the main purchase and has proof of this, surely it's his car ;) (until my ISA/Premium bonds pull their finger out and pay him back!). I thought that the V5 transfers ownership? Hence why you have to sign it etc
 
Qeffects said:
Just out of interest (and this is totally irrelevant to this thread or insurance or whatever) - The registered keeper is written down on the V5. How can you verify who the actual owner of the car is?
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I don't actually know how they would verify this. Perhaps whose name is on the bill of sale, or any applicable invoice? I guess its the same as defining the ownership of anything - who owns your laptop? Like I said its a quite a grey area, so its best to play it safe.
 
You are right, bit like insurance on "private toll roads" covering you for Nurburg. I have been put off taking the zed to Nurburg on the basis of insurance not covering it as it is a grey area. So I won't drive the zed until I am covered (wasn't doing it anyway), because as you say...it is quite a grey area that I wasn't aware of.
 
I haven't tried, but there is a sticker in the boot to prove that you can fit 2 sets of clubs....but I think they would have to be child size clubs!
 
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