350Z Mini write up & road trip.

I like these, I couldn't think of many better ways to spend £7500.

In all honesty though I'm not sure on the colour, but I do like it.
 
Well, I did say many better ways.

:p

Surely the Z will be cheaper to maintain as well though, that seems pretty cheap for a Z4 unless they are that cheap now.
 
They are that cheap now for a 03/04 plate, hence i want one, hence i almost opted for one as a first car! (it's only £1k more than my Yaris ! lol)
 
I'll definitely be exploring more up north, some stunning places to visit. As for the weather it'd hard to say, unpredictable is probably the best way to describe it.
 
Robbo said:
So you bought a Yaris instead? What's the matter with you! :p
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You know...RWD, 3.0L, kinda knew i would wrap it round a tree with only 7 hours of driving experience by myself LOL .

That and insurance would be doubled the cost of the Yaris as I have zero NCB.

I am thinking next year or 2 with some experience and NCB. :D Yaris is all paid for you see, only running cost on it is Petrol and insurance and tax. If you are looking for a decent as a first car, reliable with low running cost, Yaris ticks all the boxes .... it just happens I got one with 1.8L in it :D Kinda preparing myself for that 3.0L yo!
 
Yeah, you've done the wise thing, running costs and insurance would really take the cost up quite a bit with a Z4 like that.
 
richyfingers said:
I'll definitely be exploring more up north, some stunning places to visit. As for the weather it'd hard to say, unpredictable is probably the best way to describe it.
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We just did 4 days in Oban (did Loch Fyne on the way back) shortly after the Turkish GP. It rained non-stop for all the time, other than a couple of hours when we were driving back to the airport! Pure luck up there sometimes - the week before was apparently stunning.

Got a few pictures in though http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregkingston/sets/72157626744888164/

None of the car. It was a hire - Insignia 2.0. Horrible, horrible car.
 
The_Abyss said:
We just did 4 days in Oban (did Loch Fyne on the way back) shortly after the Turkish GP. It rained non-stop for all the time, other than a couple of hours when we were driving back to the airport! Pure luck up there sometimes - the week before was apparently stunning.

Got a few pictures in though http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregkingston/sets/72157626744888164/

None of the car. It was a hire - Insignia 2.0. Horrible, horrible car.
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That's bad luck, I'd love to do a week touring about but its just the weather that puts me off. I'd hate to get all the time booked off work and hotels sorted only for it to **** down the entire time. Chance you have to take I suppose.
 
we camped at port avadie about 4 weeks ago which is about 50miles up from glasgow and it rained the whole time :( one highlight tho. Comming home we were driving along and there was a massive valley to the right of us. 2 small planes were flying side by side along the valley but they were below us. Was an amazine sight to look down on 2 planes. Shame we didnt get a snap.

Whos up for an ocuk meet at a lock hehe
 
Whats the deal with the road tax on these things? I looked on parkers and it comes back with the following (350z 300)...


Code: 
Date of Registration       6 Months    12 Months      Band         CO2 (g/km)

17 Feb 2006 – 23 Mar 2006   £143.00     £260.00        K             280
23 Mar 2006 – 31 Mar 2007   £253.00     £460.00        M             280
So if one was to think about going after one of these, it would be a 300 from early 2006? Biggest bang for the buck going that the tax doubles after that!?

My god I love how the road tax system works.
 
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I'd own another, great little write up. I do miss mine occasionally, the noise was superb and it was a nice drive apart from lots of road noise which I don't notice in my Z4M (possibly due to my louder setup ;))

1.) Get that girl off the paintwork :D
2.) Get some new wheels
3.) Get a JWT popcharger
4.) Enjoy!

I am very jealous of your scenery up there, looks like a fun trip.
 
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