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cu3ed said:
Most importantly, did you feel like an excited 10 year old pulling out of the dealership?
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Well I don't know the area at all (the Sat Nav in this thing great!) its a pretty big car with not amazing visibility and I just didn't want to hit anything or make a fool of myself.

Was so excited last night that I woke up at 4AM and sat watching Olympics channel with nothing on until I left at 9:30 for the dealership!

Its not really sunk in yet that I own the car, brb need to go and check on it.
 

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Awesome. Great colour

Hopefully the paint protection will tighten up a bit to remove the orange peel effect. That would really irritate me on a brand new car!
 

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Alex_6n2 said:
Awesome. Great colour

Hopefully the paint protection will tighten up a bit to remove the orange peel effect. That would really irritate me on a brand new car!
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Yeah that is what I am told, if it gets better it won't bother me since I know the job its doing and I am not OCD at cleaning my car, just don't want it chipped.

Can always have it taken off and get a full detail polish done.
 

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Beautiful, you are one lucky man. I got my new car on Thursday and pop out just to see how pretty it is now and then and its only a Merc SLK 200AMG, so i can imagine you are the same but out to see it even more often than I :)
 

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Well I don't know the area at all (the Sat Nav in this thing great!) its a pretty big car with not amazing visibility and I just didn't want to hit anything or make a fool of myself.

Was so excited last night that I woke up at 4AM and sat watching Olympics channel with nothing on until I left at 9:30 for the dealership!

Its not really sunk in yet that I own the car, brb need to go and check on it.
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Have seen a couple here, they are pretty huge cars IRL, would be freaked out with a bonnet that long turning corners etc.
 

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Very Very Nice. I bet it sounds it too (when you can fully use it atleast)

Out of interest, how long did it take from you ordering the car to collection?
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Thanks, I ordered on the 20th of July and the car was ready to pick up on the 29th, one with the colours I wanted was already on route for general Nissan UK stock but I had to wait for the paint protection guy and also for free time to get it.

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Great plate aswell!
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Cheers! I did want JP12 GTR but was already gone, AR officially means Anglia and Norwich so that will do, was 400 quid via DVLA.

G-MAN2004 said:
Beautiful car! Great colour too. I bet you can't wait until it's done 600 miles. :cool:

Not too sure on the red parts in the interior though.
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Yeah the red parts are the only bit I would change if there was more options, the Premium seats which are solid Black or Grey are not as snug a fit as the Recaro which only come with the Red bits.
Premium seats are very popular in the USA btw ;)
 

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Yeah the red is bright on mine, just bad pictures!
I will wash it and try and get an SLR or at least a good compact tomorrow.
 

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So what RPM does it sit at in top gear at 70-85? I'd imagine about 2k? As you're not allowed to go over 3.5k, I just wondered what you were driving at on the 150 miles. :)
 

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I gave the car a wash used the snow foam but used too much soap in the water bucket and now have soap stains dried on the car. I really suck at cleaning cars!
Tried to rinse it off with some RO water but was too slow as the sun was out.
Going to have to use some polish to clean it but its now absolutely chucking it down outside.

Still it looks awesome from a few feet away but up close can see the stains.

I will update with some better pictures when I can.


Mr^B said:
What an immense purchase!

I have penis fizz.

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You got it? When I went in the demo car with the GT-R Specialist driving it was crazy, that James May fizz definitely is a real thing! Never felt acceleration like it in anything.

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Nice Datsun.
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Thanks ;)

Tomcat825 said:
So what RPM does it sit at in top gear at 70-85? I'd imagine about 2k? As you're not allowed to go over 3.5k, I just wondered what you were driving at on the 150 miles. :)
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3.5k in 6th is at least 90 I think. The car doesn't cruise that well at 70, the sweet spot for noise and vibration is between 80 and 90 (Was told this at the dealer). I was trying to keep it under 80 but did have a few little bursts. Its so hard though to keep it under 3.5k. Especially when someone in a Z4 with a loud exhaust pulls up next to you trying to show off :rolleyes:

Went out this morning to show my brother and he was saying how fast it was and how it pushed his head back but I didn't even go over 3k :eek:
He will get a shock once its run in!
 
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