Come on then, what's the best.

 

Should you buy an import or a good old UK model.

 

What's the pros and cons???????????.

I prefer J-Spec cars. Quite often the imports come with some nice equipment fitted. Japs had a much keener eye for nice wheels and decent exhausts. Not to mention that J-spec's body's are generally in better condition underneath. I've seen some hanging J-specs with bits of rust on them, but lots of rusty UK ones with digestive biscuit arches. Only a very small number of UK specs had looked in good condition. I'd buy a UK spec if it was in good condition, but that's becoming harder and harder to find.

 

Limited colour choices on them, don't have the body options available, they are older in general production terms as we never got series 3 and 4 which appear over here from time to time in the form of JDM imports.

Right, my two penneth.

 

For me it has to be a UK model. The imports always seem to have horrid cloth or cord interiors and the Japanese love those tacky halfrauds ally gear knobs that look like someting out of ann summers. The guy who used to look after my old Z told me so many horror stories about dodgy imports with shady SH and bad maintenance it put me off for life.

 

I think there is a certain kudos in owning a UK model.

 

As for the rust, don't buy a rusty one and get yours undersealed properly, simple as that.

 

I don't think power differences come into it. How often are you needing that extra 10 BHP - never it's irrelevent.

 

Plus, square number plates on the back look wrong wrong wrong LOL.

and you reckon that the UK models which have FSH from main dealer are any different?? :rofl: :rofl:

 

he guy who used to look after my old Z told me so many horror stories about dodgy imports with shady SH and bad maintenance it put me off for life.

and you reckon that the UK models which have FSH from main dealer are any different?? :rofl: :rofl:

 

Too right mate. Mines got 14 stamps in the book all from the SAME dealer. They have done the cambelt services on schedule and everything that needs doing with verifiable receipts.

 

How many imports have that?.

 

And once again, square number plates :tongue:

Too right mate. Mines got 14 stamps in the book all from the SAME dealer. They have done the cambelt services on schedule and everything that needs doing with verifiable receipts.

 

How many imports have that?.

 

And once again, square number plates :tongue:

 

LOL!! mine has 9 in just from me!!! about 17 before that!! :D

Nissan Uk dealer Service history - Thats a scary thought !!

 

Another plus for imports ;)

Too right mate. Mines got 14 stamps in the book all from the SAME dealer. They have done the cambelt services on schedule and everything that needs doing with verifiable receipts.

 

How many imports have that?.

 

And once again, square number plates :tongue:

 

LOL, I wouldn't trust a Nissan FSH on a 300zx as much as I'd trust gixxar who sold me a buggered engine.

import ;) go au naturel

 

i'll start the argument off:

imports are totally rust-free guaranteed (lol)

imports are 480bhp as standard (uk are only 180bhp)

folding mirrors (who wants touring suspension anyway)

nice classy Z badge and not Nissan hamburger

drug money in yen stuffed down back of seats

no silly headlight washers that spoil the smooth lines

who needs rear fog lights?

japanese writing inside and in the engine bay give it +50 bhp

imports are called Fairlady which actually makes it sound 'arder

 

come on then you UK fairies :tongue:

You have said it all Dave.

 

What more needs to be said?

LOL, I wouldn't trust a Nissan FSH on a 300zx as much as I'd trust gixxar who sold me a buggered engine.

 

How about if it was a one owner car with 37000 miles on the clock and the Nissan service manger was your brother?. :tongue:

who cares about wider rear wheels - you'd just go for sexy phat alloys all round anyways ;)

square rear number plates are :cool: cos no-one else has got them! lol.

folding mirrors are cool cos you can park up and have less chance of them being knocked off by some passing tw*t.

and again...

 

 

 

How about if it was a one owner car with 37000 miles on the clock and the Nissan service manger was your brother?. :tongue:

 

....and how many of those are about? :rolleyes: :tongue:

....and how many of those are about? :rolleyes: :tongue:

 

 

What, brothers. Effin hundreds I would have thought :dance:

 

:rofl: :rofl:

Red Imports the way forward!:D

 

DOH you nearly got it right :smash:

 

its RED uk the way forward :dance: :dance:

Im still here!! UK all the way, import seats dont go back far enough for anyone over 5'3" !!! :tongue:

 

 

what a load of old shite.. I am 6'5" and fit in my TT IMPORT quite fine thanks no knees round me ears like in a supra or gto... :wack: :tongue:

I think the problem is finding a nice example of a UK spec; there are not many left now :cry:

 

Imports will generally have less rust, but once they are here they will rust at the same rate as UK cars (OK so UK cars would have been subjected to UK winters for a few more years, though......)

 

Imports have all done "56k miles" when they hit our shores, too :rolleyes:

 

If you can buy a clean, low mileage, well looked after UK spec car with good history then that will always be the best bet IMO. However as ther are so rare you have more chance of finding a better import.

 

I too HATE the J-spec rear number plate........

 

Richard :tongue:

Judge any on its own merits regardless of where it came from.

 

 

I do wonder about the merits of folding mirrors. If you fold them in someone's more likely to clout your bodywork surely? Although one time they let an ambulance past that wouldn't have been able to otherwise.

Apparently the japanese generally like to own multiple cars so they all generally get driven less. The salt on the roads has already been mentioned (but volcanic ash sounds scary!), Folding mirrors arent really a gimmic as they are useful, Jspec tyres are dodgy, the seatbelts in the backs of jspec are like aeroplane belts and my mum loves them. I doubt they're as safe though. Jspec clocks are annoying (limited to 112 so the clocks when changed only go up to 120), jspec has to get a rear fog light conversion but then I dont like the uk fogs. You're more likely to find the colour you want as a jspec ;) As the Yakuza leader masamati katayama specifically ordered nissan to do a silver and give them all kevlar re-inforced doors to escape attacks from rival gangs.

 

This is why silver zeds may have uzi holes and samurai slashes on the black exterior trim.

My folding mirrors are heated too.

 

Just thought I would throw that in the mixer...

Why do ALL j-spec have less than 60K. could it have more than 60K OR maybe it always brack's down (so cant do big miles) and the owner thinks "send it to england this cars ****). UK ALL THE WAY.

Why do ALL j-spec have less than 60K. could it have more than 60K OR maybe it always brack's down (so cant do big miles) and the owner thinks "send it to england this cars ****). UK ALL THE WAY.

 

Yes, some Import zeds will have had the mileage altered (and some UK zeds too), but it is fact that cars in japan do cover a less mileage that us in Europe. Roads are busier, cities are closer..etc.

UK here and I'm the 2nd owner from new. First owner was a company director but I knew the guy well and he really looked after it. It really was his pride and joy :D

 

Nissan main dealer history was worth it up until about 2000 as there were very few Nissan trained technicians left by then :(

 

Mine's been garaged all its life but I still had to repair a rusting sill a few months back - happens to 'em all sooner or later I guess :rolleyes:

 

Steve :)

Jap All The Way!!!

Jap All The Way!!!

Im sellin my :) import, manual , red, Targa top. LWB in feb..if you want a look.

im in heathrow area

Why do ALL j-spec have less than 60K. could it have more than 60K OR maybe it always brack's down (so cant do big miles) and the owner thinks "send it to england this cars ****). UK ALL THE WAY.

 

because the 'shaken' test they have to pass yearly is really fookin expensive. Don't have to have one to export the car.

 

As for the differences, I'd have to have a j-spec because I think the headlight jets look stupid as hell, and the long rear plate looks gash too.

 

Lack of folding mirrors is bizarre, I dont understand why this is on the UK's. As for the jap ones coming with tweed more often, maybe its true but lets be honest leathers in cars suck anyway (cold as hell in winter and hot as hell in summer, much slippier too), and lets face it the nissan leather is crap quality.

 

Service history is worth jack shit with these, its going to break either way so who cares, nissan UK are muppets their stamp is worth nothing. As it happens my import does have service history but in japanese.

 

As for rust 15 years of salt is going to rust about anything, majority of UK's seem to have visible rust, not many japs do. As for the comment that japs will quickly deteriorate once in the UK this is pure BS, the steel is the same, will corrode at the same rate.

 

Wouldn't catch me buying a UK model.