Funkysi

Speak about your own!! BTW, talking of Scoobies...I can't believe the Impreza is in there! LOL

Without doubt their ugliest creation! They are so unassuming on the roads as well. They have very limited road presence compared to other Ferraris. I don't even think the Enzo is a particularly attractive or sexy car despite its price tag and abilities.

348 and 355 were two of the best looking modern day Ferraris and many achnowledge that! I think you're in a minority there! LOL 348 and 355 are great looking cars. Pert and sexy, great stances/lines. Really nice looking cars. BTW, I think the 250 California was far nicer looking than the GTO!

I briefly looked at getting one a few years ago before moving house. It's the cost of maintenance that's the killer. Servicing costs alone are in the thousands. Parts are simply astronomical. One of my mates had one when he was 21. It completely wiped him out financially and he had his own business! He'd never have another as it was just ridiculous in just maintaining it.

Missfire, oil in the plugs, oil in the inlet tracts.....I'd get a compression check done.

You still paid too much! :rofl:

Please don't tell me you're fitting dump valves. :headvswall Oil in the boost hoses and their associated components could hint at blow back. But most hoses have a slight amount of oily residue/light film. Even on a healthy engine. If you're concerned, do a leakdown test or compression test.

Shame you've done them chrome/silver. :(

No, that's dog fighting! :rofl:

Yup, original fan. It follows a bunch of other stuff into the nearside wing.

They are cheaper from Zcentre. About £100 for the set.

Just noticed these. They appear to have been hit by the electric fan blades. I think it's been like this for some time. Everything is working perfectly though, so I am at a loss as to what they are for.

Yup, whilst I quite like the current and past Accords have been pretty nice, the yanks got what we should have had IMO. Accura TL. This is a lovely looking medium sized saloon car. I've rented one of these too and they are really nice. Much more pert and attractive than the Accords.

I find the Tuscan ugly and bloated. IMO.

I think the last of the 'sexy' TVRs was the Cerbera. Not a fan of any of the newer stuff. Give me a Griffth or Cerbera any day of the week! :)

Totally agree. It's either really really expensive stuff, or stuff at the low end of the market....which is all dull and lifeless. Then there are all these dreary and repetitive cross over vehicles. BMW have one from every occasion and the X1 is probably the worst. Looks like a fat kid that's been punched in the face. Have you also seen the new BMW 5 series GT? Eeeeoooow! How ugly is that??!?!?!

It's a premium car for Nissan though!!! Japanese isn't always meant to be cheap. You've always had to pay good money for a quality Japanese sports car, just like any other manufacturer. Malaysia/Korea is where the 'cheap' Asian cars are from, and you really notice it too! If you want cheap Japanese, you go to the low end of the market for Daihatsu and Suzuki. 300zx at the time had quality interior and trim. Z33 wasn't bad and the Z34 has nice interior and quality of trim. TBH, I've driven German coupes, whilst they are good, they are not amazing. I was never all that impressed with the first Audi TT. BMWs never excited me. The E36 was good, but nothing special, the E46, again good, but nothing special. I find a lot of German cars overhyped. VWs are overhyped (yes, I know I have one. I love it, but VWs as a whole I find are overhyped). They are solid and reliable and reasonably well built, all much of a muchness. Same is said for Japanese cars. Marketing costs money for ANY car they bring over...that's the same the world over. The fact is, the Altima coupe is production ready for the UK. It would never be a HUGE shifter, but would be a good seller in its market sector. High end cars are there to almost heighten awareness from the brand. Companies never really make much money on them. If it weren't for the likes of high end premium vehicles in the marque, it would attract about as much interest as Proton, Kia or Hyundai. Something like the Altima coupe, that would be a reasonable and affordable seller would strengthen awareness of the brand from the medium value sector. People that don't really know much about the Z and R range of cars only know the company for producing what they mainly sell now. Nothing really in between. I already said that poor sales were attributed to the price of the vehicle. The Altima coupe is a compact FD coupe. Component prices are cheap. It's already set up in 2 continents. Europe is a HUGE market. I know all these things have to be take into consideration, but this is an Astra-coupe type of car, nothing more, nothing less.

Scuttle panel is something I haven't done yet. Mine's not faded really, just broken beneath where the bonnet shuts. Must get round to replacing it. First thing I did was get my wipers re-blacked. Silver/polished/chrome wiper arms look absolutely terrible. Black hides them. They are not a stylish part to any vehicle and only look at home on the front of a Morris Minor.

Agreed, product placement can give car marques/models personality and charisma where they wouldn't necessarily have achieved it. Look what product placement did for Ford when they sponsored 'The Sweeney' and 'Z-cars'. Gave the whole marque a cult following that Vauxhall and BL could only dream of. The Coupe/Tuburon was dropped about 12months ago now.

The Z32s short sellings were not due to importation issues. It was down to pricing and the market sector. Also in reference to bringing something like a new model to the UK wouldn't just be for the UK, it would be for Europe. Not to mention that the Altima Coupe is also sold in Japan, so there would be very little work to do to the vehicle and the overall process of crash testing and model reports would be relatively insignificant to the cost of something like an Altima coupe which would be around the £20k mark. The 370 doesn't really cover all bases. It's RWD for a start and it's also quite expensive in comparison to something like an Altima Altima Coupe sells for about $22k, which is about £18k. I'd imagine it would sell over here for around £20k. Which in today's value isn't bad. The 370Z is a niche car though and I think only offering one engine variant makes it more exclusive. It is a premium model. It's not as if there are engine options for the R35. I know this is a different vehicle, but they are both premium sports coupes targeting different markets.

Alas, I believe the marketing department have actually done a decent job; the UK market just is not the market that you or I or most people on this forum aspire to. The Qashqai for instance has been a huge hit and has done wonders for sales since the Primera and Almera were discontinued. Neither the Primera or Almera were all that successful in the later years of production, the Primera especially. Both cars were extremely dull. For example, a similar model to the Qashaqi is sold in the states. It's called the 'Rogue'. It's not been a hit over there. The markets are just very different. The Pathfinder sells very strongly, as does the Altima which is a Camry rival (best selling car in North America). The Micra as ugly as it is has been reasonable sales success and the Note hasn't done too badly either. It's just a shame that these cars are either ugly or dull. There is nothing in the mid range sector, nissan UK do not actually have a family 'car' what so ever. It's either superminis or cross-overs, both of which have a very competative market sector. The market in the UK currently dictates a bias toward super minis and cross-overs. The Primera was a fleet/family car that never sold well and they are unlikely to replace in the near future with either the Altima or Maxima. I think maybe the Altima Coupe would do ok. There is a market for cheaper small stylish FWD coupes and would be a nice alternative for people that couldn't afford the 370Z. I am actually quite surprised that they supply the Murano over here. It never sold well. It's a nice car though, but I don't really see a future in this car in Europe like the Qashqai, or even the ugly little Juke. The Juke will probably sell well as cross-overs are doing well at the moment and makes for a cheap alternative to the Qashqai (which I like) and that's a great rival to the revolting and overpriced 'punched in the face' BMW X1.

Happy birthday mate. You got your Christmas decorations up yet? :rofl:

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Ever remember this funny little thing? This was fun. The Pivo2. If you search youtube, there are other videos of it with its funny little robot in it. Reminds me almost of a Jonnycab! LOL

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