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It's charcoal grey woth a light grey leather interior - KIW 3641 Aim to be there about 6.30 ish - waiting for my wife to get home from work Hope to get the battery charged and back in my 280 ZX 2 seater as well - or would that be a little out of place amongst the big boys ?? See you all Thursday night cheers Ian

Thnaks for the help guys Should have seen the clues No Air vents in front spoiler No badges No boost gauge and most importantly of all - no double pipes at the front - and no Twin Turbo sticker under the bonnet !! But I did say I was new to all this - it's a rapid learning curve I've bought an N/A !! - is it still a 'Fairlady' though ? - how will I ever know ? It's not a problem - I luv it anyway - only 3 days of short journey driving and I'm hooked regardless of what's under the bonnet and from what I read it may even be slightly cheaper to run (mpg wise) and slightly less to maintain (turbo - less wise) Doubt the insurance will be any cheaper - but going to ring and find out just in case Still going to have lots of NA related questions for you all , regards Ian PS - Don't think I was in any way mis-led by the previous owner - in fairness he only said it was a 300 ZX Fairlady import - it was me who wrongly assumed it was a twin turbo - I thought they all were ....DOH PPS - I've got one of those weird front bumper parking aid thingies on the front as well !!

Thanks for the picture - waiting til daylight and my shift end and I'll be checking that we match up - although not as clean as yours - Yet TT vs NA - still both beautiful cars on the outside - is it just the power differences that make the TT more popular - would guess that N/A may be cheaper to maintain Production wise were there more TT's than N/A's then - as most of what I see and read on the forum is TT based

Have to go and take another look in the morning - stuck at work right now and security may think me odd if I start poking about under my bonnet in the staff car park at 2 thirth in the morning Extra big diameter pipes ?? - Extra big compared to what ? - This is my first 300 remember so unless it has 'extra big diameter pipes' written on them I wouldn't be any the wiser ..... Going to the Jap owners meet in Reading on Thursday night so bound to have to pop the bonnet and let others look so will ask a few questions then - even if I do have to wear a 'newbie' badge for a while

Cheers guys Talking of boost - I don't have a Turbo Boost meter reading thingy under my speedo dial - think I read somewhere that not all TT imports had them My speedo dial has had the MPH conversion done so maybe that's why - assume the face plates must just be different Not going to be playing with any BHP type mods or stuff yet - just enjoying the car for what it is for now !!

Hi guys Only picked up my 300 on Friday evening so I've had it less than 4 whole days and already the questions are piling up ... Been on the forums for a while as always wanted a 300 since joining the Z ownership ranks nearly two years ago with a 280 ZX but have now treated myself to a Twin Turbo and need as much help as I can get here goes 1) The car has no rear badges at all - and only a Z badge on the front - it has the 300 ZX rear lamp section and 'Fairlady 300 ZX' mats in the front foot wells - I was told it was a 1992 Fairlady Twin Turbo - should it have rear badges - have they just been taken off by a previous owner ? 2) Reversing alarm when autobox is put into Reverse - doesn't matter if you're moving - it still sounds an alarm - damned annoying - told that it's standard practice on imports - can it be safely 'removed' or muted in anyway - just pull out the electrics I suppose - separate fuse maybe ? - Owners manual doesn't even mention it so of no help at all . 3) Cold start high pitched squeeling from under the bonnet - assume belt tension problem - fades after a few minutes and doesn't happen when warmed up restarting after parking - only first thing early morning 4) Seat belts in doors - real lack of seat belt tension on drivers side -very much doubt it would stop me flying forwards if I slammed on the brakes - also the plastic cap that covers the top mounting bolt is missing - can I buy one new from somewhere ? 5) Unleaded Petrol - Seen comments on the forum about Optimax - is standard Unleaded ok and should I be adding a cleaning agent such as Redex to my petrol ? 6) and lastly - for now anyway - the boot edge is covered in very fine cracks under the paint - sure I read somewhere that it's only foam based material and prone to this - so are new boots expensive and are they any better - can it be stopped from getting any worse somehow ? Thanks for any help in advance - sorry to be so un-informed - got to start somewhere ...... Plan to take the car down to Z-Tech sometime soon for a once over and the Conzult check hope to meet some of you at the local meets best wishes Ian

Just ask her you never know - her father may be a mechanic ! - or her brother might work for Nissan Parts UK ... I met my wife at work - and we're still together 19 years later !! - But my mother in laws only a hairdresser and my sister in law works for Yellow Pages - so I should soon have thought that plan through a little better

Hijacked as not sure how to start a new South West Area Meetings thread Have copied this over from my post on the Z Club forum for those that don't use it : First Thames Valley 'AWOL' meet !! (Area West of London) Sunday 5th February 2006 - meet between 12:30 and approx 4pm Given that we all should know where it is from the Xmas meal I've decided to host the first meeting of the AWOL Z Club at the Calcot Hotel - We can discuss where we would like to host future meetings amongst those that turn up as I hope to make us as accessible to all members in the area as possible I've confirmed with the Calcot that they're happy for a load of Classic Japanese sports cars (and the odd non-Z 'Support' vehicle) to be lined up in their car park while we partake of Sunday lunch Lunch is a 3 course Carvery - as much as you can eat type all being well - priced at £12.95 a head - which is more than my local pub - but you do get 3 courses for that Would guess that other 'snack' pub food would also be available in the bars - and there is a Retail park with the usual fast food outlets not that far down the road - as well as the local petrol stations etc etc After lunch I would suggest a drink or 3 and then the obligatory car-park photo session - and - weather permitting why not a short local drive in convoy (why I'm planning on taking 2 cars so I'm not on my own at this point) to a greener countryside location for some nicer pictures - sure we can find somewhere to park up We plan to get there from about 12 midday to nab a good car park spot - and will hang around til at least 3 or 4pm for any late comers - will have my mobile on the whole time so if lost or late then please let me know Location if you need reminding is : http://www.calcothotel.co.uk/htdocs/book.asp If interested please let me know so I can give the restaurant a provisonal booking so we can guarantee a table for all of us - they have said that they get very busy on a Sunday lunch and booking in advance is advisable Any questions or comments - PM or Forum replies as usual - or Call me on 01189 014663 or 07958 754452 or E-mails : ian.andrews@siemens.com or funkjunky2@hotmail.com We hope to have both our 280 and 300 ZX's with us on the day regards Ian and Sam

Have just pasted these deatils onto the Z club forum meetings page - hopefully drum up some more interest

Great - have that night off - so will def be there - I pick up my Fairlady tomorrow evening so it will be our first proper trip out Will even try and get my wife to attend - she can bring the 280 ZX if I remember to charge the battery tomorrow !!

Hi Am new to this Forum - am currently over on the Z/ZX Club Forum as I own a 280 ZX - but will be collecting my 300 ZX Fairlady - Auto Turbo - this Sunday afternoon so also hope to be joining in over here as well I am the newly designated 'Area West of London' Group Organiser for the Z club and hope to put some local meetings on very soon - am based in Reading - but trying to cover area down M4 / M3 Corridor - so Windsor , Slough , Maidenhead - through Reading and then onto Newbury , Basingstoke etc etc Any chance of combining some meetings in the future ?? Can't make Gatwick area this Saturday - won't have the car and am stuck on nights anyway - good luck with the meet - speak soon Ian / Funkjunky