On the subject of Past/Current Cars, is anyone thinking about their next car yet? Apart from their Z that is.

 

350Z Turbo - 2005/6?

Originally rumoured Jan 02 before UK market for V6 confirmed by Nissan - 335bhp same engine as new Skyline (or GTR 55 as I think it will be called).

However, development may have over taken original plans and 350Z will be kept as sub £30k market vehicle and GTR 55 will now potentially be sub £40k market (same engine, same pan etc)

Whichever, that would be my plan once i got bored(???) with the 350

 

350Z Turbo - 2005/6?

Originally rumoured Jan 02 before UK market for V6 confirmed by Nissan - 335bhp same engine as new Skyline (or GT-R 55 as I think it will now be called).

However, development may have over taken original plans and 350Z will be kept as sub £30k market vehicle and GTR 55 will now potentially be sub £40k market (same engine, same platform etc but 400bhp and 'big brother' styling)

Whichever, that would be my plan once I got bored(???) with the 350

 

Doh! don't know what hppened there sorry...

Admin..please delete 2nd and 4th reply if you pick this up

 

Yeah, and delete this one too.....

 

Assuming that all goes well and that I don't put a Turbo in the Z after a while, then I'm tempted by a Turbo Z.

However, I really need a bit more space in the car, so something along the lines of the Mitsubushi Evo VIII is current favourite. Slightly cheaper than the Z too, with more boot space... although, I do hear that the clutch will probably need replacing by 3,000 miles.

richZ

 

I've always fancied a Skyline myself, I'll have to start saving now...

 

Did you see "Right Car, Wrong Car" last night (14/04/2003) on TV?

The guy chose the 360 Modena secondhand (year old), I think I would have gone that way too...

...but I would have stashed the Diablo away for special occasions & gone for the 911 Turbo for day to day transport.

Oh well, bang goes a cool third of a million quid then

 

ah well... if we're not talking in terms of affordability!

The Skyline has been my ideal car for sometime now... in fact, I found out about the 350Z whilst looking for some cheap Skylines!

But then we're also looking onwards and upwards into Diablo territory...

 

I have the new SLK on order, this won't be available until the end of 2004 so I have no idea of what engine sizes, specifications or prices will be. I don't even know what it will look like either. (guess like a baby SL?).
Thought I'd get my name on the waiting list though, no doubt they'll be as scarce as rocking horse sh*t to start with, and I can always decide nearer the time when there is more info to go on.

Always wanted a 911 though, 993 or 996 would do nicely, but I've been frightened off so far just by the cost of spares/servicing etc.. Maybe pluck up the courage some time in the future (maybe !!!!).

Paul.