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I am with Lumley Special Vehicles... $1352 p.a. market value, $1000 excess, window protection, rating protection all based on: - 25 y.o. Male - Rating One from previous insurer - Suspended license at beginning of 2004 - Claim in mid 2004

Love that Nismo front bar.. not sure about the spoiler though

Nearly spot on Chris - it's the MAP80G upgrade alarm. And the key thing works! I just didn't know what it was...

Black F430 on Punt Road this morn...

There I was thinking I was special!

I've attached a picture. I'm starting to think it's just the shock sensor from my aftermarket alarm... d'oh

Might be, but what the heck can I use it for? I've read through the Infiniti G35 owner's manual and can't find any reference to it. Is the (useless) sat nav voice activated?

I have some sort of microphone looking device on the dash on the driver's side of my Coupe... any idea what this is for? I'll post a pic late if no-one has any idea what I'm on about.

Actually I was... but I wasn't on Lonsdale St. I was on Lygon & drove down Russell St @ 9ish. Anyway, you would know me by the number plates! What is Cobalt blue??? I'm guessing you meant Athens Blue, which is a 2005+ colour?

Just going to bump this up because it is of interest to many... Will there be any progress on the Sat Nav map side, as per the M35 info thread? If I understand it correctly, they can potentially do something for the DVD version but not the older CD version?

Here we go again, eh Waz? I was with Rianto, but after our discussion I'm not so sure. It is *likely* but unconfirmed that the autos with Brembos were aftermarket additions.

How about this Friday night???

Lol

I'm happy I had the service history for my car!

One more thing I didn't note - the other reason the cars are so cheap at the moment is the exchange rate... it is up 10% in 2 months... unfortunately I bought just before the massive rise, but you can never predict these things. Could have saved $3k on that alone. The actual prices of the cars doesn't appear to have dropped THAT much.

The V35 certainly shoots about it's price...

Warren, What do you think of those interior globes? I think I'll grab them off you.

The V35 is a definite step up from Silvias and Supras! I'm loving the attention at the moment... the vast majority of people on the road have never seen one and stare - especially in a colour which stands out like Caribbean blue. That or they think I'm a wanker with custom plates.

On the accident history, on J-spec "no major accident history" really means "no accidents that would make compliance a problem"... if a car has been in a serious accident it will not be given a numerical auction grade. Panel damage and repairs are normally noted but in themselves would not usually be a reason to disallow compliance. That car is super cheap if you can get it, even if you have to pay for parts to be removed and put back. You will pay more for the following: - "Premium" models (but not that much more) - 6 speed manuals (which are <10% of the auctions) - Low kms (I would consider this under 8,000km/year) - Colours other than silver or white (which make up probably 80% of auctions) - Extra factory bits like sunroofs, reversing cameras If you want a silver, auto, average km car you can get it pretty cheap because they are plentiful. You will likely pay considerably more for anything a bit special.

It is technically possible to get one quite cheap, but I agree with the above: you'll generally get what you pay for. There has been a large drop in prices the last few months though. You find when cars are imported to Australia they are generally the best of the bunch in terms of specs, condition and features. That's what people will look for when you try and sell down the line.

Yeah it is a risk... but the annoying thing for me is the car was fine when it entered the country...

Awesome stuff, thanks Aj for those!

First impressions - love driving it! Ride is firm but not shuddery, really feels like it hugs the road. Steering wheel is a great size and the weight is perfect. I find the 6 speed gear box a little bit notchy but still pretty good. Just took a tiny a bit of getting used to for me. The clutch has good feel and it would be very hard to stall. The power is effortless and the exhaust note is good. The BOSE system is excellent for factory audio, and luckily my CD player works. Fuel economy: Averaging 8.3L/km (12L/100km) in city traffic and I haven't exactly been babying it yet Pretty happy with that so far. Haven't found any of the common problems yet. My window switches work fine. Overall very happy. The only downer is my RAW has scratched my rear quarter panel and refuses to accept liability for it.

Lets make them aware! Now that I'm registered, and Rianto is getting his done next week, let's say we make a date for this Melbourne meet? I actually like the Chaddy to Albert Part setup - does anyone have any other suggestions? Must say, I'm loving the attention the V35 gets at the moment. I'm not looking forward to the day when they are as common as the R33...

How about those pages?