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Hi, Anyone with experiences good or bad when using ethanol blends of gasoline (E5/E10) on V35 Skylines? In particular the direct injection (VQDD) engines? Gull in NZ (at least in Auckland) has been selling both regular and high octane as blended gasoline for a little while now. My wife's 2006 Honda Civic is fine with the Regular Plus and I'd like to get back to using Gull Force 10 premium gas again for the Skyline. Nissan NZ reckons that all NEW Nissan cars from 1/1/2004 onwards are fine with E10. The question for Japanese domestic market cars is a bit muddier... From what I read awhile back in theory the higher compression VQDDs should handle the ethanol blends well. I also reckon that given that for the most part a JDM Skyline is an Infiniti G35/G37 in the US and that Infinitis in the US can handle up to E15 that JDM Skylines should be okay too - surely they can't make them on two separate production lines with different grade fuel line plumbing and the like. It wouldn't make sense from a cost perspective would it? Thanks for any information on this. Regards, Derek.

I posted something on this recently that might help you. It will definitely help you with V35 car model years 2001-2003 but could also help for 2004 and beyond as well - Reading Car Spec Options Off The Vin Plate Under The Hood... Run the link supplied through Google Translate or BabelFish or whatever your favourite Japanese translator might be.

Not long after purchasing my 300GT in 2005 I came across this link on a Japanese enthusiast's blog which contained the following link: Skyline V35 Model Option Decoding Run it through your favourite Japanese to English translator. Google Translator or whatever... I think you'll find this page is particularly useful for the first and second refreshes (there were four) of the V35 model although you'll find information that might be used to decode various Nissan model numbers. Off my V35 I was able to tell that it was pretty much a "plain" old GT-S spec. As always with translator software some things will require you to think "laterally" with the translation e.g. the 14th letter of the model number the translator reads "B|SUPAFAINHADOKOTO" you'll find that is the "super fine hard coat" paint option... . Likewise for the same 14th letter, "D|Electric GARASUSANRUFU" is the electric sunroof. Other weirdness is left as an exercise for the reader... So how do things check out on your car? Hope that this is of use to people. Cheers, Derek.

Petrol (the 95 octane variety) is currently $NZ2.19 per litre in Auckland (you'll pay more this in more remote areas).

Hi all, another one from the shaky isles. Came across this forum when it was mentioned on FreshAlloy.com. Good to see a forum dedicated to the V-series as well. I'm the owner of a 2002 V35 300GT S-spec sedan. I purchased it in 2005. Previously I owned a 1992 R32 GTS25. Looks like a lot of 350 GT-8 and 350GT coupe owners in Australia. In NZ I tend to notice a lot more sedans. The coupes definitely command a higher premium. Have seen some V36 sedans coming through - prices for these near new cars go from the low $NZ30k (for a 250GT) to the mid $NZ40k (for a 350GT). A little heavy on the gas in town 13-14l/100km (better than the GTS25 though!) but on the open road high 8l/100km are easily doable. I reckon it'd probably be good for 800+km if it was all open road. Interiors on V35 are somewhat variable, easily better than the R32 I had but still not quite as nice as the Europeans. The S-spec has a better interior with the black half leather than that ecru stuff which in my opinion is a bit hideous. All in all a nice car. Cheers, Derek.