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Hi all, does anyone know what a V36 250GT Type V is? I know about the Type S (sport) and P (luxury) pack options, but there are now a bunch of V36 250GTs coming into NZ that are listed as a 'Type V'. Google doesn't seem to know much, other than acknowledging that this model exists... The cars themselves seem to have a mismash of options like half leather seats, some have navi and most seem to have the passenger side wing mirror camera.

Is this one of the registered V35 AV converter guys - charging NZD$499 for the conversion in NZ? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/rear-view-cameras/auction-533190114.htm Makes me a little bit suspicious since there is a q posted there about a series 2 M35 which should have been a dead giveaway that it wasn't supported, but their initial answer to the q was that it was (they later reported it correctly as not supported).

So maybe there is hope out there for V36 owners - spotted this ad on TradeMe (NZ auction site) the other day - a 2005 Nissan Fuga being advertised as having the navigation system converted to NZ: http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/nissan/fuga/auction-496051466.htm The advertiser (Croydon Wholesalers) is a well known importer of Nissans, and Skylines in particular, so doesn't surprise me they figured it out. The Fuga is kinda related to the V36 - wonder how close a cousin the AV system is?!

Just one significant difference between the 250GT and 300GT - the 250 only has a 4 speed auto, whereas the 300 has a 5spd...

Try getting in touch with these guys in NZ - I think they're about the only ones south of Japan who can claim to be experts on the GT8 CVT: http://www.cvt.co.nz/

Been there, done that. Nissan NZ quoted me NZD$400+ (might have been closer to $500 - can't remember exactly) per side for the whole arm so you got off lightly with that quote! As per the last post you definitely can replace just the bushes. Mine were done under a mechanical warranty, and the warranty co told Nissan to get stuffed with the quote for the arms and instead sourced just the bushes themselves and supplied those to the dealer. Got fitted with no dramas - now no more nasty squeaks from the front of the car.

I'll bite... Real world 250GT consumption: 100% open road - best I've seen is 10.73km/l 40% motorway/60% city - around 9.3km/l Absolute worst in 3 years of owning it was 8.3km/l - but more usually closer to the 9.3km/l. The numbers the OP put up don't make sense - or at least not in the real world where the bigger the engine the more likely you are to use the extra cc's!

Hey, you beat my record - a year or 2 ago scored a set of the same things for $200 from TradeMe. And then sold my 16's for the same price!

Thanks for that all! Interesting that Nissan don't seem to know...

Hey, anyone out there got the original owners manual for a 250GT and can look up what the recommended oil is for the VQ25DD? Nissan have been putting 15W40 in mine, but a lot of you seem to be using 10W40 so got them to use that at the last change. Just wondering what it should actually be?

Chad Bob - you're the man, awesome pics. I have a funny feeling I now know what is causing a bit of smoke to come out the tailpipe of my car at high RPM - must be when the valves open a bit further and some of that crap gets blown out. Does anyone know if any workshops in Auckland can do this kind of thing without it costing an arm and a leg? And who could do it without breaking or ruining anything? Would like to get mine done but I think this is a bit beyond my basic DIY skills...

Re the belts - if they get noisy on cold start after being changed pop back to City Nissan, this is fairly normal and takes them a few minutes to re-adjust. Re the lower control arm bushings - inner or outer? I've just had both inner bushings done on mine due to severe cracking, initially was told by City Nissan that the whole arm has to be replaced at $600 each (very expensive chunks of aluminium)! Fortunately I've got a mechanical warranty and this part is covered - and the warranty people discovered that you can replaced the bushing as a separate item. Also had one of my wheel bearings done - what a difference that has made, never noticed how noisy it was, put the noise down to tyre roar. Now the car is like a tomb inside!

Just had the belts done on mine - next cold morning they squealed for about 30s or so. Took back to dealer who did the belts, they re-adjusted the tension and now all good, squeal gone. Story from the dealer was that the belts expand a bit after installation so they very rarely get the tension right first time.

There are quite a few Infiniti dealers out there who will ship overseas - I've used Riverside Infiniti who were good. They also have an EBay store. Just do a search here first - quite a few G35 parts do not fit the JDM models for one reason or another.

Keep an eye on Trademe - V35 wheels do pop up occasionally. Though usually the 17s - was fortunate to score a set of standard 17s with great tyres to replace the horrid 16s that the 250GT comes with standard. Then sold my 16s for the same price I got the 17s for - go figure!