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jezzerrr · 4th April 2008, 05:46

Hi all! I have been lurking for a few weeks, very, very informative and great site! I picked up my spankers NHB type R on the 18th of last month, and put 1000k's on it the first week I had it!

I came from a 350z, and I have to say, I am surprised with just how much I enjoy driving this thing, I do miss rwd, but I've taken this for a couple of runs now, and it's really impressed me with how well it handles, both in the wet and dry! I just have to learn to get my thrills going downhill instead of up

As for the refinement, well hell, there's really no comparison. I guess the loud exhaust on the Z didn't help, but then neither did the NVH! It was just a real laborious car to drive, esp around the city, vibes through the whole rev range, pain to change gear, heavy as clutch, felt like you had to muscle it around corners, where as this thing it's just snick snick, flicks in corners like nothing, nice refined ride, and so quiet (comparatively)! Love the vtec note too. Doesn't really have the power of the z, which I do miss a bit, but i also think power is a relative thing. I've had a couple of turboed cars and you're always longing for more, so I think that's just something I'll get over eventually. Power costs tooo much money.

Saying that though, there have been plently of times where I've flicked it back a gear to fire through a corner and come out the other side laughing because I'm so impressed by how well it handles! The only thing I would wish for is that they came with an LSD standard, there's just the odd occasion where the inside wheel loses traction on uneven surfaces that takes the edge off things a bit. Other than that, pretty damn happy with my purchase!

I'm looking at just doing a couple of basics to it and leaving it at that. Going to paint the stock wheels black (I think), and put a couple of subs where the spare is, I'm a big fan of keeping everything completely functional and practical after having a car where it was an effort putting my work bag in the car

Anyway I could ramble on and on. I'll catch ya round the site

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jezzerrr Valve Cap Join Date: 24th March 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hello from Bris, AU Hi all! I have been lurking for a few weeks, very, very informative and great site! I picked up my spankers NHB type R on the 18th of last month, and put 1000k's on it the first week I had it! I came from a 350z, and I have to say, I am surprised with just how much I enjoy driving this thing, I do miss rwd, but I've taken this for a couple of runs now, and it's really impressed me with how well it handles, both in the wet and dry! I just have to learn to get my thrills going downhill instead of up As for the refinement, well hell, there's really no comparison. I guess the loud exhaust on the Z didn't help, but then neither did the NVH! It was just a real laborious car to drive, esp around the city, vibes through the whole rev range, pain to change gear, heavy as clutch, felt like you had to muscle it around corners, where as this thing it's just snick snick, flicks in corners like nothing, nice refined ride, and so quiet (comparatively)! Love the vtec note too. Doesn't really have the power of the z, which I do miss a bit, but i also think power is a relative thing. I've had a couple of turboed cars and you're always longing for more, so I think that's just something I'll get over eventually. Power costs tooo much money. Saying that though, there have been plently of times where I've flicked it back a gear to fire through a corner and come out the other side laughing because I'm so impressed by how well it handles! The only thing I would wish for is that they came with an LSD standard, there's just the odd occasion where the inside wheel loses traction on uneven surfaces that takes the edge off things a bit. Other than that, pretty damn happy with my purchase! I'm looking at just doing a couple of basics to it and leaving it at that. Going to paint the stock wheels black (I think), and put a couple of subs where the spare is, I'm a big fan of keeping everything completely functional and practical after having a car where it was an effort putting my work bag in the car Anyway I could ramble on and on. I'll catch ya round the site