2010 Nissan 370Z GT V6

The car we have here today is a GT Roadster variant, meaning it comes with a fabric roof, 19-inch ‘RAYS’ wheels and a handling pack.  

It has an entirely reasonable mileage of 78,000 and comes with the later, preferred ‘flappy paddle’ gearbox.

As far as we’re aware the car starts, goes, accelerates, handles and stops as you would hope and want.
 

The bodywork is straight with crisp and consistent shut-lines and panel gaps.

Dinks, dents, creases, ripples and folds are in short supply, too, and the car generally presents well.

From a few metres away, the silver paintwork – always a forgiving shade – looks to have retained plenty of lustre and depth of shine.

Move a little closer and a few minor flaws begin to make themselves known.

There is a small spot of bubbling at the base of the offside door and an even smaller one on the boot lid just above the Nissan badge.

There is a fair scattering and number of stone chips on the front valance, around the ‘nose’ of the car, and along the sills.

Both of the forward bases of the front wheel arches are scuffed and scratched.

There is paint missing from the black trim beneath the windows on both doors.

The car is shod in new premium Michelin rubber (not the Goodyear items shown in the photographs) but the wheels are kerbed and scuffed and in need of refurbishment.

The black fabric hood goes up and down as it should and has just a few creases and scuffs of the sort that are earned when folding roofs are stowed.

The lights, lenses, badging and other exterior fixtures and fittings look good to us.
 

The interior of the car is unapologetically macho in its red, black and brushed alloy aesthetic – and it’s none the worse for that.

The red leather seats are in a solid but clearly used condition, and there is some creasing and signs of wear, particularly to the outer bolsters, and some colour fading in places.

We think the judicious application of some high-quality cleaning and feeding products would make an appreciable difference.

The black carpets and mats are in good order.

There’s a tiny split to the black plastic on the passenger door card, and its counterpart on the driver’s side has a few scuffs here and there, no doubt caused by the ingress and egress of feet.

The handbrake lever has a few scuffs and scratches to show for its years of service, as do the kick plates.

The steering wheel, gear selector and other controls are all good, as far as we can see.

To the best of our knowledge, all dials, buttons, switches and knobs do what they’re supposed to do without hesitation or deviation.  

The boot, which contains a space-saver wheel and some tools, is looks solid and sound to us.
 

The engine bay looks clean, tidy and orderly, with everything in its right and proper place, and the undersides of the car look to be possessed of plenty of structural integrity.

Nothing we’ve seen has given us any cause to tut, frown or otherwise question the car’s honesty.
 

The car comes with a full book pack, keys, a recent HPI report and a V5C.

If or when more history comes our way, we will post it in the documents section.
 

These rare cars have a lot to offer.

For a start, it’s made by Nissan, so it will be properly screwed together and typically more reliable than some other marques we could mention.

It’s also got serious performance credentials and will leave many a Cayman or TT wondering what just shot past them.

And, of course, it will be considerably better priced than either of them and, indeed, most others in this sporty category.

We are happy to offer this car for auction with an estimate in the range of £7,000 - £10,000.

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