How I got my 370z at 17 years old
 

so ive been on these forums for a while now and I thought I would share to you guys the story of how I got my 370Z. Rewind to about March 2016, I saw a 370z zoom past me in my old clunker mustang.. i was like Holy ****, i want one of those one day.. So then one day my dad was joking around and asked if I wanted to go test drive some fast cars just for fun (ahhh my dad).. i was like yeah!!! lets go see the 370's!! he was actually joking but ended up taking me to go see them.. i test drove it and fell in love. The first thing my dad said was "Omg, you would kill yourself in this".. I was so sad to hear that. From then on I was obsessed with Z cars, my dad quickly seen as I would spend my time reading about z's , watching videos about Z's, etc.. fast forward to May 24th, the night before I graduated, my dad had to use the restroom as we were driving (like it was an emergency)... I quickly said go to the nissan dealership that was across from where we were (im so happy he had to **** his pants at that moment and not later lol) , they will have a bathroom!! (i just wanted to see the GTR or 370's they might have..) my dad uses the restroom and sees a used 370Z, it was brilliant silver, 12k miles, sport pkg... it was so beautiful. My dad said, lets test drive this one now.. he drove it and something clicked in his head and asked me if I wanted to see how mom would feel about it. We asked her and she was not for it but my dad said lets go run some numbers and see what we can do.. My mom said No so many times, so the dealership kept throwing in things to ease up my mom. My mom got me 6year, 100k, bumper to bumper warranty, Gap thrown in, free exterior/interior protection package.. a chunk of money off the price and they offered me $1000 dollars for my mustang without even seeing it ( Was not worth $1000). My dad said just do it and it was done. I drove it home and the next morning I drove to Grad practice like a boss, I have been so happy since. I love this car even though its not practical, i dont care. I plan to start a youtube channel to document my experience with this car, would any of you watch? anyways, thats my story, i would love to hear your stories..

-Chris

Cool story, Chris.

I remember when I was 17, I thought I knew all there was to be known.

Enjoy the ride.

I was about 17 when I got my first Z as well... though it was a 78 280z :p

Enjoy the euphoria, I know I did, just remember to stay in touch with reality. Not trying to be a **** as my own son is only two years older than you and I would say the same to him having myself been that age once. Really, enjoy the car for what it is and if you feel like pushing the limits, bring it to a track.

As for myself, I wanted a Z since the 350Z came out in 2003 and got a 370Z just last year. Now I am looking to join the few who have purchased a nismo by trading my current one in.

Go to a few auto crosses and figure out how to drive it. It's a lot of car even bone stock. It's more capable than you are at 17, so respect it and it won't throw you off the road backwards. Be careful, it can get away from you if you drive like a jackass.

wow thank you all for your replys. yes the feeling is very euphoric. I repsect the car every time I drive it and I know that if I am careless, I could kill myself. I will admit, i do like to have a little fun in the canyon, but nowhere near this cars limits. I have actually raced on a track a few times, but I would not consider myself experienced. But I have taken a lot of defensive driver courses and have learned alot about regaining control of vehicles and such... I doubt I will push this car soon.. I have to much to lose if I crash, my life and my mom would probably make me get rid of the car. I am definately going to start youtube so I can document this all, Im not sure if I plan to mod, maybe some cosmetic stuff.. im afraid of even driving without VDC..

Good stuff Chris, you sound like a very decent and appreciable young man. Continue to do right by your parents and life will grant you plenty, the older I get it seems the kids these days either forgot it or were never taught it. Congrats young man.

thanks man. I am so fortunate and appreciative of it, I would be so stupid to mess something like this up. Thank you for the kind words.

Great story Chris. Congratulations on your Graduation.

congratulation dude. Enjoy it !



It is not the monthly payment that is hard.
The hard part is upgrade :icon18::icon18::icon18:

welcome to the forum!

do the mods that wont void your warranty first :)

Great story and since u love the car I'm sure you will respect it make sure you don't drive it like an azz not trying to be rude but like others said it is a lot of car for a young man. I have 2 sons 12 and 20 and I tell them the same things all the time specially my older son because I want to see him live and enjoy life!

But on the flip side congrats on graduating and the car I hope it brings you lots of joy.

Keep traction control on young man, these things spin like a top! Other than that, enjoy :)

must be nice

Thank you all for the kind words!! I did not make this clear.. This car was not a gift.. helping me get into the car was my gift :). I do have to work for the car while I am in college, but believe me, it is very worth it to me.

haha yeah I plan to get an exhaust and intakes sometime, but that will be a while from now.. If i were to install a 2-din navigation head unit, would that void the warranty??


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To the OP, not to rain on your parade, but this is what happened to another 17yr old's car. Mind you he's only been driving it for about 7 months, and it's been in 4 (5?) collisions prior (relatively minor), has had $~7K worth of body work done within a month of this happening.

http://i.imgur.com/fW9iJRv.jpg

So yeah, the stats paint a sad picture. So keep the traction control on and don't give in to peer pressure to do stupid things. The car above was totaled by the insurance co.

Hi Chris,

I enjoyed reading your story. Congratulations and welcome to the club.

No not at all, there are a bunch of YouTube videos out there for install. This was the fist upgrade I did on my car and the back up cam as well. I went with the alpine ine-w960 if you go with it shop Amazon I got it for under 500 and definitely get the park brake override because with out it you have to have the park brake on to use the navi

I thank you for the headsup, and I am really appreciative for your concern.. But I can assure you, I am not like the typical 17 year old teen hot heads you all know about. Yes I know how to have fun, but I am safe when I do so. If I want to push the car to its limits, I will simply take it to a track. I have been driving for 2 years now and I have not gotten in any collisions or any violations with the law. However, I have almost got into an accident where somebody ran a red light and nearly t-boned me, thankfully I was able to react quickly and get out of the way. I don't want to sound like a cocky teen (if I do I apologize), but I assure you that I will not become another "statistic". I pay for this car with my own money, thus I respect the car much more. Some people cannot handle the responsibility that comes with these cars.

I was looking at the alpine, I'm very good with car video/audio, so would be doing the install..

Thank you for the Welcome, looking forward to chatting on here.

I think that's key right there. If one has some [significant] contribution to the car, they'll take much more pride in owning and taking care of it. That was not the case in the incident above. Given his past driving history, I think a corolla or civic is more appropriate. Less likely to do stupid things in shitbox car like that than a ricer boy rally car.

Kind understand what he is saying though, my thing is this, like Crext obviously being 38 I pay for my own car and he does the same at 17 but is invested, if I offer to take someone for a ride after getting nice compliments I usually get the whole, "just don't kill me!" Bit. What I say in return is, "I don't want to harm the car and cost me unneeded bills so you are more than safe!". My point is for sure having an investment is key, plus I'm sure Crext realizes if he were to Eff it up, he would no longer be the proud owner of a 370Z.

Chris, congratulations on getting your Z. I wish my wife would have let me get a Z instead of my G, but it's practically a Z now. Good on you for going to the track and getting it out there rather than the streets. May life treat you well and best of luck on your future endeavors!

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Glad to hear that and much respect to you for doing good!

Thank you


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Aw haha. Well if you need four seats, maybe a GTR is more practical? ;)


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yeah I think about that everytime someone comes up to me and wants me to race at a redlight. I just let them do their thing.. a couple seconds of fun is not worth my life or the car. I truly cannot be any happier, their is no other car thag I would rather own with the exception of one that is 1.1 Million dollars ;). No other car is like this Z to me.


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The GTR is more practical, however the price is not lol.

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lol not to mention the service schedule and cost

But the GTR has 4 seats!! Its the perfect family car, thus is why you should go get one now.

I have not been able to confirm this but I read $1500 just in tranny oil every 18000 miles and $4000 for the brakes. Not to mention already having a $1400-1600 monthly payment not including insurance and yearly excise tax. If you make 100k a year go for it.

$4000 for brakes, holy ****.. by the time I get to that point where I make 100k, there will probably be something better anyways..

Ive thought about it, and I think I may just save for two years and trade in the Z for a GTR. I already have 10k saved this year (was planning on a FI TT kit), but the more I think about it, the more Im realizing the Z is a young mans car (Im 32..had my first 350 at 22)

If I save for 2 years and trade in my 370Z (stop modding it now), I should have a minimal car payment in a GTR (goal being financing under 18k)

Dont go for the FI TT kit, go for the GTR. I have been in a TT 370z, and it was really awesome, but I would be to worried about it because the 370 is my daily..

I wonder if the GTR was designed with daily driven in mind, most super cars are not. Again, unless you have ALOT of disposable income.

I doubt it was, I dont think the majority of GTR daily theirs anyways..

I dont know if anyone else has said anything, but these cars hate the rain. I totaled 2 350z's in the rain. Once when I was 18, doing the speed limit with my dad riding passenger. and then another at 20. Granted I was drunk for the second one but it was still a solo accident cause by a hydroplane. Stay safe out there.

Proper maintenance, healthy tire tread, keeping the VDC on, and experience behind the wheel will keep you plenty safe. .....oh, and don't drink and drive, derp.....