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WTF... why is the 370Z so expensive to maintain, and why is it so dangerous?

Ok, so bear with me here. I was really mad that I was paying to fill the Z up with 93 because it's so expensive, but it just gets worse.

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Old 05-16-2010, 07:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Ok, so bear with me here. I was really mad that I was paying to fill the Z up with 93 because it's so expensive, but it just gets worse.

Yesterday I went to AAM Competition - the place where Lou Fusz got his TT installed and you know they did it with Unicorn Blood. Well, I pull up to the gas station and WTF! How am I going to afford this? It's one of the rarest substances on earth so it is expensive as hell.



Then, I just happen to check my door sill and WTF! Spacers between the gaskets in my exhaust? I have to buy a freakin' gas mask? What the hell is carbon monoxide anyways?!?!?



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I buy my unicorn blood from mexico, it doesn't go through the same quality checks as the US, but tons cheaper.

I drove around in a gas mask for a long time even before I bought the Z. That's normal, right?
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I just want to know how much power the exhaust spacers gave Nissan, and if all of the aftermarket CBEs retain said spacers.
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I drove around in a gas mask for a long time even before I bought the Z. That's normal, right?
Cheaper, but an inferior product.............. you want 100% USDA Frost Choice .................. not a spec of cereal
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I drove around in a gas mask for a long time even before I bought the Z. That's normal, right?
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