theDreamer's Z

theDreamer · 08-01-2012, 01:57 PM

A quick update on my car since I got it back earlier this year after four months of being down from the accident. One week after I got the car someone decided to scratch my new rear Nismo bumper.

Shortly after that occurred I had a slight belt issue, shredded. Luckily Baker had one ready for me, towed the car back to them and within an hour I was back on the road, no damage to the car. The belt was around 23,000 miles used. We had checked it a couple weeks prior when I did an oil change it looked good, probably would have to be changed at the end of the summer. Then we had some interesting weather where it went from 90+ to 30 and back to 90+ within a few days. I think this pushed the belt a little and caused a few major cracks which led to it failing.

Things improved, got to drive the car for awhile without issues which is great. Was able to make it out to a few events and C&C meets with some other Z owners.

Stole this one from Houston-Streets.com

And then it was time for more fun, noticed my back end was sliding a bit more. Got under the car and got a nice view of my tires and the lack of tread left. Decided to upgrade to some RE-11s this time and so far they have been amazing.

Hankook V12 after 25,000 miles:

RE-11:

Birthday arrived and got an amazing gift from the girlfriend, which I spent the next 3 days playing with straight.

Was time for an oil change and needed to have the rear bumper touched up. Dropped it off a Baker a couple days ago and was given this amazing machine for a loaner car. It even has SPORT mode, though honestly I have no clue what it does.

08-01-2012, 01:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4211	A quick update on my car since I got it back earlier this year after four months of being down from the accident. One week after I got the car someone decided to scratch my new rear Nismo bumper. Shortly after that occurred I had a slight belt issue, shredded. Luckily Baker had one ready for me, towed the car back to them and within an hour I was back on the road, no damage to the car. The belt was around 23,000 miles used. We had checked it a couple weeks prior when I did an oil change it looked good, probably would have to be changed at the end of the summer. Then we had some interesting weather where it went from 90+ to 30 and back to 90+ within a few days. I think this pushed the belt a little and caused a few major cracks which led to it failing. Things improved, got to drive the car for awhile without issues which is great. Was able to make it out to a few events and C&C meets with some other Z owners. Stole this one from Houston-Streets.com And then it was time for more fun, noticed my back end was sliding a bit more. Got under the car and got a nice view of my tires and the lack of tread left. Decided to upgrade to some RE-11s this time and so far they have been amazing. Hankook V12 after 25,000 miles: RE-11: Birthday arrived and got an amazing gift from the girlfriend, which I spent the next 3 days playing with straight. Was time for an oil change and needed to have the rear bumper touched up. Dropped it off a Baker a couple days ago and was given this amazing machine for a loaner car. It even has SPORT mode, though honestly I have no clue what it does. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram