Hello All...

triplethreat · 09-18-2020, 07:48 PM

Vern here, from E. TN and I just purchased my first ever Z. I recently retired at the end of April this year and decided to get rid of my "work" car and get something that would be fun to drive. I spent a lot of time looking for something in the 2011 to 2013 model year range and found several possibilities, but most of them were several hundred miles away, or they were gone before I got a chance to pursue them. Then one popped up locally and hit all the check boxes for me. It's really nothing terribly fancy, but I really liked the Gun Metallic and definitely wanted the manual trans. Mileage was average to a bit low for a 2012 and it had obviously been taken care of. It's a base model with the Sport Package and a few mods already done to it and I'm really enjoying it so far. So for now, I'm doing a lot of looking and reading and learning about my new adventure.

I spent a lot of time on fast motorcycles, but haven't really had a performance car since the early 70s, kind of at the end of the muscle car era of that time. I spent a lot of years on sportbikes and did hundreds of track days, both as a customer and as an Instructor for SportBike Track Time. I retired from doing track days at the end of 2017, so basically I'm just relaxing, having fun, and enjoying retirement.

Rusty · 09-18-2020, 09:15 PM

Welcome to the forum you old fart.

Retried from doing bike trackdays in the mid 2000's after having a hip replaced at the age of 47.

Retired from work in 2016 at the age of 60.

Do trackdays with the Z now.

Post up some pic's and what mods you got.

Quicksilvers · 09-19-2020, 04:56 AM

Welcome to the 370Z forums. Post up some pics if you can. Track days are always fun!!

jchammond · 09-19-2020, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilvers

Welcome to the 370Z forums. Post up some pics if you can. Track days are always fun!!

He had an enormous pic posted at first

It was very high quality pic too

ZontheRocks · 09-19-2020, 06:57 AM

Welcome to the forum! Let’s see your new Z!

J.O. · 09-19-2020, 09:43 AM

Hey we got the same color! Mines got the sport package too. If you're around claiborne county you might see me around haha

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Memphis370Z · 09-19-2020, 11:08 AM

Congratulations and welcome, Vern.

Trips · 09-19-2020, 11:09 AM

Welcome!

Congrats on the retirement and your new Z

triplethreat · 09-19-2020, 09:10 PM

Thanks all.....and yea, I posted a couple of pics but they were HUGE, so I deleted them. I'll have to use a resizer and post again.

OK, from this....

To this....

triplethreat · 09-19-2020, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Memphis370Z

Congratulations and welcome, Vern.

Thanks man! Your avatar pic looks really familiar. From my driveway to Tabcat bridge is 18 miles. Been through there probably hundreds of times...mostly on motorcycles.

Quicksilvers · 09-20-2020, 06:06 AM

^ I really like the pictures gorgeous Z you have there I must say love the color!

God-Speed · 09-20-2020, 06:29 AM

Very Nice and Clean. Welcome!!

danegrey · 09-20-2020, 07:36 AM

looks great and enjoy the ride in retirement...... remember the Z likes to run

BettyZ · 09-20-2020, 05:17 PM

welcome!

09-18-2020, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
triplethreat Base Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Murvil, TN Posts: 3 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 4	Hello All... Vern here, from E. TN and I just purchased my first ever Z. I recently retired at the end of April this year and decided to get rid of my "work" car and get something that would be fun to drive. I spent a lot of time looking for something in the 2011 to 2013 model year range and found several possibilities, but most of them were several hundred miles away, or they were gone before I got a chance to pursue them. Then one popped up locally and hit all the check boxes for me. It's really nothing terribly fancy, but I really liked the Gun Metallic and definitely wanted the manual trans. Mileage was average to a bit low for a 2012 and it had obviously been taken care of. It's a base model with the Sport Package and a few mods already done to it and I'm really enjoying it so far. So for now, I'm doing a lot of looking and reading and learning about my new adventure. I spent a lot of time on fast motorcycles, but haven't really had a performance car since the early 70s, kind of at the end of the muscle car era of that time. I spent a lot of years on sportbikes and did hundreds of track days, both as a customer and as an Instructor for SportBike Track Time. I retired from doing track days at the end of 2017, so basically I'm just relaxing, having fun, and enjoying retirement. JARblue, Rusty, johnxxx and 5 others like this. Last edited by triplethreat; 09-18-2020 at 07:53 PM.

09-18-2020, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,864 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	Welcome to the forum you old fart. Retried from doing bike trackdays in the mid 2000's after having a hip replaced at the age of 47. Retired from work in 2016 at the age of 60. Do trackdays with the Z now. Post up some pic's and what mods you got. JARblue, johnxxx, jchammond and 3 others like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

09-19-2020, 04:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Quicksilvers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,039 Drives: 2017 370z Rep Power: 25462	Welcome to the 370Z forums. Post up some pics if you can. Track days are always fun!! __________________ Mr. Clean

09-19-2020, 06:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
ZontheRocks Track Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Central Florida Posts: 936 Drives: 2016 Nissan PW 370Z Rep Power: 33079	Welcome to the forum! Let’s see your new Z! __________________ '16 Pearl White Sport \| Stillen Gen. 3 \| Motordyne ART \| Motordyne Shockwave \| ZSpeed \| Powertrix \| EVO-R \| Aeroworkz \| Nismo \| Z1 \| EcuTek \| Tuned by Seb @ SpecialtyZ

09-19-2020, 11:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Welcome! Congrats on the retirement and your new Z __________________

09-19-2020, 09:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
J.O. Base Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 14 Drives: 2011 370z Silver 6MT Rep Power: 6	Hey we got the same color! Mines got the sport package too. If you're around claiborne county you might see me around haha Sent from my GM1917 using Tapatalk

09-19-2020, 11:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
Memphis370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Memphis Area Posts: 3,117 Drives: '09 MB Rep Power: 124433	Congratulations and welcome, Vern.

09-19-2020, 09:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
triplethreat Base Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Murvil, TN Posts: 3 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 4	Thanks all.....and yea, I posted a couple of pics but they were HUGE, so I deleted them. I'll have to use a resizer and post again. OK, from this.... To this.... God-Speed, danegrey, Rusty and 2 others like this. Last edited by triplethreat; 09-19-2020 at 09:27 PM.

09-20-2020, 06:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
Quicksilvers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,039 Drives: 2017 370z Rep Power: 25462	^ I really like the pictures gorgeous Z you have there I must say love the color! triplethreat likes this. __________________ Mr. Clean

09-20-2020, 06:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
God-Speed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 4,352 Drives: Prototype Rep Power: 2684376	Very Nice and Clean. Welcome!! triplethreat likes this.

09-20-2020, 07:36 AM	#13 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,081 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 558939	looks great and enjoy the ride in retirement...... remember the Z likes to run triplethreat likes this. __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

09-20-2020, 05:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
BettyZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Chicagoland Age: 37 Posts: 5,261 Drives: A Garage Queen Rep Power: 2684370	welcome! triplethreat likes this. __________________ '14 MB Nismo \| Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs. Betty Mods