New owner E92 M3 to Z

Boosted Josh · 04-30-2010, 10:29 PM

Traded in my E92 M3 in today on a PG 09 6-sp Touring/Sport/Nav Z. The Z has the gray leather and I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the interior is.

The Z was just traded in on a Maxima and only had 833 miles on it. I was looking to get into something a little less pricey to move up the property ladder. I actually stopped at the dealer to look at a frontier and when I started looking at the Z's I said in passing that if I were to get one I'd want a PG with sport and nav. The sales lady's eyes lit up and said she was working on a trade for that exact car and that if she could find the exact Maxima that the guy wanted that they should be getting the Z in a couple days. She called me on Wednesday, we got the deal worked out and I took delivery today. The only bad thing was the car already had the front plate bracket mounted.

My M3 only had 8066 miles when I dropped her off this afternoon, I was a little sad but I got a great car and the deal was solid.

My wife has an Infiniti EX35 and it has been flawless. Her good luck with that car is what made me consider the Z. The Z and the EX actually appear to share quite a few parts.

I don't have any good pics of the Z but yall all know what they look like.

The old M3:

tommyguns · 04-30-2010, 10:36 PM

Congrats and welcome aboard.

fullmonty · 04-30-2010, 11:36 PM

Congrats!

Trips · 04-30-2010, 11:40 PM

As ex BMW owner Welcome!
hope you find everything you need to know in here!
Congrats

Boosted Josh · 05-01-2010, 12:54 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome.

G Fo12ce · 05-01-2010, 12:58 PM

Always had Japanese cars up until my last. I came from an E46 M3.

Welcome.

370Zsteve · 05-01-2010, 01:07 PM

Any problems with the BMW? I'm curious since you said your wife's Nissan was "flawless". I've owned many American cars, German cars and Japanese cars over the years, and my experience has been that the Japanese cars are much less prone to things breaking.

PoP! · 05-01-2010, 01:39 PM

nice how much did they value your car?

CrownR426 · 05-01-2010, 01:52 PM

huge downgrade D:

Crazy8 · 05-01-2010, 02:00 PM

Welcome

05-01-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CrownR426

huge downgrade D:

THIS! Why would you trade in an E92!!!!!!

Boosted Josh · 05-01-2010, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoP!

nice how much did they value your car?

$46 + tax savings put it $47,955

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Originally Posted by CrownR426

huge downgrade D:

diffrent kind of car.

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Originally Posted by Crazy8

Welcome

thanks

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

THIS! Why would you trade in an E92!!!!!!

to buy a new house and do it on a 15 year note

the m3 was great but it did have some nit picky problem that kept it in the shop. I'll say that during the time I put 8000 miles on the M I put 3000 miles on BMW loaner cars.

CBRich · 05-01-2010, 07:31 PM

Can't blame you one bit for moving up the property ladder and on a short note. I think you'll be very happy with the Z.

tbonesteak · 05-01-2010, 07:38 PM

you'll love the z. i have a few buddies with the e92m3 and they were shockingly surprised after driving my z. I came from an mkiv supra and an s2000, which are both amazingly engineered cars and the z satisfies me perfectly fine. welcome aboard!

NewlyIMPORTed · 05-01-2010, 11:33 PM

Welcome and man that was a beautiful M3 but the Z is an amazing car

04-30-2010, 10:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Boosted Josh Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 85 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 15	New owner E92 M3 to Z Traded in my E92 M3 in today on a PG 09 6-sp Touring/Sport/Nav Z. The Z has the gray leather and I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the interior is. The Z was just traded in on a Maxima and only had 833 miles on it. I was looking to get into something a little less pricey to move up the property ladder. I actually stopped at the dealer to look at a frontier and when I started looking at the Z's I said in passing that if I were to get one I'd want a PG with sport and nav. The sales lady's eyes lit up and said she was working on a trade for that exact car and that if she could find the exact Maxima that the guy wanted that they should be getting the Z in a couple days. She called me on Wednesday, we got the deal worked out and I took delivery today. The only bad thing was the car already had the front plate bracket mounted. My M3 only had 8066 miles when I dropped her off this afternoon, I was a little sad but I got a great car and the deal was solid. My wife has an Infiniti EX35 and it has been flawless. Her good luck with that car is what made me consider the Z. The Z and the EX actually appear to share quite a few parts. I don't have any good pics of the Z but yall all know what they look like. The old M3:

04-30-2010, 10:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
tommyguns Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Age: 64 Posts: 914 Drives: 370Z/Sport/Black/MT Rep Power: 16	Congrats and welcome aboard. __________________ 09 Sport / MB / 6sd / Nismo"R" Intake / Eibach Pro Kit / Z1 25 row cooler / JWT LW FW / New Short Block 3/11/11 /H&R 15fr 20rr/DBA 4000/FI CB with 12"res./Morel/JL/"Division"mod/SPC/EcuTek/M370/ZEX C SHOT/ART's/NRG

04-30-2010, 11:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 33	Congrats! __________________

04-30-2010, 11:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	As ex BMW owner Welcome! hope you find everything you need to know in here! Congrats __________________ Last edited by Trips; 05-01-2010 at 02:24 PM.

05-01-2010, 12:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
G Fo12ce Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 996 Drives: Sold! Rep Power: 51	Always had Japanese cars up until my last. I came from an E46 M3. Welcome. __________________ Nismo Suspension: New Owners Check Here!

05-01-2010, 12:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Boosted Josh Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 85 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 15	Thanks for the warm welcome.

05-01-2010, 01:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 42	Any problems with the BMW? I'm curious since you said your wife's Nissan was "flawless". I've owned many American cars, German cars and Japanese cars over the years, and my experience has been that the Japanese cars are much less prone to things breaking. __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

05-01-2010, 01:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
PoP! Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northwest Posts: 26 Drives: 10 Nismo PW Rep Power: 15	nice how much did they value your car?

05-01-2010, 01:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
CrownR426 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Korea Posts: 4,676 Drives: Manual Rep Power: 847	huge downgrade D:

05-01-2010, 02:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Crazy8 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 255 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 15	Welcome

05-01-2010, 07:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	Can't blame you one bit for moving up the property ladder and on a short note. I think you'll be very happy with the Z.

05-01-2010, 07:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
tbonesteak Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 914 Drives: MY09 MB 6MT Rep Power: 375	you'll love the z. i have a few buddies with the e92m3 and they were shockingly surprised after driving my z. I came from an mkiv supra and an s2000, which are both amazingly engineered cars and the z satisfies me perfectly fine. welcome aboard!

05-01-2010, 11:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 17	Welcome and man that was a beautiful M3 but the Z is an amazing car __________________ 2011 WRX STICobb Accessport, Nameless Performance exhaust, COBB SF Intake, COBB downpipe, 20% tint, Work Emotion XD9's

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