New .. Just want to say..

HonestlyLying · 03-14-2011, 07:48 PM

I am new here and want to say how lucky all of you Z owners are. Amazingly beautiful and quick car! There are only a few cars I can just stare at forever and the Z is definitely one. I hope to own one eventually..

I have always wanted one from the day I saw the 350.. my jaw dropped.

There are a few cars in a similar class that I looked at and in 2009 I picked up an Rx8. I find it quite attractive but not quite as much as a Z and actually liked it a lot BUT with the horrible fuel economy, lack of power and torque we parted ways. A year later already having a daily driver I decided I could afford a cheap used sports car and picked up an Rx8 for a toy(I could mod for more power and still be cheaper than a z), and this my friends, was probably the biggest mistake of my life. It looked great but quickly just fell apart and ended up costing me enough to have picked up a decent 03 350z. I flipped that around christmas and was lucky enough to get some money back and got a simple daily driver. Long story short what I SHOULD have done is gone straight away with the z.. now having 2 cars I am not in a position to pick one up but it is on my mind all the time. I love the Z and probably will not feel complete until I own one.

Anyway congrats to you all! One day I will be one of you and till then I get to survive living on this forum and seeing some randomly in the summer!!

SPOHN · 03-14-2011, 07:51 PM

Welcome, your day will come.

cfweber · 03-14-2011, 11:02 PM

think of a plan to make the dream happen

Cmike2780 · 03-14-2011, 11:18 PM

I was in similar situation as you. The RX-8 was good car until all the gremlims started to pop up. I let it go before any serious problems started to appear. Just not enough aftermarket support for that car. Any bolt-on aside from FI made very little gains over stock. I really liked the 8 when it was new, but around 20k miles it would be at the dealer for one problem after another. There was a span of 2 weeks where I was in the shop 4 different times for the same problem (SSV solenoid valve) before they replaced it. Horrible service rep, worst dealer I've ever dealt with.

Xander117 · 03-15-2011, 09:22 AM

Welcome, hopefully you will find a way to get what you want. Just remember to take your time and not to rush into that is going to cause you more problems down the line.

dixon cider · 03-31-2011, 01:34 AM

KaienZ34 · 04-09-2011, 03:44 PM

03-14-2011, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
HonestlyLying Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mpls, Mn Posts: 31 Drives: Public transport Rep Power: 14	New .. Just want to say.. I am new here and want to say how lucky all of you Z owners are. Amazingly beautiful and quick car! There are only a few cars I can just stare at forever and the Z is definitely one. I hope to own one eventually.. I have always wanted one from the day I saw the 350.. my jaw dropped. There are a few cars in a similar class that I looked at and in 2009 I picked up an Rx8. I find it quite attractive but not quite as much as a Z and actually liked it a lot BUT with the horrible fuel economy, lack of power and torque we parted ways. A year later already having a daily driver I decided I could afford a cheap used sports car and picked up an Rx8 for a toy(I could mod for more power and still be cheaper than a z), and this my friends, was probably the biggest mistake of my life. It looked great but quickly just fell apart and ended up costing me enough to have picked up a decent 03 350z. I flipped that around christmas and was lucky enough to get some money back and got a simple daily driver. Long story short what I SHOULD have done is gone straight away with the z.. now having 2 cars I am not in a position to pick one up but it is on my mind all the time. I love the Z and probably will not feel complete until I own one. Anyway congrats to you all! One day I will be one of you and till then I get to survive living on this forum and seeing some randomly in the summer!!

03-14-2011, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Welcome, your day will come. __________________

03-14-2011, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
cfweber Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Independence Posts: 388 Drives: 10 370Z BS 6 SP Rep Power: 14	hang in there think of a plan to make the dream happen

03-14-2011, 11:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 28	I was in similar situation as you. The RX-8 was good car until all the gremlims started to pop up. I let it go before any serious problems started to appear. Just not enough aftermarket support for that car. Any bolt-on aside from FI made very little gains over stock. I really liked the 8 when it was new, but around 20k miles it would be at the dealer for one problem after another. There was a span of 2 weeks where I was in the shop 4 different times for the same problem (SSV solenoid valve) before they replaced it. Horrible service rep, worst dealer I've ever dealt with. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

03-31-2011, 01:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
dixon cider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: STL Posts: 6,034 Drives: ONE BAD AZZ VERT Rep Power: 29	__________________ GTM INVIDIA MRWorks (RIP) Snow Performance Giken KW Hotchkis SRP "Remember, when all else fails, don't forget to tongue punch the brown starfish"-dixon Dixon Cider's Roadster Build

03-15-2011, 09:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Xander117 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Warner Robins, GA Posts: 446 Drives: 370, z71, R6 Rep Power: 14	Welcome, hopefully you will find a way to get what you want. Just remember to take your time and not to rush into that is going to cause you more problems down the line.

04-09-2011, 03:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 177	__________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html