Been lurking...

boxienuts · 04-12-2012, 10:13 PM

around this forum while I was waiting for my dream car to come in. Been dreaming since the 350's came out. My wife and I have been a two car Nissan family for over 10 years. My wife has owned a sentra, altima, and now a Juke. I have had 3 4x4 frontiers and currently have a black 2007 frontier which I am keeping to drive in the winter. About a month ago I pulled the trigger and ordered a black 370Z auto (wife made me get an auto since she can't drive stick, just in case she might need to drive it...lol like that's ever going to happen). I had to wait over two weeks for them to get it in from another dealer because they had it on display inside a cosino. Anyway the best part of my day now is driving to and from work. Here is a pic of our 3 black Nissans in the driveway. We love our black nissans!!! My wife keeps bringing up all the times she let me drive the Juke this past year, lol.

370ZilverZ · 04-12-2012, 10:20 PM

Welcome officially to the forum and congratulations on the Z. Use those paddle shifters, you'll have fun shifting them too!

boxienuts · 04-12-2012, 10:38 PM

Thank you. I haven't used the paddles much yet, they seem strange to me. Have tried the shifter manually. I just broke over 500 miles and yesterday I got on the interstate at about half trottle and the exceleration scared the bajesus out of me. My pedal has yet to touch the floor. I had a mustang 5.0 in the late 1980's and a GSXR750 before I got married, so I'm no stranger to muscle or speed, but dang this car has a set and it's sticky. The cornering is amazing.

MyZ4U2C · 04-12-2012, 10:43 PM

Welcome! the Juke is a sleeper, I think its a fun crossover that a lot of people seem to judge without driving it, congrats on the Z!

LakeShow · 04-12-2012, 11:06 PM

Keeping it in the Nissan family, I like that. Congrats!

Jordan777er · 04-12-2012, 11:11 PM

Congrats and welcome! Enjoy it.

boxienuts · 04-12-2012, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyZ4U2C

Welcome! the Juke is a sleeper, I think its a fun crossover that a lot of people seem to judge without driving it, congrats on the Z!

Thanks. My wifes Juke is a bit of a sleeper, the turbo will sneak up and surprise you, but my Z would give her little station wagon a spanking. Thing is when my Z is taking it's winter nap in the garage, her Juke will be plowing thru snow.

boxienuts · 04-12-2012, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LakeShow

Keeping it in the Nissan family, I like that. Congrats!

We like to refer to it as our "black nissan fleet" lol. Dang that sounds snobby, sorry about that. I'm sure our neighbors thought we were really show ponies when we took that pic Easter sunday.

boxienuts · 04-12-2012, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan777er

Congrats and welcome! Enjoy it.

Appreciate the welcome

04-12-2012, 10:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
370ZilverZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: DFW, TX Age: 66 Posts: 2,321 Drives: '11 BMW Z4 Rep Power: 18	Welcome officially to the forum and congratulations on the Z. Use those paddle shifters, you'll have fun shifting them too! __________________ 370ZilverZ Journal BMW Z4

04-12-2012, 11:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 25	Keeping it in the Nissan family, I like that. Congrats! __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

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Jordan777er Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Goldsboro, NC Age: 35 Posts: 212 Drives: 2005 ZX-6R Rep Power: 15	Congrats and welcome! Enjoy it. __________________ 2009 Pearl White Base + Sport 6MT

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boxienuts Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Iowa Age: 55 Posts: 28 Drives: 16 Black NISMO M6 Rep Power: 3368	Thank you. I haven't used the paddles much yet, they seem strange to me. Have tried the shifter manually. I just broke over 500 miles and yesterday I got on the interstate at about half trottle and the exceleration scared the bajesus out of me. My pedal has yet to touch the floor. I had a mustang 5.0 in the late 1980's and a GSXR750 before I got married, so I'm no stranger to muscle or speed, but dang this car has a set and it's sticky. The cornering is amazing.

04-12-2012, 10:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
MyZ4U2C Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 448 Drives: 40th Z #51, 15 FozXT Rep Power: 554	Welcome! the Juke is a sleeper, I think its a fun crossover that a lot of people seem to judge without driving it, congrats on the Z!