Don't buy your teenager a Z

POS VETT · 05-12-2015, 09:48 AM

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My friend is a master tech at Nissan. I was going to trade my white '13 nismo for a '13 graphite nismo. Turns out the previous owner was some 17 year old high school kid with a rich daddy who got it for him. 12k miles and never changed the oil. Blew the motor and burned out the clutch. Perfectly good and awesome nismo Rays were littered with curb rash. The kid turned it into a piece of trash. It made me sad to hear and almost brought with to tears when I heard the kid traded it for a brand new nismo. Just thought I would share with anyone thinking of getting their kid a Z or any sports car for that matter. Please make sure they can drive it properly and won't trash it. Such a same to see these things just get wasted and trashed....to everyone else...treat your Z well!!!!

Well, that recommendation can be given to any niche-market vehicle.

kenchan · 05-12-2015, 11:44 AM

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Well, that recommendation can be given to any niche-market vehicle.

u should change your handle. anything u post turns into (or can easily turn into) a joke on u...

POS VETT · 05-12-2015, 11:51 AM

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u should change your handle. anything u post turns into (or can easily turn into) a joke on u...

Yea?

kenchan · 05-12-2015, 12:30 PM

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Yea?

yah..

FPenvy · 05-12-2015, 12:34 PM

yeah!

conor1123 · 05-12-2015, 12:36 PM

Usually parents lol. There are some kids that have the self control but usually not lol. Bought mine when I was 18 and babied it ever since. Why would I want to ruin it and/or die?

exsanity · 05-12-2015, 12:41 PM

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Yea?

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yah..

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yeah!

Yeauh!

kenchan · 05-12-2015, 02:54 PM

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yeah!

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Yeauh!

JARblue · 05-12-2015, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by POS VETT

Yea?

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yah..

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yeah!

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Yeauh!

kenchan · 05-12-2015, 04:27 PM

Fuzzzy · 05-12-2015, 05:18 PM

Thread should have been titled, "Don't Raise Your Teenager to be a Dipstick" imo.

onzedge · 05-12-2015, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Eagles513

My friend is a master tech at Nissan. I was going to trade my white '13 nismo for a '13 graphite nismo. Turns out the previous owner was some 17 year old high school kid with a rich daddy who got it for him. 12k miles and never changed the oil. Blew the motor and burned out the clutch. Perfectly good and awesome nismo Rays were littered with curb rash. The kid turned it into a piece of trash. It made me sad to hear and almost brought with to tears when I heard the kid traded it for a brand new nismo. Just thought I would share with anyone thinking of getting their kid a Z or any sports car for that matter. Please make sure they can drive it properly and won't trash it. Such a same to see these things just get wasted and trashed....to everyone else...treat your Z well!!!!

I gave each of my sons a Z when they were old enough to drive. Note: this was several years ago and the Zs were both 280ZX's from my stable (manual trans, of course). They took decent care of them, rebuilt engines, did suspension mods, etc. One of the Z's survives today and the other met an untimely end during a hydroplaning event.

Eagles513 · 05-12-2015, 08:18 PM

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I gave each of my sons a Z when they were old enough to drive. Note: this was several years ago and the Zs were both 280ZX's from my stable (manual trans, of course). They took decent care of them, rebuilt engines, did suspension mods, etc. One of the Z's survives today and the other met an untimely end during a hydroplaning event.

That is a bit different than giving a kid a new 40-45k car who doesn't even know to change the oil after 12k miles. Then buying him a brand new nismo after blowing the motor on the 13'

shaun66 · 05-13-2015, 12:29 AM

My dad bought me my 370Z when I was 15. I change the oil myself and do other basic maintenance. Five years later now and its in great shape. I've met people old and young that don't care for their things. Buying a responsible teenager a Z is no issue!

DavidZ370 · 05-13-2015, 02:35 AM

Give it 3 years, the 370z will turn into what we all hate about the 350 community.

05-12-2015, 12:36 PM	#21 (permalink)
conor1123 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Arizona Posts: 155 Drives: 2010 MT 370z Rep Power: 13	Usually parents lol. There are some kids that have the self control but usually not lol. Bought mine when I was 18 and babied it ever since. Why would I want to ruin it and/or die? DavidZ370 likes this. __________________ 309WHP/255TQ ~ UpRev ~ F.I. CBE/12" Res + HFC ~ Stillen G3 ~ CZP ~ Eibach Sways ~ SPL ~ Project Mu

05-13-2015, 12:29 AM	#29 (permalink)
shaun66 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: n Posts: 837 Drives: MB 370z 7AT Rep Power: 16	My dad bought me my 370Z when I was 15. I change the oil myself and do other basic maintenance. Five years later now and its in great shape. I've met people old and young that don't care for their things. Buying a responsible teenager a Z is no issue! TechnicZ, DavidZ370 and Sonny10MM like this.

05-13-2015, 02:35 AM	#30 (permalink)
DavidZ370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: [= Posts: 1,065 Drives: 17' CWP STI Rep Power: 22	Give it 3 years, the 370z will turn into what we all hate about the 350 community. Initial Z likes this.

05-12-2015, 04:27 PM	#25 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520

05-12-2015, 05:18 PM	#26 (permalink)
Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 875 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21860	Thread should have been titled, "Don't Raise Your Teenager to be a Dipstick" imo.