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yep, my z has 17k miles and 6yrs old, single owner. i put roughly 3-4k miles each year at most. i only take her out when i feel like it.

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Old 06-05-2015, 03:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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yep, my z has 17k miles and 6yrs old, single owner. i put roughly 3-4k miles each year at most.

i only take her out when i feel like it.
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some folks get anxious trying to keep the Z all nice and clean all the time and they burn out. amatures!!
this year i've decided to become more anal about detailing... great for Alina (my car's name) bad for my gf

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yep, my z has 17k miles and 6yrs old, single owner. i put roughly 3-4k miles each year at most.

i only take her out when i feel like it.
but to be fair you have too many toys that all need attention
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this year i've decided to become more anal about detailing... great for Alina (my car's name) bad for my gf

but to be fair you have too many toys that all need attention



yah, my wife gets jelly if i spend too much time in the garage too, but okay if i spend a lot of time inside the house with my rc cars.

not sure why that is.
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yep, my z has 17k miles and 6yrs old, single owner. i put roughly 3-4k miles each year at most.

i only take her out when i feel like it.
Well if you need I can drive yours for a summer, get the cobwebs out of the engine for you?
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Well if you need I can drive yours for a summer, get the cobwebs out of the engine for you?
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The Z is not necessarily a practical car even for single people. It is an awesome weekend car but as a dd somtimes can be inadequate. But he is so cute/sexy I'm gonna hold on to him a bit longer!
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Yea, my '09 only had 7800 miles on it when I purchased it in September of 2012. Not one issue with it so far, and I'll live in it before I sell it
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Damn those flippin Z's!! And don't even get me started on the G's...
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FWD's make for good slippery road cars too.

I haven't had the opportunity to drive it in snow, but I find the Z to be pretty sure footed for a RWD car.

Modern traction control is a nice thing. In the old days RWD+snow = goes everywhere but where you point it
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FWD's make for good slippery road cars too.

I haven't had the opportunity to drive it in snow, but I find the Z to be pretty sure footed for a RWD car.

Modern traction control is a nice thing. In the old days RWD+snow = goes everywhere but where you point it
It is, winter tires makes all the difference. I've put on 10's of thousands of miles in the winter in the rocky mountains with out a problem, people just need to learn to drive their cars, both FWD and RWD Hell even the 4X4 crowd. I see more 4x4's in the ditches here in the winter then anything else.
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It is, winter tires makes all the difference. I've put on 10's of thousands of miles in the winter in the rocky mountains with out a problem, people just need to learn to drive their cars, both FWD and RWD Hell even the 4X4 crowd. I see more 4x4's in the ditches here in the winter then anything else.
many people with 4x4 and awd think they become instant gods because they have power to all 4 wheels. it just means they can speed into that guard rail faster in the snow

i find that the majority of the 'in-the-ditch' moments are the SUV's like the rx350, mdx/rdx, x3 etc etc. the laws of physics are not kind to those kinds of drivers.
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I've had my Z now for 3 years. I use it as my DD (I live 4 miles from work), and I live in Orlando, so the only weather I have to watch for is monsoon rains. A good set of tires takes care of that, as long as you don't get crazy.

It's isn't the most practical car I've ever owned, and there have been times where having it has caused issues. But I have access to a 3/4 ton Dodge Ram diesel mega cab that I use whenever I need to move stuff/people, so one could say that having that makes life easier.

I thoroughly enjoy having my car though, and plan on keeping her for some years yet. If and when I finally do give her up, she will be well broken in for the new owner.
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