How OCD are you with your Z?

spearfish25 · 11-24-2009, 04:46 PM

Just scuffed my clear coat so now I'm shopping for a Porter Cable polisher...

6MT · 11-24-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Just scuffed my clear coat so now I'm shopping for a Porter Cable polisher...

I just got a bug on my windshield... now I'm shopping for a new piece of glass.

jookiyaya · 11-24-2009, 08:37 PM

i just found a new mysterious speck on my bumper, time to buy a new Z...

theDreamer · 11-24-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jookiyaya

i just found a new mysterious speck on my bumper, time to buy a new Z...

Well, by the way it looks under your name there...they are called lights and you have a bunch of them.

jookiyaya · 11-24-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Well, by the way it looks under your name there...they are called lights and you have a bunch of them.

haha the led fail one?
yeah i gotta throw that one away. hehe.

blinkme323 · 11-26-2009, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jookiyaya

i just found a new mysterious speck on my bumper, time to buy a new Z...

jookiyaya · 11-26-2009, 04:43 AM

yeah thats how bad it gets here in fullerton, these rich *** high school kids with their z's, just a scratch they literally throw it away and buy another one..... shame....
well i gotta throw away this z and get the 40th anniversary one now. LOL

KillerBee370 · 11-26-2009, 10:11 AM

No garage queen here. I ran into a guy at the gas station once filling up his Ferrari 360 Stradale. I noticed that the front of his car was all pitted to hell and I asked him what happened. His reply was that he took the car to the track and drove it like it was intended to be driven. Ever since that day, I stopped obsessing over a big piece of metal and plastic with an engine and I enjoy the hell out of my car. I just got back from the track with a few new pits in the front and some tire marks that wouldn't quite clay bar out all the way and you know what..?

Good.

Matt · 11-26-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

No garage queen here. I ran into a guy at the gas station once filling up his Ferrari 360 Stradale. I noticed that the front of his car was all pitted to hell and I asked him what happened. His reply was that he took the car to the track and drove it like it was intended to be driven. Ever since that day, I stopped obsessing over a big piece of metal and plastic with an engine and I enjoy the hell out of my car. I just got back from the track with a few new pits in the front and some tire marks that wouldn't quite clay bar out all the way and you know what..?

Good.

That's the fun of being different!

I spend more time in this "big piece of metal" than I do anywhere else other than at my job and in my bed, so for me....I'm gonna take care of it like I do anything else. I don't let dirt stains get on my bed or office desk, and I won't let them stay on my Z!

Hell, I'm waxing mine for the 2nd time in 2 weeks because I don't think I did it well enough the first time.

One thing I can say, even if you got a Z covered in mud and chips....I bet it'll still be a pretty car!

SmoothZ · 11-26-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

No garage queen here. I ran into a guy at the gas station once filling up his Ferrari 360 Stradale. I noticed that the front of his car was all pitted to hell and I asked him what happened. His reply was that he took the car to the track and drove it like it was intended to be driven. Ever since that day, I stopped obsessing over a big piece of metal and plastic with an engine and I enjoy the hell out of my car. I just got back from the track with a few new pits in the front and some tire marks that wouldn't quite clay bar out all the way and you know what..?

Good.

I may keep the car super clean and obsess about certain things, but when I'm in the mood to drive it I don't care how dirty it gets.

drdre8424 · 11-27-2009, 05:43 PM

i hate giving people rides...no matter what the weather, they somehow always manage to get dirt on my passenger floor mats.

also that horrible noise of someone hitting the kick plate when they enter the car...its soooo annoying.

im so glad they when i'm with a group of ppl, that i can say, i got no room for u guys...

Matt · 11-27-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by drdre8424

also that horrible noise of someone hitting the kick plate when they enter the car...its soooo annoying.
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It's like nails on a chalk board. I feel like asking them, "Do you know you can open the door a little more to make sure your fat *** can sit down without dragging a footprint across my door panel, right?"

But hey, it's my Mom. I can't be mean!

ctzn · 11-24-2009, 05:12 PM

I keep a can of compressed air in my glove box to take care of dust between the buttons/shift knob/dash etc... Nothing wrong with cleanliness.

FricFrac · 11-27-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ctzn

I keep a can of compressed air in my glove box to take care of dust between the buttons/shift knob/dash etc... Nothing wrong with cleanliness.

I had a can of compressed air in my Jeep. Found it in the back one day with the bottom missing. Turned out OK but I've seen pictures of them after they shot through one of the windows - scary!

I find the dust stick stronger than the compressed air will blow so you need a rag to get it all off.

kenchan · 11-24-2009, 06:32 PM

my Z sits in the garage during the week, only driven on dry days, QD'ed after drives, will be washed once or twice a year before a full detail.

i like driving clean cars yet i dont like washing them. i just drive my dd to work and do all the errands.

11-24-2009, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1858	Just scuffed my clear coat so now I'm shopping for a Porter Cable polisher... __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

11-24-2009, 08:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
jookiyaya Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: maryland Posts: 262 Drives: 2010 40th Z!?!? Rep Power: 17	i just found a new mysterious speck on my bumper, time to buy a new Z... __________________ "370z gives you wings!! "

11-26-2009, 04:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
jookiyaya Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: maryland Posts: 262 Drives: 2010 40th Z!?!? Rep Power: 17	yeah thats how bad it gets here in fullerton, these rich *** high school kids with their z's, just a scratch they literally throw it away and buy another one..... shame.... well i gotta throw away this z and get the 40th anniversary one now. LOL __________________ "370z gives you wings!! "

11-26-2009, 10:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 53 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 323	No garage queen here. I ran into a guy at the gas station once filling up his Ferrari 360 Stradale. I noticed that the front of his car was all pitted to hell and I asked him what happened. His reply was that he took the car to the track and drove it like it was intended to be driven. Ever since that day, I stopped obsessing over a big piece of metal and plastic with an engine and I enjoy the hell out of my car. I just got back from the track with a few new pits in the front and some tire marks that wouldn't quite clay bar out all the way and you know what..? Good.

11-27-2009, 05:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
drdre8424 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: https://t.me/pump_upp Posts: 133 Drives: 09 Pearl 370z Auto Rep Power: 0	i hate giving people rides...no matter what the weather, they somehow always manage to get dirt on my passenger floor mats. also that horrible noise of someone hitting the kick plate when they enter the car...its soooo annoying. im so glad they when i'm with a group of ppl, that i can say, i got no room for u guys...

11-24-2009, 05:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
ctzn inquisitive Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Back in Midwest, StL Posts: 384 Drives: G35 Rep Power: 18	I keep a can of compressed air in my glove box to take care of dust between the buttons/shift knob/dash etc... Nothing wrong with cleanliness.

11-24-2009, 06:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	my Z sits in the garage during the week, only driven on dry days, QD'ed after drives, will be washed once or twice a year before a full detail. i like driving clean cars yet i dont like washing them. i just drive my dd to work and do all the errands.