Truck, not a chic magnet

dudafunk · 12-04-2009, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedee911

Who said anything about 40k? And you're not really spending $30,000.. You're spending a few hundred a month..

You will understand the implications when you study about this ongoing American recession in your history class

darkROAM_1 · 12-03-2009, 07:07 AM

Meh, it's anything from a "chic magnet" or anything of the sort where I live. Hell, I don't anyone who has gotten a girl from simply having a car. It's not like people still drive around picking up girls these days. Then again I've been single for about 5 years now so what do I know I guess LOL

As for the rude people on the road, yeah. I almost got hit 3 times on my way to work this morning. People love to think I have to slam on my brakes b/c they don't want to get out of a closing lane sooner.... /sigh

PapoZalsa · 12-03-2009, 08:10 PM

That is why my DD is a 1988 F-150. But in the Z I always get tailgate by freaking big trucks.

djsizzy · 12-03-2009, 09:45 PM

i haven't driven the Z enough to notice either way yet...but i did notice some of this happening when i was driving my old Si.

I was hoping that this car would have comanded a little more respect...guess i may be wrong

j.arnaldo · 12-04-2009, 11:53 AM

Dude, it's called e-n-v-y! Some folks just can't see other people in "better" vehicles than theirs ("better" in quotes 'cause it's so relative, according to each individual's standards).

dudafunk · 12-04-2009, 02:37 PM

PS: I said $40k instead of 30k because when you add taxes (NY here) + other random fees + interest on a fully loaded Z, thats what it does come to. Try the calculation yourself you'll see.

dudafunk · 12-04-2009, 03:19 PM

^^^^^^ Thats what I'm talking about.
Neela from Tokyo Drift is THE dream girl

I play that song on repeat over and over - thats how I fell in love with the Z.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3J2P...eature=related

Endgame · 03-26-2010, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dudafunk

^^^^^^ Thats what I'm talking about.
Neela from Tokyo Drift is THE dream girl

I play that song on repeat over and over - thats how I fell in love with the Z.

YouTube - neela's drift

Sorry.... I saw a few Japenese girls in the background shots I would take over Neela in a heartbeat!!!

Inspector71 · 03-26-2010, 08:06 AM

A salute to Australia. Would that it were true here. One reason I gave up my bike was so many people seemed to be trying to kill me. I can't believe the difference between driving the 2006 Pathfinder I traded on the Z. People pull out in front of me, most often women on cell phones even though they are staring right at me. At four way stop signs, even when I am clearly first, I often let the other guy/gal go otherwise they go anyway. This morning a woman in a white SUV was waiting to pull onto a main road. In front of me was another white SUV. She waited for him to pass. The distance between the SUV waiting to pull out and the SUV she did not pull out in front of was the same. I was already prepared. Even though I was going faster than the SUV in front of me and my car is red, sure enough, she paused, and then pulled out in front of me. So typical.

u155282 · 03-25-2010, 06:54 PM

^ It was painful. It blows my mind how so many drivers don't seem to be thinking even ONE step ahead of whatever action they're taking at the time. They just act on impulse all the time, as if tailgating is going to get you somewhere faster -- an especially funny assumption when the car in front of you is stopped or in heavy traffic.
/rant off

E-brake did save the day in that latter case if my memory serves me correct. You do feel like a noob doing it, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth the aggravation, you know?

TJZ · 03-25-2010, 08:16 PM

Sounds like there's a lot of angry/road rage drivers in the US.

In the short time I have had my Z I have noticed much of the opposite where I live. People stay out of my way, give way when not necessary and give me preference when in 50/50 situations. Almost like a level of respect for the car as opposed to the jealous/arrogant approach.

On the chick magnet front, most girls I've spoken too don't even have any idea what a 370z is....but they love it when they see it

.

In general I've found people take it different ways. Most fall in love with the car and think "wow, nice work or having an amazing ride" others get a case of tall poppy syndrone and get jealous, thinking "who does this young guy think he is driving something like that". Happens from time to time, especially coming from a working class town.

SkyZ · 03-25-2010, 11:08 PM

funny thing is, the OPPOSITE happened to me once =p. i'm on the freeway in my subaru forester and what comes to tailgate me? a bike using his high beams on me the whole time. i was on the farthest left lane, but i wasn't going slow by any means 140 km/h, which is what im guessing around 80-85 mph? now on a road with a bunch of traffic thats not bad.

but anyways i didnt do the anything slow down (didnt feel like being an *** with him), speed up. but then when a space opened up on the right he gunned it past me and flipped me off.

anyways if i hit the brakes, theres no way his 2 wheels could have stopped him in time given the amount of space in between us.

purecustom370 · 03-26-2010, 01:13 PM

whats the e brake thing you are talking about?

Quote:

Originally Posted by u155282

^ It was painful. It blows my mind how so many drivers don't seem to be thinking even ONE step ahead of whatever action they're taking at the time. They just act on impulse all the time, as if tailgating is going to get you somewhere faster -- an especially funny assumption when the car in front of you is stopped or in heavy traffic.
/rant off

E-brake did save the day in that latter case if my memory serves me correct. You do feel like a noob doing it, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth the aggravation, you know?

JACKPAC · 03-26-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by purecustom370

whats the e brake thing you are talking about?

Really?... emergency brake. It's that big stick next to you that's not your shifter. Just pull up!

Vegitto-kun · 03-26-2010, 10:05 AM

I never had this problem

ever for some reason

03-26-2010, 08:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
Inspector71 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lee's Summit Missouri Posts: 337 Drives: 2015 Pearl White Z Rep Power: 16	Tjz A salute to Australia. Would that it were true here. One reason I gave up my bike was so many people seemed to be trying to kill me. I can't believe the difference between driving the 2006 Pathfinder I traded on the Z. People pull out in front of me, most often women on cell phones even though they are staring right at me. At four way stop signs, even when I am clearly first, I often let the other guy/gal go otherwise they go anyway. This morning a woman in a white SUV was waiting to pull onto a main road. In front of me was another white SUV. She waited for him to pass. The distance between the SUV waiting to pull out and the SUV she did not pull out in front of was the same. I was already prepared. Even though I was going faster than the SUV in front of me and my car is red, sure enough, she paused, and then pulled out in front of me. So typical.

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12-03-2009, 07:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
darkROAM_1 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oak Cliff Posts: 78 Drives: 09 MB 370 base/sport Rep Power: 16	Meh, it's anything from a "chic magnet" or anything of the sort where I live. Hell, I don't anyone who has gotten a girl from simply having a car. It's not like people still drive around picking up girls these days. Then again I've been single for about 5 years now so what do I know I guess LOL As for the rude people on the road, yeah. I almost got hit 3 times on my way to work this morning. People love to think I have to slam on my brakes b/c they don't want to get out of a closing lane sooner.... /sigh

12-03-2009, 08:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	That is why my DD is a 1988 F-150. But in the Z I always get tailgate by freaking big trucks.

12-03-2009, 09:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
djsizzy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Raleigh Posts: 44 Drives: 2009 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 16	i haven't driven the Z enough to notice either way yet...but i did notice some of this happening when i was driving my old Si. I was hoping that this car would have comanded a little more respect...guess i may be wrong

12-04-2009, 11:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
j.arnaldo Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 937 Drives: Nissan 350Z, 2004 Rep Power: 0	Dude, it's called e-n-v-y! Some folks just can't see other people in "better" vehicles than theirs ("better" in quotes 'cause it's so relative, according to each individual's standards).

12-04-2009, 02:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
dudafunk Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 421 Drives: '09 370z Base Red AT Rep Power: 16	PS: I said $40k instead of 30k because when you add taxes (NY here) + other random fees + interest on a fully loaded Z, thats what it does come to. Try the calculation yourself you'll see.

12-04-2009, 03:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
dudafunk Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 421 Drives: '09 370z Base Red AT Rep Power: 16	^^^^^^ Thats what I'm talking about. Neela from Tokyo Drift is THE dream girl I play that song on repeat over and over - thats how I fell in love with the Z. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3J2P...eature=related

03-25-2010, 06:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
u155282 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Enid, OK Posts: 136 Drives: stanglangling Rep Power: 0	^ It was painful. It blows my mind how so many drivers don't seem to be thinking even ONE step ahead of whatever action they're taking at the time. They just act on impulse all the time, as if tailgating is going to get you somewhere faster -- an especially funny assumption when the car in front of you is stopped or in heavy traffic. /rant off E-brake did save the day in that latter case if my memory serves me correct. You do feel like a noob doing it, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth the aggravation, you know?

03-25-2010, 08:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
TJZ Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Australia, Perth Posts: 39 Drives: 09 Nissan370z BS 7AT Rep Power: 16	Sounds like there's a lot of angry/road rage drivers in the US. In the short time I have had my Z I have noticed much of the opposite where I live. People stay out of my way, give way when not necessary and give me preference when in 50/50 situations. Almost like a level of respect for the car as opposed to the jealous/arrogant approach. On the chick magnet front, most girls I've spoken too don't even have any idea what a 370z is....but they love it when they see it . In general I've found people take it different ways. Most fall in love with the car and think "wow, nice work or having an amazing ride" others get a case of tall poppy syndrone and get jealous, thinking "who does this young guy think he is driving something like that". Happens from time to time, especially coming from a working class town.

03-25-2010, 11:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
SkyZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 382 Drives: 09 370z PG M6 Rep Power: 17	funny thing is, the OPPOSITE happened to me once =p. i'm on the freeway in my subaru forester and what comes to tailgate me? a bike using his high beams on me the whole time. i was on the farthest left lane, but i wasn't going slow by any means 140 km/h, which is what im guessing around 80-85 mph? now on a road with a bunch of traffic thats not bad. but anyways i didnt do the anything slow down (didnt feel like being an *** with him), speed up. but then when a space opened up on the right he gunned it past me and flipped me off. anyways if i hit the brakes, theres no way his 2 wheels could have stopped him in time given the amount of space in between us.

03-26-2010, 10:05 AM	#15 (permalink)
Vegitto-kun A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,011 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 263	I never had this problem ever for some reason