custom 370z on ebay

HEK · 05-25-2018, 03:29 PM

If it was in black I bet it would be a different story

snakebite · 05-25-2018, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

you're lucky. usually we tie up the newbies and touch them inappropriately.

Technically, a newbie on this forum isn't really a newbie by the time their account gets activated. I read here everyday for about a month before I could post.

A spammer/troll is likely to give up.

Still, I appreciate the mercy shown so far.

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*J*ap***V*et* · 05-25-2018, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

Not my taste but to each their own.
Why would someone put so much money into a car and not drive it?

Amen!! Lol...it is a bit much for my taste but someone dropped quite a bit into it!

snakebite · 05-25-2018, 05:05 PM

I talked to the lister.
Supposedly about $132k.

I even got a shot of the undercarriage. But I'm too new to the Z world to know if anything is special.

I gotta admit I would love to swap some of that outrageous stereo money and divert it to suspension. It seems that part of the car got little attention, other than the entry level coilovers.

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Fuzzzy · 05-25-2018, 07:59 PM

Is that "UNWATCH" button really effective?

"UNREMEMBER" might be even better.

Ventruck · 05-25-2018, 08:11 PM

Tbh, change the wheels, kill the window "scoops", delete one spoiler or the other, and it's approaching acceptable. I'd just live with that interior.

Rusty · 05-25-2018, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by snakebite

I don't know. I'm not sure many folks expect to make a profit off of extravagant customization. It's pretty widespread that it doesn't work.
Sometimes folks just have the means and the passion to follow through on a vision, without the burden of needing to defend it. It's not really defendable.

Again, I'm both a little bit WTH and yet totally smitten by the thing. Of course I don't think it is "worth" the money it took. But I didn't fund it.

I have a bucket-list truck I'm almost finished with. It's not a redneck approach, although I'm not anti that kind of thing. Instead it's just the truck that nobody would build. There's not enough market for it, I guess.

Funny thing, nobody thinks someone is crazy if they buy a BMW X5M. But that benign looking SUV is $120k
It has fantastic power, handling, and luxury. (even the stereo is about $7k, I believe?)

But I'm not an SUV guy. Been driving pickups for 40 years.

So, my bucket-list is a truck BMW or Audi or Porsche would build if they built pickups.
Or put another Way, an X5M pickup.

Like I said, almost finished. And remember, I have the budget of an X5M, to be totally fair.

Still, many folks think it's indefensible. They might even like the truck! But when they ask the inevitable "how much did those Brembos cost?", they immediately think it's not worth it.

Ever drive a 6000lb vehicle that will go into a full on ABS event on sticky tires in the dry?
It's AWESOME!

And finally, I never even considered for a second I could get the money back on resale. To use that as a determining factor would nix a bucket-list item immediately.

Bucket-list items aren't for the reasonable or practical period of life. You usually gotta wait until it doesn't matter if you go down in a blaze of glory. Lol

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I bought all of my toys before I retired. Honda VFR, Power Wagon, Nismo, Grand Cherokee TrailHawk, 41ft motorhome. Wasn't planning on the motorhome. It just happened.

That should have been my Ferrari 488. Motorhome cost more. But I get to write it off as a second home.

sunkist350z · 05-25-2018, 10:20 PM

It would of looked better if he kept the hood bare carbon and get rid of the those hideous yellow wheels,pin stripes hood scoops and painted the middle part of the rear bumper black or bare carbon. lambo doors and gross yellow interior then the car would look awesome lol

snakebite · 05-25-2018, 11:12 PM

One thing is comforting, if I do close the deal I got lots of help here fixing "what's wrong with it".

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snakebite · 05-26-2018, 12:03 PM

Turns out that I AM a newbie. Both as a forum member AND as a Z'er.

I had the good fortune of someone more knowledgeable about Z's, as well as knowing me well enough to predict that I'd not be happy with this showcar.

To keep it shorter, he asked which of three purposes I had for acquiring it?

1. Investment
2. Rare day drive just to enjoy the outrageousness.
3. As a car. Eventually racking up thousands of miles.

I didn't even hesitate and said "come on, you know me. I ONLY want it for driving the hell out of it. I didn't realize how much fun my Z was going to be. I've already, in just a couple of months had to eat crow with my kids because I'm driving it every other day."
(When dad came home with the Roadster top-down recently, it was the first time my kids had EVER seen their dad, me, in a car. Ever)

He replied "I thought so, just making sure".

He then explained what Amuse is.

Yea, I didn't know. As I said, I'm a newbie.
I don't want to offend anyone who has modified their cars or trucks with this kind of stuff, but I'll not do it. I'm too hard on my machines (motorcycles, trucks, tractors) for fiberglass and products that don't fair well with gravel, dirt, and muddy roads. Just to get to the barn (garage) I must traverse a good 1/4 mile of all 3. My new little Roadster has me crawling speed as it is to get to and from storing it safely at night.

Or put it another way, he simply wanted me to know that in his opinion there may well be a very nice almost undriven 2012 370Z buried inside that showpiece, but that showpiece will very likely not wear well for my admitted intentions.

I imagine all you guys already knew and thought of these things. So again, I appreciate the mercy I obviously got. Lol

Still, sure is a crazy wild intoxicating car, to me. Didn't realize it was a nicely painted kit car. (fiberglass & plastic) I'm not careful enough to take the care it would require and deserves.

I need good Ole metal and rubber.

To the fella selling his white Z in Florida.....(silly rabbit)
You're right. If I actually wanted a second Z, your car is a far better candidate. All OEM quality bodywork.

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Quicksilvers · 05-27-2018, 09:21 PM

You can’t out run ugly and over done.

05-25-2018, 03:29 PM	#46 (permalink)
HEK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: WESTFIELD, MA Age: 65 Posts: 491 Drives: '13 Z Tour Sports 6m Rep Power: 660	If it was in black I bet it would be a different story Rusty likes this.

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05-25-2018, 05:05 PM	#49 (permalink)
snakebite Base Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 38 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 293	I talked to the lister. Supposedly about $132k. I even got a shot of the undercarriage. But I'm too new to the Z world to know if anything is special. I gotta admit I would love to swap some of that outrageous stereo money and divert it to suspension. It seems that part of the car got little attention, other than the entry level coilovers. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

05-25-2018, 07:59 PM	#50 (permalink)
Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 875 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21860	Is that "UNWATCH" button really effective? "UNREMEMBER" might be even better.

05-25-2018, 08:11 PM	#51 (permalink)
Ventruck Track Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: California Posts: 782 Drives: '13 Sport+Touring M6 Rep Power: 22897	Tbh, change the wheels, kill the window "scoops", delete one spoiler or the other, and it's approaching acceptable. I'd just live with that interior.

05-25-2018, 10:20 PM	#53 (permalink)
sunkist350z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Z-land Posts: 1,009 Drives: 2012 370z sport 6-sp Rep Power: 55341	It would of looked better if he kept the hood bare carbon and get rid of the those hideous yellow wheels,pin stripes hood scoops and painted the middle part of the rear bumper black or bare carbon. lambo doors and gross yellow interior then the car would look awesome lol

05-25-2018, 11:12 PM	#54 (permalink)
snakebite Base Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 38 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 293	One thing is comforting, if I do close the deal I got lots of help here fixing "what's wrong with it". Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

05-26-2018, 12:03 PM	#55 (permalink)
snakebite Base Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 38 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 293	Turns out that I AM a newbie. Both as a forum member AND as a Z'er. I had the good fortune of someone more knowledgeable about Z's, as well as knowing me well enough to predict that I'd not be happy with this showcar. To keep it shorter, he asked which of three purposes I had for acquiring it? 1. Investment 2. Rare day drive just to enjoy the outrageousness. 3. As a car. Eventually racking up thousands of miles. I didn't even hesitate and said "come on, you know me. I ONLY want it for driving the hell out of it. I didn't realize how much fun my Z was going to be. I've already, in just a couple of months had to eat crow with my kids because I'm driving it every other day." (When dad came home with the Roadster top-down recently, it was the first time my kids had EVER seen their dad, me, in a car. Ever) He replied "I thought so, just making sure". He then explained what Amuse is. Yea, I didn't know. As I said, I'm a newbie. I don't want to offend anyone who has modified their cars or trucks with this kind of stuff, but I'll not do it. I'm too hard on my machines (motorcycles, trucks, tractors) for fiberglass and products that don't fair well with gravel, dirt, and muddy roads. Just to get to the barn (garage) I must traverse a good 1/4 mile of all 3. My new little Roadster has me crawling speed as it is to get to and from storing it safely at night. Or put it another way, he simply wanted me to know that in his opinion there may well be a very nice almost undriven 2012 370Z buried inside that showpiece, but that showpiece will very likely not wear well for my admitted intentions. I imagine all you guys already knew and thought of these things. So again, I appreciate the mercy I obviously got. Lol Still, sure is a crazy wild intoxicating car, to me. Didn't realize it was a nicely painted kit car. (fiberglass & plastic) I'm not careful enough to take the care it would require and deserves. I need good Ole metal and rubber. To the fella selling his white Z in Florida.....(silly rabbit) You're right. If I actually wanted a second Z, your car is a far better candidate. All OEM quality bodywork. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

05-27-2018, 09:21 PM	#56 (permalink)
Quicksilvers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,039 Drives: 2017 370z Rep Power: 25462	You can’t out run ugly and over done.