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Leadfoot 01-01-2019 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Asus_ (Post 3807592)
LOL this. I was filling up at the gas station the other night, and i had just given the Z a good wash n wax.. it was looking real nice and it's sitting low tucked and just straight murdered out in all black everything. I turn on my car and that nice deep growl of the Ark grip exhaust got his attention and moments later as i was leaving the gas station the dude just looked at me with a dirty look at called me a entitled douche bag... :rolleyes: and shouted something along the lines mommy n daddys money.. :tup:

I take it as a compliment of course! Lets face it, the Z has got timeless curves & well if done nicely n well maintained is honestly a neck breaker!

I also love it when i got other cars like Honda's and whatnot tailgating me and trying to get me to react. I just keep calmly cruising while they make all the noise they want right behind me.. until they eventually feel stupid and pull back. Not worth the Z's time nor gas.. I cant help but to feel its like a civic trying to rev up next to a lambo :icon17: not in just speed wise but style, class, everything.
People think im paranoid or delusional when i explain these weird daily encounters. I had people cut me off at a stop light, i had a soccer dad cut me off on the highway doing 100 he lost control and flipped his jeep 9 times and almost land in oncoming traffic on the other side..Thank god the fool didnt hit nobody else more,my car only got scratched and he still has his life!

People keep saying it dont matter what you drive theres idiots everywhere and i totally agree but driving a sports car that looks like it might cost a lot of money brings out a speciel group of morons that i never experienced before coming from a honda civic.:shakes head::eek::tiphat::driving:

Leadfoot 01-01-2019 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Spartan 1771 (Post 3807668)
I've always loved the second gen 300Z twin turbo. The design is timeless and I believe the 370Z will be looked at in the same way in 15 years.
That was the first Z i saw and loved. Really enjoyed looking at it parked across from my school every day walking home from school back in the day, and a 94 toyata supra parked around my block made those long walks so much fun:excited: Big fan of all those classic japanese legend cars like the mazda rx7 and nissan skylines.:yum:

Leadfoot 01-01-2019 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by OxZed (Post 3808307)
What I love is the "hey man, I like your 350" … I say, "thanks, but its a 370" … then the, "oh, I didn't know they made a 370!" :wtf:
Its weird how i dont like the 350, glad i waited..What a redesign!:tup:

Spartan 1771 01-01-2019 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Leadfoot (Post 3810943)
Its weird how i dont like the 350, glad i waited..What a redesign!:tup:
I was never a fan of the 350 either. I've developed an appreciation for it over the years, but I have zero desire to own one.

Leadfoot 01-01-2019 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3810129)
I've had little kids to old people give me the :tup:. Had pictures and video's taken. Sitting still and in motion. :rofl2: One of the best was a school bus full of kids putting the windows down and sticking their cell phones out taking pictures and video. The neighbor girl who was 14 at the time. Was out front of her house with a couple of her friends. When I started to back out of the garage and head towards them. They all started with their cell phones. :rofl2:
Having a school bus full of kids run to the window and back door and say wow and stick there cell phones out the window and take video is something that makes me smile everytime! I was always that one kid that would notice a nice car and alert the whole bus..LOL!:icon17::eek::tup:

old guy 01-01-2019 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Leadfoot (Post 3810943)
Its weird how i dont like the 350, glad i waited..What a redesign!:tup:
When the 350 came out I thought it was hot & almost bought one, was so happy I didn't ! The 370 is soooo much better looking .

Spooler 01-01-2019 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by old guy (Post 3810948)
When the 350 came out I thought it was hot & almost bought one, was so happy I didn't ! The 370 is soooo much better looking .
The 350z is a little turtle. I never liked them and I am a Z person through and through. When the 370z came out I wanted one. Go figure.

SouthArk370Z 01-01-2019 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Leadfoot (Post 3810936)
As much as i wont a bike i know buying one might cost me my life with the way these clowns drive in NY..Maybe if i lived down south i would get one. One of the reasons i got my Z fun and safe.
I don't know how bad it is in NY but, here in S AR, bikers seem to be invisible to many drivers. But we don't have near as much traffic, so that makes things a less scary.

From what I've heard/read, it's pretty much a global thing. Might be universal - watch out for E.T. when you're cruising on Mars.

Rusty 01-01-2019 09:03 PM
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I've rode a motorcycle since I was 7yrs old. Both dirt and street. When I'm on a bike. I keep my head on a swivel. I try to anticipate other drivers moves in advance. Never had an encounter with a car or truck. But with a cow on a back road on night. :eek:

Chasingstatus 01-02-2019 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Leadfoot (Post 3810936)
As much as i wont a bike i know buying one might cost me my life with the way these clowns drive in NY..Maybe if i lived down south i would get one. One of the reasons i got my Z fun and safe.
That's how I fell too. Until I bought one. I live in Utica New York and it is quite a show. Terrible drivers but you'll have that everywhere. Started off on a 600 mid-year I bought a brand new 1000. Don't hold yourself back.

Cory Gillmore 01-02-2019 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Leadfoot (Post 3810936)
As much as i wont a bike i know buying one might cost me my life with the way these clowns drive in NY..Maybe if i lived down south i would get one. One of the reasons i got my Z fun and safe.
I firmly believe most people who die on sportbike do so because of their own ignorance. I owned one for 4 years, I know what it did to me, it made me feel invincible. A lot of riders do die because of another car but, if you're going 130mph and someone pulls out in front of you, whose fault is it really? So many riders die because they're going way too fast and the car sees them and thinks they have enough time to pull out but they didn't know the guy was going triple the speed limit. Lots of dudes die that way.

mishuko 01-02-2019 05:21 PM
So there are a few sports car in my neighberhood. In my humble opion 2nd nicest one. Theres an m5 down the street ill concede to lol.

But im known as that asian kid who is always washing his sports car. Lol

Rusty 01-02-2019 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Cory Gillmore (Post 3811200)
I firmly believe most people who die on sportbike do so because of their own ignorance. I owned one for 4 years, I know what it did to me, it made me feel invincible. A lot of riders do die because of another car but, if you're going 130mph and someone pulls out in front of you, whose fault is it really? So many riders die because they're going way too fast and the car sees them and thinks they have enough time to pull out but they didn't know the guy was going triple the speed limit. Lots of dudes die that way.
I've said this before. You start out in life with 2 buckets. One empty bucket of experience, and one full bucket of luck. You hope that you bucket of experience fills up faster then your bucket of luck runs out. People die because most have pushed their luck and don't have the experience to save their azz. I've thrown a bike down a couple of times at over 120 mph.......on the track, never on the street. If you want to go fast. On the track, never on the street. On the street. I'll only do about 7/10's. I keep the other 3/10's to save my azz if need be.

RonRizz 01-02-2019 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Zingston (Post 3808847)
Funny... I get the Porsche comment now and then.
I've gotten it on more than 1 occasion as well.

Rusty 01-02-2019 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RonRizz (Post 3811294)
I've gotten it on more than 1 occasion as well.
I get it too. :rofl2:

Here's a picture at some race track of a Z and a Porsche. A quick look and you'll be hard pressed to tell the two apart.

Magic Bus 01-02-2019 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Cory Gillmore (Post 3811200)
I firmly believe most people who die on sportbike do so because of their own ignorance. I owned one for 4 years, I know what it did to me, it made me feel invincible. A lot of riders do die because of another car but, if you're going 130mph and someone pulls out in front of you, whose fault is it really? So many riders die because they're going way too fast and the car sees them and thinks they have enough time to pull out but they didn't know the guy was going triple the speed limit. Lots of dudes die that way.
I live on the side of a mountain, that has a 25 mph, straight residential street (tons of driveways and parked cars) which runs parallel below the mountain. Late at night, I occasionally hear cars & bikes accelerating like it's a drag strip!

In the past twenty years since I've lived there, I've clearly heard the speeding of a biker that killed himself hitting a car which pulled out of a driveway. There was no sound of screaching brakes, just the bike rapidly accerating through it's gears, and then BAM! The guy in the car was seriously hurt and the biker died before the ambulance got there.

Another incident involved a car, accelerating wildly up the same street, once again, no screaching brakes, just BAM again! Driver died and unfortunately 2 people in the car pulling out of the driveway also died. :shakes head:

Spartan 1771 01-03-2019 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mishuko (Post 3811202)
So there are a few sports car in my neighborhood. In my humble opinion 2nd nicest one. There's an m5 down the street ill concede to lol.

But im known as that Asian kid who is always washing his sports car. Lol
My community is small, only 23 houses, but competition is rough. Three of my neighbors have newer Corvettes and my next door neighbor has a beautiful 69 GTO. I'm the only guy with an import sports car.

Chasingstatus 01-04-2019 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3811258)
I've said this before. You start out in life with 2 buckets. One empty bucket of experience, and one full bucket of luck. You hope that you bucket of experience fills up faster then your bucket of luck runs out. People die because most have pushed their luck and don't have the experience to save their azz. I've thrown a bike down a couple of times at over 120 mph.......on the track, never on the street. If you want to go fast. On the track, never on the street. On the street. I'll only do about 7/10's. I keep the other 3/10's to save my azz if need be.
This multiplied by a million.....Respect the machine and understand what's going on around you and you'll be fine(leadfoot). On a side note I'm trying to get my first set of leathers this year so I can spend a lot more time on the track. As well as finally building a dedicated track bike.

mults 01-04-2019 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Spartan 1771 (Post 3810946)
I was never a fan of the 350 either. I've developed an appreciation for it over the years, but I have zero desire to own one.
I have a coworker that has a 350Z. I was never enamored by them, but I do have to say that his is one of the nicest I've seen. It's slightly lowered, has cool wheels and just looks bad-a$$. Still like the looks of the 370Z the best (2nd choice is the 240Z)...

mults 01-04-2019 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3811024)
I've rode a motorcycle since I was 7yrs old. Both dirt and street. When I'm on a bike. I keep my head on a swivel. I try to anticipate other drivers moves in advance. Never had an encounter with a car or truck. But with a cow on a back road on night. :eek:
I've had a bike since I was 18 and it's amazing how much different I drive while riding one. I've taken a few riding courses, and they've helped a lot. I've only been down once (1989 Goldwing) back in 2006 while on the freeway. A woman in front of me slammed on her brakes and as I hit the front brake, the bike went down. I slid for what seemed like an eternity, but luckily, I had on a helmet, leather jacket and riding boots. I still had a lot of road rash, but fortunately, only suffered a broke ankle. Even with the broken ankle, I managed to ride the bike home (about 10 miles). My ankle didn't start hurting until my wife took me to the local ER (gotta love adrenaline).

I don't have a bike at this time, and I may get one in the future. I don't worry about me, it's the other "drivers" around me because you can't fix stupid...

Rusty 01-04-2019 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Chasingstatus (Post 3812096)
This multiplied by a million.....Respect the machine and understand what's going on around you and you'll be fine(leadfoot). On a side note I'm trying to get my first set of leathers this year so I can spend a lot more time on the track. As well as finally building a dedicated track bike.
My last track bike was a RC51. Loved that bike. Last time I did a track day with a bike was in 2007. The doctor said that my hip may not take another fall. So that was it with a bike. :mad:

Rusty 01-04-2019 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mults (Post 3812127)
I've had a bike since I was 18 and it's amazing how much different I drive while riding one. I've taken a few riding courses, and they've helped a lot. I've only been down once (1989 Goldwing) back in 2006 while on the freeway. A woman in front of me slammed on her brakes and as I hit the front brake, the bike went down. I slid for what seemed like an eternity, but luckily, I had on a helmet, leather jacket and riding boots. I still had a lot of road rash, but fortunately, only suffered a broke ankle. Even with the broken ankle, I managed to ride the bike home (about 10 miles). My ankle didn't start hurting until my wife took me to the local ER (gotta love adrenaline).

I don't have a bike at this time, and I may get one in the future. I don't worry about me, it's the other "drivers" around me because you can't fix stupid...
The only accident I had with a bike on the street was in 1975. On a back road late at night. Missed the first 2 cows and hit the 3rd one at about 70 mph. He ran out of the bushes. Right in front of me. Hit him square in the azz. Broke his hips. The farmer had to shoot it that night. Me, broken left foot.

mishuko 01-04-2019 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Spartan 1771 (Post 3811441)
My community is small, only 23 houses, but competition is rough. Three of my neighbors have newer Corvettes and my next door neighbor has a beautiful 69 GTO. I'm the only guy with an import sports car.
Im in suburbia. The street im on has the m5.

I see porches, amg and m series roll through frequently but pretty sure no one in my area owns them. Mostly sedans/minovans/suvs.

Oh one time i saw a z and i made sure to awkwardly wave. He waved back with gf looking at me with the death stare. Lol i dont think she wss happy that her bf was so excited to see another random guy:rofl2:

Rusty 01-04-2019 01:23 PM
:rofl2:

Spartan 1771 01-04-2019 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mishuko (Post 3812173)
Im in suburbia. The street im on has the m5.

I see porches, amg and m series roll through frequently but pretty sure no one in my area owns them. Mostly sedans/minovans/suvs.

Oh one time i saw a z and i made sure to awkwardly wave. He waved back with gf looking at me with the death stare. Lol i dont think she wss happy that her bf was so excited to see another random guy:rofl2:
I always wave or shoot passing Zs a thumbs up. 9 times out of 10 they wave back.

The BlueMax 01-04-2019 05:18 PM
I tell people that the 370Z is the equivalent to an Asian Porsche 944, if you like what they were doing with that model then the Nissan is a modern rendition of this type of sports car. I give Nissan credit for what I feel is a better exterior and interior execution and base price with less maintainence requirements. The only trade off is a beefier over engineered layout

Rusty 01-04-2019 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by The BlueMax (Post 3812238)
I tell people that the 370Z is the equivalent to an Asian Porsche 944, if you like what they were doing with that model then the Nissan is a modern rendition of this type of sports car. I give Nissan credit for what I feel is a better exterior and interior execution and base price with less maintainence requirements. The only trade off is a beefier over engineered layout
In sports cars. It's the best bang for your buck. :tup:

Chasingstatus 01-05-2019 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3812134)
My last track bike was a RC51. Loved that bike. Last time I did a track day with a bike was in 2007. The doctor said that my hip may not take another fall. So that was it with a bike. :mad:
Yikes, hips and collar bones I'd really like to avoid breaking in the future. Rc is such a sick bike.

Dr.Lou 01-05-2019 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by RonRizz (Post 3811294)
I've gotten it on more than 1 occasion as well.
Me too. I also get the “nice Porsche” comment more frequently than I would expect. I usually just roll with it. To my mind the Z is the best sports car value. I’ve owned a ‘78 280, ‘06 350 and ‘18 370.

Rusty 01-05-2019 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Chasingstatus (Post 3812380)
Yikes, hips and collar bones I'd really like to avoid breaking in the future. Rc is such a sick bike.
I had a hip replaced at the age of 47. So I have to take care of it. I quit doing trackdays with a bike at the age of 54.

StormWhite 01-05-2019 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3812437)
I had a hip replaced at the age of 47. So I have to take care of it. I quit doing trackdays with a bike at the age of 54.
I own a Yamaha R1 at 61 :icon18:

Rusty 01-05-2019 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by StormWhite (Post 3812440)
I own a Yamaha R1 at 61 :icon18:
I still ride. Have a VFR. And I still do trackdays in my Z. I've had my hip replacement for over 15 years now. And it's still good. I don't want to go through replacing it again.

Memphis370Z 01-05-2019 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr.Lou (Post 3812421)
Me too. I also get the “nice Porsche” comment more frequently than I would expect. I usually just roll with it. To my mind the Z is the best sports car value. I’ve owned a ‘78 280, ‘06 350 and ‘18 370.
Welcome. :tiphat:

Desert Rat 01-07-2019 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by StormWhite (Post 3812440)
I own a Yamaha R1 at 61 :icon18:

Ha, I'm 48 and ride a big old fat Suzuki Boulevard C90. I love that tank.


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