Love...?

Originally Posted by seecue

sounds like you bought it because it was the best bang for your buck, but not what your heart desired. Do what chuck suggested and personalize your z maybe that will create some love juice..haha. If that doesn't work get a Z4.

Originally Posted by ctzn

I felt the same way briefly, until I didn't have my car for a couple of weeks. When I returned to it I realized I had that 'bond' you speak of. I'm about 9000 miles in and I enjoy it more and more every time I drive it. It also helps that I don't drive my car during the week very often, so getting in is nearly always for pleasure rather than for strictly transport.

Originally Posted by antman22

When buying a sports car, you're not buying the car out of necessity, you're buying the car for joy. If you're not 100% into it when purchasing the car, you probably shouldn't have purchased it, IMO. Cars aren't exactly a cheap purchase, so you should be sure that the car makes you 100% happy. I don't care what car reviews think, what your friends thinks, its how you feel when you stare at your car or when you're cruising around in it.

Walking up to the car, you should have the smile on your face. I have that with my 370z because when I purchased it, I knew exactly what I wanted, no more, no less and it fulfills my expectations out of a sports car right now.

I do admit, I love it more now that I have the engine broken in and I can actually enjoy the car. That first 1200 miles felt like hell, not being able to put my foot down on that throttle. Now that its good to go, man, jumping on the highway is fun fun fun. The manual says to keep that needle at under 4000 rpm pre-break in....4000rpm is really where the fun begins, so who knows, once you get that sucker alive, it may show you a different side you haven't experienced yet.

Everyone's different however. Some folks are the "grow to love it" types and some are "hate it/love it right away" types. I'm the latter. If it doesn't suit me right away, its rare for something to grow on me. I may get used to it or tolerate it, but I'll never grow attached to it.

And if you're drunk, then maybe you just need to have a few more beers and think about it a little more

Originally Posted by fullmonty

The first time I saw my Z I hated it, I hated the ugly baby blue with orange interior. I couldn't stand it. Then I looked at it a little more and saw some pics outside of a flourescent light show room and began thinking it was that bad and I bought it. Once I saw it in the light I fell in love with it. I loved it from the second I drove it off the lot. Prior to my Z I had an awesome truck, everything and more than I could ever want. But there just wasn't a conection and had buyers remorse as soon as I began to drive it. Seeing 350Zs, Mustangs, and Challengers. First excuse I had to trade it in, I did. Is there a point to the story not really. But give it time to grow on you a little bit and though I hate to say it maybe it just isn't the car for you. Is there anything specific about it that bothers you? Like the fact it has a Hamburger and not a BMW emblem on the hood, or is there something more thats preventing you from falling in love. If this isn't coherent don't mind I've been up for over 30 straight hours.

Originally Posted by Horseface

The only thing I didn't initially like were the Boomerang head and tail lights. I initially thought them to be too fiddly, finicky and self-consciously designed. The 350 to me is one ugly, out of proportion thing. The 370 is a thing of beauty. It feels perfectly proportioned. Did you really trade it in? What are you driving now?

Specifics? No, not really. I can certainly get past the hood emblem. I've loved and disliked plenty of different vehicles. I rented a tiny little Fiat thing with about 9 horse power on holiday recently and managed to vibe with it. I had some love for my old Jeep, despite being big, unreliable and just plain crap. I guess it's just so personal and just so intangible.

Thanks for taking time to answer. I guess I'll keep at it until it's broken in and hope for the best.