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CruiZe 03-22-2010 08:02 PM
That's why I set the wallpaper on all of my PCs and my iphone with a picture of my car. And yes, I do the stare-at-my-z-while-walking-away-until-i-trip-over-something thing too. :ugh2:

Csquared 03-22-2010 08:29 PM
I drive an extra block, cause when i loop around I get to drive past half a block with windows down to the floor. Lol.

Urbanracer 03-22-2010 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RandyJamesA (Post 458914)
I like driving past windows where you can see the reflection. Watch the traffic though.
I'm guilty of that too.

efuseakay 03-22-2010 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 458786)
Every time I walk away from mine I do a double take. I try to be discrete about it but it never works, I'm just glad I'm not the only one with this problem.
Just like Bill Lumbergh in Office Space! ;)

370zdub 03-23-2010 12:22 AM
:icon18:

CrownR426 03-23-2010 12:34 AM
At a huge meet last thursday some dude in a 300zx thought he was a badass and kept revving and doing donuts where other cars were parked... There were people walking around too, idk wth he was thinking. He kept being a douche the whole night. I'm going to take my camera to the meet again this thursday, we'll see if he shows up.

fairladyZ34 03-23-2010 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by RandyJamesA (Post 458914)
I like driving past windows where you can see the reflection. Watch the traffic though.
the windows at my gym are pretty good for that

efuseakay 03-23-2010 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by CrownR426 (Post 459907)
At a huge meet last thursday some dude in a 300zx thought he was a badass and kept revving and doing donuts where other cars were parked... There were people walking around too, idk wth he was thinking. He kept being a douche the whole night. I'm going to take my camera to the meet again this thursday, we'll see if he shows up.
Ban that f'r from ever coming to any of the meets... forever.

fairladyZ34 03-23-2010 12:38 AM
let him keep thinking hes a badass until he realizes that streetlights, telephone poles, concrete barriers, curbs, buildings, guard rails, and most anything else he is probably bound to hit can do more damage to him then he can do it.

ricky bobby 03-23-2010 03:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Red370 (Post 458435)
Do any of you find yourself looking back in awe every time you get out and walk away from it? every single freakin' time for me, my coworkers make fun of me for it. I'm in love with my Z.
yes sir i do same then take a pic with my phone, its true love:excited:

Red370 03-23-2010 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ricky bobby (Post 459956)
yes sir i do same then take a pic with my phone, its true love:excited:
I shyt you not, i have at least 70-80 pictures i've taken with my phone, sometimes the light hits her just right and I feel the urge to capture the moment :rofl2:

darkseed 03-24-2010 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Ztoon (Post 443312)
Does anyone else have the problem of seemingly normal types turning into crazed street racers whenever they pull along side your Z?
Granted, this happens mostly in my home town of about 70,000. Larger cities don't seem to have the same affliction.
Lately though, it seems every 4 banger with a fart can momentarily loses their mind. I had a teen with an Echo launch at a busy intersection... mid afternoon. Same day a pocket rocket popped off a wheelie and carried it a full block to the next red light.

At first I figured.... coincidence. Chill man, it's self fulfilling cause I'm looking for it. Then my passenger says..... WTFs' goin' on?
I'm getting to the point where I don't make eye contact with any car near me else they might get that look!
Seems just the sight of the Z raises testosterone levels in some guys.
Maybe if I lost the tow hook and painted it pink.
thats freakin hilarious. your absolutely right.

i've had kids in raised trucks, civis, and every other kind of car lose they're mind when they see me and either get pissed off while giving me a dirty look or cutting me off... granted they cannot keep up after i pass them.

Vegitto-kun 03-24-2010 02:07 PM
do you guys have some sort of "hey you want to race" signal?

here its the person wanting to race flashes his lights and if you want to race you respond with putting the hazard signal on for two seconds.


did this with a ibiza.

I knew there were cops there since I passed there earlier.

he flashed his lights I responded, he passed me and smashed down the throttle.

thenI see a beautifull flash and blue lights. he must of been going 100ish in a 45 zone

NewlyIMPORTed 03-24-2010 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun (Post 462215)
do you guys have some sort of "hey you want to race" signal?

here its the person wanting to race flashes his lights and if you want to race you respond with putting the hazard signal on for two seconds.


did this with a ibiza.

I knew there were cops there since I passed there earlier.

he flashed his lights I responded, he passed me and smashed down the throttle.

thenI see a beautifull flash and blue lights. he must of been going 100ish in a 45 zone
hahaha nice

Nick911sc 03-24-2010 03:26 PM
I find it interesting, on the parkway every SUV and 15 year old rust bucket wants to race me. Seriously? I don't really care...And then whenever a mustang, 350z, sti etc rolls up next to me they check out my car and that's it.

fullmonty 03-24-2010 03:54 PM
So some kid asks me if I want to race last night at a convience store. So I asked him what he had and he told me a Pontiac G8, I told him hes 'not worth my time', just cause I don't street race. Well he tells me its supercharged and running like low 13s, I call BS and go off to finish getting what I needed. When I get done I walk outside. Hood of the G8 pops open- Supercharger, then out come about 15 time slips. I'm like FML

Red370 03-24-2010 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by fullmonty (Post 462347)
So some kid asks me if I want to race last night at a convience store. So I asked him what he had and he told me a Pontiac G8, I told him hes 'not worth my time', just cause I don't street race. Well he tells me its supercharged and running like low 13s, I call BS and go off to finish getting what I needed. When I get done I walk outside. Hood of the G8 pops open- Supercharger, then out come about 15 time slips. I'm like FML
Owning a G8 regardless of induction system, puts this kid squarely in the douche-tastic genre, I counter your FML with a :tup: for owning a Z.

Red370 03-24-2010 04:06 PM
and btw, being the a$$hole that I am, I would have probably called the kid a turd and asked him why he was out so late with moms car, then procede to prod him along to tennis practice.

Red370 03-24-2010 04:15 PM
Oh yeah, funny story. There is this security guard station right across the building where I work on base, and I always see this red cobalt SS turbo parked in the parking lot in front. So just for shyts, I asked the guy what he paid for it one day, mind you, he has the fully loaded version. Dude said he paid 27k!!! I proceeded to facepalm and informed him that he basically could be driving my car right now, to which he declared, FML.

FuszNissan 03-24-2010 04:16 PM
I think the biggest part of it is the SRM. People think you are probably revving at them, when your just down shifting to a stop

fullmonty 03-24-2010 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Red370 (Post 462388)
and btw, being the a$$hole that I am, I would have probably called the kid a turd and asked him why he was out so late with moms car, then procede to prod him along to tennis practice.
The owner was a nice kid, pretty cool. His friend he was letting drive it.... Big ol' fag. Guess he friend wanted to feel all special with his friends car cause he doesn't have a decent one himself.

Red370 03-24-2010 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by fullmonty (Post 462416)
The owner was a nice kid, pretty cool. His friend he was letting drive it.... Big ol' fag. Guess he friend wanted to feel all special with his friends car cause he doesn't have a decent one himself.
lol, nice kid or not, anyone starts talking quarter mile numbers to me, I take it as a personal challenge, and leads me to believe the other guy thinks his car is better, call it macho, call it proud, but to me, I drive the best thing going:icon17:

Pharmacist 03-24-2010 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by fairladyZ34 (Post 459917)
let him keep thinking hes a badass until he realizes that streetlights, telephone poles, concrete barriers, curbs, buildings, guard rails, and most anything else he is probably bound to hit can do more damage to him then he can do it.
oh, what a brilliant and ingenious idea! :rolleyes: and when he loses control and crashes into other people and kills them, what would you recommend then? :shakes head:

Pharmacist 03-24-2010 07:47 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ztoon (Post 443312)
Does anyone else have the problem of seemingly normal types turning into crazed street racers whenever they pull along side your Z?
Granted, this happens mostly in my home town of about 70,000. Larger cities don't seem to have the same affliction.
Lately though, it seems every 4 banger with a fart can momentarily loses their mind. I had a teen with an Echo launch at a busy intersection... mid afternoon. Same day a pocket rocket popped off a wheelie and carried it a full block to the next red light.

At first I figured.... coincidence. Chill man, it's self fulfilling cause I'm looking for it. Then my passenger says..... WTFs' goin' on?
I'm getting to the point where I don't make eye contact with any car near me else they might get that look!
Seems just the sight of the Z raises testosterone levels in some guys.
Maybe if I lost the tow hook and painted it pink.
only really happened once or twice with me. just ignore them completely, and they will go away.

steveg78 03-24-2010 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by fullmonty (Post 462347)
So some kid asks me if I want to race last night at a convience store. So I asked him what he had and he told me a Pontiac G8, I told him hes 'not worth my time', just cause I don't street race. Well he tells me its supercharged and running like low 13s, I call BS and go off to finish getting what I needed. When I get done I walk outside. Hood of the G8 pops open- Supercharger, then out come about 15 time slips. I'm like FML

I woulda responded "Nice job kid, you've got some pretty decent times with that SC you slapped on;;) how does it handle flying into a turn? Mine runs low 13's stock"

fullmonty 03-24-2010 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by steveg78 (Post 462791)
I woulda responded "Nice job kid, you've got some pretty decent times with that SC you slapped on;;) how does it handle flying into a turn? Mine runs low 13's stock"
I like to give credit where credits due, and I did tell him he had some pretty good times. All of the slips were consistent as well. He also admited without the supercharger it would be a pretty good race. The owner was cool, the friend was a PITA. From seeing them around, the friend drives a Jeep. And the rest of their crew who are pretty cool drive some worked cars. Evo, Mazda Speed, Sti. The one kid has a 350Z, and even though they are all cool and like my 370. The kid with the 350 couldn't even look at it. Must be a maturity thing, the older the 350Z owner the cooler they are. The difference between a wanna-be and an enthusiast.

steveg78 03-24-2010 09:17 PM
Yeah, I like the 350Z but with all due respect I'm sure 350 owners get a little burn in their hearts when they see a new 370. I mean with other cars, usually people find something about the newer model that sucks. And a lot of times there is something in a new model that isn't as good as the old model. Where in NJ are you seeing these guys?

Another quick story for you guys. A few weeks ago I stopped at a 7-11 after hanging with some friends. I was driving my Jeep because weather was nasty and 3 punks come out. Probably like 17-18 with 2 girls. They were obviously drunk or something since they were acting like complete morons. They were getting into a G35 sedan. Kid says to me "is that yours?" I reply yeah, he says "you should trade it in". I just laughed in his face and said you should trade your LIFE in. F-in punks I tell ya!

fullmonty 03-24-2010 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by steveg78 (Post 462897)
Yeah, I like the 350Z but with all due respect I'm sure 350 owners get a little burn in their hearts when they see a new 370. I mean with other cars, usually people find something about the newer model that sucks. And a lot of times there is something in a new model that isn't as good as the old model. Where in NJ are you seeing these guys?
Flemington area. I think they live in the Piscataway/Plainfield area though.

Zsteve 03-24-2010 10:13 PM
And you told him we run the same without the SC right?

fullmonty 03-24-2010 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsteve (Post 463004)
And you told him we run the same without the SC right?
I let it slip in

370zdub 03-24-2010 11:06 PM
^I think you should have walked up with a serious face looked him dead in the eye, and in a slightly hickish voice said "does it got a hemi?, cause it aint **** unless its got a hemi"

fairladyZ34 03-25-2010 12:32 AM
^:roflpuke2:

blue660r01 03-25-2010 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by efuseakay (Post 459725)
Just like Bill Lumbergh in Office Space! ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeNnQJAo6ME

efuseakay 03-25-2010 02:45 AM
Are you related to that singer guy?

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Ok, sorry... back on topic!

Stupid road-rage racer morons!

Matt 03-25-2010 09:32 AM
I agree with, I think Fusz, that mentioned SRM.

I got a dirty look from a mustang driver yesterday when SRM revved kind of high going from 3rd to 1st at a red light. Then he started revving his engine. I just did a :facepalm: and looked away.

In other news, my girlfriend and I started playing a new game while we're out driving together. It's called "Mustang!". We just yell mustang whenever we see one. We drove about 10 miles round trip last night and saw 9!

m4a1mustang 03-25-2010 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt (Post 463482)
I agree with, I think Fusz, that mentioned SRM.

I got a dirty look from a mustang driver yesterday when SRM revved kind of high going from 3rd to 1st at a red light. Then he started revving his engine. I just did a :facepalm: and looked away.

In other news, my girlfriend and I started playing a new game while we're out driving together. It's called "Mustang!". We just yell mustang whenever we see one. We drove about 10 miles round trip last night and saw 9!
Own a Mustang long enough and you'll eventually come to a four way stop sign with three other Mustangs. I drove Mustangs from 02 to 06 and it happened to me once.

theDreamer 03-25-2010 09:59 AM
I prefer the new game "Camaro!"
Well it ended being fun at one light we got 4 that were all turning left and two turning right, and this was no meet up it was during rush hour traffic.

Zsteve 03-25-2010 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt (Post 463482)
I agree with, I think Fusz, that mentioned SRM.

I got a dirty look from a mustang driver yesterday when SRM revved kind of high going from 3rd to 1st at a red light. Then he started revving his engine. I just did a :facepalm: and looked away.

In other news, my girlfriend and I started playing a new game while we're out driving together. It's called "Mustang!". We just yell mustang whenever we see one. We drove about 10 miles round trip last night and saw 9!
You gotta do it like "Punch Buggy" and hit each other when you say it.

vipor 03-25-2010 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt (Post 463482)
I agree with, I think Fusz, that mentioned SRM.

I got a dirty look from a mustang driver yesterday when SRM revved kind of high going from 3rd to 1st at a red light. Then he started revving his engine. I just did a :facepalm: and looked away.

In other news, my girlfriend and I started playing a new game while we're out driving together. It's called "Mustang!". We just yell mustang whenever we see one. We drove about 10 miles round trip last night and saw 9!
You can lessen those numbers by maybe 40% if you limit it to 2000 and beyond.

UNKNOWN_370 03-25-2010 12:08 PM
It happens to me in anything I drive that looks sporty. Sedans, coupes, sports cars. I don't think the Z is getting any extra attention. I just think most americans are genrally bored and need to find entertainment. So they race anything on wheels that look sporty. Unfortunately most of them can't drive worth a d*#k anyway...

I see ahole Z drivers tryin to cut me off as well cuz they in a Z. Generally, I use offensive maneuvers and halt there stupidity. Every car make driver has aholes driving them.


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