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I feel like when I get my Z (hopefully next spring), I'm going to feel good knowing that I met my one huge goal. I don't go on a lot of expensive trips, I paid my student loans off early, have been increasing my credit score, etc - all to reach this goal, which is now in sight. At the same time, I'll be happy knowing I'll only be 25 and will have the car paid off by the time I'm 30!

What has your experience been with goals, age, and sacrifices to get your Z?

Well....the Z isn't my dream car, though it is my 57th. I started early (at 16) teaching myself to rebuild and maintain the things I owned...House, cars etc. As a result I could always afford pretty cool cars from early on.....Much to the dismay of my friends who had to pay others Big bucks to maintain their stuff. Over the years, I've saved enough to more than pay for the 370....Good luck with your dream!...:tup:

I think I'm in my 21th or 22nd car. I lost count.

The Z is a great car but not sure if it's my 'dream car.' But atleast the car has character very unlike japanese cars and I enjoy owning it. :)

Is this supposed to be a question about my age when I bought the Zed? Although i love it, it's not quite my dream car... it needs to be a bit more compact and have about 150 more whp to be in that ball park...

Here's a big thread with a lot of vote http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...0z-owners.html

Yeah, poorly worded thread, my apologies. I don't have quite the same worldview, as I am currently only driving my 3rd car ever.

3rd car ever, 1.5 TDI clio and 1.9 TDI megane coupe were my first two cars.

I am 22

7th car. Got my dream car when I was 23, the S2000.

Will be 23 in July. My goals were a military deployment, 4 yr degree in Computer Science, a chunk in an Investment portfolio and a nice credit score.

Almost done with deployment, 1-1/2 yr left in college, 30,400 in investments and ROTH IRA and a 740 credit score. I am proud of myself for not being spoon fed from my parents like other kids these days. We have the same reward, I want the Z.

Dont have my dream car yet so cant give the age.

I've achieved a lot for my age, and I have a perfect credit score to thank for it. Starting early is key.

those pics you wanted to see are in the exterior section now.

While the 370z isnt quite my dream car..Ill prolly be 26 (age I am now) or 27 by the time I get one. Dream car is a porsche 911 GT3 RS or 911 Turbo or Lotus Hennessey Venom GT but I dont quite have the 850k for one in the bank lol.

We're twins! Except, of course, I'm the older, much better looking one. :P

I was 27 at the time, but I just turned 28 recently.

I also bought my 97 240SX SE 5MT Cobalt Green Pearl (used with 32k or so) on my 19th BDay. The Z trumps the '40 tho.

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$40k all said and done is a hell of a lot of money. I needed the toy car to be no more than 30% of my yearly income to be "affordable", since I support a family of 5 (+dog, +cat) on my income - which means I had to wait until age 40 to replace my Camaro SS. My wife plans to start a career in the next few years (she never worked-married me instead) - at least a part time hobby job - but her making $20-50k per year, over 10-20 years makes a huge difference on the bottom line (her income could nearly pay for 3 kids to go to college), so her going back to work is the main justification I have for spending this much on a car. Also, given my professional position I can expect solid income growth - again it took me to age 40 to get solid confidence in long term employment and income growth. I am suprised that so many under age 30 will spend this much money on a car - it seems affordable to young people because they have no real expenses yet - such as a family or household - and at this age you are not very well established in life. I hope you under 30's have very good educations, master's degrees in business, law, medicine, or science. The wonderous economic growth of the 80's and 90's may not continue, if not opportunities will be limited, the professional world is becomming more competetive every year. My company (world class engineering/technology) will only look at the top 1% of students from ONLY the top universities, and most new hires have master's or PhD's and do at least a 1 year internship before graduation to prove their worth. That will get you a $65k starting salary.

I believe most who are over 40 don't owe a lot on the car (ie: small loans or cash deals).

Depending on the area, $65k is chump change for some folks, even without a college education. I'd be pissed if I got my master's degree and someone offered me $65k a year.

Ditto, in my area the starting salary for a police officer is $80K a year then after overtime its closer to $100K. And yes thats in the first year of employement. For that all you need is a 4 year degree or 4 years in the military. If I got a MBA, and the cop down the street with no college education was making more than me, my *** would be getting a new job.

I feel really bad for the cops in my area. Deputies make between 32k and 39k a year. Terrible.

I won't call it my dream car, but it is a milestone for me as it is the first new car I've ever bought for cash. It was a nice feeling getting the clear title for the car in the mail a few days after picking it up.

Unfortunately it took until I was 50 to accomplish the feat. The worst part of driving the Z for me is to see the disappointed look on a ladies' face when she was expecting a young hot guy to be driving and sees me instead. :eek: lol

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That should fix the issue

I wouldn't EXACTLY call the Z my DREAM car..but I did know I wanted it after first hearing about it's production. I got the first Z on the lot at first release and am ecstatic I got it right away. But it's still not my dream car. I'd love an Audi R8 in pearl white haha... but the Z has enough lust for me ;) I realized I don't need a 130k+ car to make me happy...until I win the lottery. All in all...YES, I love my Z!

I'm 22 years old. I work my butt off to get this car. Not sure if this is my dream car. But I love my car like the fat kid loves cake lol

same here :hello:

It's called: THE COST OF LIVING INDEX

32-39k a year really isn't "terrible" in Florida / Georgia, etc BUT in states like New Jersey it is "terrible" because the COST OF LIVING is WAY higher.

I'm 40 and when/if I get the Z it will be my daily driver.

Cost of living? Wow, never heard of it! :rolleyes:

Everyone I know makes at least double what the cops make in my area. Cost of living isn't relevant in this discussion.

The title is misleading, however after 30+ car in my live time a don't consider my Z a dream car at this stage of my life but one more car on my list.

I might consider a dream car within a future budget a brand new M3 or M5.

However a real DREAM car would be the likes of Porsche, Ferrari, Bugatti, Lamborghni, etc.

You apparently don't understand it and what does the salary of the people you say you know have to do with what cops make in the same area? The particular area where someone lives has a massive influence on what people are paid. So when you said you feel bad for Cops in your area based on their pay, that's what is not relevant.

Still dont have my dream car yet.

Beat me to it.

Yeah, it's gonna be pretty hard to top that Murciélago... :tup:

What I was trying to say is, in my current county, the deputies/cops are making about as much as I did at Best Buy, less than 13-14 an hour in some cases. Regardless of where you live, you shouldn't get paid more selling DVDs and Batteries than you would as a Law Enforcement Officer.

In my home time, cops get paid well in relation to other occupations.


Now, if you believe a cop should make less than a waitress at Ihop in some cities just because its a "particular area where they live", then we'll have to agree to disagree.

<<< own my dream car at 23... my 370z :) loved my old rx8 too though

I was 22 when I purchased my 06 350Z new in the spring of 06, I couldnt have been happier :)



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My second car was my dream car, the MR-2 SC, so I had to upgrade my dreams.

The NSX was it, but after 2, I'm ready for something a little more comfortable and less focused, like a 370Z Touring+Sport+Nav.

I do wonder how many younger owners are buying below $30k, without the options.

I was 22 when I purchased my 08 350z. It was my dream car at the time. Now my dream cars are way out of my price range.

My first "dream car" was a 1969 Z28, orange with white stripes. Bought it on the same day I quit work. Oh to be 24 again.

Since then the cars have been totally normal. Looking forward to getting the Z.