Something isn't right here.

OP wants a faster, different car, and is rationalizing it poorly. What's wrong?

He's 21 and if he can afford it, I think he should do it. Either he will love it and be happy, or hate it and learn a life-lesson that noone could teach him. I am only 25 and am still learning those kinds of lessons. As long as noone is maimed, it's a good thing.

You got me...
I miss driving in the snow rofl!
Im in North Jersey and it snows too much for winter.
I can't afford a beater unless I wait for my parents to get home from work...
Can't do that all the time... :shakes head:

Depends on how shitty you want to go for your DD. There are $300 options out there. I remember on the corvette-forum a while back one of the saddest stories about a beater I ever saw.

IT is such a hardcore story that I googled for the last 5 minutes to bring it to you:

Thrown Rod - Corvette Forum

lol...

smart move sell your Z lose alot of money and possibly have to pay extra on your evo instead of just buying a 500-1000 dollar snow DD jesus christ isnt america the country where you can buy cars dirt cheap.

you get the evo you are all hooray snow driving then its summer and your like ... I miss the Z

This right here tells it all its more than just your friends parents ETC.You can get a beater for very cheap to drive on those snow days.

Buy a DD for that muck and keep the Z for nice weather or...

DD the evo and drive it on the snowed/salted roads. :roflpuke2:

sell me the Z? :stirthepot:

I dont think trading it in will help with you getting tickets

+1, sounds like maybe sell the Z and get something more affordable until you're out of school and have a good steady job?

If you don't want to do that, then sell your mods and pay your maintenance with them...

A. Evo X is way slower than 370z. I was smoking moddified EVO's and STI's with my then stock 370.

B. How the hell do you afford a 370 if your still in school, someone has to be obviously helping you pay your bills.

C. Some of your reasons to get rid of it you listed are "tires, gas, driving, cleaning, traffic, oil changes" Lets see, im at 15,000 miles and still on my stock tires, evo uses same premium gas and abut the same gas mileage, so I dont see your logic there, driving, well umm its a car thats what you fing do with it, cleaning...every car needs to be cleaned :shakes head: and unless you have lights and sirens on your evo, traffic is NOT gunna clear up just because you have an evo. Only logical thing you said is weather conditions because yes, being a previous evo owner myself, that AWD does come in handy in the winter

D. If money is an issue, you will LOOSE big time by trading in for an evo

E. TRUE car enthusiasts prefer the gsr over mr because gsr is stick (no offense AT guys, but we all know MT is the true way to go with a sports car) as well as it being known that the MR's transmission cant handle much more hp than stock, so you have really no options in modding it

F. There are plenty more mods available for the 370z than there are the evo

G. I got pulled over WEEKLY when I had my evo, that thing is a HUGE cop magnet! I have not gotten pulled over ONCE in my 370 in 2 years. I drive the same way I did with my evo, and my Z is 10x louder and more modified. I believe the 370 is a true gentlemans car. So if your worried about tickets and stuff, you mind as well put a sign on your back that says "I have a lot of illegal drugs and weapons on my person" cause you will prob still have less issues with cops than you will driving around with an EVO at 21 years old

My advice? Get rid of your 370 for a 14k Jeep. Finish school, grow up, learn more about cars, get a steady job, and then come back and buy a 370. I myself will welcome you with open arms :tiphat:

If your trading your Z in for a evo just cuz evos are faster, thats a bad decision. But if you are trading in the Z for other reasons then i agree with it. I lost $20,000 when i traded my Z in, but i wanted to get rid of the Z so bad. I got screwed on the price ($55,000 before interest). I had abit of damage to my car as well so your looking around a loss of $15,000.

Sounds like a very bad decision for you to change.

Who cares about what others say when it is your money. When they QQ at your 2 seater just tell them to walk. I did exactly that when my aunt complained about a 2 seater. I told her to walk. Not only that, it is your money in the end.

Everything else is just you. Change your driving habit to get better gas mileage and to stop attracting cops. Cleaning and maintenance, well that goes with all cars and with a turbo car, expect quicker oil changes and just as bad gas mileage if you have a heavy foot.

Just woke up going for a test drive later today...
I see my Z from the window.