Douchbaggery among 370z drivers???
 

Saw a 370z today. It was a black base coupe. He pulled out of the plaza at hwy7 and woodbine right in front of me. I was right behind him for a short distance then overtook him on the right lane and as i was passing i honked and waved my hand in greeting. The guy totally ignored me!!!!! I then had to stop at the redlight on warden and as he caught up to me he was in the far left lane to make a left turn and he still acted like I didnt even exist!!!!!!

I can understand such douchebaggery from gtr owners with a superiority complex or 350z owners with an inferiority complex. But a fellow 370z owner?

Has anyone experienced something like his before? I mean a 370z driver refusing to exchange greetings or complements.

You'd never get such rude behavior here in the states! :rolleyes:

I think that is appalling. I don't understand those who buy a car like ours and aren't passionate about ownership, or don't understand the connection to other owners.

That is very different from my experience. I've encountered one 350 and one 370 owner around here. Got a wave and thumbs up from both.

If you see that guy again, yell out "Hey Summer's Eve, get a Beamer!":tup:

Maybe he had more important **** on his mind besides noticing there was someone driving the same car as the one next to him. Just sayin'.

I wish we were more like the Subaru community, my friend has been driving Subarus for awhile but he just picked up a 2004 STi. We drove around yesterday and its amazing how many Subie drivers of all models saluted, pointed and waved! Even chicks got into it, I wish the Z community was like that because it makes the ownership experience all that more fun.

Well trust me...My waves and thumbs up hardly get noticed.I get ignored a lot even from z32 owners! I don't even try anymore(seeing as how some people don't know their Z car history or just a douchebag). Every now and then a 350Z or 370Z owner will realize my car is Z31 and they'll either pull up besides and wave. I do too wish the Z community was more of a family.

Around here people seem to wave or give the one up finger (not the middle). Unless there 40+ years old. They probably don't know what's up anyways. I think some people just don't know how to act or respond towards strangers. Seems to go on alot lately with this society.

A guy here in CT driving a 350 actually followed me for about a mile into a gas station to exchange greetings and ask how i liked the 370

Yeah, I'm 40+, just barely, and I have no clue what's up. It's a good thing all the 20 somethings are running the world for us. But I did wave at another Z owner the other day who waved at me. I would not, however, generally be the person to go around waving at everyone I see in a Nissan Z, I just figure I'm minding my own business.

Same here today. A 350, lowered, followed me into a grocery store parking lot to say, "sweet car". In which I responded , "you too". I asked if they wanted to check it out, but the owner and his buddy had somewhere to be. Sure I'll see them later, small town. Sence of community among owners here.

I had only owned my 370 for two days when a fellow owner pulled up next to me as I left a restaurant and came over for a quick chat.

Turns out they were a member of this forum and had seen the pics of my car I had posted earlier that same day.

That was two weeks ago and I've only seen two other 370s since then and didn't really get any acknowledgment from neither, although I admit I didn't really try. But I must say I've really been enjoying the enthusiast-led community of the Z, it's made owning one a lot more fun. Maybe it's just being on this forum rather than the ownership community as a whole. I dunno. I'm looking forward to meeting the Vegas Z club which I'm yet to do.

Unfortunately, you also have to realize that the majority of 370z owners are not enthusiasts but just bought the car because it looks cool and is quick. These people are not going to expect enthusiasts like you or I because they are not interested in the social aspects of owning a Z unfortunately.

I always try to wave at any 370z I see but I rarely see them on the road in my area.

He was jealous you had the sport... In the best color I might add!:koolaidwall:

Maybe its just a Z thing or something. If you own a boat and your out on the lake it is considered damn rude not to wave. When i had my vette most all vette
guys would wave back. most consider it rude when you didn't.

well at least this forum has some class. most members are pretty cool.....

+1. Also unless you're a cute girl driving a z I probably wont wave either. :D

I90 and you were in the silver? I wave at all 370Z drivers….life is good :tup:

*Note to self, don't be a douchebag to other Z owners.

Ok,what other special etiquette am I missing? LOL

I've had 2-3 370's get on my side, stare at me, and then take off.... I'm used to it. Like Christian said, theres gonna be a lot of people that drive our Z's, but don't know **** about them; only that they look cool.

I've never been waved at by a 370 driver (except chris on the board). This was a weird feeling coming from a vette where waving was mandatory.

Here in Kansas City, we have two Z clubs with members from all generations of Zs and it seems every Z I see waves back at me except when on the other lanes of the interstates with those damn concrete blocks dividing the highway it is hard to see them.

LoL yeah 2 flybys and one waves and then passes before the other can wave back... We need to better coordinate our timings... :rofl2:


Honestly, yeah same here thought. Especially with people on base. I see a lot of 350Z drivers on base and whenever I pass them I give them a wave. Not a single one has ever waved back. One time I was sitting at a stop sign and a 300ZX driver passed me, older fella and He waved at Me. So I waved back.


I consider it like this... Based on what I have seen. (So don't flame, this isn't an overall statement) but people who buy the car and do nothing to it, or people who buy the convertible and do the same, only buy the car to 'have the car'. These are not enthusiasts like ourselves who like the Z for more than just a namesake. Again, this is NOT all inclusive. This is just from what I have seen in my area. And looking from the exterior a car may be stock, but inside its completely different so for those looking to stay stock on the outside, this is not a hit at you.

But also overall, any 350Z driver I see in my local area, typically never waves. Be I see them at an intersection, on a street, or on the highway, no matter what their modding is be it stock of 15k invested, none ever wave. I don't know why, I've just noticed this. And the same thing applies with G35/37 drivers here as well too. I know they are our cousins so I'll throw them a wave too... Of course they may just be thinking "Who's this ******* I don't even know that's waving at me?!" :icon08: But still, just out of common courtesy, if someone waves at me, I'll wave back just to prevent possible road rage. :rofl2:


Again I'll say none of my comments are to be taken out of context and are not meant to slam anyone for any reason. Just my :twocents: I have noticed here in my area. Please no flame.

I've waved at a few on post and got the "I'm too cool for you" look. I thinks that even worst because we've already got 2 thing in common love for the Z and in the military.

This is exactly the same look I get... :shakes head: I don't get some people... br0, I know how much you make, you're not foolin anyone on your 'baller' status with wal-mart wheels and Euro tail lights :ugh2:

Oh and as far as the GTR owners are concerned I was driving with my wife in my Z when a black one came on the highway. He had a huge smile when my wife went to take a picture. He must have gotten a kick out of it.

It's not really a wave anymore. It's more like the head nod from Zs and Gs but revving from the mitsu and subaru guys. Hmmm I wonder what they mean???

I have never seen a other Z on the road. In a year of owning the car I still havent seen a Z on the road, it is such a shame.

Sure I saw one at francorchamps but I never really saw the owners :shakes head:

lets see

1 year time: no Z
Last week: 8 porsches, 1 aston martin DBS, a R8 and a M5

yeaaaah.

Over here the 370z is still a pretty rare car. So when 2 cars meet on the road its a big thing. I feel delighted when i see another z. I would feel rude and disrespectful if i did not greet the other guy.

Oh, so THAT'S why you snubbed me! :icon17:

A couple weeks ago I walked out to the Z, parked far away from the crowd. The only car next to me was a red 280Z. I think my Z is pregnant now.

Does anyone want to adopt a 325Z? :icon14:

:icon18: hahaha

Yeah, I feel ya.
Sometimes people could just be paying attention to the road, but doesn't seem like it.

Another thing that I've noticed is that people really don't like to be passed/overtaken, I almost always get head shakes or horn honks if they happen to catch up at a light or something

A lot of people that drive Z cars tend to be douchebags. It comes with the territory of an inexpensive sports car. The vette gets a lot of those types too.

I also don't think a failure to wave to another vehicle like yours automatically makes you a jerk. It's not like there's a real tight community built around Z cars. I mean, there is one, but it doesn't really include everyone.

Fail to wave on bike, or in a Jeep, and you're a douche. The Z wave gets classed in with things like the Subie wave, or the vette wave. A lot of people do it, but a lot of people don't know about it.

That's illegal, that 280 should not be messing with little girls.

I think that some people just get the car because they saw it, liked it and bought it. They don't know nor care about the history of the Z car like we enthusiasts do. That's why they are like :ugh2: when we wave. I got a thumbs up about two days ago and I went :excited::excited::excited::excited: :rock::rock::rock: :woot::woot: :D:D

Haha that's true.

When I compliment someone about his or her car, I usually get one of three things:
1. Get ignored.
2. They want to race me so they speed off.
3. They say thanks.

Strange, I've gotten waves and the headlight flash from other 370z owners traveling I the opposite lane. Whenever I catch up to another one traveling in the same direction, nothing. This happened more than once and it wasnt like I was trying to race with any of them. Some people waving is better than none. Having an rx8, I know for a fact, I didn't get a single wave or anything from other rx8 owners.

in defense of the people who didn't wave back, if you have your stereo on high volume and are focusing on the traffic up ahead, it could be difficult noticing a friendly wave. by the time you notice it, it could be too late :)

I don't wave bc most of the time my tinted windows are up.

Had a old lady with white hair wave to me in a 350z roadster. I dam sure waved back extra hard hahah. I almost didnt go for the wave when i saw the white hair.

Cool guy head nod, enough said.

On the third day of ownership, I remember seeing a MB Z right next to me. I waved but he just ignored me. I felt really silly not being acknowledged, so I just turned up my music and gunned it on the freeway on-ramp.

Fast forward to a week ago, I was cruising home from a friend's house when a Z33 vert pulled right up right next to me and both the driver and passenger waved at me. So I waved back.

The lesson: I will only return gestures of acknowledgment as long as they are initiated by the other driver, regardless of what car they drive.

I've had both what would appear to be not noticing me or the thumbs up or hand wave. Had them from Z owners, a Viper owner and others. I say people shouldn't get bent out of shape over it. There is a good community of Z owners and other just plain car enthusiasts. Keep waving and it'll catch on. Certainly don't fee stupid if you wave and people ignore you. You never know what the other person has going on in their Z!

mixed bag for me, most 370s I've seen will wave and then probably a little more than half of the 350s I've seen will wave. I know one time I was in my own little world and didnt notice another 370 driving right next to me in the left lane. I could tell someone was there lurking but I didn't feel like looking bc I figured it was some kid in a civic trying to race. The guy then honked and proceeded to move on down the road, at which point I realized it was another 370. So yeah in my attempt to not be a douche I ended up feeling like a douche anyway...