Thinking of selling and buying

mjg · 10-18-2011, 08:15 PM

Very cool car man, and I know you loved the older one, but I'd take this over that old school Porsche any day. It looks great, enjoy it!

mr_sk · 10-18-2011, 08:21 PM

Very nice man, enjoy that, and charge hard on the track!

Nikon FM · 10-18-2011, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

So how much was it in the end? Had to have been at least 80-90 - Turbo's are NEVER cheap...

Half of that!

Geez, just look on ebay for used 996 turbos they go from high 30's to ~70k. The 70k usually have crazy work/HP and 5k miles on them. Milage is the key pricing factor, that and whether or not the carfax is clean.

thetaste · 10-19-2011, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikon FM

Half of that!

Geez, just look on ebay for used 996 turbos they go from high 30's to ~70k. The 70k usually have crazy work/HP and 5k miles on them. Milage is the key pricing factor, that and whether or not the carfax is clean.

So jealous. If I could find one that cheap......

Nikon FM · 10-19-2011, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by thetaste

So jealous. If I could find one that cheap......

I hunted for 10 weeks…….be patient

Zaggeron · 10-19-2011, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikon FM

I hunted for 10 weeks…….be patient

I think that 10 weeks is nothing. You got lucky

I've heard of people searching for a year or more for a well sorted 911

birdmanx1 · 10-19-2011, 08:02 AM

Looks great, congrats Nikon.

MightyBobo · 10-19-2011, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikon FM

Half of that!

Geez, just look on ebay for used 996 turbos they go from high 30's to ~70k. The 70k usually have crazy work/HP and 5k miles on them. Milage is the key pricing factor, that and whether or not the carfax is clean.

Color me shocked - I thought they'd be a LOT more.

tjlazer · 10-19-2011, 12:45 PM

nice! Now you won't feel so "dumb" hanging out with the Porsche guys at the track

MightyBobo · 10-19-2011, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tjlazer

nice! Now you won't feel so "dumb" hanging out with the Porsche guys at the track

On the contrary, compared to many, I feel like a car genius...an expensive car doesnt always translate to car knowledge

Nikon FM · 10-19-2011, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tjlazer

nice! Now you won't feel so "dumb" hanging out with the Porsche guys at the track

Dude….I never felt dumb. The people in the club are really cool and fun to hang out with.

I passed GT3s, Turbos, Ferraris, an R8 and a ton of BMWs. People from the Porsche club always complimented the 370Z and told me they loved the lines of the car. One lady even called me a Nissan Rock Star when she couldn't keep up in her GT3. I even got a complimentary Porsche Club hat due to some dude in a Turbo not letting me pass.

At PR HPDE people drive how they drive so the passing isn't always due to the car but how aggressive or good the driver is. (Understanding that aggressive and not good driving is not a good combo!)

Hopefully you can tell by this posting that going to the HPDE events is a crazy fun good time with really fun people. That, plus the driving makes for a fantastic day.

The reason for selling was to acquire a stiffer chassis with greater power….now hopefully that R8 will get passed again. The driver has really upped his seat time and is quite respectable now. I passed him when he was just getting started

All good

CarsRfun · 10-19-2011, 10:28 PM

Be prepared to have your wallet emptied....you will be back sooner or later.

MightyBobo · 10-19-2011, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikon FM

Hopefully you can tell by this posting that going to the HPDE events is a crazy fun good time with really fun people. That, plus the driving makes for a fantastic day.

Ding ding ding. Ive yet to meet a single douche at an HPDE. EVERYONE is really friendly and always able to help if they can/have time.

Nikon FM · 10-20-2011, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CarsRfun

Be prepared to have your wallet emptied....you will be back sooner or later.

? I haven't left. Currently I'm rebuilding my 1990 300ZX manual tranny with a lot of help from a mechanical genius friend of mine.

10-18-2011, 08:21 PM	#77 (permalink)
mr_sk Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 393 Drives: 2011 Z Sport MT Rep Power: 13	Very nice man, enjoy that, and charge hard on the track! __________________ Part out thread: http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...-dynodash.html

10-19-2011, 08:02 AM	#82 (permalink)
birdmanx1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 95 Posts: 3,175 Drives: 370z Nismo Rep Power: 23	Looks great, congrats Nikon. __________________ 370Z NISMO #0462 \| ClearBra \| 3M tint \| Head/Taillights \| Dynamat \| Black Roof \| Tommy Kaira HB \| CF Parts \| Berk HFCs \| FI SS \| NST Pulleys \| Takeda aFe \| K&N \| H&R Spacers \| Swift Spec R \| SPC F&R \| Zuperman M370 Nismo Vid \| Nismo Journal \| Nismo Rumble

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tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 52 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 19	nice! Now you won't feel so "dumb" hanging out with the Porsche guys at the track __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

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