LOL NO! i'm actually 19 this year :tiphat:

I was about to say there are people who cant handle this car at the age of 25+, I couldn't imagine a 13 year old behind the wheel of one. :rolleyes:

i'd buy him a drink if a 13 years old can control my Z lol. there's a funny story though, i was 17 when i drove my Z off from the dealership. i stalled twice at a two different intersection. and another 3 times in my drive way..it took me a week to finally be able controlling her at will :icon17:

Haha, its always a learning process man, glad you finally were able to get her in control. You have a nice Z by the way take good care of her. :tiphat:

will do, thanks good sir :tiphat:

:iagree: I'll be 48 this month, and I'm almost kicking myself for waiting this long to get my first sports car, but I had other priorities ... family and house. Well, I'm on pace to pay off the house in 3 years, 10 months, and me and Mrs are ready to play. :ughdance: By the way, people are always surprised when I tell them my age. They always think that I'm much younger. My profile pic is current.

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I'm in the wrong business...:roflpuke2:

:tup: Well done sir!!! Well done :tup:

Better later than never... I see many of the owners on here are early 20's. I'm 23, but can't afford a Z yet.

* I'd say you look about 41 years old :tiphat:

I'm 19 too. Never got any bad attention from older people but that might just be the area that i live around. However I have heard the "must be nice too have rich parents" comment quite a few times from people my age, not in a nice way either.

yeah i heard the "must be nice too have rich parents" almost everytime but mostly in a nice manner. i'm grateful that they're not mean to me lol

LOL. I thought you'd say 25. :icon17:

i remember there's a scene from some movie where the attractive woman tells the man: "you can tell a lot about a person by the kind of watch that he wears." she didn't say anything about car :)

It depends on the Z but most aren't that difficult to drive. The first time I ever drove a car I was 13 (just in a parking lot). Also was the first time I drove a manual transmission. I didn't stall it once and it was my mom's Nissan 200SX.

I honestly have no doubt I could have driven a 370z just fine as well. I do have to admit the first time I test a drove a 350z (back when my dad got his 2004 350Z) the thing had like a digital clutch and both me and my dad both stalled the damn thing and my dad had been driving stick for 25+ years.

Actually i've started driving since i was 12..what a spoilt brat i was at that time:shakes head:..imagine a 12 years old driving a Evo 3. i've been driving stick for 4 years with 2 different manual cars before i had the Z. and you're right, this thing had like a digital clutch and that's why i stalled it the first time i drive her:shakes head:

Now i have no problem whatsoever at handling her :tup:

Judging someone based on the car they drive is really really ignorant.

For one, it's a really ignorant way to determine how much money a person makes.

I know a lot of doctors who make 250K + who drive Toyota Corollas, Honda Civics/ Accords, etc. Why? Just because a person makes a lot of money it doesn't mean they're worried about what others think of them. Many people who can afford 100K+ cars don't spend much of their money on automobiles.

On the other side of the coin there is no shortage of people whom drive cars they really can't afford, can only afford because mommy/ daddy paid 1/2, bought the car used, can barely afford despite having very little in other expenses and so on.

So yeah only extremely naive/ ignorant people judge a persona income based on what car they happen to drive. But I suppose if you're talking strictly based on the type of automobile (coupe, sedan, truck, van, convertible, etc) you might be able to assume but assumptions are often 100% wrong.

I never assume ANYTHING based solely on the car a person drives and neither do most adults I would assume unless they're extremely naive and or ignorant.

I buy cars based on what "I" prefer NOT on how I think others will perceive me. Because one, that's a terrible way to decide on a car. Two, people who judge you based on your car are morons anyway.

I get this more times than I would like. Seems most people think this car is driven by business professional type people around here, not sure why, but they do.

I went to pick up a pizza at a local place and I guess when I pulled up the guy behind the counter was in the back doing something (I parked a little further away even though the place was dead. It was just my car and couple normal civics and corollas and whatnot). Walked in and was told it would be a few minutes.

Sat near the counter and started looking on my phone to kill time. I had a subaru shirt on at the time (have a few left over from my old car) and the guy behind the counter was talking cars with someone in the back. He said something to the effect "Damn, the black Z out front looks awesome, but I bet you some d-bag rich guy in a suit steps into it (pizza place is next to a few stores)." I just kind of sit there laughing to myself a bit.

Pizza was ready and I was paying he noticed my shirt and tried to talk about subarus to me and wanted to see my car. I simply just said "I guess I'm the rich dbag in a suit that's going to step into his black Z over there". Kid looked genuinely shocked. He said he didn't mean to offend with what he said but usually "you don't see someone like you driving a car like that. A beat up subaru covered in dirt I could see, but not a clean Z". I said "Thanks? I guess??" and went to my car and drove away. Ef eating at that place with those scumbags again.

For the record I did look a bit scrubby that day. 6ft tall 29 year old that looks younger. Long black hair (not brushed really, just woke up) in a black subaru shirt with gray cargo shorts and flip flops.

I wish I could say this is the first time someone was surprised at the car I drive. Even friends that know that I do pretty well for myself.

^^^

Its funny you write that, sometimes I feel compelled to not look like a total bum driving my Z so people don't think I stole it lol

although that means little because some guy in my condo with a Ferrari looks like a dock worker...he's actually the contractor that built the condo's I live in...can't judge a book by its cover lol

Haha so true. When I drive my Z to work I am in slacks and a dress shirt most of the time but when I take it out on the weekends i dress like a bum because its comfortable. It's funny seeing the look on some people when they see a 26 year old in a faded t shirt and shorts with flip flops on get out of the Z.

lol. thats funny...i get the oppisite!

I get that you think your car is better than mine look or the you think
your car is faster than mine look. People ride my ***, pull up next to me, downshift and speed off. I find it funny quite frankly.

but Show...we are! lol...and we dont need to think its better or faster...they think it lol.

Me too. LOL...excpet the only difference now is I pay it no mind :tup:

Man here in NY I think it's the worst. People just have no appreciation. I hear of people with Z's in other states getting thumbs up or people who are curious of the car and ask you questions or just say nice car or something. The Z is a fairly rare car, at least I don't ever see any others rarely so I would expect people to be curious and nice. Idk people in NY just got that hardass* mentality. Don't get me started on 350z drivers:stirthepot:

"Do People Judge You By Your Car's Appearance? "

Of course they do!!!

They look at my car and :tup: :tup: on me and say "How Bravo!! You drive a Z!!"

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Do you live near the ghetto? :icon17:

They will appreciation a tad after they stole your rims and got some bucks!! And you will appreciate them at least they put your Z on bricks. :icon18:



:tup: :tup: Bro!!

I just turned 57 last month and the wife and I have been saving for something "cool" for many years. When the people at work first saw the Z they said, "see, I knew you guys were rich". My wife and I both work in the same place. They don't see the 9 and 10 year old cars we have as DD's.

We were very fortunate that we weren't living paycheck to paycheck like most of the people we work with and were able to save a little here and a little there. At this stage in our lives, we finally said this is what we want a screw everyone else.

Same here. We passed on a lot of stuff in life in order to maintain financial stability. That doesn't mean that we passed on life; we've lived in other fulfilling ways. That means no revolving credit card debt, and saving for a rainy day, plus a little more.

When you have savings, that means that you don't have to panic if, God forbid, you lose your job through layoffs or something. It also means that you can jump on an opportunity of a lifetime, because you have the cash.

You have a great credit score so you can borrow at almost free rates! There's no point in using your own cash at such low rates. Keep your cash to take advantage of investment opportunities to grow your money.

My other vehicle is a 1999 Toyota Sienna. I'm going to keep her going as long as I can.

No :bowrofl::roflpuke2:
Hahahahahahahaha :bowrofl::roflpuke2::inoutroflpuke:

Condition yes. As I'm driving through a parking lot, I'll pass by a banged up car because I think the driver could give a crap about his or others' cars.

my suggestiom: hit it n quit it

Are you talking about women?

People whom judge others based on what car they drive are clueless.

My doctor makes over 350k a year and drives a Toyota Camry.

I know kids (17-22) who drive 60-80K cars who make less than 30K a year. They live at home and mommy/daddy paid 1/2 and they have no other expenses.

What car someone drives proves nothing.

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I'm not sure what people think. They certainly stare at the car. But when they see me I think they get confused. I have a beard, jeans, and a t shirt. I don't look like I should be able to own one ><

The reaction I get from people who know what the car is, is the best though. Some girl at work when she asked what I got and I told her she gasped and almost fell out of her seat. Was like "OMG I love the Z"

That's just seeing me in the car, now when I pass them doing 100+ I might know what they are thinking then lol.

It's not what car you drive but what condition you keep it in. Unfixed damage on the outside a rats nest on the inside.

I've seen some really well keep cheap cars and some really trash expensive cars. I think that says a lot about the drivers and how they appreciate what they have.

For the record, my Z has over 20k miles on it and still looks new inside and out.

The CEO of my company drives something like a Camry. Kinda blow my mind as she is a millionaire. It's not even a new Camry. She says that driving an expensive car would look bad to her customers (it's a privately owned company of about 5.5k people)

people around where i live, dont necessarily "judge" by the car i drive BUT they do appreciate a nice car when they see one... whenever i drive my Z through town, its like everyone (young and experienced) stop and stare. elligance at its purest . and the compliments i get on it is like a daily routine (mostly from older guys remembering the days of the 280z )