Hahaha this made me lol

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My wife drives the Z very respectfully. I drive the Z like it wants to be driven :tup: I think Project Weekend Mistress about sums it up.

while i baby the Z's paint and overall cosmetics, i dont baby her at all when motoring... i dont drive abusively or anything, no power shifts, etc. just spirited fun with flashing shift-up indicator a couple times each time. :)

Couldn't agree with you more kenchan! That sums up everything I would say about mine!:tup:

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I drive my Z as hard as she'll let me but i apologize and caress her each time. Shift at 5-6k.

My Z rarely sees below 70. :tup:

i punch it up every chance i get. :)

+1........ Pretty funny.

I have 4 modes...

Cold (oil temp under 160) Babied - keeping the engine between 2200 and 3300
Warm and in traffic, Highest gear without getting the rpm below 2000
Warm and open road, 3000-6000.
Pushing it will get the shift light to come on occasionally. Can't do much of this yet since my oil cooler isn't in yet.

Drive hard but be gentle. Thashing on a car by snapping the clutch, 2nd gear chirps, etc will distroy her. Trust me, I did this on my first 4 cars. It's a ton of fun and they'll take it for a long time. You will have higher maintenance costs, and you will distroy her in the long run. Redlining will reduce life and cause loss of power over time but rings and cams are not that difficult to replace. Cornering just wears out tires ball joints and bearings. Easy to replace. But rattles never go away. Loose drivelines, noisy rear ends and broken transmissions get expensive really quick.

I drive like a total a$$ because it's what people expect when they see my car's hotness. I can't let the public down.

(100th post! Man they add up fast.)

This.

Cold - Shift before 3k
Warm Water, cold oil - Shift before 4k
Warm overall - have fun :driving:

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