How do u guys drive ur z?
 

So i drive my z daily. However i baby my car... Lol... Like i usually shift around 2-3k rpm... Now i was just curious how all u guys drive ur car? Like if i am driving like 50mph... I would be in like 5th or 6th gear... But how do u drive ur car? Just curious to know. Its not bad to baby ur car right? Also if i am driving uphill i usually shift around 3k-4k rpm.... Lmk i am really curious to see how all u fellas drive ur sexy car.

I dtive with both hands.
I shift around 2-4k rpm.
Then sometimes I drive like a bat outa hell.

I bought this car to have fun and drive it like it was intended. Why baby a sports car? Have fun with it. It's designed to go fast.

I usually baby her, but sometimes she's just asking to be slapped around.

Its all fun and games until gas goes up to $5.

meh...If any of us really cared about mpg's, we would all be driving econo boxes.

+1 :driving:

So i am assuming shiftin 2-3k is no problem? And sounda like some of u drive around 5-6k? Anyone? Drive only in that area?

+2 i drive spiritedly but not abusively. and safely ofcourse. :driving:

i dont baby my car while driving. i do baby her when detailing/in the garage.

that's too low imho. i shift 1-2 around 3.5k-4k. my shiftup flashes a couple of times during my drives.

That annoyed the hell out of me, so I just turned it off lol.

I usually shift around 3k rmp. But when I don't feel like conserving gas, I punch it lol. It's not good to baby a car 24/7. If U start modding it and driving crazy, I heard that's not good, that's if you baby it 24/7. It's good to open her up casually.

I drive it just like I stole it,if it breaks get a new one.:tup:

How many miles you have again?:bowrofl:

If I don't make the traction control indication on my dash light up each time I drive I feel like I've failed.

I'm babying her for another few hundred miles... She's only a week old. Once we get out of break-in, I plan on being a regular at traffic court. :-)

how do you do this?

I drive my car like I'm being chased. I bought this car to go fast. If the car can't take it then my next won't be a Nissan. ;)

Its under your settings ui on the left. You can set it any rpm, some use it at lower rpm to make sure they shift to save gas. Others leave it at 7500, I'm off, because I love to redline.

I occasionally hit the rev limiter before shifting. My driving varies. I can granny it till I practically want to fall asleep behind the wheel or I tap into her hard deep n rough. Floggin er till she gets tired and thirsty and needs to be quenched.
You can't over baby a sports car because then the ECU begins to forget its linked to a sports car. Eventually driving the Z will feel like driving an altima, hence being a 37k waste of cash.

I drive with hands at 9 and 3 position. Sitting upright all the time. Taking every apex properly. Downshift and brake before turns. Up shift at 3K RPM exactly (when it makes that cool VROOM sound). And floor it till 10 past the speed limit at least once every drive (even if its a 2 minute drive).

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Like its stolen.

Its all fun and games until you get speeding ticket.

The chase is fun.

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Just got my 2nd one :(

Letting off the gas at 4k+ RPM for a stop sign / red light sounds so beautiful!
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i slap her around all the time. then apologize and baby her all the way home.

Normal driving, I'm still used to my Z06. I shift before 2K, except I leave it in 5th until I am doing 50mph or so. I might change my habits later as I get more used to the car. 6th is like 4th gear almost exactly in the Z06 regarding rpm.

I can't say it drive it more aggressively than I drove my old camry. That thing you had to push to the limit to have any sort of fun.

Driving the Z slowly seems like a waste of an investment though, so I'm sad whenever I have to do it, whether it's because of traffic or because I'm going on a road with frequent cops. The Z is for pleasure first, transportation second for me, and my driving reflects that.

That is EXACTLY why I sold my Z06 and got into a car with a killer NAV system, nice interior, and BOSE sound system (not that it's all that awesome, but compared to what was in my Z06, it might as well be heaven's own choir). You can't always drive these kinds of cars like you want to sanely. You need something else going for the car to make it worth owning on long road-trips or in traffic.

Also, yes, I beat the crap out of my G20. I have to to merge.

I'd be driving a stolen car all casual-like, playing nice in traffic and blending in with the crowd. Surely you meant something else.

Also, if you're babying your car, why did you buy a 370 then.

Letting that Gas go at 4k rpms at a red light and still burning rubber in second. Is Just Pure SEX =)) yeah then I baby it for a week lol

If you have to ask how I drive the 370Z Sport....you don't know me....

I am Mike....Or "skinny mini Vinnie Diesel". haha

I drive my cars pretty hard...

Still getting used to the 2009 Touring Sport 370z i just got..6000 miles on it.

Seems slower than the 350Z I had, but we will see..It is only a week old..

But spank my cars ? All the time..

It is the Wife's car..She drive it hard all the time but not flat out... I cruise around and then just beat it when I get the chance.

The 350Z was a lot of fun to Jump in and drive...Even after getting out of my car...

I like it....The 350Z was fun with traction control off, i can't wait to test my 2009 370Z sport.

My Z/28 is just stupid silly if you 4000rpm dump it....you will be sideways through three gears and near 90mph when you straighten out...:eek::eek::eek:

Ask me how I know...But God, i love this new technology...:driving:

rarely does my car see above 70mph cept on the busy highways and interstates

Really? I have to go around ~135ish