Funny thread... I get the same treatment from a lot of Z owners.


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^^^ I bet. "I just got a fast car. How does it fair up against an Evo?" kind of thing.

I'm about to buy another car and as soon as I get it, I'm sure I'll be looking for you Evo and STI drivers. ;)

i remember i was in a shopping plaza looking for parking. some dude in a rx7 that was riced out horribly was reving his engine really high when he passed me. no one was behind so i stop rolled down the window and said "you are trying to hard" when he passed me.

I do the opposite, I just give people (ricers or nice cars, doesn't matter) the thumbs up. Treat others how you'd want to be treated. If someone rolls their window and asks for a "run" just tell them you're still breaking the car in.. They won't know the difference.

My DH has an Evo, and he waves at other evo owners. Some wave back, some look away. He used to do that when he owned a Conquest too. The other night, a Camaro drove up to us, revved his engine, and passed us. DH moved behind him, and the guy drove away swerving lane to lane. <sigh>

Anyway, I would just take it as a compliment and smile.

Jealousy pops up in many different forms.

i dont know about anyone here, but, i live in san gabriel valley area of Greater Los Angeles, CA.. and theres always someone in a Scion TC cutting me off and speeding off to the next red light, where i end up right next to him again each and every time... its annoying -___-, i just listen to music and drive like i dont even notice him.

He'll probably brag to his friends, " I smoked a 370z today "




=D im just bored, feel free to criticize

Man for me its mostly Mustangs, usually the older body style. Ricers too, but usually these freakin Stangs. I drive kinda fast anyway because of my job and you just kinda get in the habit of getting where your going. So I'll pass some jack *** who's pokin along and they take it as a personal attack to their fragile egos. Then they want to speed up and ride along side and fly on by. Or my personal favorite is when I'm in a race at a stop light with a guy and I didnt even know it. Light turns annd he burns out. Who knew? I guess thats the old sucker punch race and eventually I catch up to the guy in traffic and just laugh. I had a 3 series before my Z and I thought it was bad then! I run on a lot of these Ricers cause theres a big drifting road here in Austin and these guys come from all around to wreck their rides and I come and take their Fast and Furious *** to the hospital for a fast furious hospital bill. Always a good time!

one of my coworkers is a life-long mustang guy. he wanted to see how the new z compared to his GT with numerous bolt-ons so i took him for a ride to give him a taste. before i was out of second gear, and still within the speed limit he admitted defeat. i later overheard him telling someone else about the ride saying "dude.. i could feel my fat cheeks being pulled back by the G's.. it was badasss... but i still like how my v8 sounds."

at least he was honest when he thought i was not around.

^^^LOL fat cheeks being pulled back! That's funny!

I have already been nuked on these boards for admitting to street racing...not what you might see on TV. But if there are no cops around, no streets that turn into the street ahead, I'm happy to see who is faster. I probably don't go much over the speed limit if at all. I started to feel old reading the post on this board. I am 35 with 2 kids. I am a business owner and I think I am pretty responsible. I would not do something that would put another in harms way. Accelerating at the cars maximum limit to 60 on a clear straight away is not wreckless in my opinion. After all isn't that one of the main reasons this car appeals to us? 0-30, 0-60, 1/4 mi. stats are great to read, and nice to know what our car can do in theory, but reality is more fulfilling. I know the raceway is the ideal place to stretch its legs. I don't know if I speak for many of you but I have never taken my Z to the drags and probably never will. But I will still like to enjoy its acceleration and if another car is next to me enjoying his/her cars acceleration even the better. Again I must disclose...I never race on crowded streets, no cops, no people, no streets that can surprise you with a car pulling in front of you, and never at high speeds. I apologize if I set off a pew pace makers and caused some of you to take your blood pressure medication early, but I just had to speak my mind.

not all evo owners are jerks, some actually drive 370 Z's :-).

lol , when i first got my g35 years ago , i used to get a lot of eclipses trying to race me , now that i got my 370 everyone under the sun races past me in normal street drivingg trying to get my attention, its fun to mess with them

That's one nice thing to be said about my '01 S4. NO ONE expects it to be fast, and as a result, no one bothers me. If you don't know what to look for, it's just another Audi A4. :tup:

S.

WOW I'm shocked I'm not getting hate letters....