Is it just me, or do you laugh at all the "Fairlady" badges?

2011 Nismo#91 · 06-08-2012, 07:24 PM

Who cars if the differences are just cosmetic. Left or right hand drive isn't a big difference. What I do hate for example someone in a cheap 3 series BMW slapping a m3 badge on and calling it a day.

370Z Purist · 06-08-2012, 07:25 PM

By the way, I like the NISMO front end! I think it looks functional. It curves kinda funky though.

2011 Nismo#91 · 06-08-2012, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist

By the way, I like the NISMO front end! I think it looks functional. It curves kinda funky though.

Me too, looks were the only reason to get a slower, heavier and, more expensive Z for me.

sfearl1 · 06-08-2012, 07:36 PM

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Evofusion · 06-08-2012, 07:44 PM

sfearl1 · 06-08-2012, 07:38 PM

Bucketlist2012 · 06-08-2012, 07:38 PM

From another perspective, I think people who put phony badges on cars like my Z/28, or "clone" them is madness also..

Back in my day, if you did not have the real thing, why badge and stripe it like it is the real deal..

The fairlady thing, I do not know enough about...

2011 Nismo#91 · 06-08-2012, 07:41 PM

What makes me mad is people throwing the NISMO badge on their cars just because they bought a few of the S-tune pieces. =P

370Z Purist · 06-08-2012, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 2011 Nismo#91

What makes me mad is people throwing the NISMO badge on their cars just because they bought a few of the S-tune pieces. =P

I think it's dumb to throw a NISMO badge on anything unless it actually has NISMO parts... I'm tolerant, so I'm fine with even one NISMO mod and the badge. What I hate is when you throw on the badge without a single part.

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Originally Posted by Bucketlist2012

10K into Mcdonalds in 1990 would be 500K right now...

Also a hedge of 15% in gold since then would make you retired early..

True you gotta pick your winners, but I just high jacked the thread to apologize to 370Z purist and get him thinking about what he will do with his motivation and go for it attitude...

because it isn't what you make, it is what you keep and what you do with it, and he sounds motivated...

sorry for the high jack..Money gets me excited..

Money gets a lot of people excited! Also, no hard feelings on your previous post. I've seen you around the forums and I know you're usually very justified in your responses.

I just want to engineer something great... and then open a mechanic's shop. That is my life goal. Enough for me.

Sysopz · 06-08-2012, 07:44 PM

I don't like the "Fairlady" badge personally but if someone puts it on their car and likes it I really don't see the problem. Now I have seen people put the NISMO bage on non NISMO cars and I think that's just stupid. I hated when people put AMG badges on their non AMG Mercedes-Benz. I don't care if you put AMG rims on it's not an AMG car, same goes for NISMO IMO.

shadoquad · 06-08-2012, 07:46 PM

This seems like a silly thing to get upset about. Again, the Fairlady badge is a shout out to the Japanese version, not claiming to be one. And it's not like Japanese Fairlady's are in any way significantly better.

People get upset about the stupidest things. If you like the Fairlady badge, get one. If not, then don't.

sfearl1 · 06-08-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

People get upset about the stupidest things. If you like the Fairlady badge, get one. If not, then don't.

/thread

Lemers · 06-08-2012, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by UchinanchuZee

NO ITS NOT! Fairlady is Specific to ONE type of Z. IT is SPECIFIC to Japan. IT IS RIGHT HAND DRIVE ONLY!! They do not call the Z a Z back home it is only the Fairlady. The Z's sold everywhere else are called Z's.

but I guess it takes someone FROM there to know this. Im not hating, its just annoying as fauh-dook!

The first car the be named the Fairlady wasn't a Z at all it was a Datsun Sports model the 1200. The Fairlady name was a reference to the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. Which by the way wasn't written in Japan.

So the name really doesn't belong solely to the people of Japan or the Z.

UchinanchuZee · 06-08-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemers

The first car the be named the Fairlady wasn't a Z at all it was a Datsun Sports model the 1200. The Fairlady name was a reference to the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. Which by the way wasn't written in Japan.

So the name really doesn't belong solely to the people of Japan or the Z.

The Datsun Sport was the predecessor to the Z now, so it would in fact fit still as it was a Fairlady too!

my fair lady? hahahahah did you know lice is born blind? relevant? nope!

shadoquad · 06-08-2012, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemers

The first car the be named the Fairlady wasn't a Z at all it was a Datsun Sports model the 1200. The Fairlady name was a reference to the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. Which by the way wasn't written in Japan.

So the name really doesn't belong solely to the people of Japan or the Z.

06-08-2012, 07:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
370Z Purist A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Zion, Illinois Posts: 1,873 Drives: '09 370Z-T BS M6 Rep Power: 20	By the way, I like the NISMO front end! I think it looks functional. It curves kinda funky though. __________________ -Phil "Since one of my brake light bulbs just went out, the forum told me that my piston rings are about to blow."

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06-08-2012, 07:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bucketlist2012 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,424 Drives: 370Z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 17	From another perspective, I think people who put phony badges on cars like my Z/28, or "clone" them is madness also.. Back in my day, if you did not have the real thing, why badge and stripe it like it is the real deal.. The fairlady thing, I do not know enough about... __________________ 2009 Sport/Touring 370Z 1971 Z/28 with coil overs, rushforth's, willwoods, Hotchkis. 4 speed GMC Sierra1500

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06-08-2012, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,413 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 40570	Who cars if the differences are just cosmetic. Left or right hand drive isn't a big difference. What I do hate for example someone in a cheap 3 series BMW slapping a m3 badge on and calling it a day.

06-08-2012, 07:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Evofusion Base Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 52 Drives: '11 BS Touring Sport Rep Power: 14

06-08-2012, 07:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,413 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 40570	What makes me mad is people throwing the NISMO badge on their cars just because they bought a few of the S-tune pieces. =P

06-08-2012, 07:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sysopz Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: PA Posts: 58 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 14	I don't like the "Fairlady" badge personally but if someone puts it on their car and likes it I really don't see the problem. Now I have seen people put the NISMO bage on non NISMO cars and I think that's just stupid. I hated when people put AMG badges on their non AMG Mercedes-Benz. I don't care if you put AMG rims on it's not an AMG car, same goes for NISMO IMO.

06-08-2012, 07:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3887	This seems like a silly thing to get upset about. Again, the Fairlady badge is a shout out to the Japanese version, not claiming to be one. And it's not like Japanese Fairlady's are in any way significantly better. People get upset about the stupidest things. If you like the Fairlady badge, get one. If not, then don't.