thanks trips, i thank the Z for taking the hit for me....part of me still hopes they can bring her back from the brink

:( sad to see a dead blue one glad your ok

thanks 370, i know it could have been worse, but i know alot of it was just my stupid fault...never again will i even think of touching the VDC button in wet road conditions if they do manage to bring her back

To be honest she won't be the same. If it were up to me I would just start clean with a NEW Z.

If you think about it and have to save for who knows for a GTR? Take into account the owner costs to maintain such a car even if you get a great deal on a fairly used one.

Now if the Z's in $ ballpark already? Why not? It cheaper in a sense and won't break the back to maintain plus being a little more affordable you could still Mod it if you wished. IMO

oh believe me i know exactly what you are talking about, but say if they are able to repair it i still owe a little over $15k on it and just like alot of people i would prefer not to carry any negative equity into a new Z no matter how good a deal they offered me lol. Believe me i'm weighing out my options though and if need be i'll just go back to a little honda civic beater for a while that i can just buy outright until i can get myself better situated to take on another Z.

Gotcha! :tiphat:

on a side not i havent turned my vdc off in a few yrs XD

one word....don't! lol....but back on topic, anyone else have any other good suggestions i might be overlooking as far as drivers cars go, i would consider buying used too in case...matter of fact i was also checking out a used cobalt SS turbocharged since it's one of the very few FWD cars that actually holds its own pretty well through the corners

try out one of the older mini cooper s, you know the one with the supercharger, not the new one with the turbo

if you swap the pully on that supercharger, you will make really good power and the p2w ratio will be ridiculous(its like 2300lbs with 260hp)

Before i wanted a Z i was looking at getting into a BMW 135i or 335i. I strayed away from them because of the horror stories of break downs once you really start modding them. You can get a used toyota supra, corvette zo6, bmw m3. My choice would always be the Z hands down. I always see beamers, corvettes and such but i rarely see a 370. I think they are going to total your car there is front frame damage. It won't drive the same if it's fixed. Good luck!

Subaru STI. They're mad fast around town, and you would have less to worry about on wet roads.

Well guys I think I've made my choice and decided to consign myself to a little beater car for the time being just in case this ever happens again I don't have to rely on a rental and I can keep the miles off of whatever I decide to buy in the future but as of right now I'm leaning towards a used gt-r or another z maybe this Gen or next thanks for all the help guys and I hope I can still come to the meets even if I don't have a z or a sports car for the moment lol

Well its semi official z has already around twenty thousand worth of damage according to body shop and they are still wrapping up their inspection...time for a beater

This little accident , may cost you a lot in the long run, seeing as it is your fault and a total loss.

Before you buy a new sports car you should first call for some new quotes with different insurance companies and see it your rates have sky rocketed. Don't believe your current company if you ask if there are going to drop you or raise your rates.


In most cases like yours, the insurance company will drop you as soon as your 6 month policy is up.

Its my first incident in being with esurance in the last four years I've been with them and my policy was just renewed after the accident so I guess we shall see

Pour out a little octane for another Z that is dead and gone.

Just call a few companies and compare pre accident price to after the accident price with 3 companies. About 20yrs. ago I totaled a nissan truck in an accident with another car and my insurance doulbed for the next 4 yrs. It forced me to drive a small sentra, with very high deductables for 4 yrs.

One tip on your totaled car make sure that they give the full Retail value of the car plus sales tax on that amount they value your car at. Most states require this by law.

Also any extras you put into the car add up the retail value , even floor mats , trim , stereo etc.

final total damage cost $21,000...would anyone assume that it's safe to go out and get a beater car ASAP? only reason i ask is cause the body shop and insurance have put me in a tough spot as of today. when i talked with the body shop they basically told me straight out that it's not repairable, but then turned around and told me i have to wait and see what the insurance companies decision is so now im sitting here with only a few days left before i have to return my rental that i paid for out of pocket and will have no car to get back and forth to work afterwards. i have about $1000 as of right now that i can put as a down payment on something cheap but i have no idea if a delaership will even finance a car that is only about $3k to begin with. please if anyone has any experience with this can ya help a brother out?

Some body shops will provide you a loaner if they do the work. You may want to check that out. Since Esurance is a relatively new company I'm not sure if they can assist you. I'm assuming that you did not have rental vehicle coverage on your policy. Many people overlook this option that only costs a few dollars a month. Although it doesn't normally cover the entire rental amount it will pay around $20 per day or so for around 30 days.

Picked up my beater car today got a pretty sweet deal on a clean title 1996 Honda civic dx with very low mileage fresh paint job and new tires now we play the waiting game for a few months hehe

I hope they total it and you buy another Z... (I wouldn't feel safe driving the Z after seeing that pic)
Personally, I'd buy a beater and wait for the next Z or Mustang... I can't do the FRS because I feel like it's a soulless car... 200hp... Wow... My 1998 and 2001 Avalons had as much... My 1998 was faster to 60 than the current FRS (please don't ask me why, I know the last time I ran it before it got totaled it did a 0-60 without rollout in 6.1 seconds)

May I now ask a really prickish question?

Can I have your fender liners, I'll buy you a beer and let you drive my blue Z!

I would say sure you can to the fender question but totally out of my control at this point as far as a beater goes though just picked up one yesterday with really low miles on it for a car from 1996 so now its just down to playing the waiting game until I have a good chunk of change to pick up another Z or something else down the line but I may just wait and see what everyone has to offer towards the end of this next year...that or I may end up just saving up for a gt-r and just keep it as a weekend car when I get it

dam dude just saw this, unfortunate what happened to your Z, hopefully you get in a new one soon, or better like you said a GTR. Save up bud. GL. :tiphat:

2011 with 20K mi for $69K

http://img.autorevo.com/2011-nissan-...56-0-large.jpg

yes, like that :yum:

Man, it's just ridiculous what you guys pay for cars over in the US! I paid that much for my 2012 370z last July, and if I want a GTR it would be somewhere between $150-180k for a 2011-2012 model!

Anyone got a job for me over there?!?!

There's a new GT-R at South Charlotte Nissan for $108K. Black too!

Seen them as low as 53k too if you look over on the east coast over here in soutbern California you're lucky to find one for under 65k

speaking from first hand experience. if you've got the 370 out of your system.
i'd go with the mustang. that's what i did. i owned a 350 and a 370 and loved them both while i had them. i posted a while back i had to let the 370 go for a
maxima. well that lasted for about 4 weeks it just didn't work for me. well as it turned out the wife got an early Christmas present. and i got a new 2013 5.0.

i'm not going to waste anyone's time on here going on and on about the 5.0
you guys are to car wise for that. I'll just say i loved my Z's when i had them
and they are still one fine sports car. get what makes you feel good. just make sure you've got the Z out of your system are you could live to regret it.

OMG Mike I just saw this, thankfully you were OK since the Z can always be replaced :(

If you want my honest opinion I would just go would go with an FR-S. If something happened to my Z it would be my next car no doubt.

You can't go wrong with the new Mustangs or even a Genesis too but it's all about how much you want to spend

Thanks waizz appreciate the sentiments...honestly though I don't think the z is out of my system yet and while it is at the top of my replacement car list for right now time and money can change a persons mind so I guess well see what happens I know for sure though by the time June or July rolls around I'll already have a good 10k saved up for a down payment on something

Aghh, Z_ealot... I just had the same thing happen to me in my car at 35mph taking a left hand turn. So I feel your pain.

The front bumper and headlight had damage on my car which was about 3,000. I ended up paying a few bucks extra and did the Nismo front bumper conversion.

I'm fighting a ticket in court so that's all I'm going to say for now.

I'll do a write up later so I can receive my proper public shaming later. :icon17:

sorry to hear that rettin, but yeah seems its not really a good year for Z's as far as wrecks go glad to hear you were able to get by your little fender bender coming out on top, makes me think if only i had been going 5mph slower my Z would still be here :(

:rofl2: But, Dam good luck with that ticket in court :tiphat: