Yeah, I have also done some reasearch into how much a full repaint would cost, but I am willing to save up for it :happydance:


I thin i will just change gears as it would be more fun than just letting off the gas. Thanks guys

I drove about 100 miles to a dealer to find the Z that I wanted. It was all freeway on the way home but on a Saturday in SouCal it still took 2 1/2 hours and entailed speeds from a bumper to bumper 5 MPH crawl to speeds around 30-40 for a few miles, and then back to 80-85 MPH which is common on the freeways here. It got a decent range of RPM's that day. One important thing to do: Bring a tire pressure gauge. The dealers jack the PSI up to about 45 pounds on the lot, something about keeping the tires from getting flat spots I seem to recall. I pulled over a few blocks from the dealer before I got on the freeway and let the air out of all 4 tires until they were at 35 PSI. It would not be good to break in the tires on a long drive at high speeds with them grossly overinflated.

If it is a NISMO check to make sure they took the spring blocks off (shipping thing)

i would be more concerned about front end damage from rocks. do you have clearbra? if not, bring some painter's tape and tape it up real nice. front bumper, side mirrors, maybe 1/2 up the hood.

also tires if you dont want to get those dirty. ;)

^^Agreed.. Get some bra on... Full hood and bumpers

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I bought mine used with 28k miles, and bumper and hood were a bit beat.

I fixxed hood chips as best I could and put a bra on, and its ... okay, but bumper is pretty nuked. color match, sand down, repaint what a messy time consuming PITA! not to mention you never EXACTLY get the color right, and paint might peel later if not done just right (specially on plastic bumper)

Dude! put a bra on it! (or you could plastidip the whole thing! lol) Hood, a pillars, front of roof, bumper, and mirrors. Trust us you will be glad you did!!!:tup:

ps, I track my car quite a bit and other cars are spitting little rubber tire bits and whatnot all the time! Dont even get me started on the "sand" colorado puts down in winter (that lingers halfway through summer) that bra is worth its weight in gold!

humm i didn't not read this or heed the warning and redlined my car twice the first day i got it. I have been driving at variable speed/revs in stop and go traffic for the first 600 miles which is where I am now.

outside of those two redlines I have taken it to 5 or 6K RPM probably about 10 times. How much should I stress about the issues I may have caused?

what is a quick start?

thanks

No need to stress about it as it does have a 5 year 60,000 mile powertrain warranty. In the short term it may not make any noticable difference. I just trust the manufacturer to tell me the best way to do the break in considering that if the engine doesn't last or burns oil, then it will cost them money to replace it. A quick start just means stomping on the gas to take off fast.

This. Personally, I would also mask the front bumper, 1/4 of the hood and fenders, and the quarter panel and fender edges. Even if you're not worried about paint chips, at least your new Z is somewhat protected.

Well i bought her home yesterday. Didn't get any chips or scratches just lots of bugs. Now its time for me to learn to drive stick. As I was pulling out of the dealers lot i stalled it 3 times:ughdance::shakes head: Needless to say there were many eyes on me :roflpuke2:

I also made a thread in the new owners section.

Our clutches leave something to be desired. It is a numb feeling without the helper spring being replaced. Although I bought a set I never installed them as the clutch is not that hard to learn as is as it turns out.

Congratulations on the purchase of such a fine automobile.

Coming from a 350Z, I never really had a problem with the 370Z clutch, clutch feel, engagement point, etc. I actually prefer it over my cousin's S2K. I don't know, maybe I just got used to the Z transmissions.

Car sits high in the front, I would be careful when parking, the nose and the sides, and also turning .... it's hard to see at times, also the side mirrors are massive, blocks the view, so careful when you come to a stop to turn right, at times you will not see people crossing. Other than that, it's a sick car, I just bought my 2012 Touring/Sport, love the thing!

Congrats! Don't worry about stalling lol you'll stall here and there for another couple of weeks... I don't stall anymore but I have noobish rough shifting once in a while hahaha!