Driving a New Z home

Nismodean · 10-13-2013, 08:18 AM

Just drive the damn thing how you would normally drive. If you baby it when it's new it will be a constantly leaking POS when it's not. Get the seals and rings accustomed to your habits so that they will break in appropriately. That does not mean to live at the red line ALL the time.

MistahGurgle · 10-13-2013, 09:36 AM

Thanks for the tip guys. The other thing is that this will be the first manual I will own. I have driven my friends manual a couple of times. This is going to be an interesting drive back

OldGuy · 10-13-2013, 09:43 AM

Before you take your perfect new out and risk a chip or two, have them put ClearBra over the front bumper and hood. Your car (or at least the most vulnerable portion of it) will then always be perfect. Once you've driven, you risk having to do touchup and then ClearBra. Not as good. Everyone's different. That's my approach. Enjoy you're new car. Four years now and I'm still getting a thrill every (dry and sunny day only) I drive her.

MistahGurgle · 10-13-2013, 10:01 AM

I am not too worried about chips and such as i intend to repaint the cars in a couple of years to lime green.

Yes i do have a very odd obsession toward the color green.

OldGuy · 10-13-2013, 10:42 AM

A prior thread talked about the cost of professionally repainting a Z being huge, maybe $5,000 or something in that range. Maybe that's what you do for a living. Then a different story.

MistahGurgle · 10-13-2013, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldGuy

A prior thread talked about the cost of professionally repainting a Z being huge, maybe $5,000 or something in that range. Maybe that's what you do for a living. Then a different story.

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

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

Dwight Frye · 10-13-2013, 07:29 PM

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.

10-13-2013, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nismodean Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington Posts: 313 Drives: 2009 RIP Now 2012 Rep Power: 16	Just drive the damn thing how you would normally drive. If you baby it when it's new it will be a constantly leaking POS when it's not. Get the seals and rings accustomed to your habits so that they will break in appropriately. That does not mean to live at the red line ALL the time. Pintsize725 and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________ The Truth, it hurts sometimes. FI LTH & FI CF CBE. This is a 370Z forum, if I want to fling poo at another brand of car and your feelings get hurt, then you're hanging out in the wrong forum (cry elsewhere).

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10-13-2013, 09:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
MistahGurgle Base Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 24 Drives: 2013 M6 Black 370z Rep Power: 13	Thanks for the tip guys. The other thing is that this will be the first manual I will own. I have driven my friends manual a couple of times. This is going to be an interesting drive back

10-13-2013, 09:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
OldGuy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 899 Drives: '09370Z Red Base A7 Rep Power: 18	Before you take your perfect new out and risk a chip or two, have them put ClearBra over the front bumper and hood. Your car (or at least the most vulnerable portion of it) will then always be perfect. Once you've driven, you risk having to do touchup and then ClearBra. Not as good. Everyone's different. That's my approach. Enjoy you're new car. Four years now and I'm still getting a thrill every (dry and sunny day only) I drive her.

10-13-2013, 10:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
MistahGurgle Base Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 24 Drives: 2013 M6 Black 370z Rep Power: 13	I am not too worried about chips and such as i intend to repaint the cars in a couple of years to lime green. Yes i do have a very odd obsession toward the color green.

10-13-2013, 10:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
OldGuy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 899 Drives: '09370Z Red Base A7 Rep Power: 18	A prior thread talked about the cost of professionally repainting a Z being huge, maybe $5,000 or something in that range. Maybe that's what you do for a living. Then a different story.

10-13-2013, 07:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 18	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.