Any owners who will NEVER sell their Z??

RonRizz

Mine is a keeper. Not a DD, but just a fun/weekend/show car. It took me almost a year to make the choice, and a long wait for the dealer to find what I wanted, but the day I brought her home, I got a pic of my grandson in the drivers seat (he was 4). I promised him that one day the car would be his, and I intend to keep that promise, no matter what it takes.
It is paid for, and when the right car comes along, I will put the z in long term storage, and get a new toy!

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Ubetit

You guys crack me up. As much as most of you say you are going to keep your car forever, you aren't. Just be honest with yourself. Most of you are young enough where your lives will be in different places in as little as 5 or 10 years from now. You'll have wives, kids and need to haul **** for the house. Some of you will get stuck driving minivans. Trust me, to some, it's happening. You'll need practical or you'll need enough money to afford practical and a toy. You'll also want a three car garage or storage for your toy that you are keeping forever. You don't want that valuable toy sitting in the rain or snow you know. That's expensive so you better make plenty of money and not all of you will. Sorry, that's also a fact.

Cars also age. It's one thing to own a 1-5 year old car and think it's going to be "fresh" like that forever. It's entirely another thing to actually own a 15-20 year old car.

Also, for those not going the kid-wife-practical route, In the future, some new great model will be out that you have to have and you'll look at your Z as a nice down payment and a hassle to own 2 toys, one now aging.

There may be one or two of you to actually keep it. The guy with the 280 for 20+ I might believe. The rest of you, nope.

Me? I learned that cars have no souls. I used to get attached. Now, out with the old and in with the new. Next up, New Corvette.

Luciano13

I agree to a point
But if you already have the house, wife, kids, dog, the 370z and other daily vehicles....
Once its paid for...... Why sell it unless you need to??

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RonRizz

Please don't let my 1993 Toyota Corolla know what you think. She would be very disappointed. Only 104k and running like new!!
None ever said you can't keep the old and buy new. I'm hanging on to the toyota, a 1996 Saturn ls2, a 1996 outback I bought used, A 1999 Jeep cherokee, my 99 sebring just went to junk, a 2010 Malibu, and the 2011 370.
Hell, I just bought a new John deere last summer, and kept my 10 year old Yardman "Just in case".
Don't tell me I can't keep what I have forever!! Lol

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Ubetit

Well sure, hoarders keep everything.

RonRizz

Lol

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Chuck33079

See, in my opinion it's the later years of car ownership that become really enjoyable. It's paid off so you can afford to mod the **** out of it. You've worked on it so much that you know how to fix anything, and it becomes easy to take care of any problems that pop up since you've done everything a couple of times before.

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b15

Agree. I also like a variety. I'm not talking about Jay Leno variety, but I would like to have 2-3 (very different) toys in my garage to play with.

Everyone is different. Some can afford to own multiple cars and others cannot. A lot of people here already have families + their toy(s) + their practical car. Whether you have to sell for a practical family car or trade because you don't have money for a down payment, it's all about compromise and what's important/realistic for you. In my opinion, the key behind the ability to enjoy all this is proper financial planning.

Ubetit

You know what's worse than an aging car? An modded to the hilt aging car.

Chuck33079

Maybe to someone who doesn't enjoy getting their hands dirty. Some of us enjoy having a project.

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Luciano13

i couldn't have said it any better
ain't nothing better than seeing your ideas come to life

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kenchan

some of us enjoy having photoshop skillz.

Chuck33079

Not to mention that, by that point, you've got a daily driver so if a project runs long, you don't have to worry. You just take your time. Now, a lot of guys don't enjoy the DIY stuff. They'll have a cost issue down the line at 100k+miles when there's always something to work on.

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Mandingo

I'm keeping mine forever. I love my Z more and more every day. I never understood how people could become bored with their cars so quickly.

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Riptide67

I plan on having mine no less than 10 years. I knew when I had purchased my 350, that I wouldn't own it for more than 5 years. I sold it shortly after 2.5 years and the original reason for selling was to get into a roomier car. Turns out the 370 was a bit roomier

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