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kenchan 04-29-2014 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2799809)
Yes but he could do that in is Altima also and you can't keep kids in a bubble their whole life.

Go try to drive your car fast staying under 4k rpm and 60 mph, my car is supercharged and it's still not fast with those restrictions. If you stomp on it it tries to hold the gear to higher rpms and it slams into the rev limiter then the car wont go anywhere. If you try to shift it with the paddles it slow to 60 and then it just wont do anything more.

I've done over 100 mph in his Altima, how is my car with that tune any more dangerous than his car?

your altima = wrong wheel drive.

JWillis72 04-29-2014 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jayl (Post 2799015)
my son is 7 months and i sold the Z to have back seats... hopefully when hes ready to go to prom I will have a Z for him to take to prom... :tiphat:

You might miss the car but it would have never given you the memories you will have of these times! When he is driving himself you can always drive a sports car again if you want. It goes way faster than you think!

JWillis72 04-29-2014 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2799816)
your altima = wrong wheel drive.

What does that have to do with this?

JWillis72 04-29-2014 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by houkouonchi (Post 2799731)
How did that happen @ 60 MPH?

Car Crash: Fatal Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 and Nissan GT-R Wreck

Head on crash with a lambo

JARblue 04-29-2014 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 122554 (Post 2799004)
Again, Here's a pic of my friend's car. He was doing 60 mph!!!!!!!!!

How fast was the lambo going that hit him head on?

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Originally Posted by 122554 (Post 2799004)
It has NOTHING to do with speed.

:facepalm: This was not a one car accident. You cannot account for every other idiot on the road all the time. $hit happens.

ElVee 04-29-2014 12:45 PM

Indeed, that article says the Lambo crossed the center median of a divided four-lane.

There were also no children involved.

If this is your concern, your children should *never* actually drive. Ever. Or be in a car. At all. Or moving vehicle near other vehicles. Or near any other moving vehicles. Or go outside.

kenchan 04-29-2014 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2799821)
What does that have to do with this?

i thought you were talking about aggressively handling a car..? fwd is easier to handle but just not fun.

Ztoon 04-29-2014 01:05 PM

I had a similar situation with my son on prom night, except that he didn't ask for the Z, I offered it to him. I had just bought it at the time, so it was no easy decision!

That was 4 years ago, and he still talks about it.

JWillis72 04-29-2014 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2799872)
i thought you were talking about aggressively handling a car..? fwd is easier to handle but just not fun.

Under 4k rpm and 60 mph there is nothing hard about driving my car. My car has the 7AT so he doesn't even have a clutch to play with. I don't think you realize how unimpressive these cars are if you can't go over 4,000 rpm, it's not much more impressive than his Altima. My concern is my car going to a parking lot full of stupid kids or him catching the wing with a mailbox or other stupid crap like that.

kenchan 04-29-2014 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2800133)
Under 4k rpm and 60 mph there is nothing hard about driving my car. My car has the 7AT so he doesn't even have a clutch to play with. I don't think you realize how unimpressive these cars are if you can't go over 4,000 rpm, it's not much more impressive than his Altima. My concern is my car going to a parking lot full of stupid kids or him catching the wing with a mailbox or other stupid crap like that.

when you said 100mph you kinda threw me off. :D

yah, id be more worried about other kids messing with your ride. like door dings and such. stupid things you know.

houkouonchi 04-29-2014 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2799825)

That GTR held up really well compared to the lambo.

Limeybastard 04-29-2014 03:52 PM

Threads like this, I find myself lucky not to have kids LOL.

kenchan 04-29-2014 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Limeybastard (Post 2800143)
Threads like this, I find myself lucky not to have kids LOL.

meh, i luv my kids. :D

Limeybastard 04-29-2014 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2800152)
meh, i luv my kids. :D

Slightly off topic. I have yet to meet someone who didnt love their kids :icon17::icon17:

cobra 04-30-2014 04:28 PM

Mistake I think, I wouldn't do it !
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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2782799)
I said yes but feel sick to my stomach about it. It's going to be a long two and a half weeks until this is over!


Beachhz 04-30-2014 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2784114)
No it at FGCU (if you follow basketball it's in Dunk City).

OMG, that's crazy. I got accepted into FGCU for fall term. My orientation is next Friday, what day is his prom?

JWillis72 04-30-2014 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Beachhz (Post 2801764)
OMG, that's crazy. I got accepted into FGCU for fall term. My orientation is next Friday, what day is his prom?

Saturday.
If you see my car you wont miss it, it looks just like the picture but no numbers and a big GTC-300 wing.

RoyaltyB 04-30-2014 08:05 PM

Been following this thread since you started it. Hope all goes well. I'm sure your son will do you proud. Of course all those subscribed will be looking forward to your follow up after prom. :)

tnav 04-30-2014 08:14 PM

Teach him to left foot brake and carry as much speed as possible into turns and through the apex ha-ha!

JWillis72 05-01-2014 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tnav (Post 2801908)
Teach him to left foot brake and carry as much speed as possible into turns and through the apex ha-ha!

Umm...NO!

soxfan69 05-02-2014 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2801860)
Saturday.
If you see my car you wont miss it, it looks just like the picture but no numbers and a big GTC-300 wing.

I let my nephew borrow my Z for his prom. He's still got a s@#t-eating grin on his face:icon17: Funny.. he just got accepted to FGCU! Hopefully he will become a Z fanatic like the rest of us:tup:

Solomatrix 05-02-2014 11:36 AM

today is the big day!!!! hope he has fun and keep us posted! :tup:

e: tomorrow*

JWillis72 05-02-2014 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by soxfan69 (Post 2804333)
I let my nephew borrow my Z for his prom. He's still got a s@#t-eating grin on his face:icon17: Funny.. he just got accepted to FGCU! Hopefully he will become a Z fanatic like the rest of us:tup:

Good for him, it's a nice school and since last years basketball it has gotten a lot harder to get in there. Their dorm are on the same lake as Miramar Lake community where we have been doing multimillion dollar homes.

Trips 05-02-2014 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by happydog (Post 2804335)
today is the big day!!!! hope he has fun and keep us posted! :tup:

e: tomorrow*





The font is not BIG enough to READ :p

Hope the kid has a great time and comes back safe including the Z.

JWillis72 05-02-2014 11:42 AM

I will keep you posted, to add to my stress we are going to get a lot of rain tomorrow.

JWillis72 05-03-2014 04:37 PM

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Well, it's time to start drinking!

JARblue 05-03-2014 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2805562)
Well, it's time to start drinking!

:icon17:

Catch-22 on whether you want to be sober if he needs a ride for some reason :eekdance:

jk I'm sure he'll do just fine and have a great time :driving: :tup:

JWillis72 05-03-2014 04:59 PM

My wife can stay sober, I'm playing pirate with Captain Morgan!


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JARblue 05-03-2014 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2805578)
My wife can stay sober, I'm playing pirate with Captain Morgan!


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Good plan. Let the drinking commence http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/publ...ult/cheers.gif

JWillis72 05-04-2014 10:04 AM

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Before the prom last night my son and his date went out to a very nice restaurant and he said he kept hearing me tell him over and over again to park my car way away from any cars. Around 6:30 I got a text with this picture saying " I pulled up at Blue and watched the valet moving cars around so he could park this lambo up front and decided it's worth it to have them park the car so neither of us have to worry!" Then he came home around 11 to change and get his own car and went back out to the beach. No damage to the car but it has a very sparkly passenger seat from her dress. He came home at 4am and just woke happy and telling me how much he loves the car and that he had a great time. It was stressful but I'm glad I let him take it! The goal of being a parent is to raise them to be good adults and he handled last night perfect to us.

Solomatrix 05-04-2014 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72 (Post 2806223)
Before the prom last night my son and his date went out to a very nice restaurant and he said he kept hearing me tell him over and over again to park my car way away from any cars. Around 6:30 I got a text with this picture saying " I pulled up at Blue and watched the valet moving cars around so he could park this lambo up front and decided it's worth it to have them park the car so neither of us have to worry!" Then he came home around 11 to change and get his own car and went back out to the beach. No damage to the car but it has a very sparkly passenger seat from her dress. He came home at 4am and just woke happy and telling me how much he loves the car and that he had a great time. It was stressful but I'm glad I let him take it! The goal of being a parent is to raise them to be good adults and he handled last night perfect to us.

Glad to hear that he had a great time and that your Z came back safe and sound! Good parenting, great kid! :tup:

Shadezz 05-04-2014 11:25 AM

I'm sure you made his night...even after he returned the car. His date will always remember the Yellow Sports Car she road in on prom night. The rest is history..he's got a few good things to remember too!!

Jasonle 05-04-2014 12:27 PM

:tup:

Felix 808 05-04-2014 01:33 PM

Glad every thing went well :happydance:

http://www.the370z.com/attachments/n...prom-valet.jpg Nice pic :tup:

madwi 05-04-2014 03:50 PM

Glad he had a good time and everything worked out! :tup:

RoyaltyB 05-04-2014 08:58 PM

Great kid and great pic! Your Z looks really good next to the Lambo. Love that they are both yellow and black.

Masterbeatty 05-05-2014 05:40 PM

Hell since he got the pic with a matching lambo and brought the car back in one piece you should let him drive it more often!

JWillis72 05-05-2014 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Masterbeatty (Post 2807428)
Hell since he got the pic with a matching lambo and brought the car back in one piece you should let him drive it more often!

He tried that yesterday to return his tux, I said don't push your luck!

Masterbeatty 05-05-2014 07:41 PM

Lmao. Awesome, I tried that once with my step dad's boxer S. Let's say I never drove it again, (while he was home). But he did enjoy driving my Z 10 yrs later when I kept it at their house while I was moving to CT.

JARblue 02-12-2022 08:50 AM

Well played on the 8 year thread revival :icon17:


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