like going to a hair salon. if you go in looking like crap, they arent going to treat your hair very well..

if you go to supercuts, then you turn out looking like crap regardless. :icon17:

dings and scratches. :eekdance:

I was in supercuts getting a haircut 15 min ago :ugh2:

I drove the Z :driving:

Only if they catch me. So that means rock chips. It's just a car right?

NO NO NO NO :shakes head: We've established this. It is NOT just a car.

All of my paint imperfections are rock chips. I've managed to be very lucky and not incur any door dings. Yet. I'm sure I just jinxed myself :eekdance:

:rofl2:

fixed

mine's just a big paper weight until Spring. :ugh2:


:icon18: yah, ive tried that place long time ago too... when my kids were babies i had no time to really schedule a hair appointment at a real salon, and just went there when i could. :D went in looking like crap, came out looking crappier :ugh:

mine's going to be a paper weight too in the next 2 weeks... :wtf2:

so wat do you drive in the winter time?

im actually having fun in my MT fit-sport. :tup: thing is easy to drive, yet the tanabe muffler sounds good, lowered on swifts, etc.

the 'i'm your child i'm taxing your car mama papa' car... LOL they don't mind cause i keep the gas tank full and i'm off their policy (since i got my car) so it's double win for them...

then again i hardly go out in the winter... especially weekdays it's just hibernation and such

at least your car's in the garage away from salt and slippery dumbarsese crashing into you. :tup:

It is raining in CA, Hooray. I still retain my R888's so more experimentation.

i didnt know socal folks knew how to drive in rain.

mishuko- if you run those suction cup brackets for your radar detector make sure to take that off the glass while in hibernation. otherwise the silicone cups deform and would require you to boil it to get it back to shape. :ugh:

:eekdance: except i don't have one of those :(... maybe a christmas gift to myself... or maybe a new straight razor... decisions decisions....:icon17:

oh wait, was it illegal to have in canada? i remember someone telling me something like that.

But it's a fast paper weight.

I have a long drawn out story about how I found my current cutter on the east coast. Moved from WA to DC. Got a crap cut from haircuttery, went back to WA to visit and got the crap cut fixed by my regular WA cutter and she suggested her friend who went to the same beautician school and now lives in DC. Lo and behold, she worked 10 minutes from my house. That's the short version. No more crap cuts.

Got a new set of Nitto Motivo, smooth and quiet ride, great looking tire, but no grip, they scream like a cat and again, no grip, they basically suck. The OEM Bridgestones were much better in terms of grip and they aren't even that great compared to other tires, I am bringing them back to get something else.

Try out the Nitto Invos - they don't have the best grip out there but should be worlds better than the Motivos. Plus if you DD, the Invo rain performance is unmatched. I used them for several years (though I am on RE-11s now, which are light years better when it comes to dry performance).

The OEM tires suck for grip vs wear value. There are much better options - Michelin PSS, Bridgestone S-04, Continental DW Extremes. Stay away from the Hankook V12s. Just my :twocents:

Thanks for the info! I had INVOs in my 350z and loved them, RE11s for sure are on the list ... how many miles on the RE11s and has the performance diminished? Thanks again! I only get 1 chance to swap these so I better get it right this time.

The RE-11s were used (I bought an extra set of wheels) with numerous track days on them (less than half life left in the rear and ~half life in the front). Even at that, they pull 10-15 mph faster around every high speed curve I drive regularly than the Invos could when new. I'm pretty much expecting the rears to last another <5K miles (equating to not quite twice the tread wear I experience with the Invos). I'll be going back to Invos or trying the S-04s or Conti DW Extreme afterwards because the way I drive the car I can't really justify paying more for less tread life.

Diff oil refresh
 

Cold ( for E. NC ) and rainy today. Perfect day to post up in the garage and swap diff oil.

I'm a shade over 5k, but only 600 of that are my miles as I bought "used" and was surprised that the oil wasn't that bad at all. Based on what some of what I read on here, I was expecting straight sludge. Nonetheless, happy I got it in and don't have to worry about it for a while.

Loving my new low profile jack, too.

Tomorrow, we cruise! :tup:

Got my huge RE11s 275/305, removed the bolt-on spacers, and went for a nice drive through Angeles Crest, it was cold, wet, and foggy, man that was the greatest drive ever. The car was absolutely planted, thankfully it was not raining, just wet from last night's rain, so I had tons of grip.

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/...ps646892be.jpg

kinda hard to see, but it was dark when i finished. new wheels are on!

I parked it on my new driveway...

http://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.ne...4d667cd78a865a

Drove around abit and was about to wash her

Soooo.

it seems like somebody didn't like my Z.

https://38.media.tumblr.com/7de012bb...daro1_1280.jpg

https://38.media.tumblr.com/8be5528d...daro2_1280.jpg

https://31.media.tumblr.com/9b5030b9...daro3_1280.jpg

^^^^ :( :wtf2:

Drove it to the track and around town for F1 festivities. Lots of double takes. :)

I did a fast oil change. Nismo is at 352xx miles. Man I love that Fumoto valve.

YzGyz

Sigh
Put the stock rims on with winter tires. Going into storage soon, figured no reason to sit on the good tires all winter.
Going to miss her till spring but I I'll enjoy the car that much more when I get her back on the road.

Ouch. Pain in the arse to get that fixed but it is an opportunity. When you say someone didn't.......are you saying it was intentional?

I gotta get out to COTA for MotoGP. Next year, I hope.

Yes. I think it was intentional. I went to my car tuner and he also think somebody shoved something in my fender en bend the **** out of it. first he thought i must of slammed a curb hard or something but then there would also be damage somewhere else on the fender. its only that single bend in the fender no damage anywhere else. if it was something from slamming my nose in something the fender would of been damaged more to the front.

it definitely looks like somebody just took a pipe or something stick like and just went to town on it.

I washed my car in the rain with a bucket, micro fiber glove and a brush for the wheels. No drought here.

Somehow I managed to do this....:ugh2:

The guy I sold my Z to actually brought it over to my house this weekend and let me drive it. Man I miss the Z!

......better than the POS truck that you say you drive. Get that c7 or viper that you have in mind.

:crying: