Looking to sell my '13 Z, requesting feedback

synolimit

I'd trade now!! Being a former dealer I'd hit you mid trade which is $27,500. That's pretty good seeing how a new one invoices close to 30k. If they paid you 27.5k there's not much room for them to make a profit when someone can talk a dealer into invoice on new. Obviously nada hasn't up dated to much yet, but they will.

Funny everyone hated me months ago when I was bitching up a storm how I got ****** on my 13 when the 14 prices came out just 45 days later and I was offered no rebate or apology or anything. Now were all getting bent over. Hate to say I told you so. OP GL.

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synolimit

My 09 c300 has been good, in-laws 07 c270 or something and now their 11 e350 are all good.

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1st

it's completely impractical for my lifestyle..LoL
2013 model which I bought new in July..That’s a waste
in more or less perfect condition….LoL
Thoughts? Am I out of my mind or does this seem feasible?...Retarted

voided

Well, that was useless. If you insist on calling names, at least spell retarded right.

7speed

Lol. I guess what they mean is what lifestyle changes happened in 5 mo that now the z is impractical?
On a side note why not keep the z and find a cheap daily? And I mean cheap as in under 3 grand.

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voided

For the sake of the discussion here on the Z forums, I excluded the details from a number of months of discussion, debate, argument, etc.

You asked, so here's my long answer. It goes pretty much like this:

I love the Z, I think it's an exceptional vehicle. It's a sports car, and it does its job well. I thought I wanted a sports car - to be more specific, I've spent most of my life dreaming about my "next, faster, cooler looking car." At the age of 34, I finally reached a point in my life where it was economically feasible, so I bought one.

The first two months were blissful, but as time went on I realized I had made a terrible financial mistake. This car does not match "me" - I never go to the track, I live in a town riddled with cops, speed traps, and heavy traffic. I have a dog which I travel with frequently. I love to spend time outdoors, which means I frequently drive on dirt, gravel, and snow. I love to camp, mountain bike, snowboard, etc, which means I'd like some storage and ideally the ability to hook up a tow hitch for my bike rack or a roof rack for the boards.

I love music and technology - I have a full system in the Z, but the road noise still makes it difficult to enjoy driving. Not to mention it's physically impossible to use my bluetooth speaker phone. I'd like a quieter car, and on a related note I'd like one that's more comfortable. At 6'4" I get a little cramped, and I hate the seats on longer drives.

I need a good car for my daily commute which also lets me do these things. I don't want two cars. I don't have the driveway/garage space for it, I don't want the extra insurance, I don't want the maintenance fees. Least of all, I don't want a shitty car to drive every day - I want a NICE car to drive every day.

A bit long winded, but perhaps that gives you a better perspective from inside my head.

TheGreatOne

Yup OP, you sound like a Imprezza WRX hatch guy all the way. With all your outdoor activities etc.

My wife also sounds like you in the sense that she thinks its better to have a nicer car all year instead of having my Z and then jumping into a 2000 Subaru Forester the rest of the time lol...which I kinda agree with, my heart breaks a little bit every time I could be driving the Z and I'm not. But I find with this car, sometimes a sacrifice is involved.

I love the Z as it gives me my selfish me time, away from my wife and 2 year old. So I guess I'm lucky to have it.

Definitely go for the WRX, you can have lots of fun with it, only downside on that car (to me) is that they are EVERYWHERE.

I would get some form of wagon if I had to go practical. A4 Wagon is looking pretty sweet these days.

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m4a1mustang

Makes sense to me man. Lots of times we make decisions we think are right at the time but they turn out to be wrong after a while. Definitely better to change your mind about a car than it would be a marriage, that's for sure!

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voided

Amen to that. At least this is "just money" - it sucks, and I'm not happy about it, but it could certainly be worse.

bacalhau16

I actually went from a 2009 370z, to a 2011 WRX hatchback. It was a great car, but in the end, I missed RWD and the feel of my Z.

Just to note, I had intake, DP and tune on the WRX and ran a 12.8 @ 106.5 mph. Pretty fun car and had enough room to move me from Massachusetts to Florida.

critical

put some sound deadening in the trunk, and it sounds like you don't have the touring package? at 6'3 i'm extremely comfortable on long road trips.

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voided

Correct, it's base/sport, which means no leather. My seats are crazy uncomfortable - I've actually had it to the dealer for an issue related the seat padding already, I'm still waiting on replacement parts.

To your other point, I've already installed some dynamat in the trunk, and did not notice a significant improvement in road noise. In fairness, I did most of the base of the trunk and "not" the fender wells (I ran out), so there's room for improvement.

As was mentioned, however, road noise is only one of my complaints.

m4a1mustang

Sound deadening won't do a thing for his other needs, though. Not to mention to be truly effective with deadening in a hatch-type vehicle you really need to do the entire hatch + cabin.

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Chuck33079

Yeah, even with a lot of deadener in the hatch, road noise is still fairly noticeable. If you did the whole car and got quieter tires, you could definitely make the car more liveable. It still wouldn't be quiet.

I guess no one told the OP that once you buy a z, you're not allowed to ever buy anything else.

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m4a1mustang

Such is life here on the forum.

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