SvR350z

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Its amazing what kids drive to school these days
so i wouldnt doubt it.
A couple of hummmers, new stlye vettes and other nice
cars at our high school.
No Z cars but id say thats mainly because noone trust our nissan dealership and they = rips.

mdracer76

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I allways wave or flash my lights... most other z owners now-adays dont care... its a shame.

marhot

I always either wave or flash my lights. I usually get a response about half of the time.

(PS I even nod at G35 coupe drivers.)

The Brickyard Rat

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I'm amazed at how few NorCali Zers acknowledge other Z owners.
I get, maybe, 25% return response.

Last week I ran up on another Brick (not many) on I 80; honked & waved. Zippo response.

Arrogant illegtimate son! LOL!

tjhands

Z's are still a rare car where I live, so we always wave when we see each other.

You want waves? Get a Jeep Wrangler. The Wrangler brotherhood is stronger than any other vehicle on the road, bar none. As common as they are, we always wave. Heck, do a Google search for "Jeep Wave" and see what I'm talking about.

Built2shredZ

I give other Z drivers the finger for driving the same car as me, I like to be original


Just kiddin

TerryR21

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I'd wave, but haven't seen any other Z's yet.

ANXIOUZ

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I used to wave but after a 1:20 ratio of waves to non-waves, I gave up.

There's a new Roadster in my work parking lot that I see about once a week. I was going to leave a note but after so many "I'm not going to wave back!" experiences, my spirits have been dashed.

sentry65

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I see a Z every other day, but have only seen a few modded ones on the streets in 8 months I've been driving a Z.

My car looks stock at first glance unless you look close enough to notice my nismo exhaust, Z emblems, chrome strips on the intake, short antenna, but most importantly the sound of mine gives mine away that I'm not stock.

I totally recognize the Z's stock sound. I'll be walking on the sidewalk in traffic on lunch break and hear a Z exhaust and recognize it, turn around, and sure enough it was a Z. I'm told that even when driving slowly you can hear me almost a mile away...

MadMax76

Feels like a lot of you guys need a big hug rather than a wave ...

Penderwheels

Hey mdacko - don't condemn us old farts for not waving. Whether you're in Ann Arbor or here in SW Florida, I'll give you a wave from my LS Roadster. I'm 66 and wave to all the Z's I see. Not all wave back but that's THEIR problem, not mine.

C'mon down to Naples in the winter and to Dutton (Michigan) in the summer and get a friendly Z-wave.

FairladyZ

Thats a joke now, even to me. Every Nissan/Infinity with the same motor have the same sound. Kinda blows now. At first the Z was known for its tone.

sentry65

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alright, I'll have to pay closer attention to my mom's murano sound next time I'm at her house.

I have done it like 3 or 4 times though - hearing something and thinking, that sounds like a Z (after all I do drive one and drove it stock for 5 months) and look around and I see a Z driving in traffic - of course stock as far as I can tell visually

LanceG33

I rarely initiate the wave but always wave back when waved to. If I see another Z owner scoping my car I typically give the 'man nod.'

Zexy

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I flash my brights, but most of them don't look over. The majority of 350z owners are a bunch of old geisers, or OLD *** woman. I think it's BS but oh well. You see most sports cars in FL are infested with 60+ yr old retired people, but i'm cool with that.

35oZephyR

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Hmmm, to me the Z's stock sound is pretty distinct amongst G35's and whatever Nissan platform with a VQ.

I can even tell Z's and G's apart. Z's have that higher pitch, midrange note with a WOT gurgle. The G's have a more of a chorus sound, but at WOT it's pushing air so the note is lower.

9 times out of 10 I can identify the Z amongst all other VQ based Nissans. I guess I'm more an audiophile than I thought.

430ztt

Its not just a Wrangler wave...if you drive a jeep, any jeep, you wave, but mostly it is CJ's and wranglers....not to many liberty's and cherokees' and such wave but I still wave to them....It's a Jeep Thing...

FairladyZ

You have a good ear. I cant tell the difference, maybe up close, but I am talking just driving by.

Gators2001

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Yea its defenitly different now. Since I got my first Z in '96. I remember having ppl flashing me and waving not understanding what they wanted. I noticed the decline after that.

Lonerider

When I first got the car I used to wave or acknowledge all models of the Z car, but after an extremely low response rate I gave up. Some of the 350z owners just look at me in disgust, like they're the only ones that are suppose to have one or is there a special Z wave I don't know about? haha

I know it is not a big deal but with the history of this car, I was expecting greater comradery(sp?).

A guy at my job is cool about it though,we always wave when we pass one another and park beside each other from time to time.

Another car community that seems to have a pretty strong brotherhood is the Integra Type-R community. You always get aknowledgement from other Type-R owners no matter the age.