Well, the wife and I have been trying to start a family. I bought her a CRV back in November. Unfortunately I've been getting quite a bit of pressure to rid myself of the Z for a 4 door. I've been contemplating my options and I've considered a Maxima, but now that the new IS will be out in Fall I'm leaning towrds that direction, so in the meantime, I will continue to enjoy driving the Z until the day comes.

Bat™

 

Thats a nice car!! I test drove a Murano, and a Maxima yesterday while I was waiting for the mods to be put on my Z!! You might wanna check it out both of these cars if you are going to have a family!!They seem to be great cars for a family!!! Sorry your Z is going, but congrads on a family!!!

 

Sorry to hear that. Your Z looks great! Anyway, try to keep it if you can or perhaps trade for a G35 coupe? I almost did the same thing (for an Evo though) with the arrival of my daughter a year ago. Wife actually takled me into keeping the Z seeing it's a car I had always wanted, and Z's have been in my family in one shape or form for a while. So we ended up planning for a 3rd car instead. Can you say new M5

 

Don't do it! You'll be sorry!!!!

I got rid of Z #2 because my wife wanted a van to carpool in. She got her van but the carpooling never really developed. 16 years later, long after the van was gone I finally got back into a Z. I regreted getting rid of Z#2 many times over those 16 years. What I should have done was get rid of the Maxima she was driving and got the van.

 

Get a G35. Yes, 2 door coupes are harder, but they're not impossible, and you'll get to enjoy the car and the family.

I bought my car instead of a GT-3 because of the back seat. My daughter loves my car now that she's old enough to ride in the back and a baby-seat. We call it, "the roller coaster car".

(this was when she was 3 months old. She's now 18 months)

 

Wow, that new 4-door Z is pretty sharp! What's with that strange emblem, though? Did Nissan change its logo?

 

The Murano certainly is nice.... I got one for my wife, and I sure like driving it myself.

Its no Z, but its got plenty of power and lots of room and just as much style as the Z IMO.

 

its such a easy solution. buy a cheap sedan for those times when you need to transport the kid. For the 90% of the time you are driving by yourself, you've got the Z.

 

Hey Scott N Houston, your baby is so cute!! But no more pics.... your making me want one!!

 

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Oops...I'm thread-jacking. Sorry... anyway, kids are great, but there's no reason to hurry and have 'em.

 

She is a freaking cutie lol.

I can and cant wait to have kids...

I know my wife is not looking forward to the whole "labor" thing. She told me she wants me to do it instead LOL

 

The wife and I are starting a family as well, and you know what? She wouldn't even dare ask me to get rid of the Z.. She has the nice 4 door car for such things. And if you bought your wife a CRV, I don't see the issue.

 

Save several thousand bucks and buy an Altime SE-R over the Maxima. Almost the same horsepower and less weight.

 

The issue is that there are gonna be days that I'll need tp pick the kids up or take them somewhere, both my wife and I work. It'd be different if she were a stay at home mom.

Bat™

 

is it just me or does the new IS look so much like the tC?

Hmmm... Toyota?

 

Go for the GS430!

 

Sorry to hear about the Z Bat, but good luck with the family.

 

yea i forsee that problem with me down the line too... although i'm not married yet... will be engaged soon... plus my gf has ordered the slk which is another 2-seater so will have to probably get a used 99 pathfinder or something similiar... right now can't imagine giving up my Z ...

 

Bat- get an FX!

 

I second that emotion, and make it an FX45 w/the Titan's/Q45's V8. That thing's front end looks positively evil when it's comin' up on you from behind.

And isn't the photo you posted the new GS? I didn't think Lexus had released any IS photos yet, beyond the concept car they came out with last year, which was actually a hard-top conv. coupe w/a V-8, to be lusted after. At the time, they said it was at least going to be a PART of the new IS lineup; they guaranteed a convertible, and at least the option of a V-8 at some point, although they did not know if they could hit the price-point they wanted with a hard top. Haven't seen any pics of the new IS sedan before, tho'.

Good luck on your venture into Z-less fatherhood; BTW, the new overlays are going on this weekend!