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Old 04-04-2005, 06:47 PM
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Default The Z Family [in the "real world"]

And by the real world, I mean outside of our little ring of Z love we call my350z.com

when you see another Z owner on the street or in a parking lot somewhere, do you stop and say hi or give a thumbs up? Or do you just go about your business. Personally I always, and I mean always give a nod of approval or a thumbs up when I see another Z on the road, and when I see one parked I always strike up a conversation.

Idk. it`s like some weird bond between Z owners =P
Old 04-04-2005, 06:53 PM
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Its not weird. Vette owners have been doing it for decades.

When I get mine, I will be waving at every Z owner I see.
Old 04-04-2005, 06:56 PM
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haha nice. yeah some local z owners get a little freaked out sometimes and it`s freakin hilarious. idk what it is, must be the car. Lol I just feel like i`m automatically friends with the person driving the car just because they`re driving another Z. heh
Old 04-04-2005, 07:10 PM
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Yeah I definitely wave, nod, or rev at other Z drivers. The only person that didn't respond was a 45+ year old woman who totally ignored me. My girlfriend always freaks out when I wave at other Z owners, "stop waving to people you don't know, they'll think you're weird!" She just doesn't understand the brotherhood of the Z
Old 04-04-2005, 07:13 PM
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Ah, another of the age old subjects. Around here, to many people the Z is just a car. The thought that there are actually enthusiasts doesn't even occur to them, so waving just gets you weird looks if they acknowledge you at all.
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there's like 3 SL 55 AMG in azerbaijan
once i waved to other owner of other sl 55 amg
and know what i go tin answer ? lol he showed me : ..i..

i was so laughing after it

well what about 350z...
there is no 350z in my country so i cant wave to anyone
( i hope everyon will wave at me tho , specially girls ^^ )

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Old 04-04-2005, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by wookie
there's like 3 SL 55 AMG in azerbaijan
once i waved to other owner of other sl 55 amg
and know what i go tin answer ? lol he showed me : ..i..

i was so laughing after it

well what about 350z...
there is no 350z in my country so i cant wave to anyone
( i hope everyon will wave at me tho , specially girls ^^ )
Yet more proof that a) money doesn't make people nice, and b) some parts of the planet breed third world manners.
Old 04-04-2005, 07:35 PM
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yeah.. i know exactly what you mean. Sometimes i`ll wave at someone in a Z or a G35 and they`ll look at me like i`m crazy.
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I've had my SB Z Coupe for 1 1/2 weeks now. Given a few Z'ers thumbs up. The coolest was last week I was coming down the street and ahead next to me was a SB Roadster driven by an older guy. As I pass him I give him a thumbs up, he smiles and acknowledges, slows down a bit, and as I make a turn and he passes, you see his 6ish year-old daughter trying to peek past the passenger door to look at my car
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a) money doesn't make people nice
agree
but having no money doesn't make people nice too
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Originally Posted by engiNERD350Z
I've had my SB Z Coupe for 1 1/2 weeks now. Given a few Z'ers thumbs up. The coolest was last week I was coming down the street and ahead next to me was a SB Roadster driven by an older guy. As I pass him I give him a thumbs up, he smiles and acknowledges, slows down a bit, and as I make a turn and he passes, you see his 6ish year-old daughter trying to peek past the passenger door to look at my car
Old 04-04-2005, 08:14 PM
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I wave to any Z I see on the road. I encountered an early 300zx on the road once. I slowly caught up to it and see this old fat man with a beard, hat, and those bug eye sunglasses smoking a pipe. I looked over and nodded to him and he nodded back. I thought it was awesome, I would've expected him to drive a chevy pickup or something big and domestic.
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Sports car owners have been blinking their lights at each other for over fifty years. MG's blink or wave at other MG's, Triumphs at Triumphs, Porsches at Porsches. I think sports car owners in general are into and proud of their cars. Some people aren't aware of this tradition. Some drivers are jerks. --But I always flash my lights at another Z, if I get a chance --if I'm not flying by at 90 mph that is.
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i alway flash my light to the Z on the opposite way or wave when we are no the same direction.
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Originally Posted by Sensation350Z
And by the real world, I mean outside of our little ring of Z love we call my350z.com

when you see another Z owner on the street or in a parking lot somewhere, do you stop and say hi or give a thumbs up? Or do you just go about your business. Personally I always, and I mean always give a nod of approval or a thumbs up when I see another Z on the road, and when I see one parked I always strike up a conversation.

Idk. it`s like some weird bond between Z owners =P
I actually made a new friend because i saw them, flipped a u *making WS* and followed them lol
Old 04-04-2005, 09:03 PM
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I honk and wave... people look at me like I'm stupid but hey what can I say I was just happy to see them!!
Old 04-04-2005, 10:47 PM
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I'll smile/nod first, if the other Z fellow smiles back, I'll give him/she a thumbs-up
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I have a story. It was about 1:00AM Monday after midnight, I was driving on the North bound 57 freeway here in So. Cal. as I slowed down for some road block up ahead I saw a Sunset Orange come right beside me. It was cool because I didn't want to race and I some how felt he didn't want to race either. So we drove next to each other for a good 10 miles. Through that experience I felt a good connection with another Z owner and it was a good experience for me.
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I saw one yesterday(4/4/05) crusing down 22/30 by the Robinson Town Center here in Pittsburgh. It was a Chrome Silver Z atleast a Performance beause of the wheels; but it sounded like an Auto, so I would guess touring. And I came up along side of him and looked over and he wouldn't look back. And due to the flow of traffic I was in the lane to his right in front of him and we would exchange leads. He never ONCE looked over. I was gonna give him the thumbs up because this was my first Z encounter since I got it. I ended up infront of him and I got to a light with a turn lane that I went into, and he flew by me.
Old 04-05-2005, 09:29 AM
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Well I don't own a Z, or **** even that nice of a car...but when you see my car, if you have the eye (and ear), you know I am enthusaist! I will nod and get nods back from people in everything from other owners of my car, to things such as C4S Cab. or sl500, I ecknowledge them, they ecknowledge me, its the love of cars for some, not just the kind of car.

Ben


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