Stupid things done to your Z
Originally Posted by LugZ
I experienced that the other day. I'm certain the guy next to me had an SR20DET in his 1990 240sx. He had exhaust and I saw turbo guages on his pillar. I was in 3rd, he was in 2nd gear. We booked it a couple blocks and he had me by about half a car length. I had left the VDC on - totally forgetting to turn it off. Maybe that would have given me some oumph. Then again...I cant imagine that there VDC limited the car when shifting from 3rd to 4th.
Same thing... I was racing my buddy in his EVO getting on the interstate hitting it hard BUT i left VDC on and of course as i was making my move shifting from 3rd to 4th the VDC kicked in and killed my shot at a win!!
I took my son to his band's rehearsal at the drummer's house in NJ. Their house has a steep driveway. It was my first time parking my UY "05 enthusiast on a steep incline. When we were leaving I tried to reverse up the drumeers driveway and mistook 6th gear for reverse. Couldn't figure out why I kept bumping the car parked in front of me. Wound up with a green paint streak across the bumper. Luckily it came off after some serious rubbing!!
Originally Posted by jcn30127
Speaking of parking...
Within the first month of driving, I had not needed to do much parallel parking in the Z. i go home to san francisco in the Z for winter break. I see a stretch of empty spots on the street (a little after street cleaning). I agressively start turning in front first (at around 30 mph). And hear the most traumatic sound. I now have a really long thin rash on my wheels. The Z is much wider than my 240sx.
Reminded the harsh way.
Reminded the harsh way.
was in redwood city,ca about to get on the 101 north on ramp. waiting at the light, had to get one lane over quick. Its raining and i punch it and cut the wheel hard to the right, i made it on to the ramp but my tail kept swinging out hard. Cut the wheel hard to the left but no use, slid into a ditch with my rear wheels off the ground. I had been drinking the whole night and was kinda faded. I started calling every tow truck company in the city to get to me before a cop see's me but with my bad luck a san leandro cop gets on the ramp and pulls over and starts asking if im hurt. Then the big question came "have you been drinking??" i told him alil. CHP showed up, i passed the field sobriety test, tow truck pulled my car out and not a scratch..
I went to test drive a Z yesterday, the salesman let me take it out on my own. These two girls in a Maxima were watchin me after I started it up, and then watched me for five minutes as I searched for ways to get the god damn thing into reverse (including a nice, slow stall out in 6th) ... I felt like an a$$... that drive made up for it, though.
I scraped the bottom passenger side my SB Roadster parking up against a curb that was almost a foot tall and stuck out into the parking lot at a Walmart.
I backed into that spot because it was away from the rest of the cars. When I came back, I put some bags in the trunk, got in the car and forgot how far the median stuck. I scraped the bottom when I made a right coming out of the spot. Made a foot long scrape. Lucky, it's not noticible from the side and you only can see it if you bend down and are close to the car.
I backed into that spot because it was away from the rest of the cars. When I came back, I put some bags in the trunk, got in the car and forgot how far the median stuck. I scraped the bottom when I made a right coming out of the spot. Made a foot long scrape. Lucky, it's not noticible from the side and you only can see it if you bend down and are close to the car.
I was just getting to work and I put my cigarette in the ashtray that sits in the drink holder on the passenger side, and when I went to open my sun visor and put it in the dash the thing sprung open and flicked my cigarette out of the ashtray. I looked everwhere in the damn car for it . . . I cut my hands looking underneath the seats, etc. I poured out the ashtray and it wasn't in there (at least it wasn't burning still). Finally, I just gave up. When I went out for lunch I noticed a reflection from the windshield off the dash board -- BIG HUGE burned spot where the cigarette was !!!!!! I know, I know, never smoke in the car!!!!!!!!!!
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