Things you wish you knew when you bought your Z?
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From: THE FUK U JUS CALL ME BISH?,NC
I wish i knew before i bought my latest Z that the '06 mazda speed6 was faster by 2 tenths 0-60! but 1QUICK1 was to late on informing me. had i known this i would be the proud owner of a speed6 (fukking joke!)
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From: Miami, Fl
Originally Posted by zland
Dashboard rattles, there are new ones as soon as the old ones get fixed. It drives me nuts & makes me want to get rid of the car sometimes because of it.
how RIDICULOUSLY loud the back wheels are in the rain.....i was having a sh*t attack last night driving home from work. kept thinking the back windows are down, then kept remembering i don't HAVE back windows.
Originally Posted by oneDIRTYz
wish i knew how impossible it is to see anything out the rearview at night b/c of tint and how tiny the back window is...
well, i did know about how hot the drivers side feet-area [footwell?] gets...but i wish it didnt, lol..
wish i knew i can't go up my driveway w/o scraping under the front bumper...i park on the street but to wash it i need to take it up...it's not even a steep driveway but it first slopes down from the street, i think that's the problem........and the whole 'go in at an angle' thing is impossible as its a narrow driveway with walls on both sides, and a very narrow street at that.
anyone else with this problem? solutions?
well, i did know about how hot the drivers side feet-area [footwell?] gets...but i wish it didnt, lol..
wish i knew i can't go up my driveway w/o scraping under the front bumper...i park on the street but to wash it i need to take it up...it's not even a steep driveway but it first slopes down from the street, i think that's the problem........and the whole 'go in at an angle' thing is impossible as its a narrow driveway with walls on both sides, and a very narrow street at that.
anyone else with this problem? solutions?
my ghetto-*** solution has been to lay down cardboard where it scrapes so at least it's scraping against cardboard, not asphalt/concrete.
ehh...what can one do. i'm hoping to convince my parents to tear up the driveway and put in a new, GENTLY SLOPING one. thing is my mom drives an SUV and my dad has dodge ram and chevy something-or-other....they dont have to worry about scraping
ehh...what can one do. i'm hoping to convince my parents to tear up the driveway and put in a new, GENTLY SLOPING one. thing is my mom drives an SUV and my dad has dodge ram and chevy something-or-other....they dont have to worry about scraping
in regards to getting in the driveway...
guy down the street from me has a 911 turbo, same problem. make some type of wooden ramp with the discount lumber at any home depot or lowes.
wood and screws probably under $20. if your parents have suv's you can leave the ramps right in the driveway as they will easily be able to ride over them.
guy down the street from me has a 911 turbo, same problem. make some type of wooden ramp with the discount lumber at any home depot or lowes.
wood and screws probably under $20. if your parents have suv's you can leave the ramps right in the driveway as they will easily be able to ride over them.
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From: san jose ca.
i love my z33 rev-up but i wish nissan didnt throw this amazing power plant together so fast..yea they fix the whole tranny issue but now on some 06s the short block has to be replaced due to the seals not lubing right.. and now the 07s has a totally redifined motor.... jeez... so thats the only real thing..
Originally Posted by stevev58
06 and my dash rattles too. Drives me nuts
Originally Posted by zland
Dashboard rattles, there are new ones as soon as the old ones get fixed. It drives me nuts & makes me want to get rid of the car sometimes because of it.
X9999
the rattles are TERRIBLE. Glad my 03's gone, the rattles drove me nuts. were so much worse than my 00stang
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From: Saint Louis
Is this for the auto or manny tranny?
Originally Posted by Zmazing03
Few things come immediately to mind:
1) The stereo needs to be better. The non-Bose one is pathetic really, and the Bose one isn't even that good.
2) I have an '03 and was not aware of tranny issues before I purchased it. This may have made me get an '04 possibly had I known. Not to mention my Z is on its 2nd tranny (the first one was replaced before I bought it).
3) Dashboard rattles and road noise. This is NOT a quite car, and I am not talking about exhausts (that is actually pretty quiet until you get on it).
That is all I can think of at the moment. I do not think any of those would have prevented me from buying a Z, but still would have helped to know.
1) The stereo needs to be better. The non-Bose one is pathetic really, and the Bose one isn't even that good.
2) I have an '03 and was not aware of tranny issues before I purchased it. This may have made me get an '04 possibly had I known. Not to mention my Z is on its 2nd tranny (the first one was replaced before I bought it).
3) Dashboard rattles and road noise. This is NOT a quite car, and I am not talking about exhausts (that is actually pretty quiet until you get on it).
That is all I can think of at the moment. I do not think any of those would have prevented me from buying a Z, but still would have helped to know.
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From: Orlando, FL
Originally Posted by Richy350Z
I wish I would of known how many *****es I would get so I would of bought a box of condoms before I drove out the dealer....
One trip to Costco and you should be all set for a couple weeks.
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From: Paradise, TX/ Saint Louis, MO
I wish I knew how to drive a stick, I wish they had the clear bra at my dealership, I wish I would have known REALLY known how damn quick she is I would have been whoopin all high school a$$ for money!!
Oh yeah and I wish I would have known how many broke a$$ gold digging guys would try to talk to me!
Oh yeah and I wish I would have known how many broke a$$ gold digging guys would try to talk to me!
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Originally Posted by Richy350Z
I wish I would of known how many *****es I would get so I would of bought a box of condoms before I drove out the dealer....
same here....would have dumped my g/f if i knew how much of a chick magnet this friggin ting is.....i mean chr*st....its like every 5 min i got some chick tryin to get me to roll my windows down just to say "hey....nice ride".....D*MN!!
