So I'm on an off ramp today in Perth Amboy, NJ...and out of nowhere pops up a huge ravine in the road with NO indication it was coming...

My Z is lowered a bit, but even if it weren't I still would have bottomed out in the thing...I mean, the front end hit HARD.

Needless to say I was furious...

NJ roads SUCK.

 

Stuff like that kills me when i drive. All i can do is like tighten up and take it lol.

 

Ahh the NJ driving experience.
Sorry to hear, and I hope everything's fine.

 

were you getting off of the parkway?

 

NEW JERSEY roads are tuff on any sports car, i hear you its come to that you have to take a test run with a beater then map your route from there.i bottomed out my mazda 6 on route 9 in sayerville a couple of months ago that god it was not the Z or it would have serious damage.

 

were you going southbound past the white castle and near the marshalls? And if so were you in the center lane?

 

yes NJ roads do suck, and it seems like it takes them forever to fix it too

 

yes thats exactly where i was! doing 50mph and i thouht i ripped my wheels off, i bend the drivers side rim i was so pissed.

 

Yeah man I bent one of my rims from an old set of Axis wheels I used to have there. If you stay in the left lane its not as bad. SICK CAR by the way.

 

your right the left lane is better i just try to slow down anyway. thanks about the z

 

Nicest road in NJ seems to be the new paved section of I80W out towards the NJ/NY Thruway. Other than that, NJ roads are ****.

I share your pain on a daily basis.

 

rt 24 is nice now.. but dring construction I suffered 298598534 paint chips on my bumper and hood

 

Project Forward Motion's club house is in NJ and I hate driving there because of the roads - I am sorry that you guys are having that - have any of you guys come to our shop to hang out with us?

 

southern new jersey roads aren't AS bad as nnj... but they still suck when they are repaving them

SOUTH JERSEY!!! haha

 

Thats what happens when your drive up north. North Jersey is well.....north jersey unfortunately its nice the best place. Central and South Jersey is very nice. Ive never had a problem on the parkway or turnpike. Just when you get off be ready to loose a bumper or a wheel

 

I went to NJ a few weeks back in the Z......

I thought philly roads were bad.....HELL NO..JERSEY IS EVEN WORSE! Not to mention confusing roads. You can't make a left to anywhere and if you want to turn around, you have to drive a mile out of your way to find a special "u-turn" waypoint. NJ roads man, I don't know how you NJers do it. I hear it gets flooded too.

 

PA's roads are pretty bad too but I drive a lot in jersey as well so I know exactly what you guys are talking about. everyone here tells me to lower my car but i can't get myself to do it because of this. it sucks cuz when cars are lowered they look so much better

 

NJ is cake to navigate.

all you need is 295, 42, 55 and the turnpike and you can find anything (130, 70, 73, parkway, 561).

 

I swear i almost lost an oil pan there in my old car

 

South Jersey road are great. They seem to fix them almost every other year on the atlantic Express way 42 but when i went to Jersey City. The road have bumps and pot holes alot. Where is all out property taxes go?