Z as only car or second car
my z is my dd and my only car. i love it. i've always contemplated getting a beater to drive around on bad weather days and such, but i know that i really couldn't do it. i love the feeling i get driving my z, and i don't mind driving it when i know it's getting filthy, cause i'd take that over not driving it at all.
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Clearly you did not read my post - I clarified a couple times that I was merely expressing my personal views, and was not trying to make it my business whether others are practical or not. I'm not the Z police, so relax - it does not matter to me how frequently anyone else drives their car.
I was just expressing a viewpoint to generate some different dialogue. Clearly everyone has their own take, and it appears I may be in the minority - which is cool. I figured it would be a more interesting thread/discussion than starting another repetative thread like one on views of the 350 vs. 370.
I was just expressing a viewpoint to generate some different dialogue. Clearly everyone has their own take, and it appears I may be in the minority - which is cool. I figured it would be a more interesting thread/discussion than starting another repetative thread like one on views of the 350 vs. 370.
I just wanted to clarify, my post was meant to be friendly and I actually do see your point, it's a valid argument...
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Sounds to me like you are just tooting your own horn for some reason. Are you trying to proove that you bought it new and only drive it as a second car because you are so cool and so rich? Or are you saying the rest of us who bought used are less important? Or maybe that since the cars are old now and CHEAP (compared to what you paid) just any old loser is coming along now and you need to buy a newer more expensive car to be around other like minded people?
I just can't put my finger on it, but somewhere there is a little man holding his ***** stretching it out there for the world to see. Good job.
I just can't put my finger on it, but somewhere there is a little man holding his ***** stretching it out there for the world to see. Good job.
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I'm sure this topic has been discussed before, but from the few months I've been on this site it sure seems there are a fair number of people for whom the Z is their only vehicle. I may be way off here, but I doubt the majority of those who bought a Z brand-new, or new-used, did so with the intent for it to be their only transportation. I certaintly did not, and enjoy it all the more because.
I'm sorry I don't use mine like you use yours.
I live in MN. Winter sucks. Having a 350Z as a DD would be difficult. Even with snow tires. Besides, I have a 7 yr old and need a back seat. My DD is a VW GTi. It's seeing it's first winter being outside and I swear it's aged as much in the last year as it did the first 3 yrs I owned it and garaged it. I'm glad my Z will never see a MN winter.
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Sounds to me like you are just tooting your own horn for some reason. Are you trying to proove that you bought it new and only drive it as a second car because you are so cool and so rich? Or are you saying the rest of us who bought used are less important? Or maybe that since the cars are old now and CHEAP (compared to what you paid) just any old loser is coming along now, and you need to buy a newer more expensive car to be around other like minded people?
I just can't put my finger on it, but somewhere there is a little man holding his ***** stretching it out there for the world to see. Good job.
I just can't put my finger on it, but somewhere there is a little man holding his ***** stretching it out there for the world to see. Good job.
Wow, that's an awful lot of assumptions. First point = No (don't need to toot my horn over the internet to people who don't know me). Second point = No (can't drive it year-round here without ruining it). Third point = No (but sounds like you might have an inferiority complex). Fourth point = Yes (more losers are getting their hands on used Z's), and No (I like what I have just fine). Last point = just plain stupid.
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Only drive it on weekends? That's too much still.
I only drive mine every 1st of the month, between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm. And only if it's 82 degrees exactly with no clouds. It makes it really special.
The rest of the time I walk.
I only drive mine every 1st of the month, between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm. And only if it's 82 degrees exactly with no clouds. It makes it really special.
The rest of the time I walk.
West Texas the land of no precipitation - Z gets daily driven. I daily drove miata's before this...not sure if that's "practical"? Right now I'm trying to buy an Elise to use as my DD, does this make me silly or what? I believe in the "Its a car, DRIVE IT" theory.