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Old 01-29-2009, 07:43 PM
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The more and more I drive this Z that I have the more and more I find myself watching my exit go by just so I can drive a little bit further and make the U-turn!

Anyone falling victim to this chronic disease?
Old 01-29-2009, 07:50 PM
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*raises hand* Hi, my name is John and I have passing-exit-itis. I've had this since December 28th when I bought my Z and.........
Old 01-29-2009, 07:54 PM
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Hello my name is David. I am a passing-exit-aholic.
Old 01-29-2009, 07:57 PM
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Glad to know I'm not alone here!

Maybe we should start a support group. Not to cure this "condition" but the better enhance the experience?

Oh wait. There already are car clubs!
Old 01-29-2009, 08:23 PM
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Think about the people crossing the streets that are in****ted with
hood-ornament-itis.
Old 01-29-2009, 09:11 PM
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I do it all the time
Old 01-30-2009, 12:39 AM
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I have never ever thought the Z car was all that exciting to drive, wonder if it is just me???
Old 01-30-2009, 03:32 AM
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DAMN you guys...I just can't pass my exit cause it's a sick S turn and i just love taking it.
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i hate my Z
Old 01-30-2009, 06:17 AM
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Anyone remember the ford focus commercial a few years back, where the kid kept going on errands just so he could drive the car. Anytime its nice out I'll make exuses to do things just so I can drive there. This trick actually gets me to the gym after work once in a blue moon

Nissan should make a superbowl commercial like that with the 370Z and blow the Hyundai one out of the water.
Old 01-30-2009, 06:32 AM
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I suffer from "Goes out of his way to hit a few twists-and-turns" syndrome. Where I live the roads are flat and straight so it's only natural that I caught it. A golf course nearby has a 2-3 mile road that feeds my disease.
Old 01-30-2009, 06:47 AM
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you'll be amazed at how quickly you accrue mileage in the Z
Old 01-30-2009, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Lento
Anyone remember the ford focus commercial a few years back, where the kid kept going on errands just so he could drive the car.
I was that kid.

From the day I got my license until I left for college, neither of my parents did any grocery shopping or ran any errands.

I would go to the store (three miles from the house) to get some milk and some bread, and I'd be gone for three-and-a-half hours, and somehow, the car would have racked up another hundred miles on the odometer.



Now, I find myself taking the long way home every day from work. I could take the highway (20 minutes, door-to-door, from the office), but I meander through the surface streets and back roads. About an hour, maybe 75 minutes on a slow day . . .
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We have an exit that is a long left hand sweeper with elevation that is 1.5 miles long. Hard for highway patrol to shoot radar on it because of the elevation unless they are right behind you. No one does the posted speed limit on it.

Local guys I'm referring to 522 exit onto I-405 to Bellevue outside of Woodinville.
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If you are passing by exits...you're on the wrong kind of road for this car!!
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I guess I got "exit-itis" too, I seemed to rack up 800 miles during the first two weeks of owning the Z.
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Originally Posted by Dr. Venture
DAMN you guys...I just can't pass my exit cause it's a sick S turn and i just love taking it.
There's one just like it on the way to my home also. I find myself making u-turns all the time, just to go through it again...
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I've gone miles out of my way just to have a little fun, literally. I've passed multiple exits and done circles around my house because it's a hot day, and an old C5 convertible is startin some ****.

I miss summer.
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Originally Posted by vo7848
There's one just like it on the way to my home also. I find myself making u-turns all the time, just to go through it again...

haha wish i could make that U turn, but if i did my rims would suffer. Lots of BIG pot holes.
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Originally Posted by Dr. Venture
haha wish i could make that U turn, but if i did my rims would suffer. Lots of BIG pot holes.
Haha. Mine is a solid U-turn under a bridge. It's angled like a race track oval and is 3 lanes wide. No pot holes either. On an early Sunday dry morning with no traffic, you can hit that sum-a-bish hard, slide 2 lanes and live to see another day...



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