With the shift of demographic that owns this car I have noticed more crashes. Since Ive been on this forum, the younger generation has battled with the older generation furiously. Regardless of your stance on this, the reality is that more and more unexperiance drivers are driving the 350z.
So for the sake of saving some lives (Z drivers and innocent people), what are some safty tips you can share?

 

Tips for inexperienced writers: learn to spell.

 

Thanks for the spelling lesson

 

buy a civic and drive that for 4 years

 

Cause that contributes absolutely anything at all to anything...


For inexperienced drivers...its difficult to say. You can put up all the tips you want, but for a kid with a Z, 9 times out of 10 they are going to want to use it and drive it like they stole it because they can. They are going to think they have this amazing powerful car that can be driven like that without knowing what it can do...

That being said...these inexperienced drivers need to know how to handle a rear wheel drive car period. Learn what oversteer and understeer is and how it can occur. Know what it feels like to have the *** end kick out...its a lot of car for someone with no experience.

Maybe the best thing to do is to leave our Z's parked home and start using public transportation...

 

Excellent subject, but unfortunately this is no place for intelligent discourse. User span of attention is 30 seconds maximum.

 

1. Drive something else rwd with less power first. For a while.
2. Buy/Finance the Z yourself. Always less probability for a mess up when it's your own money flying around.
3. Obey the law.

 

^For the younger drivers....Be easy on your car and TAKE CARE OF IT...I bought my car 3 years ago...I'm 24 now and I'm dealing with all the problems of "driving it like I stole it"...ie bad clutch, wheel bearings, axles, knocking motor, and so on...Yes I know I'm still young, but if you knew me when I first bought my car, I would race any and everything on the road...Now, you would hate me if you were following me somewhere...Granny driving FTW!

 

Two words - Track Day

 

Go REALLY slow in the rain...

 

heres a tip, dont get a 350z for your first car.

 

let the young bucks learn the hard way. to me, it seems now a days, they think they know it all. regardless if you give them advice or not. so if they want to drive like they stole it, let them crash into a wall. they probably deserve it if you're going to be driving like an idiot.

 

This is dead on...once the driver has enough experience with the car to not drive people at the track insane.

To those that have not tracked their Z's this would come as a surprise...but the skills, reaction time, awareness, constant scanning, smoothing of inputs and appreciation of the car that comes with a day at the track is amazing.

I considered myself quite an experienced driver, but after my first track day I was, simply put, a MUCH better driver. I knew the limits of the car better and my awareness increased significantly.

Also, the urge to drive like a maniac decreases significantly, because simply stabbing the throttle at random is no longer thrilling. Once you have tracked a car, only driving on a track again will fulfill that urge.

If they are young and they bought Z's, chances are they are car guys. Though it may seem counterintuitive, let them enjoy it on a track in a safe and controlled environment. They will learn a lot and become better drivers.

 

Here's a tip: stay in school!

 

This thread is dumb to begin with, so whatever.

 

Hmm my input would be just to not go wild with it and be safe and use your head. Little by little learn what the car can do. I know it takes a while to do this but honestly after 2 years driving the car you know exactly what the car can do and not do. Hey i havent gotten in a accident yet and i had my z sense 18.

 

why dont you attempt to add something by explaining why

 

don't drive like a dumbass


I've seen everything from barely running dodge neons to 900hp speedfactory dodge challengers come through the body shop I work at ..

Big difference in performance .. yet both were crashed

 

Yes, make said "younger generation" buy their own cars. When I was a teenager, I wanted the $90 Nikes instead of the $25 Wal-Mart sneakers. I bought them with my own money, and they were white forever. People treat things better when they spend their own dime on them. Kids are a lot more spoiled in today's world than even 10 years ago.

Regardless, if you want safety tips, don't do the stupid things most kids and some adults do. Don't street race, don't drift on the street, don't take turns at high speeds to show off, check the insides of your tires often, and keep a safe distance from younger drivers, in general, but especially in Zs. My insurance on the Z is high enough!

 

dont get one...i would have been dead with a z at 17...you gotta show off when your young and do stupid ****....learn how to drive then learn how to drive a z...