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07-01-2010, 10:52 AM

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Not to be a jerk, but you are contradicting yourself a bit. Your talking about sound financial decisions and your the one that has a diminishing asset just collecting dust in the garage while you pay a note on it each month and your talking about going FI. And to top it all off you purchase another diminishing asset so you don't have to use the other one that's already in the garage. Whats next a Huffy to keep miles off the Neon?

If your happy and you can swing what your doing, that great and I'm happy for you. But realize, the Z is just a car. Its not exotic and its not really that special. So I say take great care of it and drive/enjoy it as much as you can.

I hate to use the one word reply, but, ^^ 'This' ^^. Well said. You enjoy driving it.. so just drive it once in a while instead of your neon. The more rock chips you get, the less you'll worry about it.

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07-01-2010, 11:25 AM

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You obviously don't give a crap if your taking it through car washes...

Hate to say it, but colin is correct here

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07-01-2010, 12:52 PM

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I couldn't imagine commuting in my Z. It is a very uncomfortable car especially with racing seats and an aftermarket steering wheel. Even when it was stock it was a pain in the *** to drive in traffic. There is nothing wrong with a commuter car in addition.

Plus I'd rather commute in a rimmed up luxury truck with a killers system anyway.

Rimmed up!!

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07-01-2010, 02:47 PM

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Hate to say it, but colin is correct here

I can't believe what I am reading... first time you have agreed with me... I guess I should take this in and not get used to it.

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07-01-2010, 07:48 PM

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If I had the money to have multiple nice cars, I may not DD the Z

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07-01-2010, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hartsickdiscipl

Sounds like you need to be using your Z as a daily driver. I hear you about wear, gas, tires, etc.. But the car is made to be driven. It's not a $100,000 car, and it's a Nissan.. so put some miles on it and enjoy it.

Agreed. I don't get the whole babying the Z. 89k on my 04, got it in 2006 with 20k. Take care of it and park far, but I daily drive it. Still smells like new. Got me through 2 years of work, and 2 years of grad school, now back to work (soon, hopefully).

Thinking of getting a s2000, but it will be driven daily like the Z.

Maybe to the OP, you can compromise and drive the Z once a week? Why not? Live a alittle.

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07-03-2010, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by booey1979

Agreed. Take care of it and park far, but I daily drive it.

Thinking of getting a s2000, but it will be driven daily like the Z.

Maybe to the OP, you can compromise and drive the Z once a week? Why not? Live a alittle.

well said with the take care/park far. as far as the s2k...i owned one and miss it severely. it was three times more fun to drive than the Z (in the mountains at least, not really impressed with straight line one way or the other) based on the razor like handling, beside that though, the Z is much better for day to day...