350Z Project X

iTrader: (2)

Tell him next time to say he was trying to miss a dog next time, it just sounds better. people hit cats all the time

sportbiketed

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That sucks br0.

Pics of crash location and skid marks?

dizenman

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Ill try and get some tomorrow.

1GR8350Z

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I hate to see this happen to anyone, but I have to agree with you here

lgear080

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they charge a % or flat fee.

i'm clearly the only one here that knows how this is going to play out...

do you owe a balance on your note or are you the owner?

do you have gap coverage?

hpuem

Wouldn't your brother have to be listed as a driver of the car for coverage? Assuming you're under the same roof, that's how I've understood insurance to be... at least in GA

dizenman

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I owe a balance, but it's less than the value. And I don't have gap insurance.

dizenman

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With our insurance, everybody in the house is insured on every car we own. My sister is on the insurance and she doesn't even have a permit yet. However insurance won't cover her yet, obviously.

Z33Garage

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Glad your bro is ok, now you can hit him over the head with wrench.

Im sure that him saying " dodging a cat " = trying to drift a corner with the VDC probably on.

That looks like a little bit of turtle wax will remove that GL

dizenman

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He was too far past a corner to dry and drift it haha.

Still haggling with insurance. their initial offer was good, but not good enough. thankfully mercury is a very good insurance company. I drove some cars today, a few Z's, but in my current price range I can only get 04-05. I would really prefer to stay 06 or sooner. But I drove an RX8, not expecting too much. When I got in, I really liked the interior, and the addition of the back seats, although small, was very nice. I was surprised too, It drove really well. Despite having less power than the Z, it felt nearly as quick. Right now I'm between a Z and an RX8, or possibly a G35. It all depends on price.

Legacy406

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I read that the RX8 burns a lot of oil. Not sure if this is true though.

BornSlippyZ

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Sorry to hear about your Z op. But like what others say, I call BS on your bros story...

Yeah all rotaries burn oil, they have oil metering pump that control the flow. If you get the 8 check your oil all the time Op. GL on your next car.

RodgePodge

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This might be blasphemy but a S2K can be fun. I was looking at those and Boxter S's before I got my Z.

dizenman

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thanks, Ill look into that. Im **** about oil anyways. Sometimes If i feel like i was driving hard and its been 1.5k miles im already itching to change it. ive changed it twice in a month once.

dizenman

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I was considering s2k's, but they are horrible daily's, and I cant think of anything less practical, except for maybe a lotus. I really liked the interior of the RX8, and I liked how it had a back seat, yet it didnt feel like it did.

BornSlippyZ

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If you get the 8 give these guys a call when you need some performance mods...they do great work and they are local in SoCal, Signal Hill.http://www.mazdatrix.com/index8.htm

dizenman

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Thanks man. My one concern now, is that I heard at around 120,000 miles or so something has to be done to the rotors, like they have to be ground down or something and it's a complete engine teardown basically. Does anybody know about this?

BornSlippyZ

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The new Rx8 rotaries last 'longer' than the older 13BREW, with that being said, do not skimp on the service. I have seen Rx8's with 150k on the clock and no major problems. I had an 85 Rx7 with 96K miles on it before I had Mazdatrix Street port/reseal rotors on the engine. I had no problems with the engine. I just wanted more power.

EDit: The 13BREW had apex seal problems and side seal failure. Also you always warm up a rotary before you shut it down or drive it in gear. Dino oil is recommended since these oils need to burn off in the rotary engine. Lastly, do not let a rotary engine overheat, it will warp the rotors and good bye engine. Hope this helps.

dizenman

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Thanks, that really helps

terrasmak

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Thats is exactly what everyone does trying to dodge a cat.