Originally Posted by Nexx

nope they are belts. properly maintained the 3G TL's will run forever. mine still starts and drives like new after 113k. no weird rattles, nothing falling apart, they are just rock solid.

Originally Posted by Cody750

Well the motor in my wife's car went out, so it looks like I am trading the z. I have an 03 base with almost 120k miles, no mods except exhaust. I found an 05 acura tl with nav, leather, everything, it has about 115k miles. We have a 1 yr old and she cant really drive my diesel so unfortunately the z has to go. I am going to miss the power, rear wheel drive, and def 6mt. What's everybody's thoughts on my car +2k cash for his car? All cash and paperwork is going through my bank.

Originally Posted by 3hree5ive0ero

*ahem*

Originally Posted by Cody750

thanks everybody besides the single douchenozzle everybody already mentioned, i wasnt/am not set on the tl but its hard to find a wrx or another sporty 4 door car around here for anywhere near my price range. I know i will have another z one day as the wife loves the car and i do too, this is my second one already(traded the first one for my dream car) and the next one will def be hr. I was also looking at the g35 and is250 as i seen some fairly priced, but nobody in my area was up for a trade. and unfortunately the guy that had my z before me didnt take care of it to well. I thought about getting an older maxima/camry etc but my wife really likes this acura and i know it will be safer baby wise then an early 2000 or late 90s model.

Originally Posted by Syner

I'd keep my "man card" and happily trade my car for a minivan any day if it's what my "woman" wanted, at least I'm getting laid.

Originally Posted by RMichael

No, that doesn't keep your man card. That keeps your "honey do" card as in what should I do honey? You wuss, I showed up at my wife's work in a 911 with 2 kids in child seats in the pretend backseat because i wanted a 911 and said look what I bought!

(albeit I later had to promise to quit smoking and secure the child seats appropriately or I wasn't going to get any for a bit).

Originally Posted by Jah70

You can get a V6 Camry from 2003 and up. They are hidden gems in terms of sporty-ness. It's safe for the baby, it's got some pep from that engine, it's cheap and reliable. You could also get the corolla XRS that has the same high reving engine from the last celica gt-s. Again, easy on the wallet so you can get a GTR later down the road.

Originally Posted by TaliKiller

I can't really believe that your motor just "went out". I mean, where did it go? Did it have a reservation somewhere that you didn't know about, and I'm being facetious. But, seriously, if the engine is locked, yeah, goodbye. If you weren't using a full synthetic every 5k miles or so and good, premium gas, you probably have a lot of build up in the engine. It's a great car to have, and to be honest, if you can fix it, keep it. It's one of those cars that you'll kick yourself for getting rid of in 20 years, whether you're divorced or not. My Dad had a 1970 Pontiac Firebird that he misses every day. He got rid of it because my mom wanted a sedan because they had kids. Now they're divorced, and he wants it back. The moral of the story is that it's a terrible idea to get rid of your car for a woman. She's resilient, and I assume, reasonably intelligent, and has dealt with a diesel thus far. She can adapt, and if you're going to swap your Z for a grocery-getter like a TL (that's wrong wheel drive, mind you); I'll happily provide you with my address and postage so you can mail me your man card.