Well it's finally happened
 

I got it. :icon44:

After a year and a half of lurking on this board and others, reading all the reviews, test driving at various dealerships and drooling over the number of available mods, I picked up a '03 6-speed redline touring a few days ago. I wasn't sure I was going to keep it until it was inspected. I had inspected yesterday and the deal was sealed when the MD inspector asked me if I wanted to sell it :D . He said most of the Z's off the truck aren't as clean as my new baby.

Just wondering what are the best things to do as far as maintenance, basic inexpensive mod's, etc. Since I'm new to the Z, I wanted to come to the source for recommendations and answers.

Here are a few questions.

* Are there any service bulletins that I need to check on (feathering, manual trans. fixes, etc.)
*Best radar detector location?
*With 12k on it is it to soon to run synthetic?
*What else should I look for or check regularly?

Looking forward to becoming part of the crew.

--Service Bulletins:
Tire Feathering of course

--Radar Detector:
Below the rearview mirror (I know there are some people on this board that make custom attachments for the mirror, they are pretty cool)

---What else should I look for or check regularly?:

The grin on your face.......it is permanent.

great thread, im actuallly in the same boat...picked up an 04 enth last weekend and deciding wha i want to do...i'm goin to add leather, and the lip. def have to get the ez front license plate adaptor...i'm in ny and i already got a parking ticket this morning (btw, any way outta that), probbaly change the stock sound system ina few months...we'll see what happens...

you can order the Zee Bracket from http://courtesyparts.com/Merchant2/m..._Code=ZEE-BRCT
I got it and it went on very easily. much cheaper than a ticket

Not too early for synthetic. I think I started using synthetic around 10k, but i'm pretty sure a lot of people started earlier.

Why does it matter when u go synthetic?

Thanks guys. What are the recommendations for a clear bra and oil filters?

Some say that the motor should be broken in with standard oil. That period of time and number of miles seems to vary. I've been using Mobile1 since new.

Get ready for some feathering : (

No TSB will solve it.