Am I ready for a Z?
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Am I ready for a Z?
Well, Ive been looking at getting a Z for a few months now, going to be going to college soon and I'm wondering if it is the right time to buy a Z.
I have been driving my parents Honda and corolla for two years now and am planning to practice driving a cheap beater manual for a good part of the summer. My question is, do you think this is the right time to get a sports car?
Would I need more experience? I am turning 19 and I don't want to make the mistake of buying a sports car too early only to wreck it and get myself hurt in the process. Cant say I'm not looking forward to owning one though
I have been driving my parents Honda and corolla for two years now and am planning to practice driving a cheap beater manual for a good part of the summer. My question is, do you think this is the right time to get a sports car?
Would I need more experience? I am turning 19 and I don't want to make the mistake of buying a sports car too early only to wreck it and get myself hurt in the process. Cant say I'm not looking forward to owning one though
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If you can not buy it without help, then you are not ready.
I would wait until after college to buy a nice car. Doesn't make any sense to have one while in school. There are other things you should be concentrating on instead of a car.
I would wait until after college to buy a nice car. Doesn't make any sense to have one while in school. There are other things you should be concentrating on instead of a car.
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I got mine at 18 (19 now), and it was hardly "too much power". RWD in the rain is your only concern, although easy to master, if you have years of RWD driving under your belt.
But as blasphemous as this is, I wouldn't really consider the Z a "sports car" in the sense you mean as far as shear power. In fact I'd probably have traded it in by now if I wasn't planning on Vorteching it this summer. It's a good looking and handling car, but good numbers are expensive to put down without FI.
RSX would wear off in months. This is a good car to grow into.
But as blasphemous as this is, I wouldn't really consider the Z a "sports car" in the sense you mean as far as shear power. In fact I'd probably have traded it in by now if I wasn't planning on Vorteching it this summer. It's a good looking and handling car, but good numbers are expensive to put down without FI.
RSX would wear off in months. This is a good car to grow into.
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get a cheap, fun car for college. I had a Celica all-trac from 1988. Fast enough to be fun, but still cheap. I'm very happy I waited until after college to get the Z. It would've gotten messed up in school. You might take good care of your car but the other thousands of drunk 18-22 year olds who you live with wont.
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Originally Posted by Plague_oc
Well, Ive been looking at getting a Z for a few months now, going to be going to college soon and I'm wondering if it is the right time to buy a Z.
I have been driving my parents Honda and corolla for two years now and am planning to practice driving a cheap beater manual for a good part of the summer. My question is, do you think this is the right time to get a sports car?
Would I need more experience? I am turning 19 and I don't want to make the mistake of buying a sports car too early only to wreck it and get myself hurt in the process. Cant say I'm not looking forward to owning one though
I have been driving my parents Honda and corolla for two years now and am planning to practice driving a cheap beater manual for a good part of the summer. My question is, do you think this is the right time to get a sports car?
Would I need more experience? I am turning 19 and I don't want to make the mistake of buying a sports car too early only to wreck it and get myself hurt in the process. Cant say I'm not looking forward to owning one though
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You should be ok....as long as you respect it, and respect the power. You can definatly get yourself into trouble if you get too cocky. Gotta watch out where you park too, especially going to school like that. Too many irresponsible people that dont respect others. damn door dings
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Originally Posted by moflow
You might take good care of your car but the other thousands of drunk 18-22 year olds who you live with wont.
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And I know I'll take some heat for this, but every one of these "Should I get a Z" topics expects a few elitist middle-aged Z owners who take it as an opportunity to lessen the pool of people who drive this car, as if owning one submits the newcomer to this honoroble country club where everyone else has to endure their abnoxious noobiness. Why deny someone the spirit of the Z, regardless of their respect of the history?
I'm not saying this should be your FIRST car, but it's definitely no prized yellow bird porsche.
I'm not saying this should be your FIRST car, but it's definitely no prized yellow bird porsche.
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Originally Posted by Plague_oc
Well I speak of the Z as something spectacular partly because Ive never driving anything faster than a Honda CRV
Ha, that's one reason. My little brother (15) owns two 280z'. One to be turbocharged and shown, the other simply a classic to be restored to its original state.
It's nice to go for a ride in an older Z and notice the style cues (see: 07 hood bulge), and experience the history of the Z legacy.
Then there's the type who sees it, says, "that's cool, I want one", and can enjoy it all the same. I don't let it get to me.
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And I know I'll take some heat for this, but every one of these "Should I get a Z" topics expects a few elitist middle-aged Z owners who take it as an opportunity to lessen the pool of people who drive this car, as if owning one submits the newcomer to this honoroble country club where everyone else has to endure their abnoxious noobiness. Why deny someone the spirit of the Z, regardless of their respect of the history?
I'm not saying this should be your FIRST car, but it's definitely no prized yellow bird porsche.
I'm not saying this should be your FIRST car, but it's definitely no prized yellow bird porsche.
Sounds like something a teenager who's parents bought the car would say...
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yeah the Z is definitely hard to keep safe in a college town...i woke up one morning to my back glass completely shattered in my own apartment complex...drunk *******s tend to mess up things that are nice
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
Sounds like something a teenager who's parents bought the car would say...
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
Sounds like something a teenager who's parents bought the car would say...
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Originally Posted by Divergent13
lol +1. he didn't pay for it so why should it be a prized possession when they'll just buy him another one.
Yea, I missed out on the part where I said it wasn't a prized posession. Let me read over the post again....
Nope, still don't see it.
All I said is it's not a rare collector.