I've never been happier! It's still hard to believe I actually have it when I walk into my garage. I feel great when I drive it. It's an amazing car!

It's a base model, carbon silver.




I love it! The first 1200 miles are going to be long though haha.

I was wondering, how often does everybody wash/wax their car?

 

Nice car, Same color as my wife's 07 Z. I wash and wax both her 07 and my 04 every Sat. weather permitting.

 

break-in period FTL! but congrats man. if you dont mind how much did you pay? always interesting to compare prices, and im sure you got a deal on it considering the economy

 

same exact car as me man! good choice... i couldn't be happier. 3 months ago i paid 25,100 out the door... im also curious to see what you paid

 

i clay it and wax it every sunday and trust me its worth it its always shiny and baby butt smooth. congrats on the car

 

Congrats! Great pickup...and enjoy her for what shes worth!!

 

congratulations on ur new car mang! my self i got a 08 enthusiasat for $29 K. which i htink is a VERY good deal. and i hear u gonna b impatient for next 1000 miles man. im on ma way to 700 miles right now. my baby is two weeks old haha here is picture of it



das right at the dealership after i bought it, and this pic below is head light smoked

 

CongratZ on the 08. Enjoy!

 

Haha yah i had that "I cant believe this is mine" kinda feeling for almost a year when I first bought the car since it happened so sudden.

I think you're claying too much man. Claying once a week is gonna strip that paint apart.

 

I could'nt agree with you more. Claying once a week is way too much. Your going to end up with Swirl marks all over the clear coat. I polish and wax once every 3 months. I wash the car with a carnuba wax soap once a week. My car is garage kept though. So it really isnt exposed to the elements.

 

I paid right around base price for the car.

Also, I heard that getting a nismo dual intake and a nismo cat back exhaust is a good combo for the Z. Does anyone here have any input on that?

I was going down a steep driveway and my front bumper caught the ground (ouch) I heard a scratching noise so when I got off the driveway I got out and checked under the bumper, just a few scratches, nothing visible, but I think this is going to be a problem in a long run. What's the best way to avoid this? I hear going down the driveway at an angle is the best way, but im wondering if anyone else really has this problem a lot since the Z is quite low to the ground.

Thanks!

 

Just go down very slowly

 

welcome and congrats, like that color almost as much as Silverstone

 

Claying won't cause swirls unless he just waxes it right after. He needs to use a cleaner after then a polish then wax. I'm OCD about my Z but I have only clayed it once. Just spent 6 hours today getting the previous owners bad habit of using a car wash our of the paint.

FWIW I use a two bucket wash...rinse the mitt after every use in clean water before putting it into the soap bucket. That keeps swirls way down.

i also take the wheels off the car to wash them from behind.

I need help....