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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by iLockUP253
I don't mind at all 16500 I think I might have paid a little too much but cars in Hawaii are all expensive is or did I do ok?
And to add a question are stretched tires a bad thing? did some research and found a lot of people "stretch" their tires for looks saw a thread on here about stretched tires and aggressive something
I mean...it's not "good" but a lot of people do it.

I just prefer to have more tire between the ground and wheel. You never know when you'll hit a pothole.

Look at it this way: those wheels weren't designed to use the size tire that is has on it.
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 11:37 AM
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^^^If it's as clean as it looks in the photos I dont think u did too bad

Also u have several tasteful upgrades that most enthusiast drivers would have wanted, so that saved you from spending on those basic upgrades.

And 08's are (IMO) the best year to have for the 350Z.

HR engine, all of the problems from earlier years engineered out, etc.
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 11:43 AM
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Nice Z. Congratulations and thank you for your service.
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 12:10 PM
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ok i don't know how to do the multiple quotes thing and i don't wanna try and make it look all dumb and stuff
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ill just say thank you to kornercarver


Nismodude: my wife said its clean as hell she's kinda mad its mine and not hers no real scratches anything like that it even has the "clear bra" thing i read about to help reduce paint chipping the guy said he wanted to take it off I'm glad i bought it before he did and like i said earlier there isn't much else id want to add to it. it bass almost everything i really want to do to it ( until i want that TWIN Turbo:thumb up: )

Radiocrash: i get what your saying and thats a big thing in hawaii people that live there pay SO SO MUCH i don't know the exact cause military pays $25 to register their vehicles but the people that live there I've heard some truck pay almost thousand or more then EVERYONE has to pay $40 a year for a "safety inspection" AKA a check your tint and your headlights and SLAP a sticker on your bumper . and yet the roads are still ****. not gonna lie i almost bought a bike but the roads are so bad potholes act IMO that I wouldn't want to ride there


08GT-Z; Well go get a Black 08 again.

So after a bit more snooping around i have narrowed my lips down either the splitter or a Mines? i think thats what its called
but then it hit me CF lip thoughts on that anybody good bad dumb i mean i now its what i like but at the same time i don't wanna have a nice Z and turn it into a GAUDY Z if that makes any sense
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 01:45 PM
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You'll be fine man, just be careful. And a lot of people use CF lips. It's your car...do what you like!

BTW in regards to multi-quoting:

For each person you want to quote, click the icon to the right of the quote icon. It has the green plus sign. That will basically save the message for your response. For the last person you want to quote, you have to actually click the quote button. Then it will all appear at the bottom.

So say I want to quote 3 people. For the first two I'd click the green plus button and for the last I'd click the quote button. All 3 of the quotes would be in your response.

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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 02:17 PM
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Thank you kind sir you have taught me something new today now its time for bed for me. 215am over here playing solider in the sand sucks good night/morning gentlemen/ladies thank you for all the warm welcomes and all the compliments on my baby you all have seen just as much of her as i have. a few months then ill be driving it everywhere and washing it once a week
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 02:20 PM
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Welcome. Congrats on the clean HR. I wish I had black
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
Welcome. Congrats on the clean HR. I wish I had black
Careful what u wish for......


My wife has a black SUV, it stays clean and shiny for maybe 2 days after a wash/wax.

It shows every grubby little fingerprint from my kids, and in the summer when they touch it after putting on sunscreen??? fuggedaboudit.

LAST black car I will ever buy.
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by NismoDude
Careful what u wish for......


My wife has a black SUV, it stays clean and shiny for maybe 2 days after a wash/wax.

It shows every grubby little fingerprint from my kids, and in the summer when they touch it after putting on sunscreen??? fuggedaboudit.

LAST black car I will ever buy.
hha i knew someone would say that. i know.. hard to keep clean. but man, nothing looks better than a clean/freshly waxed black car.
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 02:41 PM
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^^^^Agreed.

But I know if my NISMO were black, I would be yelling at my friends and family for putting grubby fingerprints all over my doors........
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
Welcome. Congrats on the clean HR. I wish I had black
i LOOOOOVE when my car is clean, and hate it when dirty. to me black is so sexy/mysterious when it is clean. one thing i noticed since i have started using ONR is that dust doesnt stick to the car as much and it kinda stays cleaner
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 05:08 PM
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Thus the clichè "black is not a color, it's a part-time job".

Consider it lucky that your black car lasts 2 days, mine lasts 15 minutes before it looks dusty.
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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Thats a good price for an HR!
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 05:54 PM
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OP, just for you SA, your "Dual Air intakes" are the Nismo R-Tune, retail i believe was around $500
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by POS VETT
Thus the clichè "black is not a color, it's a part-time job".
Consider it lucky that your black car lasts 2 days, mine lasts 15 minutes before it looks dusty.
Oh God i didn't even really think about that in hawaii we have that red Clay dirt and it gets all over everything so I'm gonna have to take EXTRA care of her.

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OP, just for you SA, your "Dual Air intakes" are the Nismo R-Tune, retail i believe was around $500
Well thats nice to know i learned something else new today , that makes me feel a little bit better about my purchase

gonna ask my noob questions of the day HR? whats that I'm prob gonna read the answer and feel dumb but please somebody inform me
second question i do not know my trim level can somebody help me find out what it is. i do have cloth seats but i do not now what else is needed to determine the trim I'm kinda curious to know cause the owner before me isn't sure and he has Nismo all over this thing but i already know its not a NISMO
its the dollar store version NISIMO lol
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 09:51 PM
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This is where "searching" comes into play. All the information you will ever need to know is on this forum!
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 10:13 PM
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agreed i just can't seem to find info that helps me since I'm not able to walk out to my garage and look for the little things MY BAD wish i could but can't but i guess that means i can't really know unless i have my wife look.

AND HR High rev duh i did read that somewhere (the search bar didn't help me with that no relevant results) so off to goggle i ran and now i feel like a complete and total idiot but i guess its part of the learning process.
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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 07:06 AM
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Searching = searching on the internet. Not searching your car...
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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
Searching = searching on the internet. Not searching your car...

Got it but most of what i found was small things and i did google it
but thanks i know how to use google
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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 05:04 PM
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Nice car enjoy
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