Author Topic: Post your car! (If you have one!)  (Read 6748 times)




I have the 2001 model, I think.

Not really what I'd want if I had a choice, but alas I do not have a choice.

I hope one day I will move to US and buy a really cool car, cars are a lot cheapier there compared to Brazil, sadly.


Mercury tracer 1993. The latest and greatest in modern technology, features 4 manual roll up windows, a non-functioning radio, and AC that only has one setting! HOT. max speeds of up to 80mph, not turbocharged but it could be!
Love my little lady

max speeds of up to 80mph, not turbocharged but it could be!
Damn. That's loving fast for a naturally aspirated engine.

In all seriousness though, I'm actually curious how you manage to drive that around. Where I live, highways operate at 80mph or higher. If you go inland at all, you get people blazing by in the nineties. Have you ever been in a situation where you couldn't go as fast as traffic? That would terrify me.

My current car.



Eventually I will also get the car Trinick has. I'll keep my Escape as a firefighting vehicle and have the Nissan as my "play car".

Damn. That's loving fast for a naturally aspirated engine.

In all seriousness though, I'm actually curious how you manage to drive that around. Where I live, highways operate at 80mph or higher. If you go inland at all, you get people blazing by in the nineties. Have you ever been in a situation where you couldn't go as fast as traffic? That would terrify me.
Highest speed limit I've seen around Utah was 80.
Then there was a hill, and a semi inching up on me.

Absolutely terrifying cause I'm flooring it and not gaining speed and the dial is just bouncing on that 80 and the semi is just getting closer and closer and the car is just rattling like crazy and sounds like its ready to explode, then I crest the hill and finally gain a bit off the dial and everything goes back to normal.

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Eventually I will also get the car Trinick has. I'll keep my Escape as a firefighting vehicle and have the Nissan as my "play car".
Are you still planning on getting a blue one? Monterey Blue was discontinued after the 2009 model for being the least popular color. Ironically, it's now the highest in demand and the most expensive color to buy used. You going for manual or auto? Sport package or Touring? Just base? I'd really recommend the sport package-- I didn't get it and that's a major regret of mine. I have the touring, it's nice and I don't think I could live without the GPS, but it's unnecessary. The sport package is essentially necessary though, otherwise you'll need to buy an aftermarket LSD just for the purpose of safety. Quaifes run over $1k USD, and for an aftermarket they're really the only choice. Sorry for the 20 questions, but my 370z is my baby and I like talking to other people with them / an interest in them.

Highest speed limit I've seen around Utah was 80.
Then there was a hill, and a semi inching up on me.

Absolutely terrifying cause I'm flooring it and not gaining speed and the dial is just bouncing on that 80 and the semi is just getting closer and closer and the car is just rattling like crazy and sounds like its ready to explode, then I crest the hill and finally gain a bit off the dial and everything goes back to normal.
Wow, haha. And yeah, the speed limit is 75 on said highways (I think 80 inland) but people always drive faster. I've caught myself cruising along at a hundred in the fast lane for a while before even noticing I'm at such a speed. I'm sure your 10.3 second journey to 60mph is quite thrilling.

Are you still planning on getting a blue one? Monterey Blue was discontinued after the 2009 model for being the least popular color. Ironically, it's now the highest in demand and the most expensive color to buy used. You going for manual or auto? Sport package or Touring? Just base? I'd really recommend the sport package-- I didn't get it and that's a major regret of mine. I have the touring, it's nice and I don't think I could live without the GPS, but it's unnecessary. The sport package is essentially necessary though, otherwise you'll need to buy an aftermarket LSD just for the purpose of safety. Quaifes run over $1k USD, and for an aftermarket they're really the only choice. Sorry for the 20 questions, but my 370z is my baby and I like talking to other people with them / an interest in them.

It's no problem! I've actually always wanted a 370 so I pretty much made the decision it will be the next car I get. As you can see from my current one which was completely stock when I got it, I like to modify cars lol. I wouldn't need a blue one, If I had to choose a color I want I would prefer white or black. I would definitely want manual and preferably the sport package. What does the touring package come with that the sport doesn't have?



A 1998 Toyota Camry Solara Convertible.



1997 Lexus ES300

Bought it used for 4k

It's no problem! I've actually always wanted a 370 so I pretty much made the decision it will be the next car I get. As you can see from my current one which was completely stock when I got it, I like to modify cars lol. I wouldn't need a blue one, If I had to choose a color I want I would prefer white or black. I would definitely want manual and preferably the sport package. What does the touring package come with that the sport doesn't have?
The sports package comes with rays-forged rims (way prettier than mine), a limited-slip differential (essential for going fast, I've almost died multiple times due to lack of this), a spoiler (mine has this anyway), and big brakes. The biggest thing for you in the sports package, however, is the automatic downshift revmatch. The engine will automatically blip downshifts to match revs (when turned on) making your driving experience not only 100x smoother but taking out the need for heel-toe shifting in the car. It's pretty amazing. Anyway, the 370z isn't actually a great car for modding. The car isn't very popular so modification kits are expensive (twin turbos costing upwards of 10 grand, intake exhaust hovering around 1k each, long-tube headers are 1k or you can get high-flow cats or test pipes for 200-600 depending on which and resonation) but it sure is a fun car to drive. I'm planning on getting a quaife differential and 4.08 gears, which will scrape off a few mpg on the highway but it'll keep me in the powerband so my acceleration will be incomparable to a stock 370z. The gears plus high quality differential should cut more than half a second off the 1/4 mile time, which would be longer than a bus in practice. It puts me in the same league as Camaro SSes and slow 2013 Mustang GT drivers. IMO it's probably the most effective mod you can do for cheap. It costs about $1k for the differential and about $500 for the gears, plus about $500 for professional installation.

Also, just a general tip. Black is a loving awful color to have your paint in. You see every single blemish, scratch, swirl mark, water mark, and dust particle on your entire car. Unless your car is garage kept at home and at work/school, your car won't ever look 100%. I wash my car every week and the only time it ever looks completely clean is while it's still wet. It's just a really difficult color, it really shows everything. In comparison my friend has a grey one and it shows nothing unless you look at a certain angle. You could probably leave a white one on the street for a month before people would notice the residue buildup. Don't get me wrong, it still looks good, but in my particular situation I have waterspots that are pretty obvious up-close. I need to get a paint correction to get rid of them, but in the mean time my car never looks clean. The only color I'd trade my car for is Monterey Blue. I have a friend with that car (img of his car here) and I love what he's done with it.
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You will be mine...



In 2 years.

It's a 20something year old toyota 4-runner, but man, it's nearly loving indestructable.
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Chrome mirrors yeah man!!