Just got this. Does this qualify as a midlife crisis?
Geof
Quote from: abruzziJust got this. Does this qualify as a midlife crisis?
Geof
no, it qualifies as pretty cool. i love them ol' z-cars 8)
OOO, that's pretty Geoff, very jealous 8)
Awesome!
I've wanted a Z since before I could drive. Almost owned a 300ZX once but my dad caught wind and stopped me :oops:
All the used 260 and 280's I've seen in the past 10 years have either been destroyed on the inside or on the outside. Haven't seen one in good condition for a long time.
Seriously Retro!
I likes that. Wouldn't see something like that over here in Blighty, it'd be rotten by now :(
Nice to see another guy with an orange car. Top stuff.
Quote from: "EvilBetty"Awesome!
I've wanted a Z since before I could drive. Almost owned a 300ZX once but my dad caught wind and stopped me :oops:
I fell in love with the Z when I was 11 years old. I's always been my dream car. So now I finally have one. Unfortunately it looks better in pictures then in person. The paint job was pretty crappy, and fender flares are fiberglass and the steel is cut. I'll probably pull the fiberglass, repaint, then add some flares that look a little better.
Fortunately, it's got an almost new engine, no rust and a pretty darn good interior for a 35 year old car. It's also got a but-load of extra parts.
Geof
It just needs a little turtle wax :)
(http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2759/2741/6896370067_large.jpg)
240 is the best Z, IMHO. The 510 (poor mans BMW it was called) is kick ass.
Loved my little 2Liter Datsun roadster though. Oh so sweet it was
It must be an age thing..
My wife (No2) learned to drive in a Datsun Sunny and loved that little car. Datsun 180Bs put food on the table when my kids were growing (bolt on wings - could do a pair in an evening and charge the same as for ones that were welded). I drive a Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 and, if I had £58k going spare, I wouldn't be driving a BMW, or an Audi or anything else, I'd be driving THE best GT bar none, true son of the Z car, one of these:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c273/BixxerBob/2008-Nissan-GT-R-A-Super-Black-1280.jpg)
And in the latest advertising pitch, Nissan have a slogan that nails the people that buy BMWs for the blue and white roundel, it's very simple, "It's not about badge, it's about balls"
Quote from: "EvilBetty"It just needs a little turtle wax :)
(http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2759/2741/6896370067_large.jpg)
Heh. With the exception of the wheel and better paint job, that car is pretty close to mine.
There was also a beautiful 1965 Datsun pickup on ebay a couple of weeks ago. I think it went for $4k. I got this car pretty cheap, so I'm willing to overlook a lot.
Geof
Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"THE best GT bar none, true son of the Z car, one of these:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c273/BixxerBob/2008-Nissan-GT-R-A-Super-Black-1280.jpg)
:shock: Beautiful!
Pic doesn't do it justice, look here...
http://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/sports ... -cars/gt-r (http://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/sports-cars/gt-r.html#vehicles/sports-cars/gt-r)
the Datsun I once had (roadster)
(http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1968_Nissan_Datsun_2000_Fairlady_Passenger_Front_1.jpg)
I figured, which is why I found this one :)
http://www.vivagoal.com/images/wallpape ... n-gt-r.jpg (http://www.vivagoal.com/images/wallpapers/Nissan-gt-r.jpg)
Quote from: "EvilBetty"I figured, which is why I found this one :)
http://www.vivagoal.com/images/wallpape ... n-gt-r.jpg (http://www.vivagoal.com/images/wallpapers/Nissan-gt-r.jpg)
Can't access from UK.....
Do you guys get BBC "Top Gear" on TV over there? Clarkson drove one in one episode
Here,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUvUziP_k2o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUvUziP_k2o)
there are a couple of other clips too, just search Clarkson GTR
Yeah on BBC America, but they are aired WAY after you guys see them. Still waiting for them to start up over here.
Which Nisan was that he was racing with the train over in Tokyo several episodes ago?
Quote from: "EvilBetty"Yeah on BBC America, but they are aired WAY after you guys see them. Still waiting for them to start up over here.
Which Nisan was that he was racing with the train over in Tokyo several episodes ago?
that was the GTR; it's on U Tube too.
Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"Do you guys get BBC "Top Gear" on TV over there? Clarkson drove one in one episode
Here,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUvUziP_k2o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUvUziP_k2o)
there are a couple of other clips too, just search Clarkson GTR
Yup, we get it here, and there are more than a few of us who "get it", full stop.
Botswana 'race' my personal fave, but I laugh like a hyena at points in every show.
Wonder if, when it's late at night and quiet as a church on Tuesday, if you can still hear an early Z rust....
Cosmo
Quote from: "cosmo"Yup, we get it here, and there are more than a few of us who "get it", full stop.
Botswana 'race' my personal fave, but I laugh like a hyena at points in every show.
The Botswana race was brilliant. I loved the old mercedes. My other favorite was the recent trip across vietnam. It's the only time you'll see Clarkson on a motorcycle (scooter actually.) And the way he treated that bike--just letting it fall over when he dismounted it.
Geof
Got to see a GTR up close and in person at a small dealership in Temple TX last may. Very cool is an understatement. I still dont know why it was there, sitting in the lot next to the other cars not inside and out of reach. I was doing my usual after-hours snooping so I got to gawk :love10 and drool all over the beast without the salesman over my shoulder.
All I can say is someday baby and why do all the rednecks around here want another vette? So you can have the 10th one in town?
Oh sorry for the thread hijack Geof. Way cool find. My uncle had a 280Z, 20 years ago. An incredible, rare, little car. Around here there were only a few to begin with, all of which fell prey to the salt and rust. My prediction is they will be on Barrett Jackson in 10 more years or less as a true collectible.
His old car is still in the pasture down the road a bit. If you need any parts, I know the guy who owns it. It could have that rare cassette tape deck you been wanting to rock out with. :headbang
Quote from: "cosmo"Botswana 'race' my personal fave, but I laugh like a hyena at points in every show.
If you haven't seen the Vietnam "bike" ride yet, you'll enjoy that too :lol:
I'm fed up seeing GTR's here, the speed limit is 90 km/h for God's sake, move the bloody things away from the illegal parking in front of Starbucks for crying out loud you bunch of sorry poseurs. Nothing against proper petrol heads mind, just the local more money than brains locals :x
Only see the odd one or two round here. I like the idea that the GPS knows when you've driven off the public road onto private roads such as a track and removes the 155mph speed limiter... :lol:
Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"Only see the odd one or two round here. I like the idea that the GPS knows when you've driven off the public road onto private roads such as a track and removes the 155mph speed limiter... :lol:
That's an interesting idea :?: I went to the Turf Club with a Guzzi friend on Fri and used the GPS as I'd never been there before. When we got inside the nice lady said "Navigate Off Road to destination" 8) show me some dirt baby :lol:
Sat at Starbucks was the usual line up of GTR's and pimped Scoobies all with Hienz bean cans for exhausts. They get away with it but if any of us take the tubes out of our bikes we get tugged :x
If I don't see a Lambo or Ferrari on the way to or from work (12km either way) it's either a bad day or raining :lol: