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Old 04-15-2012, 09:45 PM   #628 (permalink)
bbigby64
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I've been gone for 4 days out of town, visiting my dad, step mom, and family on Long Island. The wife and I originally planned on visiting Philly, but news about my dad's being in the hospital changed those plans. He's okay now, after being under observation; he has to wear a defribulator for a month. Then, the docs will decide what to do for the long term.

Anyway, on the way to Long Island, and back to Rochester, I didn't see a single 370Z on the road! That's 700 miles of driving. However, I saw 2 300ZX's, 4 350Z's (I even accidentally parked by one in the hospital parking lot). Mostly, i saw the 350z's on LI. Where ARE WE??? I like being unique, but I want Nissan to keep making the cars!

Anyway, this trip gave me the first opportunity to test what the Z could do. It performed admirably. On some long straight stretches of Interstate 81 (speed limit 65), the Z hit 110 mph, if only briefly. I just wanted a taste. I backed off quickly. Didn't want to push my luck. Most times, I and some other leading cars were traveling at 80 mph, except of course when we were traveling on slower roads. I arrived home in record time ... 5 hrs, 16 minutes (355 miles). It was a fun ride today. VROOM! VROOM!
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