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dmhenderson · 08-25-2012, 10:20 PM

I've owned:
-1983 Pontiac 6000LE out of highschool. Cracked hoses belched coolant onto the engine block resulting into giant clouds of grey smoke billowing from under the hood. Also had massive thermostat problems where you had to drive it around with the heat on full blast in the summer to keep it from overheating.

-1994 Toyota Camry LE. Complete warranty engine replacement, paid for a new transmission (apparently, they used the same tranny in the 6c as the 4c o_O) and eventually threw in the towel when the 5th thermostat blew and damn near cracked the block on it.

-2001 Nissan Sentra. Ran forever. Crappy little car but man I beat the everloving **** out of it and it just kept going. Really needed it to do what it did at that point in my life.

-2006 Nissan Altima coupe. Fast but not fast enough.

-2009 Nissan 370z (Base). Modded a little, cut my teeth and decided i needed more which led to...

-2012 Nissan 370z (Nismo)

Think I'm stuck on nissan. My uncle owned a 240z when I was growing up and called it his "Z car". My dad almost got in a fist fight with my dad when my brother and I hit it with a baseball which in retrospect, I kinda understand now. Was in awe of that car as a kid and I guess it just stuck.

Wasn't crazy about the 350 because there just wasn't enough juice there and was actually getting ready to buy a Z06 in '09 but then the 370 came along and I bought that plus a condo instead.

08-25-2012, 10:20 PM	#65 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	I've owned: -1983 Pontiac 6000LE out of highschool. Cracked hoses belched coolant onto the engine block resulting into giant clouds of grey smoke billowing from under the hood. Also had massive thermostat problems where you had to drive it around with the heat on full blast in the summer to keep it from overheating. -1994 Toyota Camry LE. Complete warranty engine replacement, paid for a new transmission (apparently, they used the same tranny in the 6c as the 4c o_O) and eventually threw in the towel when the 5th thermostat blew and damn near cracked the block on it. -2001 Nissan Sentra. Ran forever. Crappy little car but man I beat the everloving **** out of it and it just kept going. Really needed it to do what it did at that point in my life. -2006 Nissan Altima coupe. Fast but not fast enough. -2009 Nissan 370z (Base). Modded a little, cut my teeth and decided i needed more which led to... -2012 Nissan 370z (Nismo) Think I'm stuck on nissan. My uncle owned a 240z when I was growing up and called it his "Z car". My dad almost got in a fist fight with my dad when my brother and I hit it with a baseball which in retrospect, I kinda understand now. Was in awe of that car as a kid and I guess it just stuck. Wasn't crazy about the 350 because there just wasn't enough juice there and was actually getting ready to buy a Z06 in '09 but then the 370 came along and I bought that plus a condo instead. __________________ Last edited by dmhenderson; 08-25-2012 at 10:26 PM.