I've been putting off starting one of these threads for too long. So, off we go...
HOW I ENDED UP WITH MY Z
In April of 2012 I pulled into a Royal Nissan in Baton Rouge, LA in my 350z to take a passing look at the 370z out of pure curiosity. I ended up test driving a black automatic. I was pretty impressed. The only thing I didn't like was the paddle shifters. Unfortunately, at the time they didn't have a sport model with a 6 speed so I wasn't able to try one out.
A few days later, I decided to try another dealership to see if I could find one to test drive. I found one at another dealership so I decided to stop in and drive it. That's where I first saw the gunmetal color and I fell in love. They didn't have the sport model on the lot so I drove the manual gunmetal I saw.
I felt like a complete newb trying to drive it but after a few minutes I got the feel for the clutch and I was hooked.
I decided to see what I could get for my 350z. To my surprise, this other dealer offered me 18,000 for my 350. That's almost $2k more than I paid for it so I was interested. I told them if they could find me a gunmetal manual with the sport package, I'd buy it. Within a couple of days they actually found one in New Orleans.
Long story short... they gave me the runaround on the pricing so I pretty much gave up on the whole idea of getting a 370z.
Then I spoke to my friend who worked at Royal Nissan. He said he could get the car the other dealer found for me. So, we sat down and worked on a deal. I ended up agreeing to a deal to get the exact Z I wanted for $300 over invoice.
I bought the car on May 5th, 2012 and took delivery on the 6th. Here's a picture of my old baby and my new baby side by side on pickup day.
CURRENT MODS
- Fast Intentions CBE with 12" Resonators
- Work Emotion CR Ultimate 19s
- Swift Springs
- SPL Rear Camber Kit
- Tommy Kaira Hebi Bebi Shift Knob
- Pioneer AVH4400 BT
- Zenclosures 10" Speaker Box
- JL Audio NexD XD400 Amp
- Polk Audio DB 6501 Component Speakers
- 10" Boston Acoustics Sub