Hello, tis my first post, tis a lovely community yall got here.
Hope everyones doing well
I payed off my 2016 370z Sport/Touring this month :/
I washed my baby Tuesday and as I was driving to work on Wednesday, it started to sprinkle and I thought "Huh... that's typical." Then it started to light rain after a week of 90°F.
I hydroplaned a lil, slowed down, got over, and hydroplaned again and didn't get any grip back. I went off into 21 metal posts that were attached by cable in a median. Wrecker shows up and says I should take it to a shop that's an hour away, sure w/e, says those posts were $5,000 a pop to replace. ?_?
I've been told that if it hasn't rained and been hot out for a while, that oil rises on the highways and makes hydroplaning a lot more vicious. I've drove through torrential downpour in my z and hardly hydroplaned, held up like a champ, but just that slight rain took me out. I didn't think my tires were all that bad, but now I'm not so sure.
Anyways, I'm looking to get another precious Z, debating on the Nismo Tech or another Sport/Touring. I want comfort but I love the style of the Nismo's bumpers. I've browsed the forums quite a bit, looking at DIY's and all the cool stuff everyone does, makes me motivated to do stuff of my own. Oh how those plans can change.
Cheers, would love to officially become one of the Z family
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