New 370z in the household

croman · 09-21-2015, 02:37 PM

Hello, new user here. I am personally an Audi guy, we own an Audi Q5 and I also own a Stage II Audi TTRS. I take the TTRS to the track quite often and my fiancé has shown the desire to also get into tracking.

Unfortunately she will not drive my TTRS because she feels intimidated by it and she is not a good manual driver. So we set out in a search for a car for her and during that search she test drove a new (I say new, it's a 2014 with only 950 miles on it) 370z and she loved it. To the point that she printed out a picture and checks the dealer site daily to make sure it is still there.

Well we are getting married next Sat and I decided to buy the car for her as a wedding/early Xmas gift and she does not know about it yet. I will be going to sign the paperwork and pickup the car tonight and then taking it to a friends garage to hide for awhile. I feel a little bad that she will check the site, see that it's been sold and then get all sad. But, it will all be good in the end!

Anyways, I am much more familiar with caring for and modding Audis, but now that there is a Z in the family, I want to learn more about them. I am sure you will find me posting many questions and maybe even starting up a build thread as we take her car and turn it into her vision.

Thanks for having us here

jaytirbhaw · 09-21-2015, 02:52 PM

hell of a wedding gift, congrats !!

Memphis370Z · 09-21-2015, 07:06 PM

Congrats and welcome, croman!

Also, congrats on your upcoming wedding!

Post some pics of the Z, preferably at the time that you unveil it to your soon-to-be wife.

2009_370z · 09-21-2015, 07:17 PM

Wow that's awesome! She must truly be the one. Congrats on an early marriage.

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Originally Posted by croman

Hello, new user here. I am personally an Audi guy, we own an Audi Q5 and I also own a Stage II Audi TTRS. I take the TTRS to the track quite often and my fiancé has shown the desire to also get into tracking.

Unfortunately she will not drive my TTRS because she feels intimidated by it and she is not a good manual driver. So we set out in a search for a car for her and during that search she test drove a new (I say new, it's a 2014 with only 950 miles on it) 370z and she loved it. To the point that she printed out a picture and checks the dealer site daily to make sure it is still there.

Well we are getting married next Sat and I decided to buy the car for her as a wedding/early Xmas gift and she does not know about it yet. I will be going to sign the paperwork and pickup the car tonight and then taking it to a friends garage to hide for awhile. I feel a little bad that she will check the site, see that it's been sold and then get all sad. But, it will all be good in the end!

Anyways, I am much more familiar with caring for and modding Audis, but now that there is a Z in the family, I want to learn more about them. I am sure you will find me posting many questions and maybe even starting up a build thread as we take her car and turn it into her vision.

Thanks for having us here

POS VETT · 09-21-2015, 07:39 PM

Congratulations and welcome!

There is very little that you need to learn about the upkeep of a 370Z compared to a TT-RS. Track-related modifications seem to be very few, at least for a beginner level.

croman · 09-29-2015, 12:47 PM

Thanks for the welcome to those that replied.

Here are a few pics of the car. It is a 2014 with only 900 miles and has never been titled. It is a Touring with the Sport package. I think it's a pretty good starting point for her track career :-)

As mentioned before, being new to the Z world, I have some questions about sways, etc and I will be doing a lot of searching on the forums and probably asking a lot of questions

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croman · 09-29-2015, 12:58 PM

To the moderator. I tried to post a few messages with pictures in them using tapatalk. Apparently, they are invisible until the moderator approves them. Of course, Tapatalk does not tell me this... so I hit send and then the post just disappears.

I apologize for the multiple posts

2015nismo · 09-29-2015, 02:38 PM

Welcome, there's plenty of information around these parts.. along with plenty of people who don't mind answering questions.

Congrats, and enjoy the Z!!

rooftop · 09-29-2015, 02:41 PM

Congratulations

dmatt · 10-04-2015, 12:07 PM

Nice Color.

Z-Girl 12 · 10-04-2015, 01:40 PM

Wow awesome gift! Welcome to the family!

ramoszx12r · 10-07-2015, 09:25 AM

congrats.

09-21-2015, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
croman Base Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 18 Drives: 2013 Audi TT-RS Rep Power: 10	New 370z in the household Hello, new user here. I am personally an Audi guy, we own an Audi Q5 and I also own a Stage II Audi TTRS. I take the TTRS to the track quite often and my fiancé has shown the desire to also get into tracking. Unfortunately she will not drive my TTRS because she feels intimidated by it and she is not a good manual driver. So we set out in a search for a car for her and during that search she test drove a new (I say new, it's a 2014 with only 950 miles on it) 370z and she loved it. To the point that she printed out a picture and checks the dealer site daily to make sure it is still there. Well we are getting married next Sat and I decided to buy the car for her as a wedding/early Xmas gift and she does not know about it yet. I will be going to sign the paperwork and pickup the car tonight and then taking it to a friends garage to hide for awhile. I feel a little bad that she will check the site, see that it's been sold and then get all sad. But, it will all be good in the end! Anyways, I am much more familiar with caring for and modding Audis, but now that there is a Z in the family, I want to learn more about them. I am sure you will find me posting many questions and maybe even starting up a build thread as we take her car and turn it into her vision. Thanks for having us here jaytirbhaw and JARblue like this.

09-21-2015, 02:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
jaytirbhaw Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 814 Drives: 350z HR , Nismo 370z Rep Power: 17	hell of a wedding gift, congrats !! __________________ 2014 Nismo #350 , Built Motor, Top Mount Single Turbo .... 620 whp/ 500 lbs wtq 2012 Track/Drift Z, build coming soon. Build Thread - http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...70z-build.html

09-29-2015, 02:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
rooftop A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: roof Age: 13 Posts: 5,704 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 129043	Congratulations __________________

10-04-2015, 12:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
dmatt Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Hurricane, UT Posts: 217 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo Tech Rep Power: 14	Nice Color. __________________ CURRENT - 2016 NISMO TECH \| PEARL WHITE \| MOWERAXLE \| GTR START \| K & N \| PAST - 2011 NISMO \| KW V3'S \| HOTCHKIS \| SPL \| AKRAPOVIC EVO CF \| VERTINI 19x9.5 & 19x11 \| HANKOOK V12'S 255/35 & 305/30 \| MOWERAXLE \|

10-04-2015, 01:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
Z-Girl 12 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 4,105 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 11716	Wow awesome gift! Welcome to the family! __________________ 2012 Z-SOLD 2014 Nismo #565 Fast Intentions CBE/HFC/Swift/SPC/RJM/H&R-15/20mm/Z1 CAI/Headers/Intake Manifold w/Uprev Tune 328.31whp/263.64tq

09-21-2015, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Memphis370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Memphis Area Posts: 3,117 Drives: '09 MB Rep Power: 124434	Congrats and welcome, croman! Also, congrats on your upcoming wedding! Post some pics of the Z, preferably at the time that you unveil it to your soon-to-be wife.

09-21-2015, 07:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
POS VETT Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 612 Drives: Z34\|C4LT4\|C6Z06\|V25 Rep Power: 3366	Congratulations and welcome! There is very little that you need to learn about the upkeep of a 370Z compared to a TT-RS. Track-related modifications seem to be very few, at least for a beginner level.

09-29-2015, 12:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
croman Base Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 18 Drives: 2013 Audi TT-RS Rep Power: 10	Thanks for the welcome to those that replied. Here are a few pics of the car. It is a 2014 with only 900 miles and has never been titled. It is a Touring with the Sport package. I think it's a pretty good starting point for her track career :-) As mentioned before, being new to the Z world, I have some questions about sways, etc and I will be doing a lot of searching on the forums and probably asking a lot of questions Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

09-29-2015, 12:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
croman Base Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 18 Drives: 2013 Audi TT-RS Rep Power: 10	To the moderator. I tried to post a few messages with pictures in them using tapatalk. Apparently, they are invisible until the moderator approves them. Of course, Tapatalk does not tell me this... so I hit send and then the post just disappears. I apologize for the multiple posts

09-29-2015, 02:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
2015nismo Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 273 Drives: 2015 370z Nismo slvr Rep Power: 19	Welcome, there's plenty of information around these parts.. along with plenty of people who don't mind answering questions. Congrats, and enjoy the Z!!

10-07-2015, 09:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
ramoszx12r Track Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Carneys point NJ Posts: 665 Drives: 16 370Z Nismo White. Rep Power: 1428	congrats. __________________ Tony Ramos