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StLRedrider

Hello and welcome, hope everything goes alot better with your new ride. Hopefully the z you want. Good luck and when you get your post some pics.

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AK370Z

Welcome to the forum. Sorry about your accident. I highly suggest you to check out Monterey Blue before making your final decision. It's really a great color and EVERY girl that saw the color, was instantly in love. You can check out pictures of Moneterey blue HERE and HERE

Good luck with your search. If you have any question(s), feel free to ask.

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BoricuaZ

Thanks!!

AK, I am not going to lie the first time I saw Monterey Blue my jaw literally dropped. I am leaning a little bit. It is a stunning color and my local dealer has a few in stock.

When I got my Scion I was really set on black/black combo (my Scion had leather). And while I still think they are sexy... that car showed dirt and dust like no other! I don't knock anyone's decision to have a black Z, but it's definitely not for me.

Unfortunately the insurance co isn't going to give me a rental car indefinitely, so I am under a little pressure to find a Z in the configuration I want without having to wait on it to be shipped. That's the main reason I am flexible on the color.

I will certainly take pics when I get my new Z, StL.

R

jginnane

You're lucky to be in Atlanta, then. When I was searching for my pearl & persimmon, I had to go a few hundred miles south to find the brighter colors, via nissanusa.com.

You listed the 3 colors in order exactly the same as this website's popularity polling goes. PG is excellent, and relatively invisible to police. White is bolder but in a classic way -- it draws attention but doesn't blind the eye. And the blue has grown on me (since I got pearl white), because people are just going to be staring at your car anyhow.

So ... I would suggest you select a BRIGHT RED NISMO Z, loaded with all the stuff you don't want, and then let your father (cosigner) "talk you down" to a more reasonable one ... that you've already set up ahead of time with your salesperson. That way, Dad's happy, you're happy ... and welcome to the club!

BoricuaZ

The last part of your post made me chuckle. My dad was trying to talk me into getting a used Bimmer earlier today actually (07 3-series). No offense to Bimmer owners out there, but I am just not interested!! I had my eye on the G37 for a while, but the more and more I look at the 370Z the less exciting the G37 seems to me. I think that's what I love about the Z's... EXCITEMENT! Fun to drive and look at!

Speaking of excitement [and stress], the insurance adjustor called me today and offered me 12,500 for my Scion tC. Almost every comp in the area is 13-14k MT with similar mileage and NONE have leather. I am ready to play hardball. I faxed her an eloquently written demand letter as well as 13 pages of comps proving that the market value of my tC was at least 14,500 but I will do them a favor and settle for 14,200. (minimum I'd take is 14k). TC was almost paid off and I want to put a big FAT down payment on my 370. I am supposed to hear back tomorrow.

I really want to get over this insurance crapola and get my Z already!!

Mike

welcome and check out Robert Nash's post on buying. He will give you a VPP code to get it for under invoice. I bought mine at Sutherlin and it was a no hassle deal, didn't even wind up using my VPP deal, as they did a little better without it and with no haggling.

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BoricuaZ

Thanks for the tip! I got my VPP claim number on Monday... but I have a feeling I will not require it either. Gwinnett Place Nissan has some "internet pricing" on their website that [based on my calculations] is below invoice.

If they give me a hard time I will check out Sutherlin too.

jginnane

Both good cars... your Dad wants you to belong to a certain set, it seems. We passed on the G37 because it was too close a config to the TL my wife was happy with. Then ... it seemed that this is the moment in our lives we can have this car. (I compromised by getting the 7AT so my wife could drive it, and this has turned out to be not so bad as feared.)

Since the insurance adjuster has seen you're eager they will deliberately lowball and drag this out. Your best bet is investing a couple hundred $$s in having an attorney write them, basically your letter on his letterhead.

In my experience once an attorney gets involved the numbers automatically improve by about $5K just on the first pass. You *are* wearing a neck brace, aren't you? ;p

BoricuaZ

I thought about getting an attorney. I did open a bodily injury claim. Hitting another car going 40mph does tend to leave someone a little beat up.
Most attorneys receive 33% of your settlement though, so in my case I am not sure it would be worth it... unless I make an attorney friend really soon.

I sent my second demand letter today. I am pretty sure I am close to settling this claim soon. The bodily injury settlement is a different story though.

-=--=--=- Hater Alert -=--=--=-

As a side note, I let a male friend of mine know that I was interested in buying a 370Z. He immediately began bashing the car and saying the car "wasn't me". For anyone who knew me 8 years ago (known this guy for 3), they would know that I was a Z FANATIC when I had my 300ZX. Everyone knew me for that car. It boggles my mind to think that someone actually believes that owning a car like this could damage my image. He also mentioned how sooo many of his buddies own one. Really? I drive all over the metro area and I have only seen TWO on the road, ever.

He must be jealous or maybe intimidated.
Among his comments, he also said the car was ugly. I told him, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!" The lines are this car are GORGEOUS! I wasn't 100% impressed with the 350Z (body seemed more round and bubbly to me if that makes sense), but the 370Z is a head turning beast!

Anyway, it seems like a few people close to me are sort of anti-Z... for some reason I don't think I would get the same type of comments if I told them I was looking at a Camry or Altima.