[MAZOC] Official "Off-Topic" Discussion Thread

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Well he said come to Tokyo, not the Tokyo Auto Show.....

Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer has hinted that a concept previewing the automaker’s next Z sports car will be presented at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show in November

Nope.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Nope.

The article said he hinted, not that he said it explicitly. His actual quote stopped at the word "Tokyo".

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

The article said he hinted, not that he said it explicitly. His actual quote stopped at the word "Tokyo".

Ok well let's assume he's a realistic person. The only two shows he could have meant were the Tokyo auto show in late Nov or Salon which started 2 days ago.

Nissan is showcasing the GTR Nismo at Salon along the same concepts it showed in Tokyo and Detroit. No new Z model. The Datsun 210 revamp, some ~futurecar~ electric, and the new nismo trims (Sentra, ~Maxima revamp etc).

Unless your implication is that Nissan is just going to randomly unveil a new Z in Tokyo later on this year with no press coverage, that doesn't make sense. Considering that the Z34 was a massive failure financially, I doubt they're rushing another one out the door. There just isn't a market for a car that costs 10k more than the competition's comparable models - pricing it well out of the affordable range of people who would want a low-mid range sportscar. It's a car for enthusiasts who aren't interested in the fastest quarter time or "kill" videos taken by obnoxious teenagers but doesn't have the snob appeal of a Lotus or a low-end porsche. There just isn't a place for it.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Ok well let's assume he's a realistic person. The only two shows he could have meant were the Tokyo auto show in late Nov or Salon which started 2 days ago.

Nissan is showcasing the GTR Nismo at Salon along the same concepts it showed in Tokyo and Detroit. No new Z model. The Datsun 210 revamp, some ~futurecar~ electric, and the new nismo trims (Sentra, ~Maxima revamp etc).

Unless your implication is that Nissan is just going to randomly unveil a new Z in Tokyo later on this year with no press coverage, that doesn't make sense. Considering that the Z34 was a massive failure financially, I doubt they're rushing another one out the door. There just isn't a market for a car that costs 10k more than the competition's comparable models - pricing it well out of the affordable range of people who would want a low-mid range sportscar. It's a car for enthusiasts who aren't interested in the fastest quarter time or "kill" videos taken by obnoxious teenagers but doesn't have the snob appeal of a Lotus or a low-end porsche. There just isn't a place for it.

Nope, that's still not what I meant. No Nissan offical came out and declared that "we guarantee that the 2015 Z will make it's debut at the Tokyo Auto Show 2013". His words certainly implied that it would probably be there, but it was no guarantee or obligation. I have no idea why they didn't show it there or when they plan on eventually revealing it. It probably wasn't ready in time so they decided to pull it from the show. Whenever it is ready, I'm sure they will make an announcement and it will probably leak even before that. This way they just didn't have to make any excuses about it not being at the show because they never officially said it would be there.

[eastwest2300]

[m4a1mustang]

Starting to order the rest of the suspension for the ST. Still need the Bilstein shocks and SPC camber arms. The F14s should be here within the next two weeks. Needs to warm up so we can get going!

[dmhenderson]

Anyone want to buy Baer's old GTM stage 1.5 SC kit? Guy is selling it PLUS gauges for $5600 (that's about half of what it's worth).

Let me know if you're interested. The guy who bought it never installed it and is stuck with it because the racing circuit he runs banned it (lol).

[dmhenderson]

he's also probably willing to negotiate with you. He's kinda stuck and needs to unload the kit.

For reference, I paid a little over 11k for the same kit installed. If you've been looking to go FI, this is a great opportunity. Kit has less than 7k miles on it and belonged to Baer before this guy.

Oh and he's willing to ship. This is a crazy deal.

[eastwest2300]

morning falkers..

[4r3s]

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Hey man, I knew your boys were gonna beat Ohio State. Im glad they came through.

Well, we certainly tried to lose that game more than once. Thankfully Ohio State tried harder to lose and won that battle.

The ACC finished the BCS era on a high note!

[eastwest2300]

That we did!

I have a former boss who is a huge Buckeye fan, so to see them lose to Clemson, was icing on the cake.

[MightyBobo]

Wife and I said piss off to Verizon (mine) and AT&T (hers), tonight. Thanks for the fish, ********.

Also, this Nexus 5 is the ****.

[eastwest2300]

Your coverage might take a hit, I had Tmobile, and a buddy of mine worked at AT&T, Verizon, & Tmobile, and after the coverage issues I was having, I asked him out of all the carriers, which one had the BEST coverage, he said Verizon. When he told me that, I switched immediately.

Nice phone, hopefully you won't have any issues.

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Your coverage might take a hit, I had Tmobile, and a buddy of mine worked at AT&T, Verizon, & Tmobile, and after the coverage issues I was having, I asked him out of all the carriers, which one had the BEST coverage, he said Verizon. When he told me that, I switched immediately.

Nice phone, hopefully you won't have any issues.

Who has the best coverage depends on where you need the coverage.

I carry 2-3 phones on different carriers with me at all times and there's nothing close to a definitive "best coverage carrier"

Tmobile is still spotty but has come a long way.

[eastwest2300]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Who has the best coverage depends on where you need the coverage.

I carry 2-3 phones on different carriers with me at all times and there's nothing close to a definitive "best coverage carrier"

Tmobile is still spotty but has come a long way.

I agree with you 100%, i know when i was in this other agency I use to work for, as soon as I walked in the building my phone dropped service (tmobile), when I switched to verizon I NEVER had an issue, and that was with me going 10 levels down into a parking garage and throughout the building.