:eek: That's fancy. I wish I could afford a garage without moving to the middle of nowhere.

Im out in BFE TN :) Thats the only way I can do it. Things are a bit cheaper out here. Though finding someone close is like pulling teeth. I gotta make calls to ATL!

Cleaned up the car a few days ago, after about 2-3 months of neglect. A few houses are still being built in my neighborhood so a lot of dirt and nasty clay gets thrown around. Its really bad when it rains too. The new TN license plates kinda prompted me to do this. I havent done anything to this car in quite a while and the change from grey/green plate to blue/white was so nice. Seems stupid but yeah, at least its clean now.

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So much prettier than any R8

well, my R8 deal fell through. Spent a few months shopping around, most dealers wouldn't negotiate and I decided to just call it quits on that car. The more I kept looking, the more picky I got and the most the cars cost was going up and up. In the end, I was sitting here looking at 2018 with 7-10k miles costing me $190k after taxes and other fees.

In the end, I went with what I was originally looking to get into, when they first released in 2018, a Lexus LC500. After the R8 deal fell through, I felt like it was a sign. Aside from the monthly payment being 1/3rd of what they were going to be, it felt like the smarter move.

Ive had it for 2 weeks now and slapped an army trix exhaust on it already. Looking forward to doing as much as a I can. Though the community for this car is a bit different than the Z community and the "mod-ability" is far far less.

not even a month into ownership, the new owner decides to essentially total the car, with air bag deployment.

https://www.copart.com/lot/43077192/...BYGL2Rj1j6IfIY

Someone shared the link with me. I could have sworn they had just mistaken my car for someone else with the same wrap.

Here I was hoping to see them post pics on FB pages and add mods to the car. He certainly went a different route all together. One I wasn't expecting.

Even though I got my money and have a new car, Im legitimately sad. Yesterday I was thinking how I wouldn't mind seeing the car in my driveway still.
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that's so sad.

Oh no! I'm preparing to sell my Z and this is my fear too

little update...a kid out in Miami bought it for $10k, paid around $5k and fixed it. He didnt know how to drive it that low and started fuking up the fenders over the 1-2 years he owned it. He ended up selling it. He would contact me and ask questions everyone once in a while. ALSO, he never replaced the Michelin PS4s I had on it from years ago. Probably drove it until cord showed through. Not sure why people forget to budget tires into maintenance. I think it didnt realize how expensive tires were for 20s.

It did find a new home though. Someone that took care of it as much as I could have hoped for...for the most part I suppose. The kid did *cough* put under glow on it and rewrapped it a teal though. He did his best...you could tell he loved the car while he had it.

Not sure where it is now though.

A tell tail sign is the person thats interested is A,in their early 20s (not all, but definitely not a good sign they are mature enough to care for a car like yours), and B, thinks he can go fast in a Z and thats the first thing they want to try.

You've held on to your 350z for so long man. I wouldnt be concerned about turning down people until you get a good "vibe" from them. Its kinda heart breaking to see the disrespect even though its not your car anymore.

Do you still have any of your Z34's ? Sorry I'm new to your page/post

dont be sorry! Not anymore. Its been about 4 years since Ive owned a Z at this point. Until I get a home with 3+ garage spots, I can only have my daily driver. Moved to some other types of cars, trying to experience somethign different after 15 years of nothing but Nissans.