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Zaggeron · 10-19-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RiCharlie

I have a question.. Someone asked me to "friend' them on this site. I clicked ok but what does that mean?

Nothing much. Just means you show up in each other's "friends" section on your profile.

TreeSemdyZee · 10-19-2010, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RiCharlie

I have a question.. Someone asked me to "friend' them on this site. I clicked ok but what does that mean?

You're being stalked.

tjlazer · 10-19-2010, 07:04 PM

Welcome! Apparently you are doing much better than some! Your wife *allowed* you to purchase a Nissan 370Z! You are doing great so far!!! Now go negotiate your next purchase: A V1 radar detector with InvinsiCord.

RiCharlie · 10-20-2010, 08:26 AM

I hope you are not implying I intend to travel even a single mph above the speed limit?

The use a lot of laser around here so its not quite so easy...I have purchased a used Klingon cloaking device...

RiCharlie · 10-20-2010, 08:32 AM

I still dont have the car.. I feel like a kid who finds that Christmas keeps getting further and further away! Minor problem in that I had to wait for stock sales and money transfer but the money is there now so I am hoping i can get the car asap. but I am so excited I have not been able to sleep at all for the last three days... I told my wife I was never this happy since i found out that girl at work wasn't pregnant!

She has no sense of humor..

RiCharlie · 10-20-2010, 05:10 PM

Heres a question. If I am using the paddle shifters and I forget and slow down to a very slow speed.. will the engine stall or does it automatically downshift for me?

Also if i floor the accelerator but dont downshift as much as I should will that harm the engine with the extra load? Sometimes I want just a smooth increase in speed without all the engire noise... esp when I am trying to convince the wife this is just a small economy car.

optiontrader · 10-20-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by RiCharlie

Minor problem in that I had to wait for stock sales and money transfer but the money is there now so I am hoping i can get the car asap.

What positions did you liquidate? Just curious.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

Heres a question. If I am using the paddle shifters and I forget and slow down to a very slow speed.. will the engine stall or does it automatically downshift for me?

Also if i floor the accelerator but dont downshift as much as I should will that harm the engine with the extra load? Sometimes I want just a smooth increase in speed without all the engire noise... esp when I am trying to convince the wife this is just a small economy car.

The car will automatically shift to neutral to prevent from stalling when you stop. As for accelerating, I think you're not going to convince the wife of anything economy if you're asking about "flooring the pedal", regardless of what you do with the transmission.

RiCharlie · 10-21-2010, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by optiontrader

What positions did you liquidate? Just curious.

The car will automatically shift to neutral to prevent from stalling when you stop. As for accelerating, I think you're not going to convince the wife of anything economy if you're asking about "flooring the pedal", regardless of what you do with the transmission.

I sold shared in Vanguard Wellsley income fund.. for some reason it takes longer than selling individual stocks for the trade and for the money to arrive.
I am one and a half hours from getting my car!! I absolutely could not sleep last night or the two nights before!!!

But back to my question.. if I shift at low rpms at full throttle will that harm the engine since its always doing more work?

RiCharlie · 10-21-2010, 09:16 AM

Well I am all set to get the car but I know my wife is negative.. she said she doesnt like the idea and added " I just hope this car is not low to the ground!!"
Oh how I envy the single ones!!

SophiaZ · 10-21-2010, 09:33 AM

Hopefully she somes around. It took my husband 3 days til he finally agreed to letting me get it.
Yes, its alittle on the low side

RiCharlie · 10-21-2010, 02:02 PM

Hey gang here is a laugh.. I got the car today and she came with me. Well I drove very slowly and she commented on the fact that the car seemed noisy but I explained that was because that is just the way sport cars are. Then she said she liked the heated seats.. well to get to the point on the highway I wanted to pass someone so I pushed the accelerator about one third of the way down.. and that was all.,She commented, "Well now I see what this car can do!!" Yup!! that is what she said..when I was not even half way down on the pedal... she hasnt a clue!! She is a great wife and I could not ask for better but sometimes a little discretion is best all around!!

SophiaZ · 10-21-2010, 04:37 PM

Awesome! Congrats on the Z!! We like pictures

ChrisSlicks · 10-21-2010, 05:01 PM

Congrats! My white Z came from RI as well, dealer trade. That was back in March of 09.

ThoriumHotdog · 10-21-2010, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

Hey gang here is a laugh.. I got the car today and she came with me. Well I drove very slowly and she commented on the fact that the car seemed noisy but I explained that was because that is just the way sport cars are. Then she said she liked the heated seats.. well to get to the point on the highway I wanted to pass someone so I pushed the accelerator about one third of the way down.. and that was all.,She commented, "Well now I see what this car can do!!" Yup!! that is what she said..when I was not even half way down on the pedal... she hasnt a clue!! She is a great wife and I could not ask for better but sometimes a little discretion is best all around!!

Niiiiice. Now, if you get a chance get a tune for that badboy. Some people like to get an extra valet tune so the valet driver doesn't rev the engine up or race it around the parking lot. I suggest getting a wife tune just in case she grabs your keys on 'mistake'.

Pictures!

SophiaZ · 10-21-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog

I suggest getting a wife tune just in case she grabs your keys on 'mistake'.

Pictures!

10-19-2010, 07:04 PM	#18 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 53 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 20	Welcome! Apparently you are doing much better than some! Your wife allowed you to purchase a Nissan 370Z! You are doing great so far!!! Now go negotiate your next purchase: A V1 radar detector with InvinsiCord. __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

10-20-2010, 08:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
RiCharlie Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Johnston RI Posts: 857 Drives: 370 Touring Spt A/t Rep Power: 16	radar I hope you are not implying I intend to travel even a single mph above the speed limit? The use a lot of laser around here so its not quite so easy...I have purchased a used Klingon cloaking device... Last edited by RiCharlie; 10-20-2010 at 08:33 AM.

10-20-2010, 08:32 AM	#20 (permalink)
RiCharlie Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Johnston RI Posts: 857 Drives: 370 Touring Spt A/t Rep Power: 16	still waiting I still dont have the car.. I feel like a kid who finds that Christmas keeps getting further and further away! Minor problem in that I had to wait for stock sales and money transfer but the money is there now so I am hoping i can get the car asap. but I am so excited I have not been able to sleep at all for the last three days... I told my wife I was never this happy since i found out that girl at work wasn't pregnant! She has no sense of humor..

10-21-2010, 05:01 PM	#28 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Congrats! My white Z came from RI as well, dealer trade. That was back in March of 09. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

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10-20-2010, 05:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
RiCharlie Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Johnston RI Posts: 857 Drives: 370 Touring Spt A/t Rep Power: 16	Heres a question. If I am using the paddle shifters and I forget and slow down to a very slow speed.. will the engine stall or does it automatically downshift for me? Also if i floor the accelerator but dont downshift as much as I should will that harm the engine with the extra load? Sometimes I want just a smooth increase in speed without all the engire noise... esp when I am trying to convince the wife this is just a small economy car.

10-21-2010, 09:16 AM	#24 (permalink)
RiCharlie Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Johnston RI Posts: 857 Drives: 370 Touring Spt A/t Rep Power: 16	Well I am all set to get the car but I know my wife is negative.. she said she doesnt like the idea and added " I just hope this car is not low to the ground!!" Oh how I envy the single ones!!

10-21-2010, 09:33 AM	#25 (permalink)
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10-21-2010, 02:02 PM	#26 (permalink)
RiCharlie Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Johnston RI Posts: 857 Drives: 370 Touring Spt A/t Rep Power: 16	Hey gang here is a laugh.. I got the car today and she came with me. Well I drove very slowly and she commented on the fact that the car seemed noisy but I explained that was because that is just the way sport cars are. Then she said she liked the heated seats.. well to get to the point on the highway I wanted to pass someone so I pushed the accelerator about one third of the way down.. and that was all.,She commented, "Well now I see what this car can do!!" Yup!! that is what she said..when I was not even half way down on the pedal... she hasnt a clue!! She is a great wife and I could not ask for better but sometimes a little discretion is best all around!!

10-21-2010, 04:37 PM	#27 (permalink)
SophiaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,463 Drives: 2020 50th anniv 7AT Rep Power: 6733	Awesome! Congrats on the Z!! We like pictures