2011 370Z Owner from Australia :) (Photos Inside)

charlie89 · 12-05-2010, 07:42 PM

Hey Guys,

I recently purchased a 2011 370Z in Carbon Silver in Coupe Manual. Here in Australia as some of you may know, we only get the option to opt for Auto or Manual...

Sat nav, leather, spoiler, premium brakes, 19" rays (only in 2010) are standard.. so no options

To give you an idea of what cars I come from, I recently had a 2010 Mitsubishi Evolution X and modified it to the point were I was satisfied.. yet never really liked it as much as my older 350Z... Yeah it handled well and was great at the track.. But the interior was crap, only looked good from the outside once I installed some AME TM-02's and Cusco Coilovers.. even then every time I'd see a stock 370Z drive past me I would be sad haha..

So anyway I got a friend of friend who fell in love with the Evo and decided to sell it for a great price.. next day went to Nissan and ordered a Z

Hopefully I made the right choice from a quick aggressive AWD evo to a sexy coupe RWD V6..

Some photos of my older cars and the new Z.

Hope to learn a little more about the Z and try source some decent aftermarket parts to those who are willing to ship to Australia

Cheers, Charlie

Old 2008 Z

Old 2010 X

New 2011 Z

Waiz · 12-05-2010, 08:53 PM

Nice selection of cars, welcome to the forum!!

xdeslitx · 12-05-2010, 09:39 PM

Welcome and nice lineup

vividracing · 12-07-2010, 02:14 AM

awesome cars! welcome to the community!

ClemsonWill · 12-09-2010, 03:28 PM

The EVO looks really nice but the Z looks better! Congratulations! What are your plans for her?

Jeffblue · 12-09-2010, 03:36 PM

awesome cars. so in AU they only sell fully loaded nissans? i like

Jquad · 12-10-2010, 02:44 AM

Very nice

Trips · 12-10-2010, 02:48 AM

Nice Rides and a great looking Z
Welcome and congrats.

djpathfinder · 12-10-2010, 02:57 AM

Welcome to the forums! Wow, you didn't keep the Evo for long. What did you not like about it? Well, congrats on the new Z. Fully loaded...the best way to have it!

ThoriumHotdog · 12-10-2010, 06:24 AM

Welcome. More pics

charlie89 · 12-10-2010, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClemsonWill

The EVO looks really nice but the Z looks better! Congratulations! What are your plans for her?

Plans will be a decent exhaust, (Akropovic or HKS), Wheels and KW V3's..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffblue

awesome cars. so in AU they only sell fully loaded nissans? i like

Basically yeah.

Quote:

Originally Posted by djpathfinder

Welcome to the forums! Wow, you didn't keep the Evo for long. What did you not like about it? Well, congrats on the new Z. Fully loaded...the best way to have it!

Evo was great as a track car... thats about it

The interior was ugly and hard.. Exterior was ugly until I got some AME's and Cusco Coilovers..

Performance and handling of the evo was much better than the Z though.. Until you supercharge a Z I suppose..

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog

Welcome. More pics

More to come

ChrisSlicks · 12-10-2010, 08:03 AM

Congrats man. Your the first bloke from Perth I've seen on here.

Don't worry, the handling of the Z is fantastic on track once you get it sorted. I'd take it over AWD magic any day. Coilovers and sway bars and you'll be a happy little sandgroper.

charlie89 · 12-10-2010, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Congrats man. Your the first bloke from Perth I've seen on here.

Don't worry, the handling of the Z is fantastic on track once you get it sorted. I'd take it over AWD magic any day. Coilovers and sway bars and you'll be a happy little sandgroper.

Thanks Chris

I had every cusco component on the evo x which consequently made it far superior to the handling when stock..
But I'll see in time with the Z

Sounds like you used to live in Australia

ChrisSlicks · 12-10-2010, 08:29 AM

Yep, born and raised in Perth, lived just a stones throw from the Mount Henry Bridge and the Canning river (the rest of my family still lives there). I live in the US now, still go back and visit occasionally.

c41006 · 12-10-2010, 08:41 AM

Welcome!

12-05-2010, 07:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
charlie89 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Australia, Perth Posts: 16 Drives: MY10 370Z Rep Power: 15	2011 370Z Owner from Australia :) (Photos Inside) Hey Guys, I recently purchased a 2011 370Z in Carbon Silver in Coupe Manual. Here in Australia as some of you may know, we only get the option to opt for Auto or Manual... Sat nav, leather, spoiler, premium brakes, 19" rays (only in 2010) are standard.. so no options To give you an idea of what cars I come from, I recently had a 2010 Mitsubishi Evolution X and modified it to the point were I was satisfied.. yet never really liked it as much as my older 350Z... Yeah it handled well and was great at the track.. But the interior was crap, only looked good from the outside once I installed some AME TM-02's and Cusco Coilovers.. even then every time I'd see a stock 370Z drive past me I would be sad haha.. So anyway I got a friend of friend who fell in love with the Evo and decided to sell it for a great price.. next day went to Nissan and ordered a Z Hopefully I made the right choice from a quick aggressive AWD evo to a sexy coupe RWD V6.. Some photos of my older cars and the new Z. Hope to learn a little more about the Z and try source some decent aftermarket parts to those who are willing to ship to Australia Cheers, Charlie Old 2008 Z Old 2010 X New 2011 Z __________________ 2011 Nissan 370Z Coupe 6SM Last edited by charlie89; 12-05-2010 at 07:49 PM.

12-07-2010, 02:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
vividracing The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gilbert, AZ Age: 38 Posts: 7,306 Drives: 350Z,370Z,GTR Rep Power: 39	awesome cars! welcome to the community! __________________ Rocky @ Vivid ♦ 480.966.3040 x236 ♦ Rocky@vividracing.com Email, PM, or call me directly for aggressive The370Z.com member pricing!!!

12-09-2010, 03:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
ClemsonWill A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 12,045 Drives: a Civic VP! Rep Power: 445	The EVO looks really nice but the Z looks better! Congratulations! What are your plans for her? __________________ Slightly modded

12-10-2010, 02:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ny Posts: 1,391 Drives: 2k10Z34Pw Rep Power: 17	Very nice __________________ \|\|F.I.CBE 18" CF muffler\|\|Injen CAI\|\|CF Bpillars\|\|CF Stage 1 Side mirror\|\|CS Amuse Kit\|\|JquadHeadlights\|\|3mTB35%Tint\|\|Work Gnosis GS2\|\| Wish List==>\|\|GTM TT\|\|Coils\|\|Camber Arms\|\|Tires\|\|Wing\|\|Hotchkis Sways\|\|

12-10-2010, 02:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Nice Rides and a great looking Z Welcome and congrats. __________________

12-05-2010, 08:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	Nice selection of cars, welcome to the forum!!

12-05-2010, 09:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
xdeslitx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tu-jungle, CA Posts: 13,045 Drives: Yaris Rep Power: 63	Welcome and nice lineup

12-09-2010, 03:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 36 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 38	awesome cars. so in AU they only sell fully loaded nissans? i like

12-10-2010, 02:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	Welcome to the forums! Wow, you didn't keep the Evo for long. What did you not like about it? Well, congrats on the new Z. Fully loaded...the best way to have it! __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

12-10-2010, 06:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
ThoriumHotdog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TX Posts: 1,104 Drives: Turbo CRX si Rep Power: 17	Welcome. More pics

12-10-2010, 08:03 AM	#12 (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 man. Your the first bloke from Perth I've seen on here. Don't worry, the handling of the Z is fantastic on track once you get it sorted. I'd take it over AWD magic any day. Coilovers and sway bars and you'll be a happy little sandgroper. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

12-10-2010, 08:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Yep, born and raised in Perth, lived just a stones throw from the Mount Henry Bridge and the Canning river (the rest of my family still lives there). I live in the US now, still go back and visit occasionally. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

12-10-2010, 08:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
c41006 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9,034 Drives: '10 G37 Coupe BO 7AT Rep Power: 114	Welcome!

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