Ah... that new car smell...

Originally Posted by 370Z Purist

Thanks man. I'm enjoying this car very well... just barely going over 3k RPM, breaking it in and all. I would never want to total this... my friend already joked I'd wrap it around a tree. I really like to think I'm more responsible than all those fools showing off their cars for no reason. But I can't say that, others would have to say it for me. No tickets yet, hahaha.
I definitely understand the "sense of speed," at least to some degree. I was in second and going to 3500 RPM and I was at 40mph already... plus you can barely even see the speedometer because the steering wheel blocks it. It's so small that I feel it's going 20mph even though it's really at 45-60mph, just the scale is so small compared to most luxury coupes that I've been driving.
I've already had cars rev at me and give me the "look," then I rev just a bit and smile... then I start normally and laugh my *** off as they shoot off the line and either stop really fast, get caught by a cop (first time experiencing that... such a wonderful feeling, makes your day just so much better), or damage their car (I've smelt plenty a burnt clutch). Where I live is full of higher income people, so I see a fellow Z driver, usually a 350Z, and I smile and wave, and they're like, "nice car man, how does it feel" and I'm just like "yeah, it's a wonderful car."