Bought my dream car 370z last week!
 

I am a proud new owner of a 2012 370Z Pearl White 6MT Coupe. This is also my very first car; I waited until now to buy my first car and make it a good one!

I joined the forum just now to learn more about the car and the community. By the time I was ready to buy the car, they were already coming out with the 2013 models, and there were only 2 2012 cars left in my area. I bought the white one, while the other one was black with black interior.

Salesman told me it was very rare to see a girl buying a manual transmission sportscar.

Here's a photo of the car the day I picked it up just last weekend! I can't get enough of hearing the engine roar! I heard mixed suggestions on breaking in the car. Some say that you shouldn't drive it over 60 or rev it over 4000 rpm while the odometer reads under 2000. Others say you should drive it hard and fast to break it in..... hmmm.....I'm confused.

But I can't wait to race my baby! I'm anxious to hear your thoughts?

Damn that white is looking clean! Congrats!

Congrats and Welcome! :hello:

Congrats! & welcome! Most suggest taking it easy till 1200 miles without revving past 4000 rpm.... others will say it doesn't matter...I say take it easy...it's only 1200 miles and will give u a better opportunity to learn the car at the same time.

:yum::drool::drool:nice! holy F*** another Z...very clean ,very ...mmm.... very nice young lady

Congrat and welcome.....

I suggest keep it under 3500 rmp before break it in(~3000 miles)

What he said^ :)

Very nice!

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Congrats and welcome!

Welcome to the "dream car club!" I got mine a little over a month ago. Beautiful white stallion you have there. I broke mine in by driving normal and opening it up a little. I dont think i put it over 5500 rpms for the first 1200 miles. You can still hit 100mph without going over 5500Oil changer right after that so i could clean out the shavings and yuk from the factory. meachanic friend tell me that you have to open her up a bit in order to get those gear shavings off.... just dont redline her until you get your first oil change!!! I guess now its time to save some more money to.mod her.... damn z owners cant leave good enough alone!!! Lol

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What you could do to protect her for the future is get a magnetic oil plug and maybe magnetic oil sleve to keep the shavings and metal deposits from floating around in the engine.

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If you like the sound now. Just wait until you install a better exhaust. Congrats and welcome to the forum

Did you get the $8300 off employee pricing sale?

Congrats!!! I picked up my pw in March and absolutely love it. I opened up slightly under 1k miles but nothing pushing the car too hard... I didn't know it was possible to buy one and not open up at least a little? Haha. But around 1000 miles I installed my exhaust and am fully convinced that it is impossible not to open it up when it is a little louder and sounds so clean... And mean for that matter. So yeah definitely wait till you get that exhaust and fall in love with the sound all over again. Again congrats on the dream car purchase, you won't regret it, this car has been amazing on all levels :)

Congrats and welcome!! Enjoy your new ride! it is beautiful!

Hi

Welcome to the family.

No matter how you break it in these engines are built very well,I wouldn't worry about it at all.

Congrats!

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Welcome , An welcome to being broke. LOL start modding and the $$ goes.. Seriously tho congrats, Love the WHITE :)

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

Yeah, still clean and new! Gotta learn to keep her that way! Thanks!

Thanks!

Clean and new! And a young lady indeed!

[QUOTE=valpozguy;1769325]Very nice!
Thanks!

Thank you!

I am enjoying it so much, thanks!

Hello there!

Thanks for the welcome! True dat!

Thanks!

LOL! Well, I made sure I wasn't going end up broke after buying her! ;) I agree that the modding can get costly, but I'm down with it! Gotta have a separate budget just for that!

Thank you!

Thanks guys! That's what I heard, too, from the dealership. But I heard some different things from car enthusiasts online, so I wanted to hear your thoughts! I'll take it easy on her, but it's hard to resist revving it up!!!

i love white too!

Thanks for the input! What do you mean by "shavings"? Do you know of any threads that talk about it? I'm keeping it under 4000 rpm at the moment; just filled my first tank of gas yesterday! It's hard to resist revvingi t up!! What type of gas do you put in? I'm using 91 octane. First oil change is scheduled in September.... sounds like a long time! LOL

Lmao, all these guys....

But anyways, welcome and congrats on getting a Z! White is sho pwetty.. Keep her under 4k rpms until around 1200 miles. Give or take. Do not turn VDC off until you get used to the power :) Drive safely~

This is the first time I'm hearing about shavings. What is that? What is a magnetic oil plug or sleeve? Do you know any good threads that talk about this? Sorry for being such a noob! I'm learning! LOL

I agree with the exhaust!! Will update if I get it done! LOL

Yes I did get the employee pricing! So awesome and worth it!! Got some added extras too with some good negotiating. LOL

I'm already sold on the exhaust! Someday..... someday. Will update if I get it done! LOL

No prob. I dont think any of us on here are experts.... we all know what we know. So the gears in the motor wear down over time and create metal deposits in the oil. I have been reading in other forums about it. I dont remember if i saw it here or not. Basically the magnets collect the metal deposits and keep them from circulating in the oil and through the engine. A lot of cars now come with magnetic plug bolt standard. The oil filter sleeve helps this as well and keeps deposits in the filter so when the filter is changed and oil is changed the metal deposits are removed. Maybe shavings was a harsh word to use. Lol.

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Congrats! Enjoy it!

congrats on ur sweet ride! just keep it under 4k rpms till u hit 1200 miles n then from there, well u kno wat to do :D

I've now had my Z for one month today! And I finally hit 1500 km. Took a photo of it too! Gosh, I'm excited to race her!

andddddddddd Lifetime Z Cult member haha ;)

:happydance:COngrats and welcome-PW is beautiful, and :iagree:, I have had my Z for about two months and am just now getting comfortable behind the wheel. It is a lot of power, so learn and get comfy-then let 'er rip sister! Have fun!! and be safe!:hello:

cheers!

First and foremost, go through the Owner's Manual. It will contain information there that will surprise you. Very informative in a general way, but still very useful. Look in particular at section 5-23, Break In Schedule. That pretty much lays it out as far as the required Break In Schedule. Furthermore, I suggest an Engine Oil & Filter change at no more than 3000 miles consistently regardless of the type of oil and filter you use. It's cheap insurance if nothing else. I've had cars last better than 250K miles (and still going when I sold them) on this type of oil change maintenance schedule. If you race it, then look for an even more aggressive oil maintenance schedule and the best oil you can buy (Redline or Royal Purple).

Good Luck and I know you'll have great fun with it. Be Safe! :driving:

PS: HIGHLY Recommend an Engine Oil Cooler Kit as your very first Mod! Stillen 19 Row Cooler should keep things nice and cool... This is a needed Mod - about $400.

Lulz. Like all forums there's deff a totally different response when a girl joins as opposed to a guy. Ha

Anyways. Welcome.

It's the way it should b :)

Congrats! :driving:

You got it!! This I am, proudly.

Aw, our Zeds are around the same age! Good to know she has a big brother. ;) Love the power, and like you, I'm still getting used to it after one month of ownership!

What? What? Tell me how? How is it a totally different response? Isn't a love for cars and driving stick shift a boyish trait? LOL