Worth the Wait

Lone Wolf 75 · 07-29-2009, 10:51 PM

As some of you may know (from my post in the ordering forum), I almost bought a 370Z that was not my first choice in color. Well, Fly Yellow steered me towards a better dealer and they found my car:

Now, a little about myself. My uncle bought a yellow 240Z back in 1970. I always loved that car, and told him that I would buy it if he ever sold it. One of the earliest memories that I have is sitting behind the steering wheel of that car and pretending that I was driving it. He had the car for about 25 years, then it caught fire after a Sunday drive and was pretty much a total loss (I don't know the exact circumstance, other than it happened in the driveway after he went in the house and the car was already gone before the fire was extinguished). I was mad because I told him that if he ever sold it, I would buy it.

By the time I was ready to buy my first new car, it was 2002, and the Z's had vanished from the new automobile landscape. Out of everything I test drove, the Subaru Impreza WRX was the best car available. Talk about poor timing, Nissan released the 350Z the following year, and the following year, Subaru released the STi version of the WRX. I decided to keep my WRX for the time being, at least until it was paid off. I was ready to buy again in 2007, and started looking at the 350Z's. I ended up waiting a little longer, as I had to relocate to the west coast for a year, and I heard rumors of the new Z. I saw the 370Z in person at the Baltimore Auto Show, and upon seeing it, and sitting inside it, I got out and said "This is my next car." Sure enough, here I am. I bought the car on Friday and am still in a state of disbelief.

Paul

theDreamer · 07-29-2009, 10:54 PM

Congrats on the buy, glad to see things worked out for you and you got the car you wanted.

FricFrac · 07-29-2009, 11:10 PM

Another life long lover of Z's! Welcome to the club bro!

ZCarMan · 07-30-2009, 10:53 AM

Congratulations! Glad you are with us. Great pics as well!

Lone Wolf 75 · 07-30-2009, 10:43 PM

Thanks! You all appear to be a great group of enthusiasts/owners. I browsed on this forum quite a bit before buying my 370Z, the site has thus far been a great wealth of information and I am sure that it will continue to be as long as I own my Z. Hopefully I can contribute and help out as well.

fly yellow · 07-30-2009, 10:47 PM

The car looks nice!! Are you glad you opted for the Nav?

StLRedrider · 07-30-2009, 10:48 PM

Very nice, congrats and enjoy

Lone Wolf 75 · 07-30-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fly yellow

The car looks nice!! Are you glad you opted for the Nav?

Thanks. It's a little dirty, so I think the first thing that I am going to do this weekend is wash it. As far as the Navigation System, yeah, I was pretty much sold after playing with it at Sheehy. It's so much more than just navigation, I love how it displays the car information, HVAC, and integrates with the phone and stereo. The voice recognition is awesome, I love saying an address rather than having to pull off to the side and type it in (like I did with the Garmin). Searching is still a bit clunky, especially if I know the name of the place I want to find, but I am probably just not doing something right yet. Interesting note, the Nav screen will continue to display miles to empty when the trip computer goes to "---". It also really beats having to plug in the Garmin, set it on the dash, and take it out whenever I leave the car.

Red370 · 07-30-2009, 11:38 PM

great story paul, great looking car!

AK370Z · 07-30-2009, 11:44 PM

Looks great!

It is DEF worth the wait!

BTW, I just ordered my windshiled sun shade. I was going to order the one you have but ended up with the UV heat shield one!

The Z Store! Nissan-Datsun 240Z-260Z-280Z-280ZX-300ZX(Z31/Z32)-350Z-370Z Parts: UV Sunshield, 2009 370Z

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Description:
UV Heat Shields help reduce interior temperature and protect the interior from damaging sun rays that penetrate the front windshield. Our heat shields are custom patterned to follow the outline of the windshield, and insulated to provide protection from the #1 source of interior damage, cracking, and fading: the Sun. They're easy to use - just unfold and position across the windshield surface, then fold the sun visors down to hold the shield in place. They are also easy to fold. With a silver reflective fabric on the outer side, soft felt on the inside, both fabrics are laminated to a foam-core board which acts as the insulator.

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frost · 07-30-2009, 11:48 PM

^ looks like a good fit!

kannibul · 07-31-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AK370Z

Looks great!

It is DEF worth the wait!

BTW, I just ordered my windshiled sun shade. I was going to order the one you have but ended up with the UV heat shield one!

The Z Store! Nissan-Datsun 240Z-260Z-280Z-280ZX-300ZX(Z31/Z32)-350Z-370Z Parts: UV Sunshield, 2009 370Z

Got mine already

It fits well, just it'll slide down a bit between the glass and dash, and doesn't quite reach to the edges of the window.

That, and I'm trying to figure out where it needs to go when not in use. So far best place is behind the passenger seat. I'd put it in back, but I need a cargo net...

Speaking of which...time to place an order

Bdub · 08-01-2009, 09:36 PM

car looks awesome! exact same specs im looking into

Lone Wolf 75 · 08-03-2009, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bdub

car looks awesome! exact same specs im looking into

Thanks and Good Luck! I looked for mine for awhile, almost bought a different color combo, but I am really glad I waited, because I love the Platinum Graphite color.

zZSportZz · 08-04-2009, 10:06 AM

Nice....another from MD. We are getting a good bunch together in the Mid Atllantic

07-29-2009, 10:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lone Wolf 75 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Future Age: 49 Posts: 191 Drives: 09 370Z PG 6M Rep Power: 16	Worth the Wait As some of you may know (from my post in the ordering forum), I almost bought a 370Z that was not my first choice in color. Well, Fly Yellow steered me towards a better dealer and they found my car: Now, a little about myself. My uncle bought a yellow 240Z back in 1970. I always loved that car, and told him that I would buy it if he ever sold it. One of the earliest memories that I have is sitting behind the steering wheel of that car and pretending that I was driving it. He had the car for about 25 years, then it caught fire after a Sunday drive and was pretty much a total loss (I don't know the exact circumstance, other than it happened in the driveway after he went in the house and the car was already gone before the fire was extinguished). I was mad because I told him that if he ever sold it, I would buy it. By the time I was ready to buy my first new car, it was 2002, and the Z's had vanished from the new automobile landscape. Out of everything I test drove, the Subaru Impreza WRX was the best car available. Talk about poor timing, Nissan released the 350Z the following year, and the following year, Subaru released the STi version of the WRX. I decided to keep my WRX for the time being, at least until it was paid off. I was ready to buy again in 2007, and started looking at the 350Z's. I ended up waiting a little longer, as I had to relocate to the west coast for a year, and I heard rumors of the new Z. I saw the 370Z in person at the Baltimore Auto Show, and upon seeing it, and sitting inside it, I got out and said "This is my next car." Sure enough, here I am. I bought the car on Friday and am still in a state of disbelief. Paul

07-29-2009, 10:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	Congrats on the buy, glad to see things worked out for you and you got the car you wanted. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

07-29-2009, 11:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
FricFrac A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 1,481 Drives: 370Z 300ZX 280ZX 240 Rep Power: 229	Another life long lover of Z's! Welcome to the club bro! __________________ '09 370Z - '93 300ZX Vert - '83 280ZX - '83 280ZXT -'81 280ZXT stroker - '72 240Z - Stillen CBE, HFC, G3, Grounding Kit, Sways // Swift Spring // H&R 15mm // 5% Tint // Clear Bra //

07-30-2009, 10:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
fly yellow Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 455 Drives: 09 yellow 370z Rep Power: 265	The car looks nice!! Are you glad you opted for the Nav? __________________ A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer. Mitch Hedberg

07-30-2009, 10:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	Very nice, congrats and enjoy __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean

07-30-2009, 10:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
ZCarMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MD Posts: 4,488 Drives: 09 Z34, 13 F-150 Rep Power: 26	Congratulations! Glad you are with us. Great pics as well!

07-30-2009, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lone Wolf 75 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Future Age: 49 Posts: 191 Drives: 09 370Z PG 6M Rep Power: 16	Thanks! You all appear to be a great group of enthusiasts/owners. I browsed on this forum quite a bit before buying my 370Z, the site has thus far been a great wealth of information and I am sure that it will continue to be as long as I own my Z. Hopefully I can contribute and help out as well.

07-30-2009, 11:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	great story paul, great looking car!

07-30-2009, 11:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	^ looks like a good fit!

08-01-2009, 09:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
Bdub Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 46 Drives: VW GTI 2007 Rep Power: 16	car looks awesome! exact same specs im looking into

08-04-2009, 10:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
zZSportZz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,095 Drives: 370z Blk on Blk 6MT Rep Power: 18	Nice....another from MD. We are getting a good bunch together in the Mid Atllantic

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