Owned 5 Zs in the past, now a 370Z owner- DFW

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No stranger to Zs, owned 5 in the past 20 years. My dad bought a 79 280ZX when I was 10 yrs old in the 80s. Passed it to me after graduation 20 yrs ago. Learned to work on cars because of that one, did everything to it. Sold it in '98 and went back looking for it 2 yrs later from current owner. The guy told me he sold it to wrecking yard 6 mo before because it had an electrical problem. I almost completely restored that car when I sold it. Broke my heart. Since then owned 88 Z, 90TT, 91TT, and 93 vert. Been a member on 300ZX club and tt.net for the past 16 yrs.

Just got my 2012 Z yesterday 750 miles away from Des Moines, Iowa. Sport Touring Nav red 6spd, 14k miles. The production statistics site showed only 2 were produced in this combo in 2012 for the U.S., don't know if this is accurate as the site says 09-11. It was the only fully loaded red Z for sale in the country within my budget of $30k. Got it from Carmax and although they would ship it to my local store for $450, it was gonna take 3 weeks! So I had to take the road trip, 11 hr drive each way with no sleep. Got the extended 100k warranty, I hope this car is more reliable and easier to work on than my PITA Z32s. I avoided 09s due to the lack of Bluetooth streaming, lack of a rear camera, nav difference, and the risk of oil consumption. I'm really glad I got the nav, it's a good one. Way better than my GF's Acura MDX nav with so much more ****. I don't know why so many people wouldn't want it.

In the 2nd day of ownership today the car got dark tint, GTR start button, and the full LED treatment. Swift springs were ordered last week and should be here this week.