New member from Texas, y'all!

ILLEZT · 06-05-2018, 05:05 PM

Howdy!

(I don't really talk like that...haha)

I've dreamed for a long time of owning a Z, and I finally made it happen last September. My first and second cars were both Nissans, 91 Sentra E and 97 Sentra GXE, then I picked up a 12 Golf TDI in 2011 when I turned my 97 Sentra over to my son!! (...with 240k miles on it...damn good car.) I sold my Golf TDI back to VW near the end of August, because a friend of mine had decided to sell his Z, and I was gonna take the buyback on the Golf anyway. I knew how he drove and maintained it, so I knew it was in great shape. He let me drive it a lot and help maintain it when he was out of the country for work sometimes. It's soooper low miles, so when he told me his asking price, I went straight to the VW buyback schedule website. Bye bye Golf, hello dream car!

It's a 2009 touring in Monterey Blue. Since it had low miles, 38k at the time I got it, the paint was in great shape. After my first trip to visit my folks in the DFW area, I noticed the paint was getting pretty hammered, so I went in Nov to have it wrapped. It's got Avery Blue Diamond wrap, done by Wrap Dynamics in north Austin. The guy that did the work, David, has a 370 also and had wrapped his own a couple times, so I knew mine was in good hands! It still has low miles even though it's my daily, 43k, but now the wrap is taking the hits instead of the paint.

Glad to be here, finally! <3

Kim

Memphis370Z · 06-05-2018, 07:02 PM

Congratulations and welcome, Kim.

danegrey · 06-05-2018, 07:31 PM

looks good and welcome, remember to drive it hard then harder for it likes to run

Martijn_b · 06-06-2018, 09:50 AM

Hey Kim, welcome! More pics on the wrap? :-)

JARblue · 06-06-2018, 09:56 AM

Welcome to the forum

Feel free to hit me up if you ever need help with maintenance or mod installs.

God-Speed · 06-06-2018, 12:23 PM

Very Nice, and Welcome. Wrap Dynamics is the best in the Austin area. I have known Justin the owner for several years and his guys are top notch. If you every have any questions on the car let us know or just ask Jarblue. If he doesn't know the answer, then nobody does.

mults · 06-06-2018, 01:20 PM

Welcome and congrats on your new ride...

JARblue · 06-06-2018, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by God-Speed

If you every have any questions on the car let us know or just ask Jarblue. If he doesn't know the answer, then nobody chances are he can't point you to someone else who does.

FTFY

Spoiler · 06-06-2018, 10:43 PM

Welcome

ILLEZT · 06-14-2018, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martijn_b

Hey Kim, welcome! More pics on the wrap? :-)

I gotchu...

ILLEZT · 06-14-2018, 08:39 AM

A before pic, which is nbd, and the color chip of what I got. It's clean, and I wanted to keep it that way. :heart:

ILLEZT · 06-14-2018, 08:42 AM

After...front and back...I had them wrap the bottom of the bumper in black gloss, just because I like that look.

ILLEZT · 06-14-2018, 08:45 AM

Side shot in the sun...full sparkly ridiculousness...lol

Ian B · 06-14-2018, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILLEZT

After...front and back...I had them wrap the bottom of the bumper in black gloss, just because I like that look.

How much for your bumper wrap?

Ian B

ihiryu · 06-14-2018, 11:55 AM

Wow there's more austin members than I thought!

06-05-2018, 07:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Memphis370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Memphis Area Posts: 3,117 Drives: '09 MB Rep Power: 124434	Congratulations and welcome, Kim. ILLEZT likes this.

06-05-2018, 07:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,190 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 649540	looks good and welcome, remember to drive it hard then harder for it likes to run ILLEZT likes this. __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

06-06-2018, 09:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Martijn_b Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Netherlands Posts: 280 Drives: 2010 370z MB 6MT Rep Power: 3786	Hey Kim, welcome! More pics on the wrap? :-) ILLEZT likes this. __________________ Instagram: Boosted_Fairlady

06-06-2018, 09:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Welcome to the forum Feel free to hit me up if you ever need help with maintenance or mod installs. ILLEZT likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

06-06-2018, 12:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
God-Speed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 4,364 Drives: Prototype Rep Power: 2684377	Very Nice, and Welcome. Wrap Dynamics is the best in the Austin area. I have known Justin the owner for several years and his guys are top notch. If you every have any questions on the car let us know or just ask Jarblue. If he doesn't know the answer, then nobody does. ILLEZT likes this.

06-06-2018, 01:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
mults A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Age: 69 Posts: 1,830 Drives: 2010 (40th) #706 Rep Power: 16886	Welcome and congrats on your new ride... ILLEZT likes this. __________________ mults 40th Anniversary 'Z', 312.06HP/260.58TQ (Dynosty EcuTek Tune) Build Date/Number: 1/27/2010 #706 Berk HFC + CBE, R2C CAI, Clear Bra, Cleveland Z Club

06-06-2018, 10:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Spoiler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Central Florida Age: 65 Posts: 8,409 Drives: 21 Supra -Blk/Red Rep Power: 2684380	Welcome __________________ … I SUPPORT HOES WITH SUPPORT HOSE…

06-14-2018, 11:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
ihiryu Base Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: TX Posts: 141 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z 6MT Rep Power: 34	Wow there's more austin members than I thought!

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