Gone.

chii370 · 02-23-2015, 10:43 AM

The nismo is gone. With my son just being born I could no longer hold onto the car. Personal reasons, but lets just say I purged all my bills and debt. Picked up a little family car for the wife and kid. "A4 2.0L T)

Not out of the game yet though. Also picked up a 1970 datsun 240Z for a few grand and have a buddy with a slightly beat 7.4L LSX hes going to sell me to rebuild for next to nothing plus trade of things I dont need. Currently makes about 840 at the crank SC. Over time I will modernize the suspension and brakes, and TRY to make it something other than a straight line monster lol.

I will miss my nismo, problems and all. But I wont miss the pricetag or cost of upkeep.

TerribleONE · 02-23-2015, 10:44 AM

Sounds like you still have a fun project to work on. Keep us updated

jaytirbhaw · 02-23-2015, 10:47 AM

you'll enjoy the datsun, congrats on the baby !

rooftop · 02-23-2015, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by chii370

The nismo is gone. With my son just being born I could no longer hold onto the car. Personal reasons, but lets just say I purged all my bills and debt. Picked up a little family car for the wife and kid. "A4 2.0L T)

Not out of the game yet though. Also picked up a 1970 datsun 240Z for a few grand and have a buddy with a slightly beat 7.4L LSX hes going to sell me to rebuild for next to nothing plus trade of things I dont need. Currently makes about 840 at the crank SC. Over time I will modernize the suspension and brakes, and TRY to make it something other than a straight line monster lol.

I will miss my nismo, problems and all. But I wont miss the pricetag or cost of upkeep.

why? save $ towards your kid's future and don't go in debt on another car lol

FPenvy · 02-23-2015, 10:55 AM

yea i'm slightly confused too. was your nismo made of gold?

sold a nismo, purged debt, bought an audi, bought a 240 and looking at a $25k crate engine when new. doesn't make sense really and the upkeep cost on a Z really that high.

rooftop · 02-23-2015, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

yea i'm slightly confused too. was your nismo made of gold?

sold a nismo, purged debt, bought an audi, bought a 240 and looking at a $25k crate engine when new. doesn't make sense really and the upkeep cost on a Z really that high.

Title of this thread should be renamed to "Common sense = Gone."

FPenvy · 02-23-2015, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rooftop

Title of this thread should be renamed to "Common sense = Gone."

i mean running 93 octane must be tough......but let's get a LSX engine which requires 110 in it. that's not pricey or anything

chii370 · 02-23-2015, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

i mean running 93 octane must be tough......but let's get a LSX engine which requires 110 in it. that's not pricey or anything

true lol. I didnt mean gas. It was the car payment of 850+ 150 insurance a month that was killing me. plus having to replace the SCS twice, rev match issues, a key light that never went away, and several other dumb issues was a lot for a car that went bye bye with 15k miles on it.

FPenvy · 02-23-2015, 11:08 AM

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lol well that makes a bit more sense but I won't be surprised when your repairs/upkeep on the $4500 Audi exceed the repairs/upkeep on your $40K Nismo in less than a year

i'm with you since I've dealt with used audi's before. pain in the *** and costly.

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true lol. I didnt mean gas. It was the car payment of 850+ 150 insurance a month that was killing me. plus having to replace the SCS twice, rev match issues, a key light that never went away, and several other dumb issues was a lot for a car that went bye bye with 15k miles on it.

what dealer ripped you off that you were paying 850 a month? damn lol

chii370 · 02-23-2015, 11:03 AM

haha yeah i know guys. it sounds crazy but I picked up all that stuff for cash. I own them now. I paid 4500 for the A4 "2006" with 90k miles on it. And less than that for the Datsun, it needs some work.

So the difference now is im not making monthly payments on ANYTHING. Went from broke as **** to pretty well off now. Never again will I ever purchase something I cannot pay for in cash. And yes :P I have a savings fund for the kid couple hundred bucks a month.

Rusty · 02-23-2015, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by chii370

haha yeah i know guys. it sounds crazy but I picked up all that stuff for cash. I own them now. I paid 4500 for the A4 "2006" with 90k miles on it. And less than that for the Datsun, it needs some work.

So the difference now is im not making monthly payments on ANYTHING. Went from broke as **** to pretty well off now. Never again will I ever purchase something I cannot pay for in cash. And yes :P I have a savings fund for the kid couple hundred bucks a month.

IIIII don't know. A '06 german car with 90,000 miles, no warranty(?) to me it SCREAMS.......RUN AWAY FAST AS YOU CAN! Because if something breaks, and you have no connections. It will be $$$$$. Had my share of german cars.

chii370 · 02-23-2015, 08:48 PM

Ive owned a BMW in my lifetimes list of cars so far. So acquainted with German cars as well. One thing I am looking fwd too though..... is 840HP and 900LBFT TQ is going to make me smile so hard I will completely forget the A4 is in the shop for the 37th time.

chii370 · 02-23-2015, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

yea i'm slightly confused too. was your nismo made of gold?

sold a nismo, purged debt, bought an audi, bought a 240 and looking at a $25k crate engine when new. doesn't make sense really and the upkeep cost on a Z really that high.

The crate motor cost me next to nothing due to mostly trades on other things I had no use for. From back in my swap meet muscle car days. Also.... I did mention its slightly beat. So yes, some rebuilding is in order but it wont even BEGIN to touch 25 grand lol.

FPenvy · 02-23-2015, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by chii370

The crate motor cost me next to nothing due to mostly trades on other things I had no use for. From back in my swap meet muscle car days. Also.... I did mention its slightly beat. So yes, some rebuilding is in order but it wont even BEGIN to touch 25 grand lol.

just depends on how beat it is. you never know with projects like that. costs will sneak up and bite you sometimes.

chii370 · 02-23-2015, 11:20 AM

thats true. But im pretty optimistic. The guy is a long time friend and I doubt he would rip me off. Ive seen the motor run, he has it in a firebird at the moment. Its just retarded. With tubs and a good hook its has dropped into the 9 second range. He doesnt actively race it, its a street car that he takes to the track a couple few times a year. But as we all know.... that doesnt account for highway beatings lol.

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chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 16	Gone. The nismo is gone. With my son just being born I could no longer hold onto the car. Personal reasons, but lets just say I purged all my bills and debt. Picked up a little family car for the wife and kid. "A4 2.0L T) Not out of the game yet though. Also picked up a 1970 datsun 240Z for a few grand and have a buddy with a slightly beat 7.4L LSX hes going to sell me to rebuild for next to nothing plus trade of things I dont need. Currently makes about 840 at the crank SC. Over time I will modernize the suspension and brakes, and TRY to make it something other than a straight line monster lol. I will miss my nismo, problems and all. But I wont miss the pricetag or cost of upkeep. TerribleONE and jaytirbhaw like this.

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chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 16	Ive owned a BMW in my lifetimes list of cars so far. So acquainted with German cars as well. One thing I am looking fwd too though..... is 840HP and 900LBFT TQ is going to make me smile so hard I will completely forget the A4 is in the shop for the 37th time. Rid3_FaM0uS likes this.

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jaytirbhaw Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 814 Drives: 350z HR , Nismo 370z Rep Power: 17	you'll enjoy the datsun, congrats on the baby !

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chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 16	haha yeah i know guys. it sounds crazy but I picked up all that stuff for cash. I own them now. I paid 4500 for the A4 "2006" with 90k miles on it. And less than that for the Datsun, it needs some work. So the difference now is im not making monthly payments on ANYTHING. Went from broke as **** to pretty well off now. Never again will I ever purchase something I cannot pay for in cash. And yes :P I have a savings fund for the kid couple hundred bucks a month.

02-23-2015, 11:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 16	thats true. But im pretty optimistic. The guy is a long time friend and I doubt he would rip me off. Ive seen the motor run, he has it in a firebird at the moment. Its just retarded. With tubs and a good hook its has dropped into the 9 second range. He doesnt actively race it, its a street car that he takes to the track a couple few times a year. But as we all know.... that doesnt account for highway beatings lol.