Road Trip.. Picking up my Nismo

johnnieg · 11-30-2010, 07:32 AM

Taken a road trip from KC to NY over the weekend .. Was going to have the car shipped just getting tired of the wait! So I'm flying out to KC on Friday and hitting the road sat morning around 1300 miles!

fuct · 11-30-2010, 10:57 AM

hey man im super excited for you but even the manual says not to do extended long drives during break in. unless your going to vary your speeds constantly and stay off the freeways then sure! but if you plan on hitting the cruise control at 80mph and going 100+ miles id say no way!!!

Trips · 11-30-2010, 10:59 AM

Have a Safe trip to and back

tjlazer · 11-30-2010, 11:50 AM

He will be fine.

fuct · 11-30-2010, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjlazer

He will be fine.

to each his own i guess. best of luck man!

StLRedrider · 11-30-2010, 02:22 PM

have fun!!!!!!

stunner253 · 11-30-2010, 07:02 PM

congrats man!

johnnieg · 12-01-2010, 06:40 AM

Thanks guys. It will be fun just want to get the car home. As far as breaking it in like the manual says ill take the gamble. Between all the cars ,boats ,motorcycles i have owned over years i don't think i ever adhered to the so called "break in procedure" and never had any issues at all. Ill keep that in mind when I'm doing 100mph lol.

fuct · 12-01-2010, 02:06 PM

do yo thang you rebel you!

it will be a fun drive thats for sure!

johnnieg · 12-02-2010, 08:17 AM

yeah that's me balls all out! looks like the weather will cooperating its a tuff time of year to be taking a road trip in a z car .. a nismo no less.

I figure around 1200 miles 20hrs should be a blast... and i know ill be the only z nismo on the east end on long island!!!

m4a1mustang · 12-02-2010, 08:46 AM

Have fun man, be safe! Don't try to get it all out of the way in one day.

I drove my Z from DC to STL to get my Mustang. It was a fun trip.

tjlazer · 12-02-2010, 11:30 AM

Just make sure and leave VDC on!

johnnieg · 12-06-2010, 06:18 AM

Well i did it KC to NY.. So much for weather reports! Snow Snow Snow.. I guess i cant say my car never seen snow! I love the car it was fun it ran really good left kc sat around 12 noon there time arrived back home around 3pm Sunday .. Had to stop around 3am sat got a room for a few hrs got back on the road around 7am.. Man i hit snow from Mo to Pennsylvania . I'm not talking blown out snow storms but dusting and ice! All in all it was a fun safe trip.

roplusbee · 12-06-2010, 10:08 AM

Awesome. Glad you made it back safe. I pick my NISMO up a few days after redeploying from IRAQ. Hot Springs, AR to Killeen, TX. Like you, I got snow once I hit Dallas. With VDC, ABS, S-Mode, and a (somewhat) competent driver, the NISMO is very forgiving compaired to other (sports) cars.

red6spd · 12-06-2010, 10:11 AM

Glad to hear you got her. Where from LI you from?

11-30-2010, 07:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
johnnieg Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: ny Posts: 35 Drives: tytug Rep Power: 15	Road Trip.. Picking up my Nismo Taken a road trip from KC to NY over the weekend .. Was going to have the car shipped just getting tired of the wait! So I'm flying out to KC on Friday and hitting the road sat morning around 1300 miles!

11-30-2010, 10:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Have a Safe trip to and back __________________

11-30-2010, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 53 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 20	He will be fine. __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

11-30-2010, 02:22 PM	#6 (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	have fun!!!!!! __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean

12-02-2010, 08:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Have fun man, be safe! Don't try to get it all out of the way in one day. I drove my Z from DC to STL to get my Mustang. It was a fun trip. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

11-30-2010, 10:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	hey man im super excited for you but even the manual says not to do extended long drives during break in. unless your going to vary your speeds constantly and stay off the freeways then sure! but if you plan on hitting the cruise control at 80mph and going 100+ miles id say no way!!!

11-30-2010, 07:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
stunner253 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Seattle Wa. Posts: 235 Drives: Nismo red Rep Power: 15	congrats man!

12-01-2010, 06:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
johnnieg Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: ny Posts: 35 Drives: tytug Rep Power: 15	Thanks guys. It will be fun just want to get the car home. As far as breaking it in like the manual says ill take the gamble. Between all the cars ,boats ,motorcycles i have owned over years i don't think i ever adhered to the so called "break in procedure" and never had any issues at all. Ill keep that in mind when I'm doing 100mph lol.

12-01-2010, 02:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	do yo thang you rebel you! it will be a fun drive thats for sure!

12-02-2010, 08:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
johnnieg Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: ny Posts: 35 Drives: tytug Rep Power: 15	yeah that's me balls all out! looks like the weather will cooperating its a tuff time of year to be taking a road trip in a z car .. a nismo no less. I figure around 1200 miles 20hrs should be a blast... and i know ill be the only z nismo on the east end on long island!!!

12-02-2010, 11:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 53 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 20	Just make sure and leave VDC on! __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

12-06-2010, 06:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
johnnieg Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: ny Posts: 35 Drives: tytug Rep Power: 15	Made It!! Well i did it KC to NY.. So much for weather reports! Snow Snow Snow.. I guess i cant say my car never seen snow! I love the car it was fun it ran really good left kc sat around 12 noon there time arrived back home around 3pm Sunday .. Had to stop around 3am sat got a room for a few hrs got back on the road around 7am.. Man i hit snow from Mo to Pennsylvania . I'm not talking blown out snow storms but dusting and ice! All in all it was a fun safe trip.

12-06-2010, 10:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 23	Awesome. Glad you made it back safe. I pick my NISMO up a few days after redeploying from IRAQ. Hot Springs, AR to Killeen, TX. Like you, I got snow once I hit Dallas. With VDC, ABS, S-Mode, and a (somewhat) competent driver, the NISMO is very forgiving compaired to other (sports) cars. __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

12-06-2010, 10:11 AM	#15 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	Glad to hear you got her. Where from LI you from? __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

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