Considering saying goodbye to the Nismo

RN SHARK · 09-18-2014, 06:50 AM

You could always do what I did and keep the Z and get a sensible, responsible, safe SUV. For me, that was a '14 SRT Grand Cherokee. The GC is like the best selling SUV right now and the SRT is a frickin blast to drive. Cheaper than a Porsche or MB or BMW, and still fast as hell. Plus you can even take it to the track! I even have a dog bed in the back. Made sense to me...

Tadpole · 09-18-2014, 06:59 AM

Yes I have been down that road too guys and gals. I was a father at the ripe old age of 20 and I had a 70 camaro then. Over the next 25 years I have seen my kids grow and go sacrificing my love for sports cars especially the two seaters but that is how it goes. Family comes first, pay your dues, then drive what you want later. I bought my Z brand new and couldn't be happier and I'm certainly not rich by any means. Good luck to you young and fixing to be parents. Your kids are well worth the 20 or so years in your life.

Mbreese · 09-18-2014, 07:06 AM

Find a family ride keep your Z you are gonna need it later to take long drives and keep your sanity !

JC-Nismo · 10-17-2014, 02:15 AM

Get a SRT8, 300, Charger or Jeep. All the power and room you'll need. I have a Steel Blue Magnum SRT8 (vey rare) that I bought over a C6 back in 07 because I had a newborn as well, but it was my 2nd favorite car so it was a win win for me in either case. I now have a SRT8, Nismo, SmartCar, Lincoln LS and VW CC (wife's car) which I can all use for a number of things. The SRT8 and Nismo are strictly for me cause my wife gets on my dam nerves when she's in either one of them, the SmartCar is for commuting to work and the Lincoln really serves no purpose other than just being a guest car for my sister when she's home from the service. The SRT8 can haul the entire family with a trunk full of groceries and still walk on 90% of whatever's on the highway at any given time, it's an awesome car for what it is, big, heavy, but will spin circles around my Nismo all day long and reek havoc on anything with 400 plus hp.

DavidZ370 · 10-17-2014, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09

...and a 5.0 with Boss 302 upper intake manifold and a tune gets you absolutely stupid amounts of power super cheap without going FI.

Want even more? Add forced induction to that 5.0 and flip GTR owners the bird as your car eats theirs for lunch for less than half the cost.

And then you wake up

JC-Nismo · 10-17-2014, 02:46 AM

^^^ So you disagree with that? A blown 5.0 won't beat a GTR???

hurahn · 10-17-2014, 03:31 AM

I'm not an expert in this, but GTRs have been raping pretty much everything in drag racing. It seems like NO ONE runs a stock GTR. They kill on a regular in the non sanctioned Mexico racing.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

JC-Nismo · 10-17-2014, 05:58 AM

I get that, but his response is like no 5.0 can beat a GTR.

Running4Mayor · 10-17-2014, 08:05 AM

I was on the fence not to long ago myself. I have two boys a 4 month old and a 3 year old. My fiance has a 13 Highlander, and I drive a 05 Altima as my beater and during the winter.

Running4Mayor · 10-17-2014, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jcasti07

I love my car and have since before I got it, but with kids a possibility around the corner I've been considering a four seater. I test drove a 2013 5.0 earlier today and I actually enjoyed it, so I may be looking into something like that or even the new 2015 mustang. Please, please, PLEASE talk some sense into me ladies and gents!

For the price of a 5.0 it's a good option imo. Just stay away from the Camero SS... I test drove one last week and was underwhelmed by the overall driving experience. If I was looking into a family car I would take a look at the Chevy SS that sedan is a BEAST!

Chuck33079 · 10-17-2014, 08:20 AM

If there are young kids in the picture you want a four door, not just a four seater. Wrestling a kid and child seat into the backseat of a two door is not something you want to be doing a lot of.

jwick · 10-17-2014, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Running4Mayor

For the price of a 5.0 it's a good option imo. Just stay away from the Camero SS... I test drove one last week and was underwhelmed by the overall driving experience. If I was looking into a family car I would take a look at the Chevy SS that sedan is a BEAST!

I don't know...It's just a Malibu with a serious drivetrain

cv129 · 10-17-2014, 04:13 PM

And Z's and G's are just glorified Datsuns lol.

jwick · 10-17-2014, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

And Z's and G's are just glorified Datsuns lol.

Glorified? More like evolved, there's a difference

DavidZ370 · 10-18-2014, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JC-Nismo

^^^ So you disagree with that? A blown 5.0 won't beat a GTR???

Cmon man! The GTR changed the damn game and here you are comparing a shitty car made by Fix Or Repair Daily to a damn GTR. they spank supercars for cryin out loud.

09-18-2014, 06:50 AM	#61 (permalink)
RN SHARK Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Wake Forest, NC Age: 44 Posts: 618 Drives: 09 370Z, 14 SRT GC Rep Power: 35	You could always do what I did and keep the Z and get a sensible, responsible, safe SUV. For me, that was a '14 SRT Grand Cherokee. The GC is like the best selling SUV right now and the SRT is a frickin blast to drive. Cheaper than a Porsche or MB or BMW, and still fast as hell. Plus you can even take it to the track! I even have a dog bed in the back. Made sense to me... __________________ ___________ '09 6sp/Z1/PowerTrix/SPL/Swift/SRP/Whiteline/F.I.LTH&CBE/UpRev by Seb/CJM/Stillen/Ings+1/RJM/TrackSpec/Sparco/Motul/Wavetrac/Coolerworx/Verus/CraftSquare '14 SRT Grand Cherokee; '08 TL Type-S

09-18-2014, 06:59 AM	#62 (permalink)
Tadpole A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Lockhart, TX Posts: 1,082 Drives: 13 Nissan 370Z A7 Rep Power: 18	Yes I have been down that road too guys and gals. I was a father at the ripe old age of 20 and I had a 70 camaro then. Over the next 25 years I have seen my kids grow and go sacrificing my love for sports cars especially the two seaters but that is how it goes. Family comes first, pay your dues, then drive what you want later. I bought my Z brand new and couldn't be happier and I'm certainly not rich by any means. Good luck to you young and fixing to be parents. Your kids are well worth the 20 or so years in your life. God-Speed, Mbreese and janglez like this. __________________ Takeda TR3009P Short Ram Intakes, Custom Dual Exhaust, X-Piped with 18" Resonators & TopSpeed Axle Backs. EVO-R Led Third Foglight,

09-18-2014, 07:06 AM	#63 (permalink)
Mbreese Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cartersville,Ga Posts: 331 Drives: Metalic-Gray,09 370Z Rep Power: 31	Find a family ride keep your Z you are gonna need it later to take long drives and keep your sanity ! janglez likes this.

10-17-2014, 02:15 AM	#64 (permalink)
JC-Nismo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,244 Drives: 2011 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 13	Get a SRT8, 300, Charger or Jeep. All the power and room you'll need. I have a Steel Blue Magnum SRT8 (vey rare) that I bought over a C6 back in 07 because I had a newborn as well, but it was my 2nd favorite car so it was a win win for me in either case. I now have a SRT8, Nismo, SmartCar, Lincoln LS and VW CC (wife's car) which I can all use for a number of things. The SRT8 and Nismo are strictly for me cause my wife gets on my dam nerves when she's in either one of them, the SmartCar is for commuting to work and the Lincoln really serves no purpose other than just being a guest car for my sister when she's home from the service. The SRT8 can haul the entire family with a trunk full of groceries and still walk on 90% of whatever's on the highway at any given time, it's an awesome car for what it is, big, heavy, but will spin circles around my Nismo all day long and reek havoc on anything with 400 plus hp. cv129 and DavidZ370 like this. Last edited by JC-Nismo; 10-17-2014 at 02:34 AM.

10-17-2014, 03:31 AM	#67 (permalink)
hurahn Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NA Posts: 89 Drives: NA Rep Power: 13	I'm not an expert in this, but GTRs have been raping pretty much everything in drag racing. It seems like NO ONE runs a stock GTR. They kill on a regular in the non sanctioned Mexico racing. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk DavidZ370 likes this.

10-17-2014, 02:46 AM	#66 (permalink)
JC-Nismo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,244 Drives: 2011 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 13	^^^ So you disagree with that? A blown 5.0 won't beat a GTR???

10-17-2014, 05:58 AM	#68 (permalink)
JC-Nismo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,244 Drives: 2011 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 13	I get that, but his response is like no 5.0 can beat a GTR.

10-17-2014, 08:05 AM	#69 (permalink)
Running4Mayor Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bremerton, WA Age: 39 Posts: 369 Drives: 15 Charger R/T Rep Power: 12	I was on the fence not to long ago myself. I have two boys a 4 month old and a 3 year old. My fiance has a 13 Highlander, and I drive a 05 Altima as my beater and during the winter.

10-17-2014, 08:20 AM	#71 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	If there are young kids in the picture you want a four door, not just a four seater. Wrestling a kid and child seat into the backseat of a two door is not something you want to be doing a lot of. Zoren 370 and JC-Nismo like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

10-17-2014, 04:13 PM	#73 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,223 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	And Z's and G's are just glorified Datsuns lol. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

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