I did 3 IMS bearings over my 11 car ownership - two Boxster S and a 996 Cab. Still worried me in the back of my mind. Always something with those cars!

Sorry - I meant this to go under the person that wrote about the IMS - sort of looking like this reply is out in left field...lol

Funny story. My name is actually Todd. I have a 12 yr old son that is crazy about star wars. I had named one of my Porsches (Boxster S - seal grey - much like the z - with black wheels) Vader... My girlfriend doesn't like evil so when i got this I said what about Vader II and she said - no - Luke was the good guy. We will name it Luke. My son is pissed lol.

Sorry - meant this to go under the post that the person wrote welcome Luke!

Im gonna look into this...the taking it to the shop to see if they can cut and reweld on the short tails.

Welcome to the group!

Welcome
 

Welcome to the group, Todd! From a fellow 40-something year old. You will love your Z!

I moved to Charlotte 2 years ago from St Johns in Jacksonville. If you want straight line driving - jacksonville is the place to live! I like the hills and turns in charlotte though. But damn it gets cold here!

Welcome :hello:
I like you & many others were drawn to the Z for the cost to wow factor. It has a good balance of performance, was not too steep of a price of entry as new & you can actually work on it / mod it pretty easy without getting a stealership or other shop to involved. All while not lagging too far behind the next set of $10,000+ price of entry vehicles.

"Enjoy the Ride" ;)

Welcome!!!

Aloha & Congrats!

Mountains R fun
 

We are planning to move to NC this year, probably Hendersonville. I know it gets a little cold, but it's just too hot here in Florida. I've been here almost my whole life and I can't get use to 97 degrees with high humidity. No thanks. So the mountains are where we travel to several times a year, and I can't wait to take my Z on the twisty roads when we move.

Hendersonville is a nice place. Do check out Greenville as well. Beautiful downtown!

Its really nice here. yes it gets cold, but nothing like up north and for the most part - the weather is absolutely stunning. The roads - unreal.

Welcome to the 370Z forum

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How did your porsche experience compare to the Z? I'm considering both.

Completely different cars. I would say the Boxster S cars i had were the most similar. 3 of my cars were 911 one was twin turbo - 2 of my others were built in the 50s (356) so for comparison sake - lets say Boxster S. Small car, nice power, not a bad interior, but you know...has the Porsche badge. Even the newer ones at 80K plus have slightly better HP than the Z, the newer ones interiors are very nice...but again - it wears the Porsche badge.

For the Money and HP - Z wins in this category hands down. You can throw this car around and not worry about it. You can change the oil for 50 bucks vs 250 in a Porsche. The factor is more on the worry piece. Hard to leave a Porsche anywhere and feel good about it. Z - yeah, its a looker but most people wont mess with it.

911 to Z - zero comparison. 911 hands down, but if you sneeze wrong - its $500 to wipe it down.