1 month into owning, questions and comments

walt007

Hello all, just over a month after buying my Z wanted to share some things and ask some questions

First off, it is a 2010 Base, black cherry, automatic with 11,000 miles
(i only have one arm so please don't rip on me about the automatic, i would love to use a manual)

I love it, the acceleration, the handling, the looks, all of it. After being an American car guy for so long (blowing 2 separate cranks in 2 separate chevys), my friend couldn't believe i pulled up in the Z.

I had been downgraded to driving a 97 maxima with 200K on it and decided it was time to upgrade, i wanted something crazy, something impractical, something FUN! I narrowed it down to 3 cars, early 2000's boxster, Z4 or newer MX5. After driving a few, i liked them but only being able to afford the lower models with higher miles made me nervous, my cousin asked why i wasn't looking at the 350Z? After driving the Z, i liked them a lot, but didn't want a car with so many miles that someone had beat up. Ended up spending more than i wanted to, but picked up the 370Z. I thanked him later for the idea

Driving around on NYC roads with pothole after pothole, and nothing but traffic, you find the few happy moments of your day are when you can goose it and feel the car move.

Questions
Whats the easiest way i can get my base brakes done with Red Calipers? I know its a little cheesy but it looks very plain without them, and hopefully one day in the future i will spend the 2 grand to upgrade to the sport brakes

The rubber pedals never bothered me until i read on here that they can be aluminum! now i want the aluminum pedals! is this an easy fix?

The aluminum illuminated door plates, again it may be cheesy but hey, can this be done, how easy is it on a 2010?

I have worked on cars minor things before (alternators, oil change, belts, horns etc.) but never brakes, brakes have frightened me up to this point


Hindsight is 20/20
If anyone is thinking about going Z, you are going to want the Sport Package. You will want the brakes and the posi-rear. Its easy to go without navi and leather, you will want the sport package


Previous Rides
1984 Tbird first car, epic fail of a car, 5 liter v8 with 160 horses, think the balance was about 80/20 in weight to the front, hell for RWD, but who didn't love your first car?
1995 Chevy Caprice 5.7 liter V8 retired cop car, loved it, people moved out of my way, corvette engine, oil and trans cooler, then crank blew
1970 Chevy Chevelle monster muscle car, loved it after a few years got tired of fixing it, sold 3 years ago
2003 impala ls good car with all the luxuries. constantly in shop then the crank blew
1997 nissan maxima base, not even abs, not that bad tell ya the truth, started every day, never let me down, would even get another one as a backup car


Thanks all if you made it this far into this long winded story
Walt

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