Gun metallic or red?

metalmynx

LOL! I'm a she, and yes, I'd agree with that statement. I failed to do my research before walking into the dealership because I was "just looking" but fell in love with the car. I could afford the payment so the next thing I knew, I was driving away in the Z. Nissan is running a special now on Z leases, so I'm getting a better price. I asked them if I could just renegotiate my lease and save everyone the trouble and they said no. But I had to haggle like hell to get them down to where it was worth it to me to switch cars.

I've looked at pics of the red on this forum and it does look nice, and I agree, I have a gun metallic car, so I should switch it up with another color. So I'm going with the red (parking lot accident magnet), and if I don't like it, in three years I can get a different one.

Thanks everyone who weighed in, it really did help me decide!

ETA - it's the solid red. I saw the magma red and it looked burnt orangish to me.

kenchan

sounds like a win win to me. get the red. im sure you will have better luck with that color than me.

naw, dont get silver. silver is not the color you want. get some other color. leave the silver to the kenchan.

JungleZ

99% of this website says im a fool for leasing the z, will they call you a fool?

metalmynx

Not yet...I leased because this is my first "real" sports car (previously had a Celica and before that a Laser, both purchased and both driven for 11 years apiece) and I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep it for 10+ years for a variety of reasons (terrible gas mileage, very little cargo space, can't drive in snow without expensive snow tires, etc.). So I'm "trying it out", so to speak. I do like it so far, it's a ton of fun to drive.

11Thumper

Something doesn't quite sound right. How much $ are you putting down on the lease? The dealer isn't going to do something they won't make $ on. In this case they seem like they're making $ on you twice (used car sale + new lease).

Sounds like you might have already pulled the trigger but if you're still "trying it out" then why jump into another lease? Either you know by now or you don't but another lease doesn't make any sense at all.

w0rM

shut up, fool and let the lady talk

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kfull

I love love love my GM. Although I also love the magma red. The magma red gets a little orange hue to it in sunlight. Personal preference, get whatever makes you go "WOW" more

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blackcherry20

she be a hawt RED Z!!

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OldGuy

I love my red Z. (My plate reads "REDZ4ME). But I'm from the old school---sports cars are meant to be red! Incidentally, I'm careful where and near whom I park, etc. and haven't had any problems of any kind. My car still looks showroom new.

didymus

Which red is it? The new color?

Tigger

Ok. I'm a gun metal guy myself. Last car was gun metal too. Saw a couple of red Zs at another dealer recently and was blown away. Kinda wanted to trade! Lol. Seriously, the red looks awesome on the Z. I just never had good luck with red cars (engines blow up or people run into me) so I steered clear. Haha

kenchan

that's funny... a guy down the street leased a new KIA sedan (not sure the name, but size of a camry), came over and asked me wat i thought.

well, being polite, i just said i would've gotten the new accord sedan even if it was a tad more.

guy literally returned the car cause the dealer was giving him some grace period to 'try it out' or something. lol

nepali

If you want the "fastest" color, go with Red.

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blackcherry20

i HAVE heard that red ones were fast!

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luigi90210

gun metallic, cops dont see the grey car driving down the road, they see the red one