Beater 370z - Who's Got One?

Nevada3 · 07-26-2014, 12:23 PM

There are a lot of very nice Z's on here, but I remember my broke high school and college days driving beater cars. Driving around with things broken that I just couldn't afford to fix and driving with a lot of jerry-rigged repairs. But I've never seen a true beater 370z. Got one? What's it look like and what's wrong with it?

Read T · 07-26-2014, 12:24 PM

This car is too expensive to be a beater (at least for me). That's what I have an S14 for

MagmaRed370z · 07-26-2014, 12:50 PM

I agree, too expensive for a beater. That's why I have a 2001 BMW 530i for a beater.

DEpointfive0 · 07-26-2014, 12:56 PM

I beat on it, and it's my bitch, I'd go off-roading if I could... Lol
Dad backed into a pole... I won't fix it...

1st · 07-26-2014, 01:05 PM

There out there. Some hoarder with money. Or unappreciative human with no sense of value.

m4a1mustang · 07-26-2014, 01:12 PM

I guess you could say mine is a beater. It's my DD and sees all weather conditions. I take it camping. I take it fishing. I drive it on roads and off... it sees a lot of abuse.

I might actually do a little paint correction on it one of these days, though.

DEpointfive0 · 07-26-2014, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

There out there. Some hoarder with money. Or unappreciative human with no sense of value.

I hoard car parts, does that count?

It's a car... My dad came to me in the morning and said "I got into an accident last night with your car. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't think you'd sleep"
My word for word reply: "I don't give a fúck. Shít happens." And I drove to work, lol.

I love/hate my car (for obvious reasons) but I don't give a FÚCK about it compared to any family member or any friend.

And if I can get my day to day stuff in a fun car, I'm going to. If I'm gonna cry about every door ding, every swirl, every paint chip... It's not worth it. I'd rather become a Mormon and deal with 5 wives.

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DEpointfive0 · 07-26-2014, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I guess you could say mine is a beater. It's my DD and sees all weather conditions. I take it camping. I take it fishing. I drive it on roads and off... it sees a lot of abuse.

I might actually do a little paint correction on it one of these days, though.

Thank you Steve.
I take mine fishing and camping too, lol
Can't take it hunting though... Too low... I WISH rally cross (with dirt) was bigger in the US. I'd love to do that with the 370Z

Read T · 07-26-2014, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I guess you could say mine is a beater. It's my DD and sees all weather conditions. I take it camping. I take it fishing. I drive it on roads and off... it sees a lot of abuse.

I might actually do a little paint correction on it one of these days, though.

Mine's my DD too and I have taken it mountain biking, camping, dirt roads etc. I just could not afford this car as a beater.

aszyd · 07-26-2014, 04:11 PM

We should first establish the meaning of "beater." I view it as a car that does the **** work, when a nicer vehicle is left behind so it does not get messed up.

If the Z is your only vehicle, I don't think that qualifies as a beater.

m4a1mustang · 07-26-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by aszyd

We should first establish the meaning of "beater." I view it as a car that does the **** work, when a nicer vehicle is left behind so it does not get messed up.

If the Z is your only vehicle, I don't think that qualifies as a beater.

Well, I'd take my Z camping or fishing over my wife's 335, so I guess it's a bit of a beater in that way, but definitely not in the "traditional" sense.

Read T · 07-26-2014, 06:24 PM

To me a beater would be something that I take off road into fields around here and run through bushes. If I run into a tree, or put a huge dent in it it shouldn't matter. IMO a beater is normally a car that if insurance saw it would be totalled.

m4a1mustang · 07-26-2014, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Read T

To me a beater would be something that I take off road into fields around here and run through bushes. If I run into a tree, or put a huge dent in it it shouldn't matter. IMO a beater is normally a car that if insurance saw it would be totalled.

I have a scratches on mine, probably from shopping carts, that I don't care about.

But yeah if I ran it into a tree I might be a little miffed.

Jordo! · 07-26-2014, 07:07 PM

The Z34 has a few more years of service left before it becomes anyone's beater car...

I still see plenty of people -- and not random kids, mind you -- driving around in sad looking vehicles from the early to mid 80's...

Limeybastard · 07-26-2014, 07:51 PM

I think it is safe to assume anyone hear that uses their Z as a "daily driver" is their beater.

07-26-2014, 12:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nevada3 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 40 Drives: 2013 370z TSC M6 Rep Power: 11	Beater 370z - Who's Got One? There are a lot of very nice Z's on here, but I remember my broke high school and college days driving beater cars. Driving around with things broken that I just couldn't afford to fix and driving with a lot of jerry-rigged repairs. But I've never seen a true beater 370z. Got one? What's it look like and what's wrong with it?

07-26-2014, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Read T A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,046 Drives: 11 Nissan 370z BC 6M Rep Power: 18	This car is too expensive to be a beater (at least for me). That's what I have an S14 for Jordo! likes this. __________________ 2011 Nissan 370z Black Cherry Sport Pkg - Daily Driver, , 1960 Morgan +4 fun car, 1986 BMW 325ES, 1998 M3 and 1996 Spec Miata - Race Cars SUPPORT TEAM WINSOME RACING - WRL, CHUMP, LEMONS

07-26-2014, 12:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 13	I agree, too expensive for a beater. That's why I have a 2001 BMW 530i for a beater. __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod

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DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	I beat on it, and it's my bitch, I'd go off-roading if I could... Lol Dad backed into a pole... I won't fix it... m4a1mustang, onzedge, JARblue and 1 others like this. __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

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1st A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: I 80 Biz U.S. 50 Posts: 1,709 Drives: Platinum Z Rep Power: 1616	There out there. Some hoarder with money. Or unappreciative human with no sense of value. binary0x01 and nomodsjk like this.

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I guess you could say mine is a beater. It's my DD and sees all weather conditions. I take it camping. I take it fishing. I drive it on roads and off... it sees a lot of abuse. I might actually do a little paint correction on it one of these days, though. jaedub, Leadfoot, DEpointfive0 and 2 others like this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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aszyd Track Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 877 Drives: Magma Red 370z T+S Rep Power: 21	We should first establish the meaning of "beater." I view it as a car that does the **** work, when a nicer vehicle is left behind so it does not get messed up. If the Z is your only vehicle, I don't think that qualifies as a beater. __________________ Competition Clutch\|Fast Intentions\|Maxbore\|NST\|Setrab\|Stillen\|Tomei\|Uprev\| Z1 Avant Garde\|SPC\|Stance\|Whiteline Aerojacket\|Seibon\|Tanabe\|TRS\|TWM

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Read T A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,046 Drives: 11 Nissan 370z BC 6M Rep Power: 18	To me a beater would be something that I take off road into fields around here and run through bushes. If I run into a tree, or put a huge dent in it it shouldn't matter. IMO a beater is normally a car that if insurance saw it would be totalled. m4a1mustang, Montez, jpkirk and 1 others like this. __________________ 2011 Nissan 370z Black Cherry Sport Pkg - Daily Driver, , 1960 Morgan +4 fun car, 1986 BMW 325ES, 1998 M3 and 1996 Spec Miata - Race Cars SUPPORT TEAM WINSOME RACING - WRL, CHUMP, LEMONS

07-26-2014, 07:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	The Z34 has a few more years of service left before it becomes anyone's beater car... I still see plenty of people -- and not random kids, mind you -- driving around in sad looking vehicles from the early to mid 80's... __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

07-26-2014, 07:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
Limeybastard A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: FL and London UK. Posts: 1,514 Drives: 2014 370Z Sport. Rep Power: 17	I think it is safe to assume anyone hear that uses their Z as a "daily driver" is their beater.

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