i know exactly wat you mean. i posted this like 100x already, but i felt like a sitting duck in my other fun car with LM60's. i was fine driving, but the other dumbarses on the road... :ugh:

should see the literally hundreds of cars with bumper damage in the winter time. :facepalm:

So I do short drives and evening short cummutes and the such because I want to...

Do I care how clean my car is? Yes
Do I care about getting ding'd? Who wouldn't
Do I care about rain? Yes, because it gives me more opportunity to spend more time with my car and not my wifey
Do I care what everyone else does with their Z? No. If they want to park the car that's their perogative. If they want to DD then go for it.

:gtfo2: trolololol.

Sounds from this like you would rather spend your time with your car. :shakes head: :bowrofl:

My 2010 370Z Nismo is at 66,000 miles as of to date and is a daily driver..No traffic as it is a reverses traffic commute to work 40 miles each way

Report card as of to date :

4 Windshields have been replaced

Repainted the front Nismo bumper 3 times due to road objects debris -
rocks and anything else that can fly

1 Nismo wheel damaged and bent from a road hazard. Replaced

When its not being driven or in motion the car cover is always on

4 hours of labor spent each and every week to keep it in pristine condition............washing - detailing - waxing - basic maintenance

Is it worth it.......Yes but it will cost you.................



:pics:

I love driving and now that I've had the taste of a sports car I don't want to stop. She gets plenty of attention though... don't get me wrong I just like having my own little happy time. :eekdance:

to op...not understanding something doesn't make it wrong or weird...everyone loves to drive their z...why else would you buy one...the love of driving is one of the reasons people buy sports cars...otherwise, we'd all drive some kind of eco car that saves money...for me, i've wanted a z car for decades now...but i promised myself that i wouldn't get one until i could afford to have an additional dd...not because i wouldn't love driving the z but because i want to keep it as nice as possible for as long as possible

so, i bought my z and i leased a 2014 santé fe sport awd for my dd...it's fun to drive too...but in a different way...it's loaded with nav, panoramic roof, infinity sound system, etc...it's nice for long road trips (can't get all the finance's luggage in the z :D)...the awd is awesome in the snow...the cargo space is more than enough when needing to pick-up larger items or groceries...i could go on

bottom line is that it's a personal preference of the owner...do what makes you happy

I completely understand the people that store their Z for the winter as most places it is a much higher risk of an accident and road salt SUCKS (source: used to live in Michigan and had black & dark cars). But rain - what's wrong with driving in the rain? You shouldn't have to wait for a dry day to enjoy your car. Surely I can't be the only one that likes washing his car and doesn't mind when it has some dirt on it...

:bowrofl: My Z is a DD, then again I work from home. :tup: Guess I'm rich!

i love detailing my z...it's finding the time that's the hard part...very busy life...i can deal with rain but dirt...NO WAY :shakes head:

plus having that rain makes the fun level go up :driving:

What difference does it make to you what other people do with their Z's? People, even those on this forum, are a very heterogeneous group. You will never understand why all of them do what they do. Don't worry about it. Use your Z for the purposes that you bought it for and enjoy it.

For the record, the Z is "my" only car although there are two other cars here that I have access to. We take my wife's car when the Z can't haul the passengers or other items we need to carry. She and I take mine when we want to enjoy the trip and I don't have to worry about parking it where it will get demolished by careless parkers or poor roads. But it is still relatively new, and I'm sure that latter restriction will go by the wayside one day.

:shakes head: must be nice to be rich working from bed...

oh, you a prostitot? :ugh:

If you are not getting hit or rear ended by a beater, you won't get rear ended because it is a Z.

You are being unfair to all the drivers. It's like buying (not driving) a lottery ticket because you might hit the big jackpot.

So not like that.

Driving a sports car in the winter (in my opinion) is not like driving in the summer. There is no enjoyment in it. You can't accelerate as fast, you can't make turns as fast. It would just be frustrating. Plus all the gravel on the road - no thanks.

If we has summer all year long, I would drive it all year long.

I don't have to wait around for snow or rain for that. Just had an aggresive driver try to take out my right front the other day. He merged right over in front of me and I went left...LOL I need to start carrying a roll of penny's for folks like this.