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Also - totally did NICOFest Tail of the Dragon this past weekend in the Q50.

GD wheels and tires (probably moreso the tires). The only thing that really held me back in the corners - that and no LSD (as far as corner exit is concerned).

This car corners nice and flat though. Very little body roll from the factory, and that's extremely surprising to me. Met a buddy that has an M37X lowered on Eibachs, and the Q50's roofline was still and inch or two lower than the M's. Parking around Zs and such made me realize how low and wide the Q50 is for a midsize sedan.

The steering is lighter than the Zs, but in the tighter corners, I felt the feedback was pretty decent. Paddles were definitely fun.

So if I had a wallet large enough to allow me fun money at the moment, I would buy some wheels with Pilot Super Sports on them. Or maybe just pilot super sports for the stock wheels. I'm not sure that I would entertain sway bars at this point... but that could change once better tires are added to the car and I'm able to push past that limiting factor.

(I will never not have a mod bug with any car I have... )

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Originally Posted by RicerX (Post 3303692)

Congrats dude! You're due a month after we are!

If my Z was paid off, I would have taken that route I believe. I wrestled with it though, because even if it was paid off, the car would've sat for the better part of the next couple of years. I almost leased an Altima and kept the Z, but I just couldn't justify the added expense to keep my more expensive toy in the garage at this point in life. I have a house purchase coming in the next year or two as well, so I was trying to think bigger picture with this whole thing. It was brutal for me, and I'm glad it is done and I don't have to think about it anymore. haha

The other part was that, even when the kiddo isn't in a car seat, I can't fit my whole family in the car for fun cruises, which means maybe a used GT-R or one of the new Q60 coupes will be what comes after the Q50. Momma's car is a Rogue, so we have plenty of "family car" around for the big trips and such, but our "date/fun" car for me really just needs to be a 2+2 coupe at minimum for what we like to do.

Thanks! It's an exciting and scary time.

I'm still up in the air about the Z. I'd like to get out of our townhouse into a single family within the next two years as well so I keep going back and forth on selling the Z before it depreciates too much. I don't need to sell it at all, it's just my financially responsible side telling me to do so. Then I go for a drive and come back and say screw it, I need a toy in my life. Then it sits all week in the garage while I travel for work and the cycle starts over again about selling. It's vicious haha.

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Originally Posted by b15 (Post 3304511)

That's it. You and I are the same person. haha

Consider this
https://youtu.be/m1MhRxojBJc

Why oh why would you sell a car that can drive for groceries during the week and lap the local track over the weekend.

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Originally Posted by SurfDog (Post 3315957)

Consider this
https://youtu.be/m1MhRxojBJc

Why oh why would you sell a car that can drive for groceries during the week and lap the local track over the weekend.

Priorities.

I'm leaning towards selling mine next year before it depreciates away to nothing.

I get it. Of course once it does depreciate all the way, you'll be less hesitant to track prep it and drive it like the dirty girl she is!!!!

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Originally Posted by SurfDog (Post 3316009)

I get it. Of course once it does depreciate all the way, you'll be less hesitant to track prep it and drive it like the dirty girl she is!!!!

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