DoorDash Driver Buys Black Nissan Z Perf. - My Fair Daily Z!

[bpeckham]

(Math )
...but I made room in the budget for "Fun Tax" lol.

I like to think of it as an "entertainment expense", like an ESPN+ subscription.

 

[Supremekai]

(Math )
I've actually been averaging 21.4+ MPG in the Z if I don't run the air (or race people). My '16 Jeep Cherokee needed fuel injectors. Before I changed them, I was getting 18 MPG. After change 19-20MPG. Yes, the premium is more ($3.26 reg vs $3.92 prem), but I made room in the budget for "Fun Tax" lol.

Looks the rating was flipped for you before you changed the injectors. Lol.

What's your avg with the A/C on? Just for reference.

 

[qellman32]

Looks the rating was flipped for you before you changed the injectors. Lol.

What's your avg with the A/C on? Just for reference.

According to the Auto Refuel Avg meter, I get 20.4 MPG if the traffic behaves. It goes down to about 18.8MPG if the traffic is heavy and I drive aggressively with the AC on.

 

[qellman32]

Finally saw someone with another Z! In Blue! Nicest guy. Caught it on my Dash Cam. Said he's had his since April Fools and I think he got it out of state (outside MI). We'll probably see each other again. DoorDash takes me everywhere.

 

[qellman32]

I never realized that the bottom of the door cards was Carbon Fiber, or "Carbon Fiber". It does do a good job of protecting the door, but the speaker takes the brunt of my steel toed boots tho.

 

[bpeckham]

I never realized that the bottom of the door cards was Carbon Fiber, or "Carbon Fiber". It does do a good job of protecting the door, but the speaker takes the brunt of my steel toed boots tho.

This is an option.

I agree that it works pretty well. I'm hoping it stands up to the test of time.

BTW, thanks for posting the picture. This is installed on a lot of the cars I looked at online, but I don't think I saw a picture of it before I bought my car.

 

[Jagman2000]

Congrats on the new Z and thanks for the reporting. It's great to get a perspective on some of interesting features and observations. I would have an interest in your observations on the ride quality for city driving or longer road trips - tightly strung or a little more compliant for touring on stretches of less than perfect roads. Thanks, and enjoy - your Z looks terrific.

 

[Georges1]

Thx for all the good info. As owners pass on different aspects of their cars, it’s very helpful to everyone. Safe driving & don’t spill anything in your car LOL.

 

[Jah_Happy]

This is an option.

I agree that it works pretty well. I'm hoping it stands up to the test of time.

BTW, thanks for posting the picture. This is installed on a lot of the cars I looked at online, but I don't think I saw a picture of it before I bought my car.

I didnt know this, thanks for sharing. As a tall guy I scuff my doors a lot getting out unfortunately

 

[bpeckham]

I didnt know this, thanks for sharing. As a tall guy I scuff my doors a lot getting out unfortunately

I wonder if we should start an "options" thread with pictures are the various options installed or not. Some of that information is already scattered throughout the forum (I remember a kick plate discussion a while back).

 

[qellman32]

Congrats on the new Z and thanks for the reporting. It's great to get a perspective on some of interesting features and observations. I would have an interest in your observations on the ride quality for city driving or longer road trips - tightly strung or a little more compliant for touring on stretches of less than perfect roads. Thanks, and enjoy - your Z looks terrific.

Thanks! Keeping the Black clean and looking good is a challenge. The ride quality so far on Michigan roads and construction is I'd say more compliant for touring. It feels kind of weighted and good quality. However it does keep the car mostly flat going around corners quickly.

I'm interested in different tire rides too. The Potenza's do make the road louder and rougher with its compound.

This might be due to my driving characteristics, but I'm surprised that the back end doesn't kick out more. Stiffer suspension would cause more drifting. It will try though when trying to make it in front of traffic on a four lane main road.

I'm planning a few out of state road trips in the Z, specifically because I have the Z lol. I'll keep you guys up to date on the ride when those happen.

 

[Jagman2000]

Thanks for the info - Ya, have had Potenzas and agree they are loud and thy get louder as tread runs down! At half tread life I got rid of them and went back to Pirelli - world of difference. It does sound like Nissan worked their magic on the suspension which is good (for me). I was going for a 2020 370Z until I test drove one - bone jarring experience. I have read a lot of articles/video reviews and there are a lot of positive things I like about the new Z (the tires have come up several tines). Unless something major comes up, I will probably wind up with a new Z - hopefully sooner rather than later - that will bring me full circle / purchased a new 280Z back in the day - loved that car. Thanks again.

 

[Ckynus]

Oh man I seriously considered this. I don't normally drive, my primary transportation is my MetroCard. I bought this car just for fun and was looking for excuses to drive. I looked into doing something like door dash but it didn't seem to be worth it.

Let us know how it goes

 

[qellman32]

Oh man I seriously considered this. I don't normally drive, my primary transportation is my MetroCard. I bought this car just for fun and was looking for excuses to drive. I looked into doing something like door dash but it didn't seem to be worth it.

Let us know how it goes

It's actually fantastic! It's my favorite job so far. I've been doing for over 4 years now as my PRIMARY INCOME and have been able to obtain and support an apartment, and show that I can pay for the Z with my DoorDash income. It has its ups and downs (sometimes more downs than ups lol), but it can be a worthwhile thing to start and keep going.

The new thing for me is that this is my first sports car, and making it work as my only car moving people's food and other things around is different. We'll see how it goes, especially for the Winter. I'll have to talk about my thoughts on that too.

 

[Joel Campbell]

5 Things I've noticed Daily-ing the Z:

5. The rear view is pretty good. Even with some pretty large plastic bags of recyclables, I could still see out of the rear window. You can put some fairly tall items in the trunk.

4. The passenger-side quarter window is "useful", but the B/C pillar can hide like 2 cars side-by-side at a 45-degree angle. Pulling out of Drive Thru's is a task.

3. The Automatic shifter is weird, but you get used to it. If you liked the famed Killer Shifter in the Jeep Grand Cherokee that killed an actor, it's similar but much more thought out. Neutral takes a half beat (Manual says 0.5 secs) bump of the shifter to engage, and Park as a button for Millennials is different. I like it though.

2. THE GAUGE CLUSTER SHOWS THE SPEED LIMIT! I know this is a small thing, but I buy whole cars based on the small things like this. I appreciate it.

and #1. You can pull up to you destination, and just turn the car off. Like DON't park the car. just... turn it off. It puts ITSELF into park and turns off! This might be a Nissan thing already, but I'm impressed! It also will just put itself into park if you open the door too.

This is fun. Learning about a new car, yes, but also having a car that is exciting enough to talk about.

More to come!

Welcome to the club - you are going to love the Z, but it’s too cool of a car for DoorDash!!