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  1. HLS30-49788

    The longer the wait...

    Altho I live in a Dallas suburb and don't want to be associated in any way with Vanilla Ice who is from another local 'burb, I gotta say "ICE, ICE, Baby". I'm keeping my 2009 GT-R with a 3.8L twin-turbo ICE. You'll have to take my cold dead foot off the gas pedal. [Good thing I'll be 81 next...
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    What is the situation with 0-60?

    Google says Teslas get from 262 to 405 miles per charge.Google Maps calculates the shortest route from Seattle to Carrollton to be 2090 miles via Salt Lake, Denver, and Amarillo. Assuming that there's a charging station at every point where you run out of juice, that's 8 or 6 charges [5.1 on...
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    Gun Metallic 2023 Nissan Z Spotted with Black Leather Interior

    Looks like it needs a run thru the carwash. As to the front plate placement, it's probably the same as on my 2009 GT-R, because I had to buy a front plate holder that screwed in, to replace the front towing ring, after I got three warning tickets for no front plate on the high-speed toll road...
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    What is the situation with 0-60?

    Guess I gotta stay with my 2009 GT-R. Advertised as 480Hp and 3.5 seconds 0-60, I added an HKS exhaust and ran it on the dyno at Cobb Tuning before and after. It showed about 520Hp after, so 0-60 should be about 3.23 seconds. New Z owners, meet me at a stoplight and we'll see. Carrollton TX...
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    Anyone ever had their car wrapped?

    No matter what Corporate Nissan tries to brand it, it'll always be 400Z to me, as a former owner from 26 Jan 1972 thru 2008 of an original 240Z; VIN being my name. Vinyl may be better now than 50 years ago, but paint still fades on plastic parts and ClearCoat chips off after 13+ years in the...
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    Anyone ever had their car wrapped?

    I didn't have a full wrap, but had a car bra installed by SpeedShield in Dallas. They do great work, using the best products and carefully cut by hand, but nothing lasts forever. I had the work done in 2009, to cover the front end, fenders, mirrors, and headlights. My GT-R has been parked...
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    All 2023 Nissan Z Colors Rendered

    My 2009 GT-R [rcvd 29 Aug 2008] is Gun Metallic. That plus a Valentine One radar detector, I call Stealth Mode... avoid tickets.
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    What products would you like to see made for the Z?

    I love Stillen gear ever since I met Steve Millen coming off his Canadian Rally win at ZCON in San Antonio, and watching him pass me at the track in San Marcos, in my 2009 GT-R, back in ancient history; 2013?
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    Q&A with Nissan US Director of Corporate Communications, Dan Passe - Submit your questions for discussion!

    I smiled, said "There are other dealers in this area", and walked away... to the table to get my $10 gift certificate, which I spent all but 13 cents of at a nearby store on the way home. Needless to say, if I ever do a trade of my 2009 GT-R for a 400Z, it won't be there. Still no reply from...
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    Q&A with Nissan US Director of Corporate Communications, Dan Passe - Submit your questions for discussion!

    The Sales Manager at the Lewisville, TX dealer where I bought my 2009 GT-R basically blew me off by telling me in front of a crowd of sycophantic witnesses, after I told him that that I'd heard that the base model would be about $40,000, that it would be that PLUS a $25,000 markup. I told him...
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    Nissan Z shoes, apparel and merchandise

    I'm a 12-13, but the price ??? Forget it.
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    New Nissan Z Will Be a 'Dance Partner,' Says Chief Engineer

    "The GT-R is the track star, a tool to generate immense speed and grip...". No argument, but it's also tons of fun as an everyday driver, as attested to being on my fifth set of tires as I near 50,000 miles. [It ain't cheap in any way. $1050 for a drive-train fluid change, and $3439 parts &...
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    Which Nissan Z Generation Is Your Favorite?

    The S30, of course, because my ID here is the VIN of the 240Z I got on 26 January 1972: HLS30-49788, one of the first fifty thousand in the US. I put down $300 and waited six months. I kept it until I got my 2009 GT-R [$5000 and five months], now coming up on 50,000 miles.
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    Q&A with Nissan US Director of Corporate Communications, Dan Passe - Submit your questions for discussion!

    They said the GT-R was un-tunable and I could get 1600 Hp at JoTech where I get oil changes on my 2009 GT-R.
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    Colors for 2023 Nissan Z: Black Diamond Metallic, Gun Metallic, Rosewood Metallic, Brilliant Silver, Boulder Gray, Seiran Blue, Ikazuchi Yellow, Passion Red TriCoat, Everest White Pearl

    Error on Gun Metallic. Here's a shot of me and my two week old Gun Metallic GT-R in September 2008. As I post this, it's 10 days short of 13 years old. It's been parked outside in North Texas, mostly facing about 20 degrees west of south. Here are some fotos from today of sun damage, altho...
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    Will the Z35 be your first Z? / Are you a Nissan Virgin?

    Well, to be fair, in 24 hour races there are 2 or 3 drivers per car. But the ones that impress me most are F1 drivers. Possible commentary on F1TV: "He had a lousy qualifying lap and wound up in third place, 0.010 second behind pole position." Not to mention the way the F1 cars are built, so...
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    Will the Z35 be your first Z? / Are you a Nissan Virgin?

    Whenever I felt stressed, I went SCUBA diving worldwide, or went to see some of my favorite bands play. Lots of those at RevZafod on YouTube, including two porn videos. One starring ladybugs on an eggplant leaf and the other with worms thirty feet down..
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    Which 2022 Nissan Z trim model are you getting?

    Not close at all to: baby gtr - (white haired folk) i worked hard all my life...i want the best and by golly im gonna blow it on myself this time! I have a 13 year old GT-R, so I already have the best. See more at my thread...


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