takemorepills
Well-Known Member
Sell the FD for a Z34.5? Hmm, that'd be a real conundrum for me.
The FD is an epic car. Seeing as how you are tracking the FD, I would be very doubtful the new Z could live up to your expectations on a track.
However, if it was a daily driver or not tracked very often, I'd strongly consider getting the new Z for a very practical reason. Parts.
I recently sold my 1987 Honda Prelude that was MINT. OEM parts were discontinued in the early 90's, and recently even aftermarket parts became unavailable.
To be clear, my Prelude lived a different life than your FD, it was a mint street car, and everything worked. At it's age, plastic pieces can break and be irreparable. I could lose the the function of any plastic parts at any given time as the car ages, things like pop-up headlights, sunroof, AC controls, power windows, trim pieces will begin to fall apart eventually. I couldn't accept watching the car fall apart.
A track car, that's different. You can just rig stuff up to keep it track-worthy. You've obviously modified it to a point that OEM function is no longer relevant.
I say keep the FD, wait a bit on the new Z, maybe your personal situation will allow you to own both concurrently.
I am currently looking at whether or not to swap out my Q60 for a new Z, or my relatively old Titan for a new truck. My Titan is 15 years old, and still has parts available for it, but sometimes plastic pieces break because it is "old" enough to just start falling apart on it's own. But at the same time, the Q60 isn't "fun" and the new Z is really calling me.
The FD is an epic car. Seeing as how you are tracking the FD, I would be very doubtful the new Z could live up to your expectations on a track.
However, if it was a daily driver or not tracked very often, I'd strongly consider getting the new Z for a very practical reason. Parts.
I recently sold my 1987 Honda Prelude that was MINT. OEM parts were discontinued in the early 90's, and recently even aftermarket parts became unavailable.
To be clear, my Prelude lived a different life than your FD, it was a mint street car, and everything worked. At it's age, plastic pieces can break and be irreparable. I could lose the the function of any plastic parts at any given time as the car ages, things like pop-up headlights, sunroof, AC controls, power windows, trim pieces will begin to fall apart eventually. I couldn't accept watching the car fall apart.
A track car, that's different. You can just rig stuff up to keep it track-worthy. You've obviously modified it to a point that OEM function is no longer relevant.
I say keep the FD, wait a bit on the new Z, maybe your personal situation will allow you to own both concurrently.
I am currently looking at whether or not to swap out my Q60 for a new Z, or my relatively old Titan for a new truck. My Titan is 15 years old, and still has parts available for it, but sometimes plastic pieces break because it is "old" enough to just start falling apart on it's own. But at the same time, the Q60 isn't "fun" and the new Z is really calling me.
