Offical Wild Z Sighting Thread

[FSUZ33]

Every "dealer used" vehicle I've bought has still had the "vent spews"...

Not sure if this is some form of self-degradation, or me asking for mockery for some reason, but months ago when I got a set of Z1 wheels and had PS4S mounted...I cut every little nipple off of all of them. Granted, they had never been on a car, and I rolled them into my living room, which made the job simpler. Kind of like therapy. There's got to be at least one other person out there that does that...right?
I do it for the aero & fuel economy. Yeah, that sounds good. ?

 

[ScorpioNick]

Not sure if this is some form of self-degradation, or me asking for mockery for some reason, but months ago when I got a set of Z1 wheels and had PS4S mounted...I cut every little nipple off of all of them. Granted, they had never been on a car, and I rolled them into my living room, which made the job simpler. Kind of like therapy. There's got to be at least one other person out there that does that...right?
I do it for the aero & fuel economy. Yeah, that sounds good. ?

? Awesome. Now I'll have to look closer to see if any future purchases have had the "OCD vent spew removal" process done to the tyres ??

 

[bpeckham]

Not sure if this is some form of self-degradation, or me asking for mockery for some reason, but months ago when I got a set of Z1 wheels and had PS4S mounted...I cut every little nipple off of all of them. Granted, they had never been on a car, and I rolled them into my living room, which made the job simpler. Kind of like therapy. There's got to be at least one other person out there that does that...right?
I do it for the aero & fuel economy. Yeah, that sounds good. ?

Did you rebalance the tires after removal? ?

 

[FSUZ33]

Did you rebalance the tires after removal? ?

I'm not THAT particular. Usually.

For the one other guy out there that does this and is afraid to speak up:
1. Buy a cuticle remover tool.
2. Find your wife's current cuticle tool and replace it with the new one.
3. Pinch.
4. Pull.
5. Hit the base with the old tool.
6. Repeat 1,950 times.
*Steps 1 & 2 revised from the original instructions for obvious reasons.

 

[Evolution]

SoCal area - been seeing a black Z almost every day on the 10 freeway at 730-740am. Same one every time.

 

[thesilverbullet]

only saw one and that was well over a year ago. same color as local dealer’s first z and had it at msrp + $10,000. never saw it again.

 

[NocturnalEmber]

only saw one and that was well over a year ago. same color as local dealer’s first z and had it at msrp + $10,000. never seen it again.

Makes me remember the first Z I saw in a showroom. I was in the market actively and was shopping between the Z and Supra (was 2023, so MT was an option on both, which made me look at both.)

Dealer near me had a Z in stock, I went down to look at it. Not only was it auto (disqualifier for me), it was also hit with a $25,000 markup. Blew my mind. Needless to say I went and got a Supra for MSRP a month or two later.

 

[NocturnalEmber]

I'm not THAT particular. Usually.

For the one other guy out there that does this and is afraid to speak up:
1. Buy a cuticle remover tool.
2. Find your wife's current cuticle tool and replace it with the new one.
3. Pinch.
4. Pull.
5. Hit the base with the old tool.
6. Repeat 1,950 times.
*Steps 1 & 2 revised from the original instructions for obvious reasons.

I can't say I've ever done that before, but I don't find it odd. I typically leave them on as a subconscious reminder of "yeah that's new rubber."

Edit: How are the PS4S on the Z? I've used them on other cars before, but at this rate anything has to be an improvement over these S007's. I've only got the Nismo intakes and 1st and 2nd gear do not hook for me, and if its raining out, 3rd won't either.

I'm sure some LingLongs would even be an upgrade here.

 

[FSUZ33]

I can't say I've ever done that before, but I don't find it odd. I typically leave them on as a subconscious reminder of "yeah that's new rubber."

Edit: How are the PS4S on the Z? I've used them on other cars before, but at this rate anything has to be an improvement over these S007's. I've only got the Nismo intakes and 1st and 2nd gear do not hook for me, and if its raining out, 3rd won't either.

I'm sure some LingLongs would even be an upgrade here.

1. There aren''t really that many on each tire, maybe 30-40. Still...

2. I got the tires/wheels for my 350, soon after decided to make a run for a new Z, traded in my 350 and they're still stacked in my garage. If I don't figure something out I/m either going to mount them on my new Z when the Dunlops die, or maybe get the tired moved to the new Z wheels. I did run PS4S on my 350. Never autocrossed or tracked it, but I really couldn't tell any difference between the PS4S and PSS, if that provides any context. Really close to Bridgestone S02 Pole Positions I had 20 years ago on my Track. Did autocross those and loved them. Wouldn't do Advan Sports again (edit: Bridgestone Potenza Sports). Not terrible, but you can get better tires for the price. Haven't had a ton of different tires, but never had a bad experience with Michelins.
Soon I'll know how well the Dunlops grab. 400 more miles ?

3. If you're looking at a set of Linglongs, try Cosmo Mucho Machos. No clue where they sit in the heirarchy of tires, but they're...well...Mucho Macho!

 

[NocturnalEmber]

1. There aren''t really that many on each tire, maybe 30-40. Still...

2. I got the tires/wheels for my 350, soon after decided to make a run for a new Z, traded in my 350 and they're still stacked in my garage. If I don't figure something out I/m either going to mount them on my new Z when the Dunlops die, or maybe get the tired moved to the new Z wheels. I did run PS4S on my 350. Never autocrossed or tracked it, but I really couldn't tell any difference between the PS4S and PSS, if that provides any context. Really close to Bridgestone S02 Pole Positions I had 20 years ago on my Track. Did autocross those and loved them. Wouldn't do Advan Sports again. Not terrible, but you can get better tires for the price. Haven't had a ton of different tires, but never had a bad experience with Michelins.
Soon I'll know how well the Dunlops grab. 400 more miles ?

3. If you're looking at a set of Linglongs, try Cosmo Mucho Machos. No clue where they sit in the heirarchy of tires, but they're...well...Mucho Macho!

Well I'll be damned. You learn something new every day. I was today years old when I realized Mucho Macho's exist.

Tempting, very tempting; but I think I will end up going with some PS4S' or if I decide to just pull the trigger on some 200TW, maybe the RE-71RS.

Although weirdly, I haven't seen any Sport Cup 2's reviewed against them by tire rack. All of the other 200TW contenders were there, but the Sport Cup 2's were noticeably absent.

 

[thesilverbullet]

I can't say I've ever done that before, but I don't find it odd. I typically leave them on as a subconscious reminder of "yeah that's new rubber."

Edit: How are the PS4S on the Z? I've used them on other cars before, but at this rate anything has to be an improvement over these S007's. I've only got the Nismo intakes and 1st and 2nd gear do not hook for me, and if its raining out, 3rd won't either.

I'm sure some LingLongs would even be an upgrade here.

The best handling tire on my s2000 back in the day was the super sport and will be my replacements for the z as well.

 

[NocturnalEmber]

The best handling tire on my s2000 back in the day was the super sport and will be my replacements for the z as well.

My supra came stock with the super sports; Great tire from what I could tell. Wasn't the PS4S the successor to it in some form?

 

[thesilverbullet]

My supra came stock with the super sports; Great tire from what I could tell. Wasn't the PS4S the successor to it in some form?

Sports are different than super sports - like night and day. Super sports were developed for racing. Sports are street tires - good tire but not super sports.

 

[Leroy819]

Pulled up to a traffic light near my house and saw an identical Yellow Performance Z. I turned and he pulled up beside me and we gave each other a thumbs up and he drove away. Pretty cool to see another yellow z. Also saw a yellow GR Supra on the highway and he pulled up next to me.

 

[Mud]

I'd been out and about in Osaka for less than 30mins this morning and saw this.