After having 'issues' with myself over the past few months and making rash thoughts, something hit home to me today.

 

Have driven the Z quite a bit this weekend. Well, yesterday after taking it out, all I seemed to notice where the stares. Took it out today and I had kids shouting 'nice car mate' at me as I drove by. The best bit was while I was sat at lights in central Bristol and this guy in a pearl yellow Murcielago pulls up with the reg plate 'P4ATT'. Guy looks over at the car and nods and smiles. Was chuffed that even a 20 year old Nissan still gets a look in. The same happened last year whilst Maddie and I were taking a spirited sprint up the twistes through Cheddar Gorge with a DB9 sat on my bumper. The Z held its own and as I turned off onto another road, a few paps from the horn of the DB9 and a wave from the driver.

 

But the best was yet to come. Some guy had seen my car in Japanese Performance Magazine from the Z32 buying guide they did in Summer 07. He'd written into AndyP and had asked to get hold of me.

 

Turns out the guy has had quite a number of exotic cars (911s, M5s etc), including a 300zx many years ago and said that if I ever sell it that I should be contacting him first!

 

Well, that sealed it. The Z stays. No questions.

 

/fin

Edited February 23, 200916 yr by FunkySi

Simon I am glad thet your feeling better anf things are moving on for the better.

Talking about strange things that happen around the zed. I was putting air in the tyres last sunday, a older guy came up and said to me " This is the first 09 car I have seen, very nice ." When i told him it was 20 years old his jaw hit the floor. My reg is G709***

he thought it was on a 09 plate. It only gives credit to Steve at BW+ on his paint finishes:)

 

Allan