Just a few stories of Z ownership that IMO

make it all worthwhile................

 

1/ Pulling up outside my local Spar shop to

the usual "Cor look at that" from the

kids hanging around, especially when the

Porsche i pulled up next to was getting

no attention whatsover, one very £60k

pissed off Porshe driver i can tell you!

 

2/ Washing the car on the drive and a lady

passed by with her 7/8 year old son, when

he turned to his mum and said "That`s a

Fairlady that is" how the F*ck does he

know that? The power of Playstation i

suppose?

 

3/ Having de badged my Zed the only give away

is a Nismo badge on the rear tailgate lens

stopped at traffic lights you can see

people in the car behind physically

straining themselves to make out what it

is, imagine the scene when this young girl

turned to her boyfriend and i lip read her

saying "it`s a Nismo" LMFAO.

 

4/ Taking my car to Harry`s for an MOT and

watching the mechanics fighting over

which one gets the job and watching

them not knowing what their looking at

so they pass it anyway.

Heres mine.

 

1. Playing pool one night and the Z was parked outside. When we finished, got into the car as some people came out. I could hear them say

"Its a Fairlady"

I shouted

"Its a ZX you tosser" hehehe fun.

 

2. Parked at Tesco I was walking to my car and there was a yound boy of about 6/7 holding onto mums trolly as they walked to thier car. They walked past the back or mine to a "WAAAAAWWWWWW" From the little lad

 

3. Every time you pull into the petrol station and all the men with the wives in the car just look.

 

4. Parked at Burger King and 2 Japanese lads drove past about 2mph and just looked untill their neck couldnt turn any more.

 

5. My dad took my car to work because some one heared that I had a Z and it is his fav car. He went to the 1989 motor show and fell in love with it. He sat in it for about 30 mins just smiling.

 

6. Watching all the Saxo and Corsa and even MR-2 boy racers trying not to look when I got my tyres changed. That was funny.

Stuart.

 

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Watching drivers travelling the opposite direction one their own or with others looking but trying not to look (if you know what I mean)

 

Pulling into MacDonalds and going through the 'Drive Thru' and the cashier asking what car it is as the 'Chefs' (is that what they are!) watched it on the screen.

 

People you have not seen for a couple of years that see you in it, don't know what it is and ask you whatit's running under the bonnet and you tell them it's 340bhp and thier jaw drops (I have had a boost upgrade)

 

People that sit in traffic and stare at the Z when I'm next to them, and they must think what's he doing driving that (I only look about 23-24 even tho'' I'm 28 )

 

People that stop and turn and just follow the car until I go out of site.

 

When I get more attention from from people walking past my car than a BMW Z8, now that was a proud moment in ASDA carpark, I pulled up next to it because I wanted to have a better look at the Z8 myslef and the people that were looking at that started to walk round my Z instead! LOL

 

Watching people's and other driver's faces when I pull away from some traffic lights, boost my way to 40mph then slow down and the others have only just got off the lights!

 

Competely making the 19-20 year old bo racers look stupid when they try to pass/stay with/beat my Z,not a chance in hell

 

Z's are the best kept secret on the road I think, and long may the mystery continue!

 

 

Matty.

 

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Am gonna be gettin one of those, one day...(sigh) :D

Given that my Z wasn't active for very long, I don't have many stories... But..

 

Parked up in Sainsburys, Poole, when the weather was nice, leaving the T Tops off.. Came back to find some old-ish fella walking all round my car, looking at every single detail... Getting close enough to hit the alarm button and watching him freak and walk off very fast saying "I was just admiring your car..."

 

Getting tyres fitted, and having the bloke who did the tracking say "Wow, I've never seen a speedo with 300 on it before" (Kph, but we wont tell him that! )

 

All the women that stop and look (Of course then they notice the driver, and stop looking..)

-People that fall of their bicycle or bump into eachother while you drive by..

 

-I once drove behind a guy in BMW and I could see he was looking in his rearview-mirror more then looking at the road in front of him...all went well, until a

sharp corner ...he went straight, through the bushes and missing a tree by about an inch

 

Gasstations are my favourite:

 

-While standing at a gasstation a guy in 205GTI accidently filled up his car with diesel, because he was looking at my car instead of paying attention to the pump.

 

-During a small Z32-meet we were refueling at a gasstation near a roundabout.

You should have seen the numbers of cars that did several rounds before they got of and almost collided with cars that came on to the roundabout..

 

 

Had young lad ask me if it was a ferrari!!

 

£250000....ferrari £5500 NISSAN 300zx yyyyeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhaaaaaaa

 

Regardz

Wierd that, but from some angles it does look like a Ferrari.......or is it just me?

 

I'd still rather own a Z than a Ferrari.

 

 

Matty.

 

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Am gonna be gettin one of those, one day...(sigh) :D

Heres mine...

 

1/ 1st night I borught my Z. Took it out and a bot racer pulls up at the lights. Winds the windows down and says "Whats the BHP"? I said "300" and he stopped pressing the accelerator.

 

2/ Moved into new house a week ago. When I got there and was talking to all the neighbours every one of them said "I heard you got some nice big sports car". Obviously the previous owner had been spreading the word aound the whole street about the car.

 

3/ Best one yet. Pulled up at lights, roof off, music playing with my girlfriend. Two other fit girls pull up next to us and just look at the car...and then look at me.....and look at me....and carry on looking at me....My girlfriends response "I don't like this car anymore". Ha Ha Ha....

My best one was , i go back to South Africa and have some photos of when i was in maranello, parked below the ferrari badge on the side of the factory,

well showing ness's aunt who thinks she is such a Larny person, all prim and proper, so i show her the pics, she looks at the pic and says "lol i supose your going to say that is your car " well yes actually

 

Driving in Rome, near colleseum and all the youngsters start going whooooaaaaaaaa (but i suspect that was from all the smoke bellowing out the back

 

Here`s one for ya.

 

Woke up one Sunday afternoon in a ladys bed only to hear people outside her house muttering what the hell is that etc. One lady was walking passed and said something along the lines of " Thats the fella who lives in Pennington".

 

Fuck Sake. I was a good 10 miles away from home.

 

Tip. If you don`t want to be noticed Don`t get a Z.

 

1 x poor Z owner

 

CheerZ

 

Johnny

 

 

My Z's battery died today, and 2 of the hottest girls I've seen in a long while, pulls over, gets out asks us if we need help ^_^

 

We said the battery died, and we need jumper cables, and without another word Janessa went back to her house to get some jumper cables, and Lisa stayed with us til then, and now we both got their numbers

 

I dunno if it was being nice, or the car, or us, or maybe all 3? lol

 

We had a total of 4 cars offering to help within 15minutes, and the funny thing is my brother's 2nd generation eclipse died of batteries, and he went half hour, and no one even bothered to pull over...... and he was right infront of Toys R Us, a decent traffic area, vs my backroads where no one goes lol, total of maybe 10 cars went passed, 4 cars asked to help........... hmmm............

 

 

Here's some more for you all.

 

1) First day I bought the Z, coming back round the M25, cruising along at about 65mph getting to know the car. Tarted up Nova full of "Lads" comes howling up the fast lane, see's the car, pulls in front and into the sow lane, lets me past, them goes back into the fast lane and comes past again at about 1/2 mile an hour quicker than me, all the passangers peressed outo the glass giving it the llarge one and the thumbs up.

 

2) Go to Extreme Motors in Harlow, as I come out group of blokes are coming across car park, one of says "Look at that 300, I REALLY want one of them."

 

3) Every time I walk up to the car the shape of it just stirs my blood, that car is the sexiest thing I have ever driven.

 

Laterz, Jonezey.

 

only had it out a couple of times. But during those 2, err, Petrol station gets every staring. Almost every1 on the roads looks. Everybody at the garage has to sit in it. people go light headed when u open the hood. This one guy had so much of an interest in it he almost drove his car in front of a truck

Sorry I have more.....

 

1. The first day I got my Z went to the shop where all the Astra, Corsa and Nova boys hang out. (Does any one now the meaning the the CD in the front grill, cos they all have them). Any way roof off, music on, they all stopped and looked. I mean every single one. stood where they were and looked. They were in exactly the same position when I can out of the shop 5mins later and they all looked as I disapeared.

 

2. Dad talking to a friend at the shops when, some one pulls up in a MR2 import, starts talking to my dads friend about how he has the fastest car around.

"Bet its not as fast as his sons." he says pointing to my dad.

"Why?" the other man lad questions, "What has his car got over mine?"

"2 cylinders, 1 litre and a turbo"

That really shut him up.

 

Stuart. (So proud of his Z)

 

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Aztec Red

UK 91

Manual TT

 

[This message has been edited by SRRAE (edited 08-10-2001).]

doesnt the Z also have another 2 cams and 8 more valves?

This takes some beating!!!

 

Told a bloke from work about buying a z, whilst giving him a lift in...

 

By lunchtime six people had approached me about how cool the 300's are...

 

Took a day off and got a call from a collegue asking me 'were the rumours try' and 'when am i getting it'!!!!

 

 

n/m

 

[This message has been edited by Timmy_Turbo (edited 25-10-2001).]

Originally posted by SRRAE:

Does any one now the meaning the the CD in the front grill, cos they all have them

 

Stuart. (So proud of his Z)

 

 

Apparently there is some talk that a CD in your front grill can deflect the lasers of speed guns. Some lorry drivers have them too. No idea if they work or not. Personally, although cheaper, I would still prefer a Snooper.

And to add to the funny stories - this morning at 7 I was attempting to fill up in a Total petrol station.

 

Chap behind the desk sat staring so hard at the Zed that 3 other people pull in and start getting annoyed that he is not switching the pumps on. He eventually wakes up and switches them on, then sits staring at the Zed again. I walk in and the bovine stare is turned on me then ..... "That your car?" No, Sherlock, I stole it for the sheer hell of it and then decided to fork out 33GBP on filling her up.

 

Then he messes up the payment and only wants to charge me 15GBP, but unfortunately he notices and amends it! Damn!

 

Then he fails to serve the person behind me due to the stare at the Zed until said person asks him if he wants his money or shall he just drive off? hehehe

On my way around to Supercar Sunday.....

 

On M25 a brand new M3 convertible (first one I'd seen) with both driver & passenger twisting their necks 180 degrees as they pass my Z

 

 

Thing was.... I said to the missus look at that £40k beemer

Originally posted by Ajay:

Apparently there is some talk that a CD in your front grill can deflect the lasers of speed guns. Some lorry drivers have them too. No idea if they work or not. Personally, although cheaper, I would still prefer a Snooper.

 

Errrrr. Isnt that how it works. By detecting the lazar bouncing back, so wont the CD reflect it back better. And I really doubt that the person with the speed gun can hold dead aim at the CD all the way. Pitty that most speedguns use radar, and work on reflected signals.

Who told them that? Prob the same person who told them padded seat belts add 10% more BHP.

 

Stuart

n/m

 

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I have no idea what cd grills you guys are talking about, but the best thing you can do to try to mess with laser guns is to get a radar or lazer detector, or paint your car black at most, the black paint absorbs light, and if you ask a cop he'll probably tell you, they can get more accurate readings on a white car, but even that does'nt help much cause they point straight at your license plate, which is usually pretty bright no matter where you go........

Right my turn!!!

 

Bought the car from near Cardiff so some of you Welsh boys may have seen it about although it was used a weekend car only.

 

Anyway, stopped at a petrol station near Worcester to ask for directions to the Motorway and Jesus did petrol pumping come to a stop. Even the 2 6yr old in the campervan were glued to the windscreen.

 

Talk about a buzz.

 

And lastly, although I live near Derby, I work in Sheffield and I always have some adventurous Mondeo ST-24v or of Citroen VTR driver always trying it on.

 

What is a man to do, let them go of course and wait for a proper challenge!!!

 

By the way, sorry to be a nerd but the CD stands for Comfort and Design....Used to have a Belmont CDi.

kszx,

Little 17 year old boys glue an actuall CD (Compact Disc or Disk, for the US) on to the middle of their grill. So there is a CD visable on the outside. I will try to find a picture of one so you can see how rediculas they look

Originally posted by SRRAE:

kszx,

Little 17 year old boys glue an actuall CD (Compact Disc or Disk, for the US) on to the middle of their grill.

 

 

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. . . ..........nahhhhhhhhhhhh idiots ahhhhhhh what kinda dumb shits are those? omg, might as well put aluminum foil on your car.......