After reading the 'whats fastest' thread, thought I'd try to find out what it was that made you decide to get a zed. (no slagging off other models though please ;) ).

 

Alex B

Saw one about 12 years ago, and was instantly attracted. Did a bit of research on them, and found nothing but excellent reviews, all of them massively praising the car.

 

Could'nt afford one then along came other commitments, Wife, kids....needs for a cheaper to run, praticle car..etc meant it was'nt possible. Became a bit of a dream car for me.

 

But 12 years later and outside on my driveway is a shiney Black Zed now :D

timeless style, excellent technology (for a 10+ year old car on par with todays shite) drives like a maniac...best of all,,,everyone knows what a porsche looks like, or a ferrari...the Z however gets more attention...

But mines crashed so what do I know,,?

I had wanted one since I was 23 .. Had loads of sports cars, but this one is so special ...

I remember when i first ever sow the ZX and even after so many years i still Loved the look of the ZX even though newer Makes and Models were made to contend with the ZX.

 

Iv always dreamed to have a ZX as my family were always into jap cars and the ZED fitted the bill

 

It just makes me smile even though iv hardly driven my Zed much but i still Love em

 

Fas

Mate used to have one, now belongs to a forum member. Let me have it for the weekend. Fell in love completely and HAD to have one.

Always liked them. Great shape. Not your everyday car. Plenty of horses for comparatively very little money. That about sums it up for me! ;)

I saw one in 1992 in a carpark while on holiday in Kerry with my then girlfreind.

Almost fell over when i saw it, i was around 20 at the time. I sat across from it and looked at it for 30 minutes, I hadn't a clue what engine or performance it had but it was................truly breathtaking.

 

It was around 60,000 Irish pounds to buy then so it was a total dream car I never forgot. I never saw another one till 2000..which became mine!!

 

I'm lucky that this was my dream car, which i could realise some years later. Boys dream of owning lambourginis and ferrari's, but they'll never sit in them, never mind own one.

The first one i saw was one i worked on many years ago and had to have one, saved like a bugger and spent 12K on a mint H plate one! Loved it from the day i had it till the day i sold it. If i found a mint one would have another.

 

Bob

Fell in love with the lookof the car in 1992.

 

Had a 200SX (S13) for five years (1999-2004).

 

Finally got a Z (NA) just over a year ago - it was the same price as a BMW 318 (coupe) of the same age so it seemed stupid not to.

saw one online browsing the autotrader went onto this forum and everyone else did the rest i now have a 300zx swb na BLACK (the best colour) to which i cant afford but hey i love the damn thing.

lovely piece of engineering and the smile gets bigger LOL

always wanted one

had a s13 for 2 years

remorgaged put 5k with it and bought my first zed

sold it 1 year latter started to cry

bought another one within 6 months

wont be with out one

 

 

steve

saw me first one at lights 12 years ago and , couldnt take me eyes of it almost crashed the van i was driving at the time,, then saw one at nissan dealer in thorton heath got specs on it and ever scince then promised meself i wanted one, took 12 years but worth the wait , i ask you what else is there for the money and looks this good ,and goes this fast ,nothing!!!! :hyper:

liked the shape, just wanted something a bit quick and reliable :rofl: . should have bought the 6r4 :nelson:

Saw one about 12 years ago, and was instantly attracted. Did a bit of research on them, and found nothing but excellent reviews, all of them massively praising the car.

 

Could'nt afford one then along came other commitments, Wife, kids....needs for a cheaper to run, praticle car..etc meant it was'nt possible. Became a bit of a dream car for me.

 

But 12 years later and outside on my driveway is a shiney Black Zed now :D

Virtually the same here as well. My only difference is that mine came following my separation :D Most people have to sell a sports car in a divorce, I got one through it :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

when they 1st came out i was working for a VW garage, we also owned a Nissan garage which was opposite. 1 of the techs brought one into the workshop one day & i just had to have one :)

Many years ago I had a 240Z. crashed damaged in the rear end and tried but failed to get it on the road. then I had a deal for a 1985 (B) 300z targa top and found that it had rotten rusted rear suspension so got rid. Always wanted a real one since then. Was my favourite all time car but not a family car really? just found I had the money so got this one as my second car and am well pleased.

(and I dont care how fast it goes). It just looks the biz....

A rich bloke had one in our village when they first came out - and I affectionately tagged it as 'my car' (as you do), so I bought a poster of one and had it on my bedroom wall for years. Many years later, just browsing Auto Trader one day and spotted one, the Mrs convinced me I could afford to run it and hey presto - one happy Peach :D

Having had a custom 1972 beetle before the Z i was i need of power, went out in a mates cossie and decided turbo was the way to go, the insurance company laughed at me when I tried a quote on one! so my mate said about the GTO or 300 as the groups were lower. Had to be the 300 with rear wheel drive and T tops!

An old neighbour was the sales manager for a Nissan dealership, so he always brought one home, i was about 18 at the time and drove a XR2 :o but i asked if he'd take me out in it, but he chucked me the keys and the rest is history!!

Had a 240z and 3 260z,s this was 1988/9 i was in the z club at this time and got the magazine,and in a particle article the z32 was launched and it looked soooo good.

 

I vowed that one day i would have one and here i am.

 

Dave

I had never seen a zed before until 3 years ago (even though I was into performance cars) when a mate of mine pulled up outside my house in one. Well my jaw dropped at the sight of it, I was in awe of its amazing looks. Got inside it and the interior blew me away, and the performance goes without saying. I found it difficult to accept that it was a Nissan as initially I thought it was some sort of Lambo. Anyway after 1 year of hard saving I finally had enough money to buy one and have now owned it for 2 fun packed years.

I reposessed one in 1991 I think it must have been. It was a white 'H' plate car with leather and auto box and only 3 months old !!

 

Since I was running the insolvency department of the bank at the time I got to decide where we stored it :D :D :D :D

 

I managed to 'delay' the disposal for 3 months during which time I fell in love with it !

 

I did a check not so long ago and it's still 'alive' although not on this forum I don't believe.

 

But as others have said, kids and mortgages etc got in the way of owning one until 1999 when I bought mine of an import garage in Ripley. Still love it today and although I don't use it much I still get a big kick out of owning and driving it. I was filling up in a garage the other day when a guy in his late fifties commented that it was a stunning car !!

 

Mark

saw one in a nissan garage when me and my dad went to pick up my mum's new micra, they'd only been on sale in the uk for 2weeks.. so you can guess where i was while dad was signing the paper work, when we got home i said "i'm gona av one of them". and many years on finally got one. the only reget is that the only time i got my dad in it was when we took his ashes to scarbough. so he's in my thoughts regually when i drive it.

oh and they look great and are fast as fook :dance:

ive always wanted since i was 18

 

love the shape of them, the power, awesome car

 

i friend had one and took me out in it loads of times, fell in love with the car!!

 

it come up for sale when i was 25 (last year) so used all my savings and brought it

 

never regretted it

 

best thing i EVER did!!!

 

:)

took me 7 years to own one but im so glad i did buy it

 

the missus is scared to death ill kill my self in it!!!