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Post by pdc125 on Jun 29, 2006 12:28:09 GMT -5
So I just moved out to Arizona with my girlfriend and was "forced" to buy a new car since I sold my integra to move out here. Here she is:    It's a 2004 Touring Roadster. I found it with the optional 18's, Bose stereo, 6 disc in dash changer, DVD Navigation, perforated leather, random "Z" styling pieces, and obviously the 6 spd. with under 15,000 miles for a pretty good deal. I orginially wanted an s2000, but I am happy with the 350Z. It handles superbly better than I was expecting from such a heavy car, primarily due to a near 50/50 wait distribution, LSD, traction control, and the 4-link in the rear and 3-link in the front. All in all it's a very comfortable and smooth ride, and still enough fun for now. |
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Post by dc2nr on Jun 29, 2006 21:46:25 GMT -5
sweet.. can't go wrong with either the s2k or the z. I really like the styling of the z's. How much did u pay if u don't mind.
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Post by pdc125 on Jun 29, 2006 22:26:46 GMT -5
I ended up getting away just around $28,000. I was happing with the deal considering a brand new one with those options pushes over $42,000, and it barely has a blemish on it.
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Post by 1lowxb on Jun 30, 2006 17:31:29 GMT -5
very nice car i sure do like those more then the s2's thats a hell of a deal...
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Post by Dancing Jesus loves EP3's on Jul 1, 2006 10:22:00 GMT -5
Thats one of the great advantages people have in the south. All they need is one car for year round.....so that car can be a dedicated sports car.
If I lived in a state that had no snow etc I'd definately have a rwd sports car as my only car.
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Post by pdc125 on Jul 2, 2006 12:02:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliments. That is a definite big advantage of living out here. I never would have bought this if I was still living in the east. It doesn't make sense to unless you can afford to make huge payments on a car that you only drive for half of the year. It's also nice being able to put nice performance tires on it since it barely rains here too.
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Post by will23e on Jul 3, 2006 23:15:42 GMT -5
The car looks good. I like the s2 a little better but thats probably becasue it's a bit smaller. So what kind of job did you end up finding in AZ?
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Post by Dancing Jesus loves EP3's on Jul 3, 2006 23:49:18 GMT -5
I thought I recalled him going to school for engineering.
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Post by will23e on Jul 3, 2006 23:58:39 GMT -5
Ya I was curious what kind of engineering, and what kind of job he ended up with. Since I am starting to look for myself now.
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Post by pdc125 on Jul 4, 2006 10:27:33 GMT -5
I found a civil engineering job with Manhard Consulting. They are a fairly large company that mainly deals with land development design. The job market out here for pretty much everything is huge compared to when I was looking in NY and in Mass. I spent months looking for jobs out there and didn't get anything worthwhile, and I came out here and had two great offers within less than two weeks. I would recommend this area to anybody, as long as you can handle 115* days during the summer.  I feel like it will be worth it from October to April when it never goes below 60 and I can drive the Z all the time. |
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Post by will23e on Jul 4, 2006 11:15:11 GMT -5
Right now I'm looking in this area for work because I really don't want to leave family and friends but I may soon if I don't find work. I finish my mechanical engineering degree in four more weeks then hopefully I can start making real money too. Good luck with the new job.
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Post by pdc125 on Jul 4, 2006 13:13:47 GMT -5
Thanks Will. What kind of mechanical stuff are you looking to do?
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I feel like it will be worth it from October to April when it never goes below 60 and I can drive the Z all the time.