Insect goons who love cars

What's a "Datsun"?
I remember our Z car, a black one, it must have been pre 80's, because I was still learning to drive, and didn't get to drive
the car, except once trying out the stick shift in a parking lot.
Dad got one of his only speeding tickets in it- 80 in a 55.
Enjoy your car. I'm so glad you removed the tinted film, I hate seeing that stuff.

Congrats Bill. I am a car enthusiast as well, particularly with regard to Nissan. They have a racing pedigree not known to many, who view their cars as cheap econoboxes. Certainly, some of their cars are cheap. They do make some very good sports cars though. My daily driver is a 2017 GT-R and my garage is my sanctuary. I really enjoy doing basic car maintenance myself. The new Z is also looking quite nice.

Eurytides and Chuck……..show da pics plz. A GT-R is an awesome car…..love to see it. Mine are pretty much in for the winter, but I will exercise them periodically weather permitting. Meanwhile, they are sitting w Battery Tenders and rodent protection in the outbuilding. I hear that our x-max will be in the 50s which might allow me a quick drive with each ZX.

Btw…..we, too, had a Pathfinder which was awesome in the mid to late 80s along with a 720 Pickup. A few years ago, I had a Frontier. It was a good truck, but I upgraded to a RAM 1500 in 2018 for better mileage, towing capabilities, and options.

The GT-R is a nice car! I used to have a 2003 Infiniti G35 until this past year, which was actually the body style of the Nissan Skyline for the mid-2000's. I loved that car and would have held onto it had my living situation allowed. You never see a G35 coupe without the crappy muffler, faded paint, and beat to hell by some kid. Same goes for a lot of the cars from back in the 90's that are now sought after stock (Supra, 300Z, Ingegra Type R, Civic SI, etc.) but you can normally only find abused and poorly modified.

Where the heck can one go with a GT-R? I'm often on logging roads and such with 4WD and plenty of ground clearance. And eurytides, you're in Canada! You can't go 20km from the border! LOL.

Hey Chuck, you are right that I do have to be careful where I take the car. It has a ground clearance of 11 cm, so about the wingspan of P. cresphontes! So no off roading. We have an SUV for stuff like that. However, I drive the GT-R to work, get groceries, run other errands, visit family (prior to pandemic)…etc. It’s more practical than one would estimate.

Thanks Bill! I don’t take it to the track, but spirited driving is pretty fun. I work from home now so I don’t drive it as much but it used to be on the road Mon-Fri. It might seem ironic but I am actually very frugal and this is the only expensive thing I have, so I don’t want to go through 2-3 sets of tires a year by doing track days. Tires are $2000+ a set. Cars that are driven hard also need more maintenance. A transmission fluid change for this car is about $1000 for fluids alone! Brake rotors and pads done at the dealership cost about $10000. So, spirited driving is good enough for me. So far I have 9000 miles on the car and the only maintenance I have paid for is annual oil changes. Some big items are coming up though. Next year, I plan to change the coolant and service the front and rear differentials.