A&Q about 350Z
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so i went into the local auto zone to get my daily dose of confusion and frustration and as im waiting at the counter this guy in his early 20s walks up and asks if i own the zx outside. turns out his dad was the original owner of the car in another state. he described the bumper stickers i scraped off when i got it and a few other things. he said his dad will be really happy to know that someone is restoring it and that it didnt wind up in a junkyard.
Pretty Cool huh!!!!!
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1980 280ZX coupe
2001 maxima
1994 F150 4x4 van works custom truck
170000 and never needed mech repairs
1996 ford explorer -they cant all be good
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i forgot to mention that he also offered to buy it - had to disappoint him when i said sorry not for sale- im having too much fun with it to part with it now!!! he also said he couldnt wait to drive it growing up but never got the chance cause his dad sold it before he was old enough to drive.
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1980 280ZX coupe
2001 maxima
1994 F150 4x4 van works custom truck
170000 and never needed mech repairs
1996 ford explorer -they cant all be good
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And you didn't offer to let him take you around the block once! What are the chances someone from an other state happen to be in the same town, in the same store at the same time as you! LOL
77 280Z with SBC, 700R4, Vette C4 IRS W/11.5 rear disk, Centerlines 16x9.5 W/BF G 245x45ZR Comp T/A Rear and 15x7 Ft W/BF Goodrich Euro 225x15 on ft. Soon to have Coleman 12.2x1.25, x-drilled, zinc plated, Rotors W/Billet Outlaw 4000. Z U V8ter
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wow thats a pretty cool story.....nice to see someone remember a car they wanted to drive and actually had it in the family.
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I would have sold it to him and made a few bucks. It means more to him than it does you I'm sure. You can always buy another one, he can't buy the one his dad had ever again. It's just a car to you. You can get another ZX and if he is willing to pay enough, you could probably get a really nice one. It would have made him happy and would have made you a few bucks.
Collector cars are ALWAYS for sale. You just have to have the right amount of money...
1972 240Z 4-speed, header, 3.54 R200, Crane XR-3000 Ignition, 280Z tach, Tokico Blue Struts, Suspension Tech Springs, Poly Bushings. Visit me at my website for your custom EFI & restored Datsun parts
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everything's always for sale if you have enough money.
that's a cool story.
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'05 350Z Chrome Silver Touring
'73 240Z
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yea your right - if he had enough money it would be for sale but z cars are pretty rare around here and i would have to go a ways to find another . cool though that he recognized the car!!
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1980 280ZX coupe
2001 maxima
1994 F150 4x4 van works custom truck
170000 and never needed mech repairs
1996 ford explorer -they cant all be good
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Very cool story!
I would have had to offer him at least to drive around the block though..
1985 Nissan 300ZX Turbo - RB25DET & tranny, S14 Greddy FMIC, TurboXS BOV
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i did give him my name and phone# so maybe we can hook up again . told him if his dad wanted to see it some time to give me a call . they live about 150 miles away so not too far.
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1980 280ZX coupe
2001 maxima
1994 F150 4x4 van works custom truck
170000 and never needed mech repairs
1996 ford explorer -they cant all be good
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i got lucky and got mine back...
maybe if the offer is good enough, let him get that good feeling too!
77Z- (mfg. 7/77)
"Arm-chair Autox'er"
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That is a cool story ; ) I avoid confusion, frustration, yada yada yada from even going into Auto Zonked.
I won't even go in there for a soda.
Just my 2 cents
1981 280ZX NA
350k + on the Original motor
Still enjoyin the RIDE!!!
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99 out off 100 auto zone doesnt have what i need either . plus their customer service sucks - they make no effort to get parts beyond what the computer screen shows. they might as well be working at mcdonalds!
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1980 280ZX coupe
2001 maxima
1994 F150 4x4 van works custom truck
170000 and never needed mech repairs
1996 ford explorer -they cant all be good
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I called AZ tonight looking for "Super Clean".Kid on the phone asked:"what is it used for?"
Faster than a Motorola
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I have a better story.
I was at autozone and I was picking up some gear for an oil change (wrench, drain pan, etc.) and there were two hispanic fellows trying to buy oil for their car. I know that some cars take more or less, but they were looking for 4 quarts of oil for a change. They spoke very broken english but you could tell they were having a hell of a time trying to decide how many quarts were in the gallon jug they were holding. They wanted to avoid having to buy four little quarts and kill four birds with one stone. The young fellow in the red AutoZone shirt came over and asked what the problem was. The best way they knew how, they explained to him that they wanted to know if there were 4 quarts in the gallon jug of oil. I almost tuned out at this point because EVERYBODY knows there are 4 quarts in a gallon. It's like knowing the ABC's or something, every english speaking american citizen should know this. Well the young man (who by the way spoke perfectly good english) went on to tell the men that there were only 3 QUARTS IN THE JUG, and that they would have to buy 2 to get the 4 quarts they were seeking. I had to intervene. I kindly interrupted and told the two foreign men that they were holding 4 quarts, and that it should be sufficient to buy just the one bottle. The AutoZone airhead proceeded to cut me off, claiming I was wrong and not to mislead the guys...that there were only 3. After laughing at his complete idiocy, I told the hispanic gentlemen one more time that I was absolutely, postively 100% without a doubt sure there were 4 quarts in the gallon. The AutoZone worker showed me the hash marks on the side, counted them, and said "look man these marks stand for quartsand there are only three on the side here...so there are 3 quarts." I calmly looked at him and said "if you have a piece of bread and you make three evenly spaced slices through the middle, how many pieces remain?"
I let him simmer on it for a moment, patted him on the back, said "there are four, big guy..." then purchased my things and left.
A testament to the AutoZone stupidity. I only shop at Pep Boys now.
Previously owned: 2005 Z Enthusiast, Super Black, 6 spd.
Currently lease: 2006 Pathfinder S, Silver, Auto
"She is (and always will be) my little deuce coupe, you don't know what I got!"
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That's a great lesson: Never sell your Z, you may want your son to drive it.
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Ha Ha CantZmee, great story.
Except that dude at the AutoZone got pissed at the Manager, quit, and is now working at PepBoys!