AndysPlit

An update: It sounds like the party that rear ended me is being evasive. Their insurance has not been able to reach them to conduct their investigation. So I gave the other party a call and requested that they return Mercury's phone calls so that my car can be fixed. If this keeps up I will persue legal action. They are underestimating a Z owner's love and pride for his car. Anyway, hopefully it'll be taken care of soon.

For sure dude!

.....Cool Prowl animation. Yeah, I have a Smokescreen reissue that is actually identical to the original. My ex-girlfirend got me that in 2004. Note that the original Autobot line-up consisted of many imports including Japanese, German, and Italian. For some reason the film strayed away from this. I heard that VW wouldn't give up the rights for Paramount to use their Bug for Bumblebee. In the end, money talks I suppose. GM still has a lot of catching up to do nonetheless.

There is as of yet no deadline to register........Unless they get floods of people registering, leaving the problem of space constraints. But at this time he didn't seem worried about that. Perhaps I'll see you guys there if I go. I am pestering the insurance to get on the ball to have my car look pretty again.

Thank you. I just e-mailed him. When I find out, I will post the date here.

Bitching!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully I'll have my bumper repaired by then. I'm still waiting for the insurance to handle it. I would love to enter my car. Do you know if there is a deadline to register?

Personally I think it's about time Nissan / Infinit had a certain aesthetic that can be clearly defined throughout all their models. Think about it, BMW has, Mercedes, and Porsche does as well. This nonesense of the Altima being a clone is going way too far. Something that has been lacking from Nissan all these years has been a design that makes a statement in regards to which manufactuer the vehicles hail from. I don't think some commanalities between their different models is a bad thing. The name is Nissan, and their designs should scream that.

YES!!!!! Very cool! My avatar is Bluestreak by the way!

I second that. Nice 280. "Treat her like a lady and she'll always get you home."

Yeah, that really sucked. It was sort of traumatic for me as a child to watch Prime die. I still hate it that they killed off Prowl because he was a Z. Check out the 20th Anniversary DVD if you get a chance. It's loaded with all kinds of cool stuff.

It was alright. What makes it worth it is the original voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen, returning to his famous role. I can't give my full seal of apporval based on visuals. It's kind of like a car having an exotic body, but no guts underneath. Mind you, I don't expect a storytelling epic from Michael Bay, but the animated movie from 86' had more heart and soul than the current one. Don't get me wrong, it was "cool" but not that cool. IMO. .....The Autobot Z's were Prowl, Bluestreak, and Smokescreen back in the day. If only they had a 350Z Transformer in this film! Anyway, feel free to rip me a new one because I wasn't completely sold.

The "oversize worthless bumpers" saved my 280's rear end. Although they are not as pleasing to the eye as the thinner bumpers of the 240, they get the job done.

Nothing wrong with any Z. But I suppose Nissan had their reasons to only restore 70-72 model years a few years ago.

4,000 miles roundtrip from Los Angeles to New Orleans and back. Done in 2003 in my 280Z.

I know this may be a little off-topic but has anyone noticed that the open ashtray makes a great cup holder!?

There is definately something a little extreme (perhaps fascist?) about the penalty. I understand that street racing is a problem that has costed lives. However you can cite the exploitive nature of the punishment when it is done publicly or has been in the news. The whole "setting an example" mentality comes to mind, much like wearing the Scarlet Letter in a way.

I'd take this offer. Most of the ones you'll find out there have rust in the usual spots. Good luck!

Black will always add a nice contrast. My bodyshop painted my panel black without asking, but it turned out really nice. Never really cared for when the panel matched the rest of the car, but that's just me.

Very well said. Z's are an exception and always will be. They garner more respect than any current import.

Aha! I recently purchased an 86 non-turbo. Thanks for the info.

You learn something new everyday. I did some looking and there is photographic evidence of the 4-lug on the 84 300. My bad. Sometimes I am suspicious of the knowledge of sellers as they have claimed a lot of things from my experience.

If there was any 300 that did, it may heve been the first year. I'll look into this.

Cool, perhaps sometime this summer! Hopefully the insurance will set things into motion soon for my repair. I would hate to cruise with a nasty dent in my bumper.

Hmmm...doubtful any of them were used on a 300ZX. The 300's were equipped with 5 lug wheels. Maybe he meant a 280ZX?