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Replying to: dadsz (Jun 03, 2007 5:11 pm) I'm typing from Outer Banks of NC right now, and it's been raining all day here as well. Tomorrow also looks a little dicey, but then we get sunshine again. Such a great beach car! Maybe we can get a little more conversation started here... 
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Replying to: biancar (Jun 03, 2007 9:19 pm) Oh yeah, the research showed it was a good car too! I really like driving this car. Took it in the rain to the airport this morning and it handled just fine even with the summer tires. No race jockeying, but still pushing it a bit...
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Replying to: dadsz (Jun 04, 2007 2:49 pm) Last year I was convertible shopping and had been thinking of the new Volvo C70. But when doing the test drive (first day the dealer had it!) realized that while it very luxurious and all, it just wasn't fun to drive. Very disappointing since I'd been waiting for that car for a year. So, the next day happened to have my Maxima in for an oil change. There was a black Z on the showroom floor, and I asked the salesman if they had any others. (Not a fan of black convertibles, just my preference.) Well, turned out they were highlighting this beautiful red Touring edition, out front, which I hadn't seen since I'd entered from the service area. Asked to test-drive it, and absolutely fell in love with the handling, the comfort, the zoom-zoom factor. AND the fact that it was very heavily discounted, since it was a left-over '05. And of course I liked the looks, the smooth curves and rounded look to it. (Sort of like myself! ) Next day I test-drove a few more 'verts, just for comparison, and nothing thrilled me like the Z. Like you, I liked the fact that it was bigger and beefier than the Miata and the Honda s2000 and the like, while being smaller and zippier and way more fun than the Volvo, the Solara, or the Sebring. I didn't drive a BMW, maybe should have. Anyway, day after that I returned to the Nissan dealer again, took the car out for a spin on the Beltway (I wanted to see how I felt with big trucks zooming around me), and it was fine, very stable and sure-footed. Negotiated a little more off the already-low price, and the deal was done. I'm VERY happy with it, just love driving it. No problems in rain, but I leave it in the garage if temps drop below 45 or so. Not a big problem in Virginia, if it's too cold I don't need to go out anyway, or will use the Max if essential.
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Replying to: biancar (Jun 04, 2007 4:27 pm) Have you had to buy new tires yet?
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Replying to: dat2 (Jun 06, 2007 12:26 am) My deal came with the offer of new tires at 25,000 miles if I get all my service done at the dealer. That was ok with me since we'd been taking our Maxima there for 6 years and have been satisfied with their service. Guess that was Nissan's way of dealing pre-emptively with the tire wear issue. Which supposedly was much improved with the '05 model anyway. Since then, the dealer (Pallone) sold off the Nissan business to Sheehy. So far, so good - the service manager (who also owns a Z, but in coupe form) also switched to Sheehy so we feel that the service has been comparable.
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Replying to: biancar (Jun 06, 2007 10:35 am) That's good to hear as I bought from Sheehy in Annapolis... they seem to be customer service oriented. We'll have to compare our notes on the two locations.
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Replying to: dadsz (Jun 07, 2007 7:34 am) Pallone did body work. When someone sideswiped my Maxima and tore off the mirror and scratched the door (also while my car was parked!) the Pallone guys fixed it perfectly. But now I think they only do Chevys.
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Replying to: biancar (Jun 07, 2007 2:28 pm) Since body work can be very profitable, it's strange that Sheehy in your neck of the woods doesn't offer that service... Bummer about people who don't know how to drive shopping carts or in parking lots..  I've started parking my Z as far away from other cars and cart return areas as I can...
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Replying to: dadsz (Jun 08, 2007 6:33 am) The side door ding was probably an accident. Where is Kent Island? I'm just south of D.C., in northern Virginia. I doubt I'd submit it to insurance; I carry a high deductible so probably wouldn't get much of a payment above that, and then my premiums would increase anyway most likely, so probably not worth it.
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Replying to: biancar (Jun 08, 2007 2:43 pm) Duty's Kent Island Auto Body (410) 643-6692 | 207 Love Point Rd Stevensville, 21666 Might be a bit of a hike from NoVa, but you'll get in and out faster than using a bigger city shop... just a thought.
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