Anyone got a car that got away? I've had three Zs in my life. A 79 280zx, a 74 260z (L28et), and a 78 280z. Sad stories for all of them, first one I was a teenager and the place I used to live at crushed my car because I couldn't get it running. I got in an accident so I ended up selling my 260z to a Z guy that was local at the time who I knew could fix it (I lived in the same place at the time and they would have crushed it for sure). My most recent Z I got in 2016 but I sold it because I was getting married and needed the money to get a place just for me and my girlfriend at the time and maybe start a family.
We ended up getting divorced back in 2019 and I really regret selling it. The car had so much potential. I really miss that 78, I was so hopeful that I could turn it around and make it my dream car. This is back in the day when Zs were still cheap.
I recently got a Miata and as great as the car is (mine is bone stock and was adult owned with full records so not beat to hell), but it's just not the same. Hopefully I can pick one up eventually, but I think I'll be priced out if I don't get one in the next 3-5 years. What I could get for 2-5k is 10k now, a 10k car is 20k now. It makes sense, it's just the market and they're getting rarer and rarer. I just never feel "right" unless I'm driving a Z, I used to think this was a boomer thing (no offense) where you would think back at the good times with your old cars. But seriously, the happiest I've ever been is in a Z even though my Miata is just as fun to drive. There is just something about the Z cars that just has so much soul.
Hope you don't mind me posting these videos. They're old so don't worry not trying to sell my car, they're just the two videos I have. One very hopeful and one not so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SFq-lShjlY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlXbsyW8pPY
