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90rick · 06-07-2013, 02:58 AM

Hey everybody!

Just registered to the forum, mainly for researching, and when the time is there, for advice and help. But first, let me introduce myself.

My name is Rick, I'm 23 years old and I live in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. My life started out as a dumb gamer kid who could never relate to cars in any way. All I saw was convenient machines with four wheels and a steering wheel.

It was when my brother (who is 10 years older than me) bought his first car when he was in his 20's. It was a Renault Megane Coupe, and he built the car mainly for shows. It was when he kept working on the car that I saw true passion and the fun he had building a car he wanted. Sure it was not fast, but it was a pretty known show car in The Netherlands and some regions of Belgium. I tagged along to meets and shows where I saw all the enthousiast, all pride of their show cars. That was when it hit me; cars can be more than just convenient machines, they reflect who you are.

Years passed on, the Coupe was sold and a new car was bought: a R33 GTST Skyline. More speed, and some exterior mods (which was already on the car when it got imported from Japan). He vinyl wrapped the car like Barricade from Transformers and is looking to increase the power output to approx. 500 bhp. It's a hobby and weekend cruiser for him, especially since he has a 1 year old taking all of his time haha.

Anyway, my first car was a Nissan Micra K10, my 1990. It was a bargain and it ran good for about a year, being 750 euros it was the cheapest car i've ever driven and had a lot of fun with it. Such cars however don't end up in a junkyard, they get cube'd right away, so most maintenance parts had to come new, which made the car too expensive after a little rock hit the radiator. Repair costs would have been 400 euro's, just as the tranny which had a crushed synchro. The car was nothing special, so it wasnt worth the money to get it fixed, other than it was a fun and economical car.

I have been thinking of buying a EK3 Civic as a second car when I kept stumbling upon the 280Z (S30). I'm stilling looking at the pro's and cons of getting myself a S30...

Pro's
- Unique, rare car
- Buying costs about the same as the EK3
- Personality that comes with the car
- It's just so f***ing awesome!!!
- Great hobby car until fully restored
- My girlfriend loves it just as much, which is a big plus, but my girl always fancied JDM (Evo's, Impreza's, that kind of JDM) and VAG (Mostly Audi S5, S3 and Golf 4 - current) over anything else, so you could say I'm a lucky guy!

Cons
- I don't have a garage or driveway to keep the car
- Budget, not working fulltime and still in school, so buying the car is not that much of a big deal, keeping it going, restoring it, that is what kills it for now
- I never restored a car (myself), and would like to with friends of mine.

So I'm pretty much thinking of buying a Civic with VTEC-E for economical driving, save up my money for the S30 when I'm going to live with my girlfriend and hopefully have the room for the S30. I wish I could get it sooner, but most S30's now are for restoring projects. I wouldn't mind getting a S30 that runs pretty good and is reliable, but since people here are more into Ferrari's, Lambo's and Mustang, the Z is pretty much laughed at sadly.

IF I where to get the S30 I'd pretty much get the original engine restored or buy a restored one, repaint it, reupholster the car and change the body slightly, as I found S30's with way nicer bodies than we have here. For example, sellers offer them with these bumpers:
http://www.dat280z.com/DSC00079.JPG

but I prefer this look:
http://www.classicdatsun.com/new/432flares-blue1.jpg

Hope to join the forum more actively soon!

06-07-2013, 02:58 AM	#8
90rick Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0)	My intro Hey everybody! Just registered to the forum, mainly for researching, and when the time is there, for advice and help. But first, let me introduce myself. My name is Rick, I'm 23 years old and I live in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. My life started out as a dumb gamer kid who could never relate to cars in any way. All I saw was convenient machines with four wheels and a steering wheel. It was when my brother (who is 10 years older than me) bought his first car when he was in his 20's. It was a Renault Megane Coupe, and he built the car mainly for shows. It was when he kept working on the car that I saw true passion and the fun he had building a car he wanted. Sure it was not fast, but it was a pretty known show car in The Netherlands and some regions of Belgium. I tagged along to meets and shows where I saw all the enthousiast, all pride of their show cars. That was when it hit me; cars can be more than just convenient machines, they reflect who you are. Years passed on, the Coupe was sold and a new car was bought: a R33 GTST Skyline. More speed, and some exterior mods (which was already on the car when it got imported from Japan). He vinyl wrapped the car like Barricade from Transformers and is looking to increase the power output to approx. 500 bhp. It's a hobby and weekend cruiser for him, especially since he has a 1 year old taking all of his time haha. Anyway, my first car was a Nissan Micra K10, my 1990. It was a bargain and it ran good for about a year, being 750 euros it was the cheapest car i've ever driven and had a lot of fun with it. Such cars however don't end up in a junkyard, they get cube'd right away, so most maintenance parts had to come new, which made the car too expensive after a little rock hit the radiator. Repair costs would have been 400 euro's, just as the tranny which had a crushed synchro. The car was nothing special, so it wasnt worth the money to get it fixed, other than it was a fun and economical car. I have been thinking of buying a EK3 Civic as a second car when I kept stumbling upon the 280Z (S30). I'm stilling looking at the pro's and cons of getting myself a S30... Pro's - Unique, rare car - Buying costs about the same as the EK3 - Personality that comes with the car - It's just so f***ing awesome!!! - Great hobby car until fully restored - My girlfriend loves it just as much, which is a big plus, but my girl always fancied JDM (Evo's, Impreza's, that kind of JDM) and VAG (Mostly Audi S5, S3 and Golf 4 - current) over anything else, so you could say I'm a lucky guy! Cons - I don't have a garage or driveway to keep the car - Budget, not working fulltime and still in school, so buying the car is not that much of a big deal, keeping it going, restoring it, that is what kills it for now - I never restored a car (myself), and would like to with friends of mine. So I'm pretty much thinking of buying a Civic with VTEC-E for economical driving, save up my money for the S30 when I'm going to live with my girlfriend and hopefully have the room for the S30. I wish I could get it sooner, but most S30's now are for restoring projects. I wouldn't mind getting a S30 that runs pretty good and is reliable, but since people here are more into Ferrari's, Lambo's and Mustang, the Z is pretty much laughed at sadly. IF I where to get the S30 I'd pretty much get the original engine restored or buy a restored one, repaint it, reupholster the car and change the body slightly, as I found S30's with way nicer bodies than we have here. For example, sellers offer them with these bumpers: http://www.dat280z.com/DSC00079.JPG but I prefer this look: http://www.classicdatsun.com/new/432flares-blue1.jpg Hope to join the forum more actively soon!