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bakoholmes · 04-22-2016, 01:15 PM

Z was delivered yesterday afternoon. First stop was a hand car wash then went for ice cream w/ the wife.

First Impressions:

Other people seem to enjoy seeing the car almost as much as I enjoy driving it. The kid who washed the car was so excited he could hardly stand it. He probably had a bigger smile on his face then I did. I don't actually think he was the one who was supposed to be working on it because he ran over and pulled it out of the normal line of cars and put it in the detail bay. He asked me how much the car cost, showed me his 350z, told me how lucky I was, etc. I wasn't really prepared for the how much does it cost question.

We also had some enthusiastic responses from other people on the road. One guy pulled up beside us and was staring at the car so I rolled down the window. He asked if it was a Z/28 and I said yes. He responded with "F yeah. Whooooo!!!" Then took off when the light turned green. Was a pretty funny experience for my wife in the passenger seat because he was on her side. lol

The car sounds amazing but I wish it had a little bit more cam lope. Something I can solve in the future after I get bored w/ the current power level. The car only had 561 miles on it so I am trying to keep the RPMs down but doubt I will follow any type of break in procedure for the first 1500 miles. Just wont beat on it too hard.

It was in the mid 80's yesterday and the tires warmed up really quickly. The car definitely has a ton of grip and takes turns like it is on rails. I didn't find the ride to be as bad as I expected. My wife who is 33 weeks pregnant w/ twin boys didn't complain about the ride.

It is going to be very hard to keep the car clean. The big front tires throw stuff everywhere. Will definitely have to look at the stone guards.

I will try to add some pictures:

Zslash28 · 04-22-2016, 02:00 PM

Welcome to the family! The Z/28 is a stunning machine, enjoy the new toy!

firefisher · 04-22-2016, 02:10 PM

Great story. Best of luck with car and twins.

Hunt-man · 04-22-2016, 02:30 PM

Did you tell your wife the car seats would fit in the back for track days?

URBAN LEGEND · 04-22-2016, 03:32 PM

Congrats.

JUSTIFIED · 04-22-2016, 03:52 PM

Twin boys....Awesome!! Your wife is a real trooper! Welcome!!

hollywdv · 04-22-2016, 06:56 PM

congrats! you'll have your hands full soon..enjoy!

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bakoholmes · 04-22-2016, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunt-man

Did you tell your wife the car seats would fit in the back for track days?

There may have been some mentions of being able to put car seats in the back of the Z/28 vs other cars I was considering.

Thanks everyone for the congratulations on the twins and Z/28. The Z is to keep me from losing my mind with the twins. lol

Tmick5jr · 04-22-2016, 07:55 PM

sweet car and no the ride quality of the Z's are not bad at all

Robbie1227 · 04-22-2016, 08:31 PM

LOL, one of the many reasons I stayed with the Camaro and didn't go with a Stingray was the fact that I have 2 booster seats in the back of mine for non-track days!
Congrats and enjoy!

04-22-2016, 01:15 PM	#1
bakoholmes Drives: 2014 Z/28 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central CA Posts: 21	New Z/28 Owner - 2014 White 99048 Z was delivered yesterday afternoon. First stop was a hand car wash then went for ice cream w/ the wife. First Impressions: Other people seem to enjoy seeing the car almost as much as I enjoy driving it. The kid who washed the car was so excited he could hardly stand it. He probably had a bigger smile on his face then I did. I don't actually think he was the one who was supposed to be working on it because he ran over and pulled it out of the normal line of cars and put it in the detail bay. He asked me how much the car cost, showed me his 350z, told me how lucky I was, etc. I wasn't really prepared for the how much does it cost question. We also had some enthusiastic responses from other people on the road. One guy pulled up beside us and was staring at the car so I rolled down the window. He asked if it was a Z/28 and I said yes. He responded with "F yeah. Whooooo!!!" Then took off when the light turned green. Was a pretty funny experience for my wife in the passenger seat because he was on her side. lol The car sounds amazing but I wish it had a little bit more cam lope. Something I can solve in the future after I get bored w/ the current power level. The car only had 561 miles on it so I am trying to keep the RPMs down but doubt I will follow any type of break in procedure for the first 1500 miles. Just wont beat on it too hard. It was in the mid 80's yesterday and the tires warmed up really quickly. The car definitely has a ton of grip and takes turns like it is on rails. I didn't find the ride to be as bad as I expected. My wife who is 33 weeks pregnant w/ twin boys didn't complain about the ride. It is going to be very hard to keep the car clean. The big front tires throw stuff everywhere. Will definitely have to look at the stone guards. I will try to add some pictures: Attached Images Last edited by bakoholmes; 04-22-2016 at 01:45 PM.

04-22-2016, 02:00 PM	#2
Zslash28 Jumanji Drives: '14 Z/28 - AGM - No A/C Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,688	Welcome to the family! The Z/28 is a stunning machine, enjoy the new toy! __________________ Keeper of the 5th Gen Z/28 Registry. Registry Facebook. Follow: @5th_gen_z28_registry I track wrecked Z/28s Total lost -41

04-22-2016, 03:32 PM	#5
URBAN LEGEND Drives: 20 X3M CP & 19 ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brenham, TX Posts: 3,517	Congrats. __________________ 🔺22 RS E TRON GT 🔺21 Model S Plaid

04-22-2016, 03:52 PM	#6
JUSTIFIED Drives: 2015 black Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 1,077	Twin boys....Awesome!! Your wife is a real trooper! Welcome!! __________________

04-22-2016, 06:56 PM	#7
hollywdv Drives: 2015 Camaro Z/28 - Silver Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 135	New Z/28 Owner - 2014 White 99048 congrats! you'll have your hands full soon..enjoy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-22-2016, 02:10 PM	#3
firefisher Drives: corvette c7 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Open Windows Posts: 7	Great story. Best of luck with car and twins.

04-22-2016, 02:30 PM	#4
Hunt-man Drives: 2015 Z28 + Piper Comanche Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: PDX Posts: 227	Did you tell your wife the car seats would fit in the back for track days?

04-22-2016, 07:55 PM	#9
Tmick5jr Todd Drives: 2012 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,669 View My Garage	sweet car and no the ride quality of the Z's are not bad at all

04-22-2016, 08:31 PM	#10
Robbie1227 Drives: 2015 Camaro Z28/2016 Jeep Sahara Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 544	LOL, one of the many reasons I stayed with the Camaro and didn't go with a Stingray was the fact that I have 2 booster seats in the back of mine for non-track days! Congrats and enjoy! __________________ 2015 summit white Z28 #120 TRK DAY -Sun-Tek PPF-C protection film on 2/3 of the car, Moreno Camber plates, American Racing 2" ceramic coated LT headers and X-pipes with No Cats, Taylor red performance wires, NGK plugs, BTR Stage III Cam, MSD Atomic intake, Nick Williams 102mm throttle body, Stage 2 CNC Ported Heads by WCCH, MGW short throw shifter, oil catch can, and a dyno tune to get me to 587 RWHP and 516 RWTQ GONE: 2013 Summit White Camaro ZL1 M6 Roto-Fab CAI, Kooks headers and CAT delete, ATI damper and 10% pulley and balancer! Results: 576 RWHP - 540 RWTQ