I just picked up a 04 Enthusiast 350Z coupe on Friday... woohoo! I had a deposit down on it since July and it showed up almost 2 weeks earlier than the esimate they gave me.

I'm on the fence right now on what to do w/my 2K2 Max GXE. If I sell it, I take a major depreciation hit but will save on insurance... If I keep it well, it'll hardly get driven, will keep depreciating and I'll have pay insurance on two cars. The lack of cargo room on the Z (which I knew about long before) has already been a slight problem twice...

I'm thinking I maybe should sell the Max and buy an used reliable econobox (when I need the extra seats and cargo room), but it's hard to get anything that's cheap, reliable, and much/any warranty left. All of these are requirement for me. Any suggestions?

BTW, impressions so far:

good:
Handling is WAY better than Max, my Max feels like a boat, Max is a lot less secure going around turns fast, almost night and day difference
Power, feels more powerful, but I have to hold back cuz of the break in period [sigh, 700 more miles to go]
Styling and the attention it gets

bad (I knew about all these before buying, but some cons were a bit worse than I expected):
Cargo room very limited
Very rough ride (very harsh and bouncy at times, a bit harsher than I expected since I'd ridden in a coworker's Z a few times)
Two door car is hard to get in and out of
Lots of road and engine noise (road noise was a bit more than I remembered in coworker's Z)
Stereo [radio portion] sucks (I now see why my coworker complains about it)

 

You could dump the 2k2 and get an older Xterra or something. If you never need 4 doors, then just rent a truck at Home Depot when you need one.

Luckily, we have a 00 Pathfinder that serves us well when ever I need to haul more than a loaf of bread

 

Congrats on your new roadster! But the Z is not intended for everyday
use(not very practical) more like a collectible/weekend/go out to dinner/
track car- So why not keep the Max, once u rid of it you may realize
how much you need it for everyday life- just my .02 cents

 

Actually... I got an 04 coupe (I just added this to my post to clarify). I didn't like the styling of the roadster much and it rains too much here in WA.

 

Is your coupe red? I saw ONE and only one the entire week I was up there :/ I saw it near Port Angeles around the middle of the week..

 

Nope, it's Daytona Blue. I'll update my sig.

 

Man, what I wouldnt give to carve up those roads in WA.. Unfortunately, on 101/104 there are more trucks slinging crap than anywhere else I have ever seen! Get yourself that clear bra..

 

sell it....

 

The 350 is an everyday Sports Car, its not likea VETTE or anything trust me we use ours a daily driver.

 

younger than moi) feels the Z rides rough as hell....that and the gun-turret slits you peer out of turned me off on dat car....