350z dream g35 reality
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350z dream g35 reality
I posted this story on my350z originally, but figured since I have the G I should be a member on both forums.
About 18 moths ago my dad made a wager with methat if my weight went from 213 to 160 and I maintained it for 1 year I would get a 350z. I accepted the wager January of 2006 when I went back to school during my freshman year. I began loosing the weight and by July 13, 2006 I had reached my goal of 159.8 ( my scale goes in .2 increments). I had to keep it off for 1 year without going over, like the Price is Right showcase showdown. Now my dad got nervous and worried that he would actually have to pay out on the bet. His plans of sabatoge began.
We went to Sweden on the Volvo Overseas delivery program for a V70 wagon for my mom. I came back from the vacation at 157.8. No dice dad. After that I went back to school, where I lost the weight originally. I got back in my grove and to the near anorexic 155lbs, I'm only 5'9 so I sorta backed off of working out and just kept in shape. Thanksgiving came and went, and during Christmas break I went on a cruise with another friend and his family and a ski trip to Whistler. Returning to the spring semester closer to 160 than I wanted to be. I hit the gym and got a little buffer room again. I came home in May (2 months ago) and dad while upset that he was about to lose the bet, was still stunningly proud of what I had accomplished. The month of June was the longest month in my life, and mid July we went looking at cars. The first stop was the Nissan dealer it was rainy so we didn't test drive only looked at prices to see how much it was going to cost. Touring Z's were running 30 grand invoice so we looked over at Maximas and that was not what I wanted after 18 months of waiting. FWD auto heavy 4dr was not as fun as a 6spd 2 seater that gets up and goes. Shockingly we went to the Infiniti dealer because it was on the way home as well and I said how about a G35 sedan? Many things swayed us that way, the Infiniti dealer was in the same place where we got the Volvo, it was the Lisle Auto Plaza in Chicagoland. We had great service there so we went back for more. Insurance was less on a 4dr, and 4 seats and a trunk is a lot more practical. My heart was set on manual and the only manual Infiniti was the 07 g35S. My dad says whats S mean? so I explain the features of the Sport model and all the things that you get over the base model for only $1200 more. The dealer didn't have any base so we ended up with a brand new 07 sport with Premium package, and we haven't looked back. 500 miles and counting. I just gave it its first bath and took some pictures so I thought I would share them and my story.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...ostream&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...ostream&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...ostream&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...ostream&size=l
This is my 4th car and I'm 20 years old.
16- 1993 Mazda 626 5spd (hated manual) moms old car got an 03 saturn
17- 1999 Mazda 626 auto (wanted manual back) dads old car got an 03 jaguar
19- 2003 Saturn L200 auto (still wanted manual but not in a saturn) moms old car got a new Volvo
20- 2007 Infinit G35s 6mt (love manual) my car, both parents are jealous.
Did I need a new car? No way.
Spoiled? Probably. I did pay 4300 out of my own pocket.
Am a deserving? I'd like to think so, I'm very grateful and I worked hard.
I go to SIU Carbondale and am a junior in Aviation Management and Flight.
PS- Sorry if the story is not that cohesive, its take 2, I had written it all out and then went to take the pictures and someone closed the window, so i had to rewrite it all.
About 18 moths ago my dad made a wager with methat if my weight went from 213 to 160 and I maintained it for 1 year I would get a 350z. I accepted the wager January of 2006 when I went back to school during my freshman year. I began loosing the weight and by July 13, 2006 I had reached my goal of 159.8 ( my scale goes in .2 increments). I had to keep it off for 1 year without going over, like the Price is Right showcase showdown. Now my dad got nervous and worried that he would actually have to pay out on the bet. His plans of sabatoge began.
We went to Sweden on the Volvo Overseas delivery program for a V70 wagon for my mom. I came back from the vacation at 157.8. No dice dad. After that I went back to school, where I lost the weight originally. I got back in my grove and to the near anorexic 155lbs, I'm only 5'9 so I sorta backed off of working out and just kept in shape. Thanksgiving came and went, and during Christmas break I went on a cruise with another friend and his family and a ski trip to Whistler. Returning to the spring semester closer to 160 than I wanted to be. I hit the gym and got a little buffer room again. I came home in May (2 months ago) and dad while upset that he was about to lose the bet, was still stunningly proud of what I had accomplished. The month of June was the longest month in my life, and mid July we went looking at cars. The first stop was the Nissan dealer it was rainy so we didn't test drive only looked at prices to see how much it was going to cost. Touring Z's were running 30 grand invoice so we looked over at Maximas and that was not what I wanted after 18 months of waiting. FWD auto heavy 4dr was not as fun as a 6spd 2 seater that gets up and goes. Shockingly we went to the Infiniti dealer because it was on the way home as well and I said how about a G35 sedan? Many things swayed us that way, the Infiniti dealer was in the same place where we got the Volvo, it was the Lisle Auto Plaza in Chicagoland. We had great service there so we went back for more. Insurance was less on a 4dr, and 4 seats and a trunk is a lot more practical. My heart was set on manual and the only manual Infiniti was the 07 g35S. My dad says whats S mean? so I explain the features of the Sport model and all the things that you get over the base model for only $1200 more. The dealer didn't have any base so we ended up with a brand new 07 sport with Premium package, and we haven't looked back. 500 miles and counting. I just gave it its first bath and took some pictures so I thought I would share them and my story.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...ostream&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...ostream&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...ostream&size=l
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...ostream&size=l
This is my 4th car and I'm 20 years old.
16- 1993 Mazda 626 5spd (hated manual) moms old car got an 03 saturn
17- 1999 Mazda 626 auto (wanted manual back) dads old car got an 03 jaguar
19- 2003 Saturn L200 auto (still wanted manual but not in a saturn) moms old car got a new Volvo
20- 2007 Infinit G35s 6mt (love manual) my car, both parents are jealous.
Did I need a new car? No way.
Spoiled? Probably. I did pay 4300 out of my own pocket.
Am a deserving? I'd like to think so, I'm very grateful and I worked hard.
I go to SIU Carbondale and am a junior in Aviation Management and Flight.
PS- Sorry if the story is not that cohesive, its take 2, I had written it all out and then went to take the pictures and someone closed the window, so i had to rewrite it all.
Last edited by fly siu; 07-25-2007 at 10:36 PM. Reason: Fix picture links
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07-26-2007, 01:16 AM
Your old man is smarter than you think....
He figures that if you put that weight back on you're not going to fit comfortably into the G! Plus, it's going to cost so much for gas (driving back and forth from SIU to Chicago area is a haul) you're going to have to choose between food and gas.
So he did you a favor. Enjoy your car, kid.
So he did you a favor. Enjoy your car, kid.
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