Traded my Evo for...
 

2003 Nissan 350Z Touring. 6sp, Black w/ Black heats leather seats and mirrors, 225/45 front 245/45 rear 18" wheels and tires, Bose 6 disc 7 speaker stereo, VDC.
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Here my old Evo:
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Mods: ACT Clutch/ Alpine deck/ Autometer boost gauge/ BFG KDW Tyres/ Blitz FATT/ Greddy Shift Knob/ Hallman MBC/ Hawk Rear pads/ JDM MR BOV/ NGK spark plugs/
Perrin antenna/ Project Mu pads/ Rockford Fosgate amp & sub/ RS*R cat-back/ Seibon CF hood/ Tein H-Tech/ TurboXS intake/ Quaife Limited Slip Diff.
Got rid of it cause it kept breaking and having too many problems.

That 350z is nice as hell. Guy where I live has one with black 20s or 19s on it. Looks REALLY nice.

Well I'm looking at some 18" Gram Lights.

yea, dont go bigger then 18's. if you do your ride will definetly suck. looks sweet.

Thanks!

nice

Thats crazy one of my friends made the same switch

i would take a Z over a Evo for sure, nice car man!

are you on HAI as well? If not, there is someone on there who just traded their Evo for a Nissan 350z as well.

Looks nice!

what are your plans for the Z ?

my buddy's dad has a black 350z roadster and just got a set of bronze 18" gram lights and they look sick on there.

Awesome trade. I'd like to know what your future plans are too. You should totally get 20's.

I am on HAI.
Not too many plans.
And I'm not a fan of 20s.

Congratz man. Love the Z!!! (I don't like EVO's that much since the introduction of the VIII... :shrug: )

Nice car. Now go buy yourself a DA polisher, because black is a b**** to keep looking good. You already have some swirls and holograms on that c-pillar. Great choice though!

teh hawtness
now all you need is MADD NAWZZZ lol
hott as hell bro i love it

nice switch, woulda done the same.

My friend here just traded in his '04 touring Z for a 2006 Tacoma SR5 because of practicality issues. Sad huh.

Sick ride! Def go bronze Volks... Nice trade since Evo's and WRX's are all over the place here in Colorado.

sweet ride,

What specific problems did the Evo give you? I may want to pick one up soon. Is there a forum where i can read about common problems?

Get the Rays from the 06 Z's (Grand Touring Package). I love the way they look. 19's in the back, 18's up front.

sweet ride. i'm planning to get a z-body when they are redesigned in '07.

Stock Advans were replaced at 10k miles, I replace the hvac at 13k miles, the clutch at 20k miles, the front diff at 30k, the power sterring pump and starter at 33k miles. Think the transmisson was going out as well as the rear diff.
Check out www.EvolutionM.net for the most information. But be cautious because of... well refer to my quote in sig.

would you say yours was one of the few with that many problems? I mean power steering pump and starter at 33k miles? Tranny and differential soon after?!?! THAT IS NUTS!!

I know 7thgens have their share of problems, but i havent had any in my 2001 ex !!

Are you refering to my problems on a civic? All those problems are from an Evolution 8.

All my friends with evo's have a lot of problems too... mainly with the tranny

now that will definitely help me cancel my decision in trading in my civic for an evo. I guess all of those horror stories about the maintenance of the evo are true.

Not all Evo's have the same problems.

i guess its just a risk you gotta take. If i get an Evo and it has alot of problems, i just gotta end up selling it.

What im scared about is that i will put a lot of money into modifying it and than oem parts like starters and transmissions will fail or even the hvac.

Trust me I dumped some top dough into it. The front diff was $1500 ($1900 installed) alone, the clutch was $500 (total $1100 instaled) and, the hood was $500.

I like it I wanted one but too bad they are only 2 seaters