Wish me luck (600 miles)

[landtodd]

I'm about to take the Q on its first road trip! Tallahassee to Tampa, about 300 miles each way.

Why did I wait 18 months after puchase? I've done a leisurely rehab (D-I-Y) including chain guides, fuel pump, under-plenum hoses, knock-sensor harness, flex fan, transmission cooler, and synthetics in transmission, motor, and differential.

Wish me luck!

Next trip is to Atlanta for T-3 transmission service -- Dennis -- I would appreciate directions coming from the south, telephone number to make an appointment, general information about what day of the week is best.

[AZhitman]

Flex fan? Tell me more...

[landtodd]

See:Stress cracks in fan - in the Infiniti Online Mechanic forum of NICO Forums.

This thread is located at:http://www.nissaninfiniticlub....wpost

[greg_atlanta]

I would appreciate directions coming from the south, telephone number to make an appointment, general information about what day of the week is best.

5322 S Cobb Dr SeSmyrna, GA 30080-7417

http://maps.yahoo.com/

(Atlanta doesn't work on yahoo maps)

404-794-7700

basically... take I-75N, then I-285W (Atlanta perimeter), then S. Cobb Dr. exit, turn right, immediately on right

i think Mondays are usually slow, but it's unpredictable at best

[landtodd]

Hi Greg,

I got back to Tampa and back just fine. Never skipped a beat. Off to Pensacola now (400 miles round trip).

I'm having Signigicant Other issues about the ATL trip -- the idea of being "stranded" for three hours at T3 or the hotel isn't going over anywhere near as well as I thought it would. It looks like I'll have to wait until I can go up there alone for my "vigin" visit to T3.

Oh well.

[Q451990]

That's why you drop the "significant other" off at the mall with a movie theater - have her bring a friend and it's even better! They can go see some emotional rot-gut flick, shop for a few hours, etc.

I know where you're coming from. I've been told that my trip to T3 with "Q2" should take place during the week. Chain guides are probably out of the drop-the-chick-off-at-the-mall time frame:)

Heath

[landtodd]

Heath, Heath, Heath . . . I appreciate that your intentions are good, as they always have appeared to be. I've always enjoyed reading your posts.

However . . . I think, dear friends, it's time for consciousness raising . . .

Although I turn my own wrenches and have a well developed appreciation for the machinery, it doesn't mean that Significant Other is necessarily female . . . no offense taken. Really. I'm just tired of pretending. And skirting personal pronouns.

Did I just out myself? Geez, I hope you guys still talk to me. I'm still the intense gearhead I've always been. Still one of the nicest people you're likely to meet.

BTW, think whatever you like, but I'm not the only one here!

[maxnix]

Whatever the SO is, do park he/she/it in an appropriate environment so you can learn the sacred ways of the Q at the temple of T3.

[Q45tech]

Q owners have to give up significant others, as that would be cheating on the Q. The car knows and will repay you for your lack of fidelity!

We constantly hear about the Q taking food out of the mouths of children, usually from owners that have 5 or 6.

T3 #1 is just an old gas station with a big added on space for 4 more bays definitely not something you want to expose to females [or sensitive males] . If the business made any significant money it would have long been replaced. Except for the location......really hard to find real estate close to I285 and $4,500 a month is all we can afford.

[VimyJ]

Heath, Heath, Heath . . . I appreciate that your intentions are good, as they always have appeared to be. I've always enjoyed reading your posts.

However . . . I think, dear friends, it's time for consciousness raising . . .

Although I turn my own wrenches and have a well developed appreciation for the machinery, it doesn't mean that Significant Other is necessarily female . . . no offense taken. Really. I'm just tired of pretending. And skirting personal pronouns.

Did I just out myself? Geez, I hope you guys still talk to me. I'm still the intense gearhead I've always been. Still one of the nicest people you're likely to meet.

BTW, think whatever you like, but I'm not the only one here!

Hey, all is cool. I've worked a lot of theater and ballet tours as a musician. BTW, I'm not the other one(s). Strangely enough, I once played a ballet tour that had only one gay guy in the troop. I was out for the Primas myself. Nothing on this earth is like a prima ballerina.

[landtodd]

In college, with all seriousness, I suggested to some of my str8-er friends that they ought to become some way involved in the dance department. All those slim, toned, very physical women, dying for a str8 man? (It was about 15:1 F:M, and no guarantee that 1 would be interested.) A kid, a candy store . . . one guy started building sets as a volunteer, subsequently begged me to shut up about the "opportunities."

Yeah, the Q is a little puzzled about his reluctance to hang out in Atlanta for such a good cause, but he gave me the car as a present, probably saved its "life" doing so, so how much complaining can I do? I'm sure by this time he thinks he created a monster, 'cause I'm completely obsessed with this great car, spend way too much time doing things to it, reading about it, sitting on this board.

We used to buy Cadillacs. He'd do the cosmetics and power accessories, I'd do the mechanicals. Made lots of spending money, had a lot of fun. Then we opened a bar and had no time for anything. Our rent was $7000 a month there. Crazy. 9/11 did it in. Business dropped off 50% for 4 months. Couldn't keep the doors open.

Thanks, guys. You're the best.

[landtodd]

We constantly hear about the Q taking food out of the mouths of children, usually from owners that have 5 or 6.

I know you meant 5 or 6 children, but I had a moment of rapture thinking about having 5 or 6 Qs . . .

Like I said, this is my training Q. Last week, I found a '91 in Tampa with just 23K on it for $8K! They're out there, and I'll find a super-low miles gen-1 in showroom condition when $$ allow.

[PalmerWMD]

I know you meant 5 or 6 children, but I had a moment of rapture thinking about having 5 or 6 Qs . . .

I too thought he was talking about 5 or 6 Q's.I just figured, wow a lot of guys have their priorites straight in that town.

Fred...=)