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Title: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Rico on June 11, 2010, 06:10:34 PM
Well, here she is!  Still getting used to driving her but I'm very happy with the car and the whole experience with Nissan.  The car feels great on the road and is super quick.  But I'm taking it easy and adjusting to the new feel and flow of her.  Really love the Crimson Black color (the pictures just don't really capture it or do it justice).  I was going to take some inside shots but the battery in my camera faded.  Some really nice features inside, like hands free bluetooth and a real nice iPod radio integration.  Radio and music sound very sweet.  Anyway, I know I'm going to enjoy this car for a long time.  I'm really glad I took so much time looking because at the end of the day, I wanted to be happy with the car (and I am).  Some sample pics below.  Click my Flickr link for many more shots.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/treksf/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/treksf/)

Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: davekill on June 11, 2010, 06:37:19 PM
Beautiful car, love the color!
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Rico on June 11, 2010, 06:44:57 PM
Quote from: davekill on June 11, 2010, 06:37:19 PM
Beautiful car, love the color!

Thanks Dave.  It's really hard to photograph and get the color to show well.  But it's got such a rich tone to it I think it makes the car look amazing.  That red mica flake they use in the paint is beautiful.  Very happy with the color I picked.  And I like the rest of the car too!  ;)
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Bryancd on June 11, 2010, 08:02:31 PM
SO Hoshi.

Looks awesome!
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: sheldor on June 11, 2010, 08:09:15 PM
This your first black car?  Maybe you should name her Kitt!
Nice pics
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: jedijeff on June 11, 2010, 08:10:40 PM
Beautiful Car Rico, I hope you get plenty of enjoyment out of it.
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Rico on June 11, 2010, 08:17:47 PM
Quote from: sheldor on June 11, 2010, 08:09:15 PM
This your first black car?  Maybe you should name her Kitt!
Nice pics

Well, it's not technically black.  But, I did have a black car a long time ago.
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Ktrek on June 11, 2010, 08:58:43 PM
Looks like a very nice ride but I think I liked your other car more.

Kevin
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: davekill on June 11, 2010, 08:59:54 PM
Quote from: Rico on June 11, 2010, 06:44:57 PM
Quote from: davekill on June 11, 2010, 06:37:19 PM
Beautiful car, love the color!

Thanks Dave.  It's really hard to photograph and get the color to show well.  But it's got such a rich tone to it I think it makes the car look amazing.  That red mica flake they use in the paint is beautiful.  Very happy with the color I picked.  And I like the rest of the car too!  ;)

You can see the effect in the top two photos where the light on the car is strongest - the paint flames up deep red.
Very Sharp
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Feathers on June 12, 2010, 04:06:59 AM
Lots of photos!

The red shows up in a couple but probably not as well as it does in person. Looks fun! Can I borrow it?

Of course, with your career, I'd expect you to be quite picky about the paint finish ;)
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Rico on June 12, 2010, 07:45:32 AM
Be happy to let you take it for a spin Mike - come on over!  It is going to take some time to get used to her.  The car handles very well, but is much quicker than my previous car (which wasn't slow).  Something I have to adjust to.  But I know in a few days it will start to feel like a good pair of shoes.
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Bromptonboy on June 12, 2010, 08:39:12 AM
Rico's Chariot!  Looks great!
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: RickPeete on June 12, 2010, 08:47:03 AM
New car is SWEET!!! Congratulations! Our two cars will look awesome side-by-side next time I come visit. Which should be soon, right? Gotta check out the 'pad'...
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Blackride on June 12, 2010, 09:53:55 AM
I had a Nissan Xterra before i traded it in this year. Nissan treated me well. You will be happy with their products.
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Rico on June 29, 2010, 09:43:35 AM
Another photo showing the color.  And a little video (no that isn't me in the Coupe flying past the Mustang).  But I wanted to show it to illustrate just how fast this car is.   :biggrin

(http://www.treksinscifi.com/images/rad_coupe1.jpg)

altima coupe vs mustang gt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMKx7JUnJ6Q#)

Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: moyer777 on June 29, 2010, 09:49:45 AM
I just love the color Rico!  INCREDIBLE!
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Rico on June 29, 2010, 09:53:58 AM
Yeah, me too.  Real happy with her.  Going to give Hoshi a good wash after work today then take her out to dinner.  Oh, wait - that didn't sound right.   :roflmao
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Feathers on June 29, 2010, 12:22:17 PM
Yes, the colour comes off well there although I guess it's only as good as the camera.
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Rico on June 29, 2010, 04:13:15 PM
Quote from: Feathers on June 29, 2010, 12:22:17 PM
Yes, the colour comes off well there although I guess it's only as good as the camera.

It's a good camera.  But the lighting and the subtlety of the color make it difficult to capture.  Even in person it depends on a lot of factors to see it well.
Title: Re: Rico's New Ride - 2010
Post by: Geekyfanboy on July 20, 2010, 10:24:16 AM
Nice looking car Rico.. but didn't you just get a new car??