Rico's New Ride - 2010

Rico · 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/

davekill · June 11, 2010, 06:37:19 PM

Beautiful car, love the color!

Rico · 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! ;)

Bryancd · June 11, 2010, 08:02:31 PM

SO Hoshi.

Looks awesome!

sheldor · June 11, 2010, 08:09:15 PM

This your first black car? Maybe you should name her Kitt!
Nice pics

jedijeff · June 11, 2010, 08:10:40 PM

Beautiful Car Rico, I hope you get plenty of enjoyment out of it.

Rico · 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.

Ktrek · June 11, 2010, 08:58:43 PM

Looks like a very nice ride but I think I liked your other car more.

Kevin

davekill · 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

Feathers · 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 ;)

Rico · 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.

Bromptonboy · June 12, 2010, 08:39:12 AM

Rico's Chariot! Looks great!

RickPeete · 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'...

Blackride · 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.

Rico · 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

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