Y do RCZ drivers not acknowledge others??!!

[Griffy]

I just dont get it...arent these cars special / exclusive/ beautiful enough????

Unfortunately it appears to reflect the complete complacency shown toward this sooo underrated beauty - even when owned, drivers just dont seem to appreciate them...

Out of 20 times flashing and waving (passively in obvious friendly manner), 19 times ignored......................

She gets more appreciation simply parked up, ...from the general public

 

[Verminator]

Well I think it's down to the driver's just using there RCZs and a general car and not the car they are actually driving and know what a special car they actually have and if like me who started on two wheels they would know what common courtesy they would have for other car drivers of the same model what a shame other RCZ owners don't appreciate what they have and what they are driving.
Drive safe and stay lucky les n Co

 

[Griffy]

Well I think it's down to the driver's just using there RCZs and a general car and not the car they are actually driving and know what a special car they actually have and if like me who started on two wheels they would know what common courtesy they would have for other car drivers of the same model what a shame other RCZ owners don't appreciate what they have and what they are driving.
Drive safe and stay lucky les n Co

i think the fact that u r the only one to respond on this subject....speaks volumes, unfortunately - these Are special cars!

Personally, for a top Granturismo Spec, I would have loved an exciting 'soulful' 300bhp v6 (and ideally 4wd with flappy paddle option, active Cruise) and suspension better able to absorb the UK cartrack potholes - removable electro tinting glass targa roof panel would also have elevated it to something very special indeed - thats about it, the foundation is special enough.....more than enough in styling alone to deserve far better appreciation

Sub £3k valuation is Nuts!! - These cars will skyrocket in value in the longterm, relatively speaking.

Modest retromodding makes sense too, due to volume and crazy under valuation. I would be open to affordable EV conversions, and as mentioned, exciting sounding modest power V6 versions.......ok, would love the the varitint glass targa panel too

Donor car £2k
Tested used / recon V6 conversion £6k
Targa Panel £2k
Suspension tuning £3k

Unique GT touring version of RC: £13 - 15k........

Now This would attract a cult following

Too antique to do this myself, now in seventies and nasty arthritis (on limits just getting in and out, however was determined to get one and save 3 yrs to get mine)

Running mine at the budget end presently (HDi) and with rerstraint can achieve over 700 miles per tank, local country lane driving

Ps what would a quad piped mid mounted V8 variant have been like???!!!

I love my RC

Live long and prosper!

 

[Verminator]

Griffy that's a good to hear these car could have a lot of mods done even if you had time to do it as for me in my sixties would be nice to vamp up an RCZ son is car mechanic and so is my daughters partner don't know if you have seen any photos of mine so here's a few photos for you to browse over drive safe and stay lucky
Les n Co

 

[EddieJ]

I rarely see another over here, and usually it’s to far behind me too quick to wave , but really there just seems to be none about, er when I am anyway.

 

[Verminator]

I rarely see another over here, and usually it’s to far behind me too quick to wave , but really there just seems to be none about, er when I am anyway.

Is it that I am collecting them lol as now got my eye on a fourth one to add to my collection...

 

[DKZ5745]

Hi @Griffy, sorry for the late reply, I don’t get on here as often as I would like.
I’ve had my 200GT for almost 13 years now, and I have always acknowledged any other Z I’ve encountered on my travels.
I don’t get out much in my Z any more, last mileage between MOT’s was @ 320, and this time is likely to be less. Spend more time washing/polishing it than actually driving it.
I still love the car to bits, and have no intention of getting rid, even though the cost per mile is getting quite prohibitive MOT/TAX/INSURANCE.
The car still gets lots of attention when I’m out, and I still think it’s one of the best looking cars on the road.
To me, it will always be a special car.

 

[DKZ5745]

 

[lfe]

Here in Spain it's very rare to see an RCZ, in the four and a half years I've had mine, I think I've seen at most four others.

 

[Citoyendumonde]

What you have observed is quite common. Any car that stands out from the rest will be accompanied by a feeling of community among the original owners, because they know that to chose one required a certain degree of self-confidence to buy it. As time goes by, there are fewer and fewer original owners left, the ones who took the leap of faith based upon passion to own one. The second and subsequent owners rarely have the same amount (emotional and/or financial) invested in the car, and most have simply purchased it as a used car that represented a good value, which is usually not sufficient to build up passion for the model. As times go by and the cost of keeping them on the road increases, you see a new community spirit among owners as the cars stop being a good value used car and you once again need passion to own them.

I purchased a BMW i3 within its first year of existence. It had an unusual appearance, was among the first generation of electric cars and was truly unique. It also required quite an investment on the part of the owner because of the purchase cost and the fact of dealing with a virtually nonexistent charging network. All owners understood this and therefore shared a common experience. For the first few years, you would never pass another without both acknowledging each other. As time went by and as the investment needed became lesser, this sense of community decreased. The acknowledgments became fewer and fewer as to most owners the car was simply a used car to them. Most cars start depreciating as soon as they leave the forecourt and continue to depreciate for the rest of their lives. Some special ones, which I believe to include the RCZ, will suffer the normal depreciation for the first 10-15 years before they get their second legs and then start to appreciate anew.

 

[DKZ5745]

I have just bought an Audi Q6 etron quatrro Launch Edition, they are very few and far between on the roads, as they are a fairly new And expensive (when new) EV.
I returned to the car in a beauty spot car park last weekend to find another Q6 etron next but one car to mine. As I was getting my grandson into my car, the lady owner of the other Q6 returned to her car. I looked up to acknowledge her & maybe have a few words with her & she totally blanked me, got in her car & drove away.
It’s not just RCZ owners