I haven't been lucky enough yet to own one, but the first time I'd been in a 260Z was back in 2000, when a fellow TAFE student used to pick me up on his way to school. It was an auto, and frankly bloody gutless - my very beaten up '84 VK Calais left it for dead at any light - but that's the difference 10 years makes I guess! Anyway, I loved it. I didn't know a single thing about them at that time - I was barely into Japanese cars, let alone classics - and I have to admit it definitely was not love at first sight. I thought it was pretty sweet, but not my cup of tea. It was in great condition, but for whatever reason, my tastes at that time didn't really gel with the S30.
A few years later, and my tastes had matured quite a bit. I'd started liking Japanese cars more in general, and I'd developed a definite interest in the old S30. In that time, my friend had given his 260Z off to his dad, and bought another 260Z with an RB20DET in it, some nice 17inch BBS rims, and a beautiful interior.
His name's Will, a young Canadian guy living here in Melbourne. Haven't seen him in years, he moved to the other side of Melbourne and we just fell out of touch, haha. Some of you might know him though!