practicalenthusiast
Peter Monshizadeh
practicalenthusiast
Enjoys working on vehicles with poor reputations.

12 year Z owner here, over that time I kept a spreadsheet on exactly how much she owes me but given the choice, I’d do it all again. Clearly since I’m insane, decided to start collecting RWD Japanese sports car from the 90s. The two garage queens above and a pair of 80s nostalgia pieces on the drive way. Love all of

I’m sure this comment will get lost in the sea of Jalop. But thank you for such a well written and enjoyable piece of automotive blogging. Read more

I’ve been through the pain of the 300zx injector replacement with the engine still in the car. Many bruised knuckles later, I let the car idle in the driveway with tensions high listening for a stutter. Finally, silky smooth exhaust breathing from the back and all systems go, I took the car out on the road for a test Read more

Best article i’ve read on Jalopnik in forever. Great work and congrats on the awesome build Peter! Read more

Amazing write-up, thanks for this! I own a non-turbo Z32 and do enjoy it. My entry cost was slightly lower than yours, but I pay someone else to wrench on it, so my repair bills are higher, for less work. Read more

Holy crap... the scrolling... i thought it would never stop... just more and more costs... sheesh... beautiful damn car though, and fantastic write up. Read more

From what I can tell you did a great job putting this car back together with a lot of new parts giving it a much longer life. It looks great. Read more

So will you be posting the rest of her divorce filing tomorrow? ;) Read more

When the topic of 1990s Japanese performance cars comes up, we as car enthusiast tend to beat the proverbial dead horse. We rattle off the Toyota Supra Twin Turbo, Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, Mazda RX-7, and the Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo. And then, with a knowing smile, we mention the 3000GT VR-4 and laugh before saying Read more

Gotta say this is what I like most about Jalopnik; the appreciation of interesting cars and their stories not just the new, shiny, and insanely expensive. I mean if I want to read the newest circle jerk about an M4 or some special addition Ferrari that is already sold out I can read Motortrend.
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