Volume XXXVIII, January 2015 James Snyder, Editor Windy .

Volume XXXVIII, January 2015James Snyder, EditorWindy City Z Club OfficersTHE PRESIDENT SEZTy Ozgen, PresidentAhh, the good ole days. Lifewas so simple then. We had nofancy “I phones”, no internet, noemails. Cars were cars, not computers. Now carscan park themselves, stop themselves, they even haverear view cameras who needs mirrors anymore?Manual transmissions are on the way out, especially inthe U.S. The automatics are more efficient and evenfaster in many cases. With more complexity comesmore problems. You could even tell if a car was tunedproperly by sight in the old days, not by plugging it intoa computer. Some of the younger members may notknow this but I stillremember my dad tellingme that if you look intothe tailpipe of a car (whilestopped and off of course), especially after a longtrip, if it was a whitishgrey color inside , thatindicated that it wasrunning well and properlytuned. Just like that.Boom! This is as opposedto if it looked black,perhaps due to burning oilor too rich in thecarburetor. These days Ido not think the same principle applies. Now they plugthe car into a computer and it tells us some codes thatpotentially are the problem. So much for the garagemechanic. All the tailpipes look black inside. Exceptfor one. Don’t get me wrong, I do not go to the malland check everyone’s tailpipe. Sometimes you justcan’t help but notice. I am talking school buses. Haveyou ever checked out the tailpipes on these as you tagalong behind it as it picks up one after another student?There’s not a whole lot more to do as you sit behind it,staring at the yellow rear end of it unless it turns or youwww.windycityzclub.comPresident – Ty Ozgen 630.910.3616VP of Activities – Jeff Pleiter 630.832.7857VP of Administration – Pat Sylvester 847.895.6939Secretary/Membership – Sue Chan 630.379.6917Treasurer – Bill Bragg 262.697.1779Newsletter – James Snyder wczc.editor@gmail.comWebmeister – Glenn Johnson 630.363.2081get an opportunity to floor it and pass it. What Inoticed was that the tailpipe is the same grayish whitecolor as the cars of yesteryear. Cool but why? I’mreally not sure. I assume they are fuel injected thesedays, running on unleaded. Maybe they are allcarbureted and those bus drivers are really all gearheads who tinker with the floats and jets as they waitfor the kids at school.Hmmm.We had some veryproductive meetings so far inregards to our upcomingHeritagefest this June and wewill continue to do so. It takesa lot of effort to put one ofthese on and I am confident wewill do a great job. Everyoneis invited to help out in anyway, shape or form. Thewebsite should be up by thetime you read this. Check itout and if you want, registerearly.We still have events coming up to get us throughthis winter as Jeff will mention in his article, eventhough it has been OK so far compared to last year.My favorite of course is the Chicago Auto Show whichruns from Feb 14-22, 2015. Our club is going onMonday the 16th. I have picked up the tickets already,compliments of Jay Weinberger of Continental Nissan.This has been an annual ritual for our club and Jay isalways willing to help us. Thanks Jay. The tickets areon first come first serve basis, limit of 2 permember. Please email me at tyozgen@gmail.com toVolume XXXVIII, January 2015page 1

reserve your tickets. As usual, we will meet at theStarbucks near the entrance to the show cars at 6:15PM (the usual spot) and distribute the tickets then.Parking rates are cheaper after 6 PM apparently.Anyway, while I was at Continental Nissan I lookedaround to see what Z’s they had on the lot. As most ofyou know a 370Z roadster is a dream of mine but therewas none to drool over that day, however one Z didcatch my eye. A brand new 2015 Nissan 370Z NISMOin Pearl White, like the one pictured on our website andthe Nissan USA website. It was stunning!! Eventhough it was about 7PM, cold outside, and spatteredwith some slush from the plows, I was like a deergazing at headlights. The front end, the rear end, thered accents and everything in between!! What abeauty! If I did not know any better, I’d swear Jay wastrying to tell me something. Oh Tyyyy .forrrggeettthe roooaaadddsssttteeerrr. Getttt tttthhheeeNNNIIISSSMMMOOO, the NNNIIISSSMMMOOO.Then I came back to earth, you have a wife and 3 kidsto put through school. Maybe I’ll do home schooling,or better yet, “home collegeing.” Is there such a thing?On a more somber note, I’d like to wish MikeConnolly a very speedy recovery. He had a healthscare while at the dealership last month and we arefortunate that he will be fine. Many of us saw him atthe most recent Oktoberfest at Continental Nissan as hewas our host that day. My understanding is that he isback to work now. Get well soon Mike!! TyJeff Pleiter, V.P of Activities2015 Midwest Z Heritage FestUpdate: Club members and officers metrecently at the January general meeting tocontinue to work out event schedule and costdetails for the event. It was snowing, butwe still had a good turnout of about 19 members. Noteverything is finalized, but we are getting close.Watch for the Heritage Fest to go live soon with aregistration form.Windy City Z Club General Meeting : February8, 2015 at 6 pm. The next Windy City GeneralMeeting will be held on February 8, 2015 at 6 pm.The location will be the Buena Beef Restaurant at 305E. Army Trail Road in Glendale Heights. We have aroom reserved. Join us for dinner, socializing andplanning for 2015 Midwest Z Heritage Fest. Thismeeting will be focused on discussing volunteer needsand assigning responsibilities for the planning and onsite tasks. Please let us know if you are interested inwww.windycityzclub.comvolunteering.Chicago Auto Show February 16, 2015. MondayFebruary 16 will be our annual visit to the ChicagoAuto Show. Continental Nissan will be getting us freetickets (see Ty's column for info). There have beenvarious speculations regarding the next Z. Could wesee a concept in Chicago?Bennett Coachworks February 28. 10:00 amCoffee and Donuts will be provided by Bob Bennett.They have 7-9 Datsuns in various stages ofrestoration/modification. They have doubled theirshop since our last visit several years ago. We will alsoplan on lunch and possibly add a visit to the HarleyMuseum if we have enough interest.Next WCZC Meeting Tentative Date March 82015.NISMO Fiesta May 22nd to May 24th 2015.Austin Texas. Dates and locations have been updatedand released. Friday: Opening banquet. Saturday:Track Day, Hill Country Cruise, Sunday: Car Show. Iam thinking of going to this and visiting my son in thesame trip. If you have any interest in going to theNISMO fest, let me know.Midwest Z Heritage Fest, June 12 to 14, 2015.We are hosting in 2015. Hotel will be the Lisle Hyatt,Car Show will be at the Bolingbrook Promenade. NoAutobahn touring this time as they were only willing togive us 15 minutes of time. You can go on-line nowand reserve your room for the event. Our website hasa direct link to the hotel website to get the discount.www.midwestzheritage.comVolume XXXVIII, January 2015page 2

International Z Car Convention July 21-25.Memphis Tennessee. Hotel and event details can befound at: www.zccazconvention.comZ’s in the Woods August 15, 2015 Barb and Daveare hosting Z's in the Woods again this year and make ita joint Indy and Windy City event once more. Theformat will be much the same and more details will beprovided in the future. Expect food, live music, and aPeople's Choice car show. This time there will not be arain date and if the weather is bad we all will park onthe street and driveway and move the party indoorsAs always, keep an eye on the website,www.windycityzclub.com, our windy city z clubfacebook page, and the evites for up to date info andnew events.We will be scheduling other misc events such ascruise nights and other possible driving events. We areopen to event ideas. A few have been sent in and areon the burner. Email me at villazx10@comcast.net. Jeff 2004 350Z Color: Silverstone“Showroom New” with justunder 15,000 milesOriginal Owner pleasure car,never winter drivenBase Model with 6-SpeedManual TransmissionIf you have photos, articles or Nissan news ofinterest that you'd like to contribute to the WCZCnewsletter, please submit them towczc.editor@gmail.com by the 10th of the month. BoutiqueWCZC patch - 3/eaLicense plate frames - 3/ea or 5/pairWCZC polo shirt - 30, specify sizeContact Ty at tyozgen@gmail.com to purchase.For Salewww.windycityzclub.comUpgrades: NISMO Stainless Steel Cat-Back ExhaustSystem TSW 19” Thruxton Wheels with BridgestonePotenza Pole Position TiresRear 275/35 ZR19, Front 245/35 ZR19(front tires new last year) Nissan floor mats Color matched splash guards Aluminum Kick Plates Carpeted Hatch MatAlso Included: California Car Cover (Custom FitDustop Techsoft brand)Asking Price 16,500 or Best OfferContact: Bill Graffy 708-710-2936 (cell) ore-mail: sbgraffy@sbcglobal.netVolume XXXVIII, January 2015page 3

Windy City Z 2014 Events CalendarDate & EventFeb 8th – WCZC General MtgFeb 16th – Chicago Auto ShowFeb 28th – Bennett CoachworksMar 8th? – WCZC General MtgMay 22-24 – NISMO FiestaJune 12-14 – Midwest Z Heritage FestJuly 21-25 – Int'l Z Car ConventionVenueTBDMcCormick, ChicagoContact & other infoTy Ozgen – tyozgen@gmail.comTy Ozgen – tyozgen@gmail.comTBDSan Antonio, TXLisle, ILMemphis, TNTy Ozgen – tyozgen@gmail.comJeff Pleiter – villazx10@comcast.netJeff Pleiter – villazx10@comcast.netJeff Pleiter – villazx10@comcast.netNissan NewsThe Nissan/Infiniti Division set an annual U.S. sales record with 1,386,895 sales in 2014, an 11.1% increase over2013. Sales leaders include the Altima, Rogue, Versa, Leaf, NV and NV2000.NISSAN DIVISIONDECDECMonthlyCYTDCYTDCYTD20142013% chg20142013% Nissan Division TotalCubeTotal CarFrontierTitanQuestwww.windycityzclub.comVolume XXXVIII, January 2015page 4

,3854,619190Total Truck39,23338,9540.7479,667436,8269.8North American MonthlyCYTDCYTDCYTD20142013% chg20142013% chg12,00713,232-9.3117,330116,4550.8Infiniti Q401,1841,460-18.915,59030,256-48.5Infiniti Q503,8554,568-15.636,89917,816107.1Infiniti Q6065846242.47,7409,806-21.1Infiniti Q7065636778.75,0345,283-4.7Infiniti QX50224295-24.12,7272,16426.0Infiniti QX603,3673,744-10.131,19231,602-1.3Infiniti QX70448586-23.55,2136,380-18.3Infiniti QX801,6151,750-7.712,93513,148-1.6Total Car6,3536,857-7.465,26363,1613.3Total 6.91,386,8951,248,42011.1Total Car72,43164,42912.4855,161758,30012.8Total finiti TotalNISSAN GROUP TOTALSelling daysThe Altima ranked 6th in sales in the U.S. behind the Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado, Toyota Camry, HondaAccord and Toyota Corolla . Our beloved Z sales remain stable, selling 7,199 in 2014, 6,561 in 2013, 7,338 in2012 and 7,328 in 2011.New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission has set April 20, 2015 as the start date where most oftheir taxis will be replaced with the Nissan NV2000.The Leaf sold over 30,000 vehicles which is the first time a plug in vehicle achieved this mark.www.windycityzclub.comVolume XXXVIII, January 2015page 5