Sold the Corvette and bought a 370Z

2014Z · 01-20-2017, 02:21 PM

Hi All,
I retired recently and purchased a C5 Corvette as my fun car last year. While I really liked the body lines of the Vette, I made the mistake of buying an automatic with 2.73 rear gears. Boy did that suck!!!
Several years ago my son had a 350Z and he loved it to death, so I went shopping for my 370Z.
I found a very nice 2014 Touring/Sport/6 speed and the tech package with 14k miles for $23k. My son and I drove several hours to test drive it and of course drove it home.
This week I just installed my Meisterschaft axel backs and what a difference that makes on the car. I ordered a stainless steel knob from WC Lathe Works and hopefully that should be here next week. Next would probably be the drilled/slotted rotors, pads and s/s brakelines from Z1.
I hoping to learn a lot from the 370Z forum just like I did with the C5 Corvette forum.

BC416 · 01-20-2017, 02:26 PM

Welcome - that sounds like a great deal for a 2014 with those options!

Glad you are enjoying it. The exhaust definitely makes a huge difference.

MagmaRed370z · 01-20-2017, 02:32 PM

Congrats on the Z!

Why did the 2.73 rear gears sucked?

SS_Firehawk · 01-20-2017, 02:55 PM

Welcome email

2.73 gears suck because they only have 4 gears and a super low final gear for fuel economy. For reference, we have 6 forward gears AND a 3.69 for most manual Z's and 3.91 for 15+ manual Nismos. Essentially more torque to the ground because the lower gears (higher number =lower gear) are smaller and turn more per rpm than a higher or taller gear.

2014Z · 01-20-2017, 03:44 PM

Just as SS Firehawk stated, the A4 Corvette was a good crusing car and that was nice, but from a start off with the 2.73 gears, it almost like my Mazda SUV. LOL
Good car for the Interstate since I got about 30 mph and 22 in the city, but driving the auto had no "fun" involved. If it was a 6 speed with the stock 3.42 gears or a Z06, that would be a different story. Even my 21 year old son won't let a Z06 get away from the family.
The 370Z is entirely more fun to drive !!!!

OldGuyFla · 01-20-2017, 05:01 PM

Welcome

, have fun with the new Z!

Spoiler · 01-22-2017, 05:15 AM

Enjoy your new ride and welcome

Memphis370Z · 01-22-2017, 09:47 AM

Congratulations and welcome.

ZoomZ · 01-22-2017, 11:26 AM

You know, people complain that the 370Z has terrible visibility, specially out of the back.

I say, the back window is just big enough for you to see the 'Horse' or 'checkered flag' emblem in it.

Congrats and welcome to the "cool side".

zz

nomodsjk · 01-22-2017, 02:16 PM

Its nice to see someone trade American muscle for a tuner..especially in my neck of the woods because its rare...welcome to the family!

Cyber370 · 01-22-2017, 03:36 PM

Welcome! You made the right move. I traded my 2003 C5 Manual coupe for my '16 370z Nismo and haven't regretted it for a second. The C5, even with the manual was fun but did not come close to the Z for handling, steering feel and general body stiffness. The C5's biggest problem was the big steering wheel and slow rack, and leaf spring suspension.

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Neo370Z · 03-25-2017, 02:41 AM

Welcome, enjoy the car

chubbs · 03-25-2017, 03:12 AM

And it's a welcome from me too. Nice colour.

01-20-2017, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
2014Z Base Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 74 Drives: 14 370Z A54 S/T 6MT Rep Power: 8	Sold the Corvette and bought a 370Z Hi All, I retired recently and purchased a C5 Corvette as my fun car last year. While I really liked the body lines of the Vette, I made the mistake of buying an automatic with 2.73 rear gears. Boy did that suck!!! Several years ago my son had a 350Z and he loved it to death, so I went shopping for my 370Z. I found a very nice 2014 Touring/Sport/6 speed and the tech package with 14k miles for $23k. My son and I drove several hours to test drive it and of course drove it home. This week I just installed my Meisterschaft axel backs and what a difference that makes on the car. I ordered a stainless steel knob from WC Lathe Works and hopefully that should be here next week. Next would probably be the drilled/slotted rotors, pads and s/s brakelines from Z1. I hoping to learn a lot from the 370Z forum just like I did with the C5 Corvette forum. chubbs, zmanelite, iDaRkkO and 1 others like this.

01-20-2017, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
BC416 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: NJ Age: 37 Posts: 718 Drives: 2012 KAD 6MT Rep Power: 591	Welcome - that sounds like a great deal for a 2014 with those options! Glad you are enjoying it. The exhaust definitely makes a huge difference. __________________ F.I. / K&N / 180 / Forgestar

01-20-2017, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 12	Congrats on the Z! Why did the 2.73 rear gears sucked? __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod

01-20-2017, 02:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7334	Welcome email 2.73 gears suck because they only have 4 gears and a super low final gear for fuel economy. For reference, we have 6 forward gears AND a 3.69 for most manual Z's and 3.91 for 15+ manual Nismos. Essentially more torque to the ground because the lower gears (higher number =lower gear) are smaller and turn more per rpm than a higher or taller gear. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

01-20-2017, 05:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
OldGuyFla A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Indian Lake Estates Fl Posts: 1,049 Drives: 14 370Z TS Roadster Rep Power: 19127	Welcome , have fun with the new Z! __________________

01-20-2017, 03:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
2014Z Base Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 74 Drives: 14 370Z A54 S/T 6MT Rep Power: 8	Just as SS Firehawk stated, the A4 Corvette was a good crusing car and that was nice, but from a start off with the 2.73 gears, it almost like my Mazda SUV. LOL Good car for the Interstate since I got about 30 mph and 22 in the city, but driving the auto had no "fun" involved. If it was a 6 speed with the stock 3.42 gears or a Z06, that would be a different story. Even my 21 year old son won't let a Z06 get away from the family. The 370Z is entirely more fun to drive !!!!

01-22-2017, 05:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Spoiler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Central Florida Age: 64 Posts: 8,409 Drives: 21 Supra -Blk/Red Rep Power: 2684379	Enjoy your new ride and welcome

01-22-2017, 09:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
Memphis370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Memphis Area Posts: 3,117 Drives: '09 MB Rep Power: 124433	Congratulations and welcome.

01-22-2017, 11:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
ZoomZ Track Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 714 Drives: 17' 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 40312	You know, people complain that the 370Z has terrible visibility, specially out of the back. I say, the back window is just big enough for you to see the 'Horse' or 'checkered flag' emblem in it. Congrats and welcome to the "cool side". zz

01-22-2017, 02:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
nomodsjk Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: martinsburg wv Posts: 2,073 Drives: 2011 370z MB/7at Rep Power: 19962	Its nice to see someone trade American muscle for a tuner..especially in my neck of the woods because its rare...welcome to the family!

01-22-2017, 03:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Cyber370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Montreal, QC Canada Posts: 679 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 19371	Welcome! You made the right move. I traded my 2003 C5 Manual coupe for my '16 370z Nismo and haven't regretted it for a second. The C5, even with the manual was fun but did not come close to the Z for handling, steering feel and general body stiffness. The C5's biggest problem was the big steering wheel and slow rack, and leaf spring suspension. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ "That’s when you know you’ve found somebody special. When you can just shut the fck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.”-Mia (Pulp Fiction)*

03-25-2017, 02:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Neo370Z Base Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Kansas Posts: 5 Drives: 12'Nissan370z TourEd Rep Power: 8	Welcome, enjoy the car

03-25-2017, 03:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7586	And it's a welcome from me too. Nice colour. __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^

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