Nissan 370Z Forum

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Originally Posted by cfweber (Post 960499)

Congrats

Wonder how many miles on the trade in-it looks good

any comparison crib notes to share?

I traded in the old Z at ~133,000 miles. That photo was taken probably around 50,000 - 70,000 or so if I had to guess.

Some comparison notes:

The 370 is faster, plain and simple. I didn't think I'd notice 40 horsepower that much, but I do. I notice it a lot. I'll have more feedback on this as I drive the car some more.
The interior is leaps and bounds better, more refined, more luxurious. No question here.
Shifting feels about the same, the length of the throw and the feeling of the gear engaging feels almost exactly like the 350 did. However, the clutch is completely different. Much easier to push the pedal in, and seems to grab much higher in the pedal travel than the 350. Also seems like the 370's clutch is much "grabbier", although with all the miles I had on my old car that could easily have been the clutch wearing out.
The windshield in the 370 is at least 20% shorter than the old one, and the rear quarter windows are not only 1/2 the size, but completely covered by the head rests of the seats making the blind spot I had in the 350 much worse in the 370. This is my only complaint about the car so far.
The brake pedal is much easier to push down and about 20-30% more "grabby" in the 370, the 350 felt less like power brakes, and more like manual ones. Not a big deal here, but getting used to the change has been weird.
I am 100% convinced that the stock speakers in the 350 were manufactured out of recycled dog $h*t. Of all the cars I've owned the 350 had the crappiest stock stereo. The 370 is much better, although still not "awesome" which I half-expected considering I was getting the Bose system.