Nissan 370Z Forum - A few questions for a new Nismo

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Originally Posted by israel7 (Post 685392)

how was the ride and feel of the S2000 compared to that of the nismo? in your honest opinion, which would you rather have? for years my original goal was to purchase an S2000, until they got discontinued. if still manufactured, i'd still go with the nismo though, a lot more for the money, plus im not into convertibles.

a friend of the family has/had an S2000, the last year they made them 9k rpm screamers, guy's a doctor, and has no idea about the details of the S2000 or any car for that matter. one time he was mentioning upgrading it, the usually, exhaust and some rims, at the time the Vortech supercharger had just come out, so i mentioned why not buy it, he can afford it anyways. guy told me his S2000 already came with it, said it says it on the side of the car. confused for a minute i realized what he meant...Vtech. needless to say i didnt correct him, didnt want to waste my time, which i had already done long enough. guy has a base corvette now, and on the verge of purchasing a Ferarri. i guess some of us are into looks and others performance

I don't miss my S2000 at all. It was a great car. I had it looking great. However, it's no comparison to the nismo. The s2k had no torque. Although it did handle like a go kart. IMHO, the main differences is that the s2k was not as sure footed or stable in turns as the nismo. It also lacked in acceleration exiting long sweeping turns. My confidence in the Nismo is amazing it surprises me on every drive.

The S2k for track use or back road tight canyon carving was great. On the street I actually got bored with it. It was difficult for me to drive daily.
I found myself bouncing off the redline all the time trying to pass. It was frustrating.

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