370z Popularity
 

I am curious as to why the 370z's never took off that well? I imagine it is hard for them to compete in the NA market with people here generally gravitating towards muscle cars. The fact they are a two-seater and small trunk space may be the practicality factor, but still. Quick cars. Great handling. Just an interesting thought that is an ever going debate I am sure.

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Simple. Being a real sports car, it's a niche with low production numbers. Impracticality makes the cost tough to stomach if you're not specifically shopping for a sports car.

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Understandable!

Lets also not forget at the launch of the 370 the economy was not all that great which didn't help sales.

Its also interesting that you drive a Camaro and not a Z. Is this little blurb of yours meant to somehow make you feel better about driving a Chevy? You should probably stick to your Camaro Owners forum. Just another interesting thought 🙄

No, I hate my Camaro. It is partially a lemon and I hate how GM is not backing up their warranty. I am in the market for a Z so I am just doing research.

Lots of them here down in Fl.

Good taste is a rare commodity. Thus the Z's are rare.

I just had a trucker get out of his rig parked in a Walmart Parking lot and peruse my 2011. I don't imagine that too many Camaro owners ever see that.

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Domestic owners = more car for the money mentality and like the meme magnet. It is a practical and powerful car the masses.
Z owners = Ok with the 2 seater and is incredibly impractical.
Me = I don't like any other passenger than the one beside me and totally impractical.
I've resigned to the fact that domestics are butt ugly even with the power and handling. That's just me. Oh, the only thing that would make me reconsider is not even a muscle car -- it's the Focus RS.

Question to OP specifically -

Other than your specific lemon car situation, what don't you like about the camaro? What does a 370z give you that a Camaro doesn't?

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The Z has taught me that i prefer rareness over simply a quick car. Hence why I was a Volvo S60 Polestar as my DD.

I bet you like poles :yum:

I didn't know they actually released polestars. I thought they were just concepts

Long and straight unlike the Z's fat arse :ugh2:

Yea. 2-3 years ago i believe. I have yet to see one on the roads here yet. They're affordable for very lightly used models also. I'm really tempted.

If you saw his other thread,he is looking to get out of his troubled Camaro & into a Z.

Total Agree. By the time things started getting better in 2013, the Z is already in its 5th model year with newer competitors. Economy downturn in Japan in the 90s' also killed many sports cars.

Where at in Fl. are you? I rarely see a Z where I am.

Just trying to get away from American cars and my troubled Camaro. I like to highway cruise in my Camaro because its roomy, comfortable, and feels pretty good to drive in that situation. But anything else, it feels big, laggy and if I give it too much gas, I am afraid it might fall apart. Haha. I got it for it's aggressive low profile look. I really dislike Chevy. I grew up with Toyotas. I have looked at the FR-S and BRZ, but they don't quite have enough power.

Well said :iagree:

It doesn't bother me that the Z34 never took off quite like the Z32 or Z33. In fact, everything in the world seems right every time I see a BRZ.

Truer words were never spoken. Music is a perfect example.

2 seaters in general is a luxury. people like us have multiple cars and a garage so no issue but for those dat have a family and can only have one car, pretty much useless.

Very good point:iagree: I would not have bought this as my primary and only car.

yep. plus unless u have some wiggle room financially, having a sports car is probably no fun.

Ok, maybe I took your comments wrong. It seemed to me you were trolling and putting down the Z by suggesting it was not a desireable sports car for whatever reason, and trying to get the forum members to agree with you. So, I take back what I said. 😔

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Honestly I don't want the Z to be to popular :)

It's too competitive nowadays, and hence its "obscurity." All the car makers can meet or beat the Z, and at the same price point. Only hardcore loyalists/fanboys will stick with the Z.

I instantly fell in love with the 370 when I first saw it in '09. I thought it was gorgeous, and still do today. But it's long in tooth. Time for a new Z with at least 400 hp. 332 hp isn't enough anymore to be considered "big horsepower."

No worries!

Expensive, Impractible, Loud, Rough, Horrible Visibility, Inefficient, low production numbers..the list could go on, but drive one on a twisty road with the windows down and exhaust roaring and puts a grin on your face from ear to ear.

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370 ownership is close to becoming much like that of the of the 350 imo. Being a 2 seater at that price it initially lends itself to only a few demographics, those with the expendable income for multiple cars/weekend sports car, those just beginning to make good money without children yet, that niche crowd who's been dedicated to the Datsun/Nissan performance lines for years, etc.

But as the model sticks around too long or just gets old, the prices get so low that the spoiled teens to early twenties demographic not needing extra seats starts buying up all the early years models and as that happens you start to see them on the roads everywhere. Then come all the wrecks and increased premiums for the model... Nowadays I see a decently large percentage of 350 and 370z owners in alot of the cities I'm in are of that younger demo. The 370z isn't rare on the road at all imo.

Honestly, I have not seen a lot here in the DC area during my commute. I have yet to see another Roadster that's not sitting on a sales lot.

ive seen 1 other 370 around here,,,when I was looking for new Z the local dealer didn't even have one, all SUVs and PUs, had to go to Bay Area to find one:rolleyes:

I saw more s2000's out on the weekend than the 370. infact I saw 1 370 parked in a garage. 2-350's that same day. 2 s2000's. a lambo, 2 911's, some other lesser porches, an m3, m6, a handful of mustangs and a flock of toyobaru's.

I think it's pretty rare of a car considering the occurrence I see them vs other 'nicer' cars.

I slow down an downshift into 2nd so I can roar through underpasses.

I like to take corners with a bit of spirit.

I like to hear my clutch clickity clack and the gravel kick up under the car.

Yea we're a niche. but that's the fun part. there's no fun being a sheep following the herd. bahhhhhhh

I like veal :yum:

I also don't think they have the historic prestige of some other cars. Guys who have been into racing forever understand the history of the Z, and maybe it's history as the poor mans race car hurts it a little. The fact that both Steve Mcqueen and Paul Newman chose to drive them at certain points in their racing careers attracted me when I was younger, and still makes me love them a lot. So to guys just getting disposable income the BMW or MB looks like a better status symbol than the lowly Japanese sports car, which they don't understand changed the shape of the import market.