370z on jalopnik
 

interesting read on jalopnik about the 370z:tup:

Why I **** Up My Cars

Given that it's a VSR turbo kit, how long until the follow up article titled "There went the motor"?

:rofl2::rofl2:

So basically what i get from the article is that she hates the Z....why the hell did you buy it then?

a lot of these editorials the authors are paid $ to fill up space, ergo, this article.

so what's her user name on this forum..?

I am pretty sure this is Glokwork's car.

They are from the same state, she mentions his name - Chad, and the parts list is similar.

http://www.the370z.com/370z-sale/110...25k-miles.html

All you have to do is text Chad and ask him who bought his car.

A stock is the best tuned .. for me.

(only except OEM tires & speakers)

:o

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:iagree::iagree:

You know what!!!!


Fvck Jalopnik!
Fvck their Z articles
Fvck the people who wrote for them.

I say this because they've been on a mission to destroy the Z heritage name since the camaro concept became a pre-production model. They act like all cars are supposed to drive exactly like camaros and mustangs.

You know what. I like the camaro and even the current mustang. But neither still provide the visceral experience of our Z's.

This little bitty with her 2 fast 2 furious DVD comment .... getdafuckattaheuhhhhhh!!! It makes me wanna slap the taste out her mouth.

Go buy your bloated mullet machine and **** the **** up...

It's amazing how they can't find one person that likes a Z in Jalopnik. Mistake number one is... it's review as a DD.it's not a DD and if you want to drive on a track. Get a nismo on there. And the faghuts at C&D crashed a Z 7 years ago. No other reviewer has crashed a Z. So that came choked up to an isolated incident that ONE EGO BRUISED DRIVER blamed Nissan brakes. The same brakes and pads I wore down on a track before upgrading to the stop tech pads n rotors n never had a problem and I wore down two Z34's, not one. My 09 which had horrendous axle slack and when I took off on a track. It sounded like my car had come apart.but the 09 felt the most raw and amazing. A lot of pansies didn't get it.

Then my 2011, with softened spring rates and mirror/rearview camera and a more confused than the 09. Still raw, but you can feel the wayward attempt at refinement.

The Z is not for everyone. This I will agree. But if you have the car for one week. And you didn't have a blast in it???

YOU'RE NOT AN ENTHUSIAST
YOU'RE NOT A REAL DRIVER BY ANY MEANS.

Go buy a muscle commuter car in v6 guise. That's who you are. Lil bitches.

She has an Evo, that Camaro, the Z, and a Datsun Z. Maybe other cars. What are you going on about?

Must be that time of the month.

Stated what I'm going on about. A lot of what is said concerning the Z is bunk. It's the way the article reads and the way they've been writing. No objectivity at all.it's clear what the mission is out of Jalopnik. The ONLY MORONS TO CRASH A CAMARO! On first drive day in Michigan.

Fuckaattaheuhhhhhh

I can totally recognize how it would feel to buy someone else's modified Z. Or any modified car.

Think about it, how much research did you do before you bought your first performance part or visual upgrade (or sticker). Did you turn the bolts yourself? To me, doing these things makes me a car person. Looking at all the options, what can I afford, is it worth it?

When I got my Berk HFC's and dealt with the demon bolt first hand.
When I got my Typhoon intakes and Z1 upper manifold and ran out to the garage one morning to knock it out before my other things I had to get done that day.
When I got these AAM Short Tails recently and had a small issue with one of the bolts being rounded off and having to cut the nut off and repair the threads a bit and dig through a gallon bucket of nuts to find a suitable replacement.
When I decided which tires I wanted to put on, how wide I can go and the pros and cons of each.
When I decided which stickers I was going to put on and where they were gonna go so there wasn't an overkill but I supported the causes/people/companies I wanted to.
When I decided to tint the windows, what levels I chose and why.
When I decided to paint the calipers and paint the engine cover red like a Nismo cover (250$ please)
When I decided to dye the stitching of the seats and panels red.
The GTR start button and carbon fiber trim pieces.
The fact that I love the weirdness of the black cherry paint color.

All of these things make my Z, my Z. They are what make me feel proud and can take pride when someone says "wow nice car" or insults me for it being a V6 or anything else. I feel pride because this is my Z, there are many like it but this one is mine. It is part of me.

I can totally respect that someone understands that feeling and feels like they are betraying themselves or the builder because, they didn't have these feelings, these emotions. They can still drive and appreciate the car but they don't have the same connection. That's not a bad thing, just a thing that I think we can all relate to in some way.

KBC749

I'm not going to argue about your opinion of Jalopnik and their relationship with Nissan (I don't read it nearly enough). I take your word for it that they may be bias towards Chevy or Ford.

With that said, I think the folks who read this article and say "Z BASHING!" are completely missing the point the author is trying to make. In brief, she's simply talking about the fact that buying a modded car isn't the same as modding the car herself. Buying an already modded car gives her the feeling that the car isn't truly her car--infused with her personality (obviously, someone else modded it!).

She loves her Evo because she built it, it has her personality. She doesn't appreciate the Z as much because someone else did all of this, and it has their personality. She could have purchased any modded car and the article would have been the same. She happened to choose a Z. Don't think too much into it, as the choice of modded car has little to do with this article; dare I say--nothing to do with it.

I guess I'll be in the minority here (at least on these forums, so far) and say that I loved this article. It articulated the same feelings I have when looking for a car. I'd rather build something that fits me, my personality and my needs. I want to have the feeling of accomplishment that goes along with that journey. I don't want to buy someone elses work. I'd imagine many others feel this same way. Kudos to her for articulating it so well.

TLDR; The article has nothing to do with the Z itself, it has to do with her love of modding a car herself and not purchasing someone elses work. Don't overthink things.

Definitely.

Here's a positive article to Zs.

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/8-r...are-brilliant/

:o

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Drivers know the deal

https://youtu.be/JlkQgx4fQ3E

Kool good for you. I had no intention of arguing. But your question was directed AT ME... So I answered.

Well I, on the other hand have read every bias article Jalopnik has ever written and they're all potshot ridden including this one.... Hence my rant.

"I'm not going to argue"... lol Smh.

I actually like the fact that the masses don't "love" the Z... then I don't have to see a billion up here in oregon like all of the camaro/mustang/wrx crowd.

I agree.

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99% sure that was Glokworks car

Boy, that was a dumb read. :icon14:

This was a nice read. :tup:

Spot on. That's what I took out of the article too.

I get that part of the article too, but at the same time you have little jewels like this "and the Z uses its horsepower and torque with the efficiency and grace of a trash fire" strewen throughout the article that make you question why she bought the car in the first place lol

That's what I interpretted after reading the article. I saw nothing negative about the Z as a car.

Exactly, the article is littered with these little insulting puns covered around a real article. You'd NEVER find this shyt in a JALOPNIK Camaro review. Camaro reviews only get chronic dyck suckin'. Even during the first three camaro 5 years where there was a lot to dislike about camaro. They could barely find anything wrong with it.
The Z those first 2 years was faster and even with all our TSB's was more reliable. But Jalopnik still had lots of dumb shyt to unload about the Z.

It's a magazine for mullet heads.

The way I read it is that it didn't matter that the car she bought was a Z or any other car. It was the fact that its just not as fun and doesn't feel like yours if you buy someone else's modded car. For some people its fine to get one thats already built and a lot cheaper than building it yourself, but for others its the journey, not the end result.

Nice article! Very entertaining to read and most seem to agree, given the hundreds of responses to it.

How can anyone not see that article is filled with backhanded slights disguised as tacky compliments lol

"It sounded like a Tyrannosaurus Rex" would have been a nice compliment. But she ends that sentence with "continually passing gas". And yet a broken down camaro has charm? :rolleyes:

I also particularly liked this quote, knowing it is a VSR build: "the tune is wrong" :eekdance:

Spot on.... that's what I took out of the article.

idk.. the review on jalopnik of my z was spot on....

The Nissan 370Z Is Charmingly Flawed


realize not everyone loves the same stuff. it's no biggie. enjoy your car.

First, he sounds like an idiot narrating a vampire movie.

Again it's another faghut who wants a v8 so desperately.
Your car sounded like a NASCAR motor. I was impressed and he dogged it. He said or had less feedback than German and American cars???? Yeah right. Maybe in his parallel universe... He wants it to compete more directly with cars that already EXIST.

US HERE.... WE WANT A STAND ALONE CAR!!! And I can see some of the criticisms being VALID. But many of them are just nitpicks and fallacy.

It's like the stupidest knowledgeable people bought a Z.
Let's peep these stats...

If you knew you were buying a V6?
If you saw the small azz trunk?
If y'all heard the exhaust on the test drive?

Why buy it to complain about what the car is?

I'll tell you why...

In 09, it was killing v8 mustangs and GTO's. The new camaro was a new car as well and broke even with the Z with less feel.

The Z had the unique Rev match feature and no one else had that. The gimmick drew y'all in.

See this car never had a chance, the second the 5.0 got the coyote engine and Theo came with the 1LE. Many felt little dyck syndrome and ran to mustangs and vette.

OK y'all wanted more power and such.... Awesome, I respect that. But don't let your short dyck syndrome make you make up shyt as you go along as a criticism to feel better about your trade. The Z had strengths the others don't and vice versa.

Like I said before.... the car isn't for everyone. But NOTICE HOW PEOPLE GO ONTO NON CONCRETE NARRATIVES TO CRITICIZE IT based on overly simplistic, subjective comparos bridgng one opinion after next with blurred fallacy.

I'm gonna post a negative review that I consider honest...
So you can see the difference.

I can't find that negative YouTube review. For some reason they're all positive now.... But I thought this was a KOOL review for those that appreciate the Z's unique characteristics... that Jalopnik says that our car has no character.... lol.

https://youtu.be/HCqlv6iwq2U

I don't have a problem with articles that deride the Z. But ones that are poorly written by idiots deserve some bashing.

This guy thinks the Z likes banging off the rev limiter :wtf: No cars like banging off the rev limiter repeatedly. They like being in the gear most appropriate for your speed and driving style. If you're banging off the rev limiter you're most likely in the wrong fuckin gear :shakes head:

Reinforcing that Jalopnik hasn't written one serious article yet. It's all puns and inappropriate comparos to cars with a different driving philosophy.

The Z is a Jack of all trades,master of none. My main complaint is that mods are too expensive.... That's really it. But other than that. It's a great canvas for it to be anything you want it to be.

Kbc749 What is this demon bolt you referred to? I know its something to do with the exhaust. I have a Pearl White '16 that I am going to be working on soon.

Umm... this isn't really a thread for that. Plus you can search and find literally dozens of threads on that subject: https://www.google.com/#q=370z+demon+bolt

But I will go ahead and clarify for you that the demon bolt is one of the bolts on each of the catalytic converters. You will encounter them if you remove the cats (like for HFC or TP install). You will not encounter them removing just the exhaust.