End of an era

HEK

the question is, are you happy with the Z....my answer is yes, what happens to the next generation is meaningless since I like what I have. I could have bought a Camaro, a Mustang, a BRZ, a GTR and the Z was what I wanted, now I'm a happy guy who smiles at it when I walk away from it and when I turn it on in the am.
If they discontinue, well the Celica is gone and I drove mine until it had 300 K and was in a glory even when it went from RWD to FWD...enjoy what you bought and stop looking into what the Z will look like or if it will go away, my 2 cents

Asus_

I do like the last little bit at the end

"But for the reasons that you can’t quite put your finger on, it is. For all its faults, the 370Z benefits from that thing that so few cars manage to nail. It’s got heart."

That's how i always feel about the Z. Aside from the great heritage/background, everything comes together nicely with the z and just brings me a smile even for all its flaws... i chose the Z regardless of other cars out there atm, i don't think all enthusiasts go strictly for performance anyways its about the car not so much the speed.. a buddy of mine just bought a 1990's something car not sure what didn't hear the name haha but he loves the car and knows there is something "faster" but thats not what its about to him and for me, the z is what im about, theres just something about the Z

37zeroZ

I recently sold my 2010 Z because I just fell out of love with her. After 8 years of being together, the relationship just became not so special and decided to pull the trigger and divorce her. Over the past several years I didn't enjoy being with her like in the beginning and in the later years I just let her sit while incurring costs of paying insurance, registration, inspections and maintenance. I still like the body style and think she's sexy looking, but after riding her hard it just became an outdated model and I'm looking for something better to come along.

Zingston

Hold on... you're talking about your car, right???

Baronsmokes

Yes

37zeroZ

Yes...for the OP, that's my lady I'm talking about not yours.

Baronsmokes

What am I missing here.I thought I was commenting on post from Pearl Zed.Not your car.

37zeroZ

Bless your heart.

StormWhite

I remember being a teenager and seeing something very unusual, someone in the village, who apparently worked nightshift at a sliced bread factory, driving a red 240Z. From that day forward I always wanted one but had to wait until recently and settled for a 370Z.

I have had a Ford Focus RS Mk2 and a Holden LS2 V8 but I have never forgotten the red 240Z.

For me part of the fun is two seats , no real boot and the 240Z heritage - No contest.

I usually change my car every 2 or 3 years but my current car is currently a keeper especially if there are to be no more.

Its done 4K miles so far so plenty of life left in it.

UNKNOWN_370

Tuners have a different mindset. Not that I tuned my Z to the extreme. But my braking and suspension tuning was fairly aggressive and I had a few core mods. We need new platforms once they are done tuning their cars and have pushed their cars to the limits they have set. Since the Z is a HERITAGE car. Loyal tuners are awaiting for the next evolution of their car. So they can enhance and push the limits of the car.... DON'T FORGET.

Car companies improve their cars from the modifications the consumer market invents, not vice versa. If you didn't have hungry tuners pining for a Z35 to mod and improve them? Nissan wouldn't have the ideas to make better cars at the factory.

You love your Z so much because all of those hungry tuners, putting in so much work in past Z's.

So if people were the way you perceive they should be. Sports cars would have never progressed to be as good as the Z34 is today.

There isn't only one type of enthusiast.

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carterml

I'm a little older than you and I look back fondly at my old cars--Mustangs, RX7, and even the Fiero. Every one had something I liked. Whether it was how easy the Mustangs were to work on with plenty of cheap parts in the salvage yards or the almost eerie smoothness of the RX7 or the rawness of the Fiero, every one had its it's good (and bad) points. But, this 370Z is kind of the best of them all in one car. I've never owned a car that was perfect right off the lot, including this one. But, it is tuneable, if that's what you want, customizable inside and out, has a large network of parts suppliers, and it's a great looking car. I can't park it and walk away without turning to look at it; I stare at it every time I walk back to it. It elicits compliments like no other car I've ever owned but, that's not important; what matters is that I like it.

My touring model is fun around town and makes a great long distance traveller. The obit for the Z34 has been written many times and if Nissan chases current trends and sends the Z down the same path as some major car lines--Pontiac, Plymouth, Mercury, et al--at least I will have had a chance to experience it. My first car was a 1967 Mustang with a 170 cubic inch online six cylinder engine; I loved it but I'm a little jealous of the kid whose first car will be a Z34! So, even if they all (except mine) end up on the drift circuit stuffed full of LS motors, it will have been a great, long ride. I just hope the Z name doesn't end up on some generic-looking crossover.