Z receiving the attention you expected?
 

Since I live in a relatively small city compared to major cities, my Z's been getting quite a bit of attention. Ranging from random dudes giving me thumbs up to seeing a crowd of people circling my car at the parking lot.

I know in a few months this flame is gonna burn out but I'm loving every moment of it. :driving:

I think in the smaller cities and rural areas the car will get more attention that a big city, as those people see high end cars all the time.

You live in Oklahoma, people are friendly and generally appreciate a good looking car.

All of the people that posted more actually have 370Zs. All of the people that said same or less do not. Either people have not updated their profiles or the 370s are drawing lots of attention.

When I test drove the 370 I was getting tons of stares. One guy even rolled down his window at a light to ask me what kind of car it was.

But I think in a few months to a year when they are more common, the 370 wont get as much attention. It will always be a good looking car though.

It gets about as much attention as I assumed a new car would.
Pretty positive reaction from everyone ive talked to.
Especially when I take them for a ride.

everyone at my work was like giving me high fives and stuff. people ask me about the car when i get out of the parking lot. lots of mofos been trying to get me to race on the street while riding. too bad i'm in the process of braking in the car.

I have gotten some attention rolling through downtown San Francisco, about as much as expected. A guy in a 997 Turbo craned his neck to get a look at my car which surprised me. Another dude in a white 350 weaved through all kinds of traffic to get next to me to give a thumbs up. And a slew of rubber neckers on the sidewalk...

there was this In N Out burger directly across a high school by my work place and all them kids were starring like crazy.

the second day i had the car i had this older black man with his wife honk and give me the thumbs up from his car. just today i was driving down and i came to a red light. i stopped and was waiting for the light to turn green when my friend next to me tells me to look to my left. i look to my left and i see this guy in a honda or a toyota give me a thumbs up and then a hot asian chick behind him in a 350z passed by me giving me the thumbs up. when i was getting the car i didnt think it would be like this but i guess people really like this car

People absolutely love this car! From stop light to restaurant parking lot to cruising in the highway -- you can't stop people from staring at the car. So far it's always been positive feedback. I expected a little attention but this is way more than I anticipated.

Today when i drove into my work a customer saw me drive in then found me while i was working and said "was that you in the black 280z?" I was like heheheh no sir but i was in a 370z

Sadly i feel i get more negative attention than i do positive. Positive to me is a z fan who loves a z. Negative is people yelling or honking at me, i dont need that at all, makes me feel like i am doing something wrong while driving, cuz thats the only time i ever get yelled or honked at previously hehe.

Nobody in my town (SF) gives a **** about $35k sports cars. For one, on average it's an anti-car town. Secondly, I see crazy rare cars worth more than the average home on streets and highways here on a regular basis. Maybe a half dozen people have appeared to notice it since I bought it. Good thing I only bought it for myself. :-)

As expected I guess. On the drive home from the dealership, I had a guy in an Aston Martin give me the thumbs up. That was pretty cool. :excited:

Im the only one living on base here. I actually caught my neighbor doing a triple-take on it, because she LOVES 350Z's....and never even knew the 370 was coming out. That was funny.

I was pulling out of my parking area, and I caught some younger kids driving by, and all I made out from the lips were, "new 370" as he was staring me down lol.

Was driving downtown and some guy asked me how I liked it, and complimented it.

All of the base security guards seem to like it :-p lol

Yeah, I wasnt expecting QUITE that much attention, I guess. I drove around a VERY obnoxiously loud 2000 Camaro that got some compliments, but I think it was less just because it was so loud haha...

i don't really pay attention to people in other cars but when i do look most of the time their either looking at the car or giving me the thumbs up :tup:

Seriously, this car is getting waaaaay more attention than I anticipated. Actually a little too much; that is to say, as much as I'm flattered by it (on behalf of the Z, of course), it's way more attention than I expected.

Haha, just went in the gate, and the security guard is like, "Hmm....E-5 huh....must be livin' it up?" lol.

I had one simple answer: "Nope, I'm just not married."

We BS-ed a bit about it since I guess he was really into the 350's, and mine stood out for some reason (he didnt know the 370 was out). Seemed surprised you could get it for 35 out the door with tax...

A little more than I expected.

For some reason young Asian males in "lesser" import cars give me hardass looks. Jealousy maybe?

Mustang GT's are really aggressive around me, too.

No surprise there - I got the same treatment from some shitty Celica last night. Dude rode my *** and blew by me looking all hard.

And the Mustang story reminds me of when I went and test drove an RX-8 when they first came out, about 5 years ago...I didnt even make it a mile down the road and I was getting challenged by some 4th gen Camaro. Was ridiculous...either way, that car was ball-less so I quickly shot it down haha.

I just hate how all these punk kids feel like they have to race... it's like... why not you just pull up next to me, check out my car, and get on with it? I'm too old for that kind of crap. If I see a nice car and the driver notices me checking it out I'll give them a thumbs up or a nod... that's it. I have run into a lot of those kind of people since i"ve had my Z but unfortunately it also attracts those that will most likely succumb to Darwin.

The guys in RSX's or other FWD imports that act all hard make me laugh, though. It's hilarious to see some dude in a Civic or RSX think he's the **** in the car daddy bought him. I'm sorry, but I'm never going to act like I am the **** unless I'm driving Jeff Gordon's race car to work!

^^^

Surprisingly I don't recall any imports challenging me yet, it's all been domestic. Camaro and Trans AM to even a Monte Carlo and a Dodge Ram. Probably due to where I live right now :(

^^ I like to drive fast on my terms. I will never "race" some foolish kid because he's giving me "hard" looks. I would rather get a thumbs up from a Porsche GT3 or something and do a spirited drive with him and then discuss the finer things over Starbucks or something.

I've got it all.... and nothing to prove to some shmuck kid.

I think most people around where I live think it's a 350z. Hell even a few friends & coworkers mistaken my new 370z for my old 350z. I bought pearl white both times, probably adds to the confusion.

Yeah...... been pulled over twice for no apparent reason, both times by younger people, and they always want to ask about the car, then they give me a dumb explenation of why I was pulled over. And yeah the people at the parking lot, thats funny, as soon as they see you coming they pretend they werent looking, and dissapear.

Interesting poll, wouldn't have thought to ask that. A little surprised by the results to be honest. Most laymen don't know what a 370 is, so I wasn't expecting to get any attention.

Seems like this happens to me on a daily basis. I've seen people race and weave through traffic to catch up and then challenge. The best thing to do is to rev at the stop like you've accepted. On green, pull off really slow and let them burn up their tires.

-ZCarGo-

I never had a car that attracted any attention before and was quite surprised at how much this car attracted. So far, I have not seen another on the road. You can't trip without falling on a 350Z. So I guess at some point, the novelty will wear off.

I was actually missing the complements because no one said anything for a couple days. Went to fill up yesterday afternoon and everyone that passed by gave me the thumbs up or "nice car". All is good.

-ZCarGo-

I've noticed a lot of older guys (I'm talking retirees) check out the car a lot. Must remind them of their younger days. I get a kick out of it.

When I stopped to fill up with some V-power tonight the kid on duty came right out to check out the car. He took some pics and we talked about cars for a bit.