What Would You Buy (Survey)?
 

Hey everyone!

<o></o>I need a little advice/opinions and thought this might be one way to get it.

<o></o>Assumptions:

• Vehicle would not be a daily driver/only vehicle (primary purpose is “FUN”; see more on that below)

On a scale of 1-10 (10 being most important)…

• Outright performance is a “5”
• Comfort and convenience is a “6”
• Vehicle will be fully equipped with all options
• For purposes of this survey, Price is not a consideration
• For purposes of this survey, transmission choice is not a consideration (I like and can happily live with either a 7AT or 6MT)

Please take my “survey” and then post what you think - thanks in advance for your input!!!

Survey(?) This post screams out for a "Poll".

EDIT: Ahhh... there it is!

Poll/survey...is there a difference? :)

- Primary purpose is “FUN”
- transmission choice is not a consideration


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just get the car that makes more sense to you. my Z is my hobby car and therefore 6MT and base + sports package with no extra crappage onboard, just the way i like it. :p

When you say fun, I think you have to explain what you have in mind. Because there are two ideas of fun in a car, a long drive in the country (i.e. roadtrip), or going to the track and beating the hell out of it. I'm guessing you're a drive in the country type of cat.

I autocross my vehicles (even thought I'm technically not supposed to); however, HPDEs are not an option.

I drive hard but yes, they tend to be road trips and cruise-ins and as often as I can get to the Tail of the Dragon and the Hellbender (NC/TN border) :)

You can get an idea of how I use my Z's here: Robert's Route 66 Ramblings

Let's PLEASE not turn this into an AT v MT discussion.

I sad it doesn't matter because, for purposes of this poll, it truly doesn't matter since I am equally happy with either.

Fun is a pretty vague and subjective term. I'd go with the Touring Coupe. In fact, I DID go with it! If you want to call the 40th Anni model that anyway.

I really didn't anticipate that "fun" would be this complicated! :)

"Fun" just means it isn't an only vehicle...it means I don't "have" to use it for anything except what I want to use it for.

I may use it to go to the target range or I may use it to go to a cruise-in or I may use it to travel across country or to put it in a car show or an autocross or to hit the Tail of the Dragon and I may even use it to get to work now and then but it's only because I want to...it's all FUN!

BY THE WAY...
For those of you voting for the Touring Coupe; I'm wondering what issue/issues is pushing you in that direction specifically as opposed to the Roadster (which is currently in 2nd place)???

:facepalm:

you are not a car enthusiast then. get a corolla-s. be perfect.

That was a little harsh :icon14:

.......................... Wtf

:shakes head: If you really want to start another bovine scatology argument about how true enthusiasts only drive manuals feel free; just do it in your own thread.

i dont believe i have any issues with the roadster, but for me, coupe > roadster in most cars. I'm typically a fan of the benefits of having a hardtop vs the open top variants. the only convertibles i would purchase would be in hardtop convertible forms.

now if someone offered me a ferrari spyder i wouldn't turn it away....

My reasons for picking coupe over roadster is that the roadster is more expensive and more ugly! ;)

I voted roadster because of road feel. If performance was number 1 and you're tracking it, go for a coupe. But, personal preference, I like the road feel of a convertible better. You feel like you're going faster. You have better overall visibility. It also has its cons, as others have mentioned.

And of course my cheap arse bought a coupe, so take it fwiw

wat i dont get is why you are starting a thread and poll when it already appears like you have a 370z Touring Roaster 7AT.

your sig:
Robert 370Z Touring Roadster 7AT
-My Basset Hound Is Smarter Than Your Honor Student-
ZCON 2010 - Nashville, TN

are you trying to get re-confirmation that you made the right choice? if so only you can determine that. if you're happy with your roaster AT machine why start another poll? :confused::confused: hummm...maybe you made a mistake? :confused: i dont know.

I wouldn't either (or any other Ferrari that I can think of)!

With regards to modern (350 and 370) Z's I've had three coups and two roadsters. I pretty much like both body styles equally although for slightly different reasons.

Most of my performance/sports cars have been T-tops (my first T-Top was the first car to ever have a factory T-top; a 1976 50th Anniversary edition TransAM); for me; T-tops are about the best of both worlds; but I digress.

I"m about to order a replacement for my current roadster and I'm curious about what some folks think among the choices I've narrowed my selection down to...the G37 drop top wasn't available this time last year but it's in the mix now.

:icon14: how about you go the extra mile and look at the p-car? :yum: cause even if you get the G37 drop top, about a year or so from now you're going to be like... man, i needed to have included a higher performance car in my poll.

dont bs around and just get the best you can get and be done with it... be cheaper that way for you probably. :icon17:

Obviously, the purpose of my thread has escaped you.

I get two new vehicles every year and while I appreciate your concern for my financial health, the concern is unnecessary.

i think it's the other way around. i think your poll makes no sense and you're just wasting money.

how about you donate some of that money to the people hurt by the oil in the coasts? that might fill your void.

If you feel my poll makes no sense, pleas feel free to ignore it.

I really could not car less whether you think I'm wasting money and as to donations; we have our own little disaster here in Nashville but since we don't have a 24/7 underwater camera for people to watch it's probably escaped your notice (just as it has BHO's).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcmbX_JO95g

touche!

But as for the car choice, I would definately consider the G37. The Z is a beautiful car and there are no regrets here, but the fact cannot be hidden that a backseat is useful from time to time :tup:

Yeah...that thought has occurred as well and my basset hound would probably appreciate the back seat to lounge in when she travels with me!

Can't we all just get along :(

Well, don't check into too much but I tend to be fairly easy to get along with. :cool:

I suppose I should be more cordial but I admit that I do tend to respond negatively when it seems as if l someone is going out of their way to irritate/insult or when they start trying to tell me how I should spend my money (after all, that's what wives are for isn't it???).

Touring.

I'd have got the roadster if it wasn't so damn fugly.

I'd have got the Nismo if I wanted cloth seats, an ugly ricey rear end and about 2 extra HP.

I'd have got an Infiniti if I were older and liked conservative looking cars with flat arses.

:happydance::ughdance::happydance::ughdance:
;)

If I could afford it, I'd gert the convertible. I have seen some on the road here in Melbourne and man they look sooooo goood. From what I have read they are very close to the driving feel of the coupe but with the added (imo) benefit of being a roadster.

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<o></o>I need a little advice/opinions and thought this might be one way to get it.

<o></o>Assumptions:

• Vehicle would not be a daily driver/only vehicle (primary purpose is “FUN”; see more on that below)

I bought a 2010 NISMO, it is not a daily driver and it is a ton of fun. Plus the looks it gets are priceless.

If I had had this car in High School...

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There's actually a lot of highly enthusiastic "non-enthusiasts" on here then, buddy...

To the OP: Unless you really like 'verts, the coupe is always going to be less of a hassle for a DD (no need to put top up/down, no fear of mechanism failing, cloth ripping, etc.).

Also, cost more, weigh more, and generally more to insure...

Nothing against convertables, mind you...

So...if the roadster is "more ugly" doesn't that mean you think the coupe is also ugly, just not as ugly yet you bought a coupe anyway??? :) :stirthepot:

When it's 101 degrees, 99% humidity, and a cloudless sky at. say, 3PM; my enthusiasm for a convertible wanes a bit. However, in the early morning or at night before/after the heat of the day or on a crisp fall morning or a spring day, it's difficult to match the enjoyment of a drop top!

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Oh, agreed! But that means the fun of having the top down is worth the little bit of extra hassle for you --- not everybody wants to deal that, which is all I was saying.

As for me, I'd love a convertable hard-top or t-tops -- best of both worlds :yum:

I voted for the roadster because that's what I bought. I wanted a convertible. That was my primary reason for buying a car right now. Here in Phoenix I can leave the top down most of the time. In the 2 months I've had the car, I've only put it up when taking my wife to dinner some Saturday nights. Each person has to decide for themselves whether that is worth the extra cost, possibility of problems with the mechanism, lack of security when parked and all. It is for me. And I don't consider it to be "uglier."

Go for a touring roadster. But what ever you go with get the sport package

Less weight. More lateral stiffness.

I had a ’09 370Z with the sport package and traded up to the ’10 370ZR..............