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Today I sat in a Z for the first time, a '10 Black Cherry Touring Sport with nav and manual transmission. The car was beautiful but I was totally turned

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Old 07-10-2010, 09:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Today I sat in a Z for the first time, a '10 Black Cherry Touring Sport with nav and manual transmission. The car was beautiful but I was totally turned off by the sound of the driver door closing. The door sounded thin and flimsy, and lacked the thunk sound of well- built cars. I walked away, the Z not for me.
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Uhh, okay. Later.
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kinda shallow to base a cars quality on the "sound" of its door closing. i can understand the feeling though, but i could never be dissuaded by this when you consider that the Z has more quality per square inch than most every other car in its price range, without exaggeration.
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What the hell did you expect it to sound like, a tank? Trust me friend its plenty sturdy, and has a thud to it.
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You drive a Miata and you think a Z feels thin and flimsy???

I also drive a Miata and think you're a little off base in your assessment.
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your joking right? let's getttt real.
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Why's the door sound so tinny and feel so flimsy though?
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Aren't the doors Aluminum not steel like other cars? Doesn't mean cheap just lighter and better
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Complaining about how a door closes? Really?
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Wow, who would have thought that pic would get so much mileage so quickly?
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Get a G35, the door is so clunky....lol
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My '09 GT PRHT is built like a tank man, solid, tight and well- screwed. The door to the Z didn't come close to inspiring that kind of confidence in it's build quality.
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