Need help picking out my new Z, also, prev 350 drivers would like your input.

ImportConvert

I had a friend with a 350, and I have driven several 370's. The 350 had some dumb bar in the trunk. It looked like the interior was made out of left-over GM Avalanch body-kit parts, and it creaked horridly. It was driven by a college girl only on nice paved roads and had about 60K miles on it.

The 370 I drove looks like someone at Nissan subverted a shipment of interior components to BMW, it rides like a chunk of billet, had no rattles at all, and had enough thrust that coming from a 350Z with full bolt-ons, you would still feel an upgrade. Stock/Stock there is no comparison.

The only things I didn't like are the crappy clutch and numb steering feel. Just didn't have much feed-back from either of those devices compared to my Trans Am. Sorry to compare it to a TA, but that is the only other stock car I have owned with 300+hp and a 6-speed.

I don't care what people here say, I think the 40th's paint-scheme is the bomb. I love the metallic gray/red interior combo. There is no accounting for taste.

I also like the stock rims on the Z. They look great to me.

billydsz

I came from an 05 350z. (Seems like alot of people here have )

The 370z drives like a sports car, the 350z looks like a sports car.

The 370 is much more powerful and a better handling car (stock compared to stock). The 7AT is a huge upgrade over the 350 AT.

One negative is the throttle is weird in the 370, feels overly stiff and has an annoying delay. The 370 has more road noise in rear wheel wells, but is sealed better (at the windows) and not as creaky as the 350.

Much nicer interior, although I do miss the eyeglass holder. Also the 350 had those cool through the wiper window washers and individual tire pressure readouts. But this stuff is easily forgotten. The loss of the rear window wiper is a plus as far as I'm concerned.

I always hated the tear drop bubble shape in the 350's design at the cockpit which the 370 removes. Nice!

PLatinum350

Damn, I will sure miss having the independent tire pressure readings! Working between philly and NJ is like a mine field of potholes. If I happen to hit one, I go right for the TPS gaauge to see if I'm leaking air from a bend. Which definitely helped me when I bent a rim, was able to see how much PSI that was still in there to see how much further I could make it.

ProfessorDave

I don't understand why all cars with TPSM don't display this. SO frustrating to check all 4 tires for a 4 lb difference!

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