If you had to do it over again, would you still buy the 370z??

GSS138 · 05-20-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Birdbrain

I felt the same way about the ride and noise. Being an old guy myself I found the car to be overly "twitchy", noisey and it rode as if it had wooden tires. The first thing I did this year was put on a set of Michelin AS +. The difference is night and day. I don't drive her that hard so do not notice any performance difference, but the ride is about 50% quieter, it's smooth as glass, and I don't need to fear road imperfections or expansion joints anymore. Now I'd probably get another....last year I would not have.

Amazing what a set of tires can do. Can completely change the character of a car.

I would absolutely buy a Z again. Totally love this car. A lot of people view it as a "jack of all trades" I completely disagree. I think it is a "perfect trifecta" of HP, handling, and braking.

basically, if you want a "better" sports car, you need to up your wager ~20 grand and move into low end Porsche range. In the OEM category, nothing short of a boxster/caymen can beat this car.

Let's look at some of the OEM competition in the same price range:

Mustang: More HP, worse handling, identical braking.
Charger/Challenger: More HP, worse braking, worse handling.
FRS: Less HP, Better handling?, worse braking.

You would be hard pressed to find an OEM car that performs better all around for <40K. The great thing is that if you want to put another 15K into this car i.e. 2-ways, exhaust, LSD, tires, tune, and brakes. There are very few things <60K that are a better car in the performance department.