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

mark_taba85 · 03-04-2011, 12:26 PM

I don't have one yet.

The rising gas prices is pushing me away but I am still in love with it and would use it as a DD

OldGuy · 03-04-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BLM

I'm in NJ and the roads here are also awful and it's a chore to commute even on the highway leaving enough space in between myself and the car in front of me so I can see any potholes coming. But that's the piece of crap climate and lazy public works fault, not the car. Also, if I had the $$ I'd spend some money on a used beater for a DD.

I just don't see the comparison between a Z and a Mustang though. For me the Z is the perfect sport car design. Small-ish, light, short wheel-base, relatively high reving 6 speed with remarkable handling and great OEM equipment (sport model). Unless you really work the suspensions the mustangs will really only be for cruising and straight line fun (the lower end models, not GT500).

While you're certainly right that the lousy roads are not the car's fault, they are where my car has "live" and it sure detracts from the fun of driving the Z when there is a harsh boom every 10 yards as you drive over every disjointed road seam. Maybe when I replace the stock tires, the new ones will make a difference.

BLM · 03-04-2011, 12:42 PM

I hear the RE-11's are much better in terms of road noise and perform just as well. In Jersey there are potholes so large and so deep in the middle lane of highways that if you hit it at speed you could easily lose control of the car. Often makes me wonder where's the best place to live for performance driving. Cali has the best weather and roads, but horrible smog testing. The south is too hot in the summer and hinders performance, north-east is awful...I guess i'd take Cali and go through the BS of swapping stock parts back in when I service the car.

phelan · 03-04-2011, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BLM

I hear the RE-11's are much better in terms of road noise and perform just as well. In Jersey there are potholes so large and so deep in the middle lane of highways that if you hit it at speed you could easily lose control of the car. Often makes me wonder where's the best place to live for performance driving. Cali has the best weather and roads, but horrible smog testing. The south is too hot in the summer and hinders performance, north-east is awful...I guess i'd take Cali and go through the BS of swapping stock parts back in when I service the car.

Weather? Yes. Roads?

...where the hell did you hear that?????

BLM · 03-04-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

Weather? Yes. Roads?

...where the hell did you hear that?????

I've been out to Cali a few times the roads looked pristine. Maybe the city roads arent as good. But it's hard to get huge potholes all over the place without ice.

PapoZalsa · 03-04-2011, 02:19 PM

YES, but probably white or red. Maybe a NISMO

SoCal 370Z · 03-04-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BLM

I've been out to Cali a few times the roads looked pristine. Maybe the city roads arent as good. But it's hard to get huge potholes all over the place without ice.

Hate to tell you, BUT this is all changing as the state, counties, and cities lapse into funding shortfalls. Potholes do get fixed, but they take longer to do so. We don't have as much construction so the gravel haulers are not as abundant as in the bubble-building days. However, they've been replaced by haulers that look as if they were revived from the salvage yards; most of these dump more gravel on the road than they do the construction site. Add to that our more-than-allocated sh!tty drivers, and things are changing.

racerxj17 · 03-04-2011, 02:21 PM

No..... I wouldn't. I never got attached like I have to previous cars, and the prActicality has becoming a regular issue.

nuTinmuch · 03-04-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BLM

I've been out to Cali a few times the roads looked pristine. Maybe the city roads arent as good. But it's hard to get huge potholes all over the place without ice.

Where in Jersey are you?

They really aren't that bad here.

Hell, if you go to 55 or the AC Expressway, those roads are basically perfect.

BLM · 03-04-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by nuTinmuch

Where in Jersey are you?

They really aren't that bad here.

Hell, if you go to 55 or the AC Expressway, those roads are basically perfect.

Live in North Jersey and work in central Jersey. I commute about 50 miles each way on 287 daily. Some stretches way up north above I-80 are concrete and those are pristine.

nismo09 · 03-04-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxxx

If you guys had to do it over again would you get the 370z again?? if not why not?

I got a Nismo and hands down I have to say after a year and a half - absolutely.

Gunzero · 03-05-2011, 05:58 AM

Lol cali roads suck.. Texas has some of the best roads

the big cities here are so well mentained. Houston is an exception though haha it's ugly there.
Anyways, cops here don't care if you mod the car at all. There's like 10 muscle cars running around with open headers haha

SPOHN · 03-05-2011, 08:49 AM

Roads here in GA are always in good shape. Even in the rural areas. Can't be happier there.

To answer the original question, yes I would buy the Z again and again.

red6spd · 03-05-2011, 09:00 AM

If god forbid the car get wrecked or something tomorrow I would get it again. But if something like that happen years down the road I would probably get the new STI Sedan.

themann1984 · 03-05-2011, 11:04 AM

Yes!!!

The Z is pure sex! It is hot, loud, and rough!

03-04-2011, 12:26 PM	#46 (permalink)
mark_taba85 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fort Campbell, KY Posts: 197 Drives: future buyer Rep Power: 15	I don't have one yet. The rising gas prices is pushing me away but I am still in love with it and would use it as a DD __________________ "Once you go ASIAN, there is no other persuASIAN"

03-04-2011, 12:42 PM	#48 (permalink)
BLM Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 342 Drives: 2011 Silver M6 sport Rep Power: 15	I hear the RE-11's are much better in terms of road noise and perform just as well. In Jersey there are potholes so large and so deep in the middle lane of highways that if you hit it at speed you could easily lose control of the car. Often makes me wonder where's the best place to live for performance driving. Cali has the best weather and roads, but horrible smog testing. The south is too hot in the summer and hinders performance, north-east is awful...I guess i'd take Cali and go through the BS of swapping stock parts back in when I service the car. __________________ K&N // GTM // BERK Last edited by BLM; 03-04-2011 at 12:45 PM.

03-04-2011, 02:19 PM	#51 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	YES, but probably white or red. Maybe a NISMO __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

03-04-2011, 02:21 PM	#53 (permalink)
racerxj17 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 555 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 18	No..... I wouldn't. I never got attached like I have to previous cars, and the prActicality has becoming a regular issue. __________________ 2009 PW Sport/Touring/Nav M6 Stillen Gen 3 Intake/CBE/Berk HFC/BC BR Coil over/Phillips 6500k/Hotchkis Sways/Stillen oil cooler/B&M SS

03-05-2011, 05:58 AM	#57 (permalink)
Gunzero Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 889 Drives: Nissan 370z Rep Power: 259	Lol cali roads suck.. Texas has some of the best roads the big cities here are so well mentained. Houston is an exception though haha it's ugly there. Anyways, cops here don't care if you mod the car at all. There's like 10 muscle cars running around with open headers haha __________________

03-05-2011, 08:49 AM	#58 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 46 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 222	Roads here in GA are always in good shape. Even in the rural areas. Can't be happier there. To answer the original question, yes I would buy the Z again and again. __________________

03-05-2011, 09:00 AM	#59 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 22	If god forbid the car get wrecked or something tomorrow I would get it again. But if something like that happen years down the road I would probably get the new STI Sedan. __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

03-05-2011, 11:04 AM	#60 (permalink)
themann1984 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 100 Drives: 09 370Z Yellow M6 Rep Power: 17	Yes!!! The Z is pure sex! It is hot, loud, and rough!