370z Driving Feel

ZzzZz · 10-04-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1

You might have answered this previously but what car are you going with next?

I gotta say, cars are like clothes or shoes, different occasion, different car for a different purpose. Obvious, but you can't wear a nice pair of Italian dress shoes to go play ball. It's like asking yourself to choose just 1 pair of shoes and outfit for everything and sticking with it for a year - it's impossible.

I'll probably start with a used Miata or S2000 and pick up a lease with a Subaru Legacy, Maxima, Passat, or 328. I'll see if I'm still feeling the Z as a 3rd car or just let it go.

Gonna do some car shopping and lots of test driving.

Red__Zed · 10-04-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ZzzZz

I gotta say, cars are like clothes or shoes, different occasion, different car for a different purpose. Obvious, but you can't wear a nice pair of Italian dress shoes to go play ball. It's like asking yourself to choose just 1 pair of shoes and outfit for everything and sticking with it for a year - it's impossible.

I'll probably start with a used Miata or S2000 and pick up a lease with a Subaru Legacy, Maxima, Passat, or 328. I'll see if I'm still feeling the Z as a 3rd car or just let it go.

Gonna do some car shopping and lots of test driving.

S2k is a great call for what it sounds like you want.

birdmanx1 · 10-04-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ZzzZz

I gotta say, cars are like clothes or shoes, different occasion, different car for a different purpose. Obvious, but you can't wear a nice pair of Italian dress shoes to go play ball. It's like asking yourself to choose just 1 pair of shoes and outfit for everything and sticking with it for a year - it's impossible.

I'll probably start with a used Miata or S2000 and pick up a lease with a Subaru Legacy, Maxima, Passat, or 328. I'll see if I'm still feeling the Z as a 3rd car or just let it go.

Gonna do some car shopping and lots of test driving.

Sweet, all those cars besides the Passat sound great. Have fun in the process

kenchan · 10-04-2011, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ZzzZz

I gotta say, cars are like clothes or shoes, different occasion, different car for a different purpose. Obvious, but you can't wear a nice pair of Italian dress shoes to go play ball. It's like asking yourself to choose just 1 pair of shoes and outfit for everything and sticking with it for a year - it's impossible.

I'll probably start with a used Miata or S2000 and pick up a lease with a Subaru Legacy, Maxima, Passat, or 328. I'll see if I'm still feeling the Z as a 3rd car or just let it go.

Gonna do some car shopping and lots of test driving.

so it took you 2 years and 33K miles to realize this huh?

i dont think the car is the problem here. more like poor planning.

onzedge · 10-04-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

so it took you 2 years and 33K miles to realize this huh?

i dont think the car is the problem here. more like poor planning.

ZzzZz · 10-04-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

so it took you 2 years and 33K miles to realize this huh?

i dont think the car is the problem here. more like poor planning.

Planning for what? I test drove the car, loved the initial impressions, but then the little things started becoming more pronounced.

These aren't the things that you can really get from a test drive, for me anyways. Only after I daily drove it for some time.

It took about a year and 15k miles and only then since I was willing to give it time for me to adjust to the car. Just never posted about it.

kenchan · 10-04-2011, 12:54 PM

hahaha... uh oh.

RoshDawg · 10-04-2011, 01:15 PM

the driving feels like making sweet love. i drive it hard even to the grocery store and i feel like im in a fighter jet cockpit when i sit in it. i have an experience every time i drive it. stop letting road noise bother you. the z is an excellent platform and a true sports car.

kenchan · 10-04-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RoshDawg

the z is an excellent platform and a true sports car.

birdmanx1 · 10-04-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RoshDawg

the driving feels like making sweet love. i drive it hard even to the grocery store and i feel like im in a fighter jet cockpit when i sit in it. i have an experience every time i drive it. stop letting road noise bother you. the z is an excellent platform and a true sports car.

Rosh, the way you describe it, it's like your Z was part of an epic explicit movie

JK. Sounds like your car likes to be treated roughly by an experienced driver ?

RoshDawg · 10-04-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1

Rosh, the way you describe it, it's like your Z was part of an epic explicit movie

JK. Sounds like your car likes to be treated roughly by an experienced driver ?

Lol no joke I was blasting the inception soundtrack in my car until I hit limp mode the other night.

Red__Zed · 10-04-2011, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RoshDawg

Lol no joke I was blasting the inception soundtrack in my car until I hit limp mode the other night.

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Originally Posted by RoshDawg

. the z is an excellent platform and a true sports car.

shadoquad · 10-04-2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Don't go there plz.

The Z is an excellent sports car. It has some issues, such as oil temps, but the driving experience is terrific.

Red__Zed · 10-04-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Don't go there plz.

The Z is an excellent sports car. It has some issues, such as oil temps, but the driving experience is terrific.

Please reference my response on pg1. Fantastic driving feel. IMO, best in a new model unde 45k (miata not included)

shadoquad · 10-04-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Please reference my response on pg1. Fantastic driving feel. IMO, best in a new model unde 45k (miata not included)

Oh.

Hold on.

I gotta pull my something out of my something else.

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