370z Driving Feel

birdmanx1 · 10-04-2011, 07:37 AM

As far as driving feel, I would say this: the current Z generation provides a fun filled driving experience. Sure the car is raw, noisy, loud, rough, has a chatty clutch, kidney shaker is not the fastest (though Nissan never set out with that in mind) but that doesn't take away from the whole experience if not, it gets you involve all the more imo.

Are there better and more powerful alternatives to the Z? Absolutely.
Are those alternatives as great in terms of value? I think not. Paying $500/oil change and repairs that were high enough to be a fraction of the price of the Z got old after a few years, so Z for the win to me for a long time.

As far as the low sales numbers, I would attribute it more so on the current economic environment, the other cars you vaguely referred to have functional rear seats. Honestly, I don't mind enjoying the scarcity of the Z while it lasts, the current gen is going on 3 years but it's still fairly scarce to come by one on the road.

wstar · 10-04-2011, 07:50 AM

Really the only thing I agreed with in the initial post is the "3rd car" part. This is not a family hauler car. This is not a 10mph commute crawl for 2 hours car. This is not a drive to school every day car. This is a car for when you're driving for the sake of driving, at a time and place that allows for it.

RandyD · 10-04-2011, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Really the only thing I agreed with in the initial post is the "3rd car" part. This is not a family hauler car. This is not a 10mph commute crawl for 2 hours car. This is not a drive to school every day car. This is a car for when you're driving for the sake of driving, at a time and place that allows for it.

It is what it is... I find it to be an absolute blast when driving it when and where it likes to be driven.. (not on a commute)

The BlueMax · 10-04-2011, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1

As far as driving feel, I would say this: the current Z generation provides a fun filled driving experience. Sure the car is raw, noisy, loud, rough, has a chatty clutch, kidney shaker is not the fastest (though Nissan never set out with that in mind) but that doesn't take away from the whole experience if not, it gets you involve all the more imo.

Are there better and more powerful alternatives to the Z? Absolutely.
Are those alternatives as great in terms of value? I think not. Paying $500/oil change and repairs that were high enough to be a fraction of the price of the Z got old after a few years, so Z for the win to me for a long time.

As far as the low sales numbers, I would attribute it more so on the current economic environment, the other cars you vaguely referred to have functional rear seats. Honestly, I don't mind enjoying the scarcity of the Z while it lasts, the current gen is going on 3 years but it's still fairly scarce to come by one on the road.

The unanimity of less than 10K cars imported, even for the last 3 years makes them kind-of scarce, a certain type of unique value is bestowed

birdmanx1 · 10-05-2011, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by The BlueMax

The unanimity of less than 10K cars imported, even for the last 3 years makes them kind-of scarce, a certain type of unique value is bestowed

Great for us, bad for their marketing team. I def see more awe reaction to the Z driving by vs let's say the M3 though the M3 is a lot more expensive.

Alchemy · 10-05-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1

Great for us, bad for their marketing team. I def see more awe reaction to the Z driving by vs let's say the M3 though the M3 is a lot more expensive.

LunaZ · 10-05-2011, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1

Great for us, bad for their marketing team. I def see more awe reaction to the Z driving by vs let's say the M3 though the M3 is a lot more expensive.

That's because to the average "non-car-guy", the M3 doesn't look any different than any of the other ten zillion BMW 3 Series passing by... so it's un-impressive or "nothing special" to them.
The 370Z's shape is immediately eye-catching. It's swoopy, sleek and muscular all at the same time. It has a long(ish) hood, 2 doors and and raked windshield. Most of the "non-car-guy" people don't even know what kind of car it is, so they think it must be something super rare and expensive. It looks exotic and definitely turns heads.

10-04-2011, 07:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
birdmanx1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 97 Posts: 3,175 Drives: 370z Nismo Rep Power: 25	As far as driving feel, I would say this: the current Z generation provides a fun filled driving experience. Sure the car is raw, noisy, loud, rough, has a chatty clutch, kidney shaker is not the fastest (though Nissan never set out with that in mind) but that doesn't take away from the whole experience if not, it gets you involve all the more imo. Are there better and more powerful alternatives to the Z? Absolutely. Are those alternatives as great in terms of value? I think not. Paying $500/oil change and repairs that were high enough to be a fraction of the price of the Z got old after a few years, so Z for the win to me for a long time. As far as the low sales numbers, I would attribute it more so on the current economic environment, the other cars you vaguely referred to have functional rear seats. Honestly, I don't mind enjoying the scarcity of the Z while it lasts, the current gen is going on 3 years but it's still fairly scarce to come by one on the road. __________________ 370Z NISMO #0462 \| ClearBra \| 3M tint \| Head/Taillights \| Dynamat \| Black Roof \| Tommy Kaira HB \| CF Parts \| Berk HFCs \| FI SS \| NST Pulleys \| Takeda aFe \| K&N \| H&R Spacers \| Swift Spec R \| SPC F&R \| Zuperman M370 Nismo Vid \| Nismo Journal \| Nismo Rumble

10-04-2011, 07:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	Really the only thing I agreed with in the initial post is the "3rd car" part. This is not a family hauler car. This is not a 10mph commute crawl for 2 hours car. This is not a drive to school every day car. This is a car for when you're driving for the sake of driving, at a time and place that allows for it. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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