The Complete Package?

Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I mostly agree. Best car value. Gravel can be dealt with by a quick stop to allow it to fall to ground or listen to it, no big deal. Mileage for me is a happy, 12 MPG. If I get better it means that I had to drive slowly.

I am fortunate and could buy most any car on the market. Spending over $200,000 for a car is just hard to justify in my working for a living mind. I feel it is a story when I tell my friends about blowing away a more expensive car, with a cheap Z. Telling friends about blowing away a 370 while driving a McLaren MP4-12C, sounds like a bully picking on a child. So what, who expects the Z to win?

As far as street racing goes, I drive fast with or without another car on the road. If there is another car around people call it a race but that is how fast I planned on driving anyway. With this said I have encountered all kinds of more expensive cars that have had me stuck to their bumpers or pulled over to let me go. They might be racing, I just want to get past them like they were a Prius etc..

With the 370Z I can complain about small things* but when put up against other expensive sports cars, $1000 for an oil cooler or an exhaust seems petty.

* I needed a new short block and some emission warranty work.