Daily Driver: GTI or 370Z

keb370z

Be sure to take the Z on some curvy roads. The steering is to die for. I've never felt anything like it.

If you've been looking forward to the Z test drive, it sounds like your decision has already been made.

I have to pipe in on driving the Z in stop and go traffic. I've only owned manuals, and the Z is, for a manual, extremely comfortable to drive in stop and go traffic. The gears are very forgiving. You can do a slow roll in third. The clutch is fabulous. Every time my husband drives my Z he is sick with envy (he has a Mazdaspeed 3, the most unforgiving and temperamental clutch known to man).

The V6 is so utterly smooth no matter how you're driving.

But I have to say one more thing about the GTI. It will be a lot safer in an accident. I got clobbered in my Golf (predecessor to my GTI) and walked away. The car was crushed to hell, but I was fine. VWs absorb a crash very well for a small car. I can't say I'd be as safe in my Z if I got hit as bad... And another thing you mentioned: visibility. Visibility in a GTI is great. Visibility in a Z? On my first test drive I felt I was driving blind. But that will go away. You'll adapt. I slid through traffic now in my Z and I feel I don't even need to look (although I do anyway). That goes back to the whole "extension of your body" thing.

I still say Z! Z! Z! Z! hahaa...

fillyv

I love the Z very much, but it really isn't all that practical. The first thing I ask my self for a daily driver is. Can I fit a fishing rod in it? If you can't fit a fish rod in you can't haul much at all. I love the Z more than the GTI, but on a day to day basis the GTI is a much better choice IMO. I'm buying a new Golf TDI for my DD. My z has always been my weekend car. You'll be suprised what you can fit in a Golf/GTI. Either choice is great. Good luck man!

Speedy

Haha, good point.

This is my toy car, but it makes a great traveler. This is just the gear I take to the drag strip in the trunk!