I realize there have been threads like this one posted before, but I wanted to open a fresh one for all the new people to the site that didnt get
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08-13-2009, 05:54 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Why did you buy your 370?
I realize there have been threads like this one posted before, but I wanted to open a fresh one for all the new people to the site that didnt get a chance to read them.
I first seen the Z back in Feb in person, wow, love at first sight, at the time I was home on leave from that shytstorm called Iraq. At the time I didnt have the funds to buy the car outright, so I planned to get one immediately upon my return. Well, when I went back, some friends turned me onto the new Camaro SS, which BTW is a blast to drive. So I went from wanting the Z, to lusting after the Camaro. So I get back in june, and get to the Chevy stealership expecting to pay MSRP at the most, which was 30k give or take. I had managed to accumulate about 35k in my savings for the 15 mos I was there. Well lo and behold, they decided to tack on a $12,000 "Rarity" fee, taking the car to 44k, f-ing insanity I know. So I then directed my business elsewhere, only to find this problem city wide. As I was leaving the dealership, a SR 370 zipped by, and I swear i damn near got a fully. So on over to Casa Nissan I went, got the price I wanted and drove off with my new SR 370, paid in full, gotta love deployments! I also think that this new minimum mpg government restriction they plan to impose will severely limit the number of high hp car production, better get your speedster while they last! |
08-13-2009, 05:57 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Total impulse buy. Yes...I repeat...a 35k impulse buy haha...
I saw a 370z in a magazine and was like...I need that car. Two days later...I had that car. And I love every minute in it. Its like a mini-vacation every time I sit in it.
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08-13-2009, 07:45 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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'08 6 speed that I tuned to about 470 HP and re-did the suspension....For a light car it's got a very heavy feel to it. Ponderous is the word with the turning radius of the Queen Mary. Lot of fun for the 1.5 years I had it, but not nearly as satisfying as the Z to drive (for me anyway) |
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08-14-2009, 11:36 AM | #8 (permalink) | |
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I've had 4 240Zs, a 300TT, and a preorder 350. When I saw the 370 in person for the first time at Zdayz this year, I knew I had to have one, and I actually bought it the day after I got back home from that trip.
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08-13-2009, 06:55 PM | #9 (permalink) | |
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I think it's like the whole country they are all marking up the new Camaro, I lurk the camaro5 forums i haven't seen one that got their camaro below MRSP.
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08-13-2009, 06:59 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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And whats worse is that people still pay! Thats why the prices remain constant, because there are people out there willing to pay 45k for a 30k car, the dealerships are making a killing.
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To answer the OP's question: I bought my 370Z because I'd wanted one since my college roomate bought himself a brand new 280Z as a graduation present to himself years ago. The timing was finally right (my kids have their own vehicles now and I was in the market for a new car), so voila! Last edited by VCuomo; 08-13-2009 at 07:10 PM. |
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08-13-2009, 07:07 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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I saw the GT-R online......wanted one.....then saw the price. At that point I decided "Hey, I have a 2004 Tiburon and it's paid for....I don't need a new car."
Then, I saw the GT-R's little brother and I was sold! Somewhat of an impulse buy, I suppose but it was too nice of a car to pass up and just wait. Want was greater than Need in my case.
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