370Z, a better daily than an Evo X?

R3V · 01-31-2014, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by speedfreek

Well after reading all of that. I agree the thread should be titled differently. The key point is this will ultimately be your wife's car I believe. So her input is going to be the major factor. Which one does she like? The FRS/BRZ you can get new and in the ballpark of used Z's. I think something to consider as a compromise between the two (not on price) is a G37. You get the VQ and a little more room that you would find int he FRS/BRZ. I think the wife will be happy with one of those as most women like Infiniti. Just my

From what I'm seeing they are high 20's new, where as the base + sport (a must) Z's I'm finding I can get for high teens/low 20's. I'm not into the G's at all, and she's not into the style as much. Yes it will ultimately be hers, which is why I'll just trade in my Evo now and get her the car she wants, especially since I don't plan on keeping it and her car will be much less money. Why pay for a car I'm just going to trade is kinda the thought process.

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Originally Posted by synolimit

I came from two 330+ HP 400TQ WRX's and I'm not complaining. I wish I had AWD for winter but it works fine with snow tires. I'm glad to be done with boost and worrying about everything that goes with it! My trunks gutted so it fits more than the WRX's trunk. Obviously it had a back seat too but neither WRX back seat was really ever used so it was no loss. The Z handles better and the no drop off after 5500 rpm is nice. Its nice to feel pull to redline. It was a torque monster though! But with RWD you don't need it. You can have RWD fun even at stock TQ. And from dyno's I've seen the 2.0 isn't a TQ monster either.

Just a boost controller and a midpipe will get me over 330whp/320wtq in the Evo. My STI had over 400. The Evo is stock now as much as I like fast car's I'm not going to put money into something that I'm just going to get rid of, you know?

speedfreek · 01-31-2014, 09:39 AM

Z it is!

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synolimit · 01-31-2014, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by R3V

From what I'm seeing they are high 20's new, where as the base + sport (a must) Z's I'm finding I can get for high teens/low 20's. I'm not into the G's at all, and she's not into the style as much. Yes it will ultimately be hers, which is why I'll just trade in my Evo now and get her the car she wants, especially since I don't plan on keeping it and her car will be much less money. Why pay for a car I'm just going to trade is kinda the thought process.

Just a boost controller and a midpipe will get me over 330whp/320wtq in the Evo. My STI had over 400. The Evo is stock now as much as I like fast car's I'm not going to put money into something that I'm just going to get rid of, you know?

I hear yeah!

Here's more now that I think. The evo I'm sure is a track god like on top gear, but it seems to drive you with its electronics. Even on the street I'd call it boring (a little 2.0 4cyl doesn't help much). The Z is more raw and animal like. To me that's more fun turning onto my street feeling the car and on the track. If I go 1:40 at mid ohio and the cars driving me I'm not happy. If I go 1:45 and the Z's crazy and raw, that's more fun. My friends 11 STI was harder than my 09 and 11 WRX, but it's got nothing on the feel of my Z.

PS, way more complements too! Watch out for your wife! Guys will go nuts.

R3V · 01-31-2014, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by synolimit

I hear yeah!

Here's more now that I think. The evo I'm sure is a track god like on top gear, but it seems to drive you with its electronics. Even on the street I'd call it boring (a little 2.0 4cyl doesn't help much). The Z is more raw and animal like. To me that's more fun turning onto my street feeling the car and on the track. If I go 1:40 at mid ohio and the cars driving me I'm not happy. If I go 1:45 and the Z's crazy and raw, that's more fun. My friends 11 STI was harder than my 09 and 11 WRX, but it's got nothing on the feel of my Z.

PS, way more complements too! Watch out for your wife! Guys will go nuts.

Boring is only true stock. It's just WAY too much car to pay for when Godzilla is happening.

I swear the day they cash that check for the house and it's all good to go I'm going out to buy one. Only reason I don't now is we only need 1 car and I like to keep my assets as liquid as possible.

On that last note, my wife smoking hot. I'm used to it.

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