Why does the 370z get so much disrespect...

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So I just bought my 370z.
I cross-shopped the BRZ, S2000 and Cayman. I drove the BRZ about 4 times trying to make up my mind.

All cars have pluses and minues.
The BRZ is slow as ****. Slower than you think. It's rediculous how slow it is.
That said, I had every intention to supercharge it day 1.
Watch a youtube video of the Litchfield BRZ and it's f*cking sick.
I also wanted to track whatever car I bought. This is where I decided aginst the BRZ. If you dig into the forums, and read up on the track guys, the BRZ is a big piece of ****. The core problem is the engine suffers from an bad direct injection design which causes detination and causes the engine to gernade. MOST of the track guys I saw stopped racing it out of fear.
This can apparently be fixed with a good tune, but it seems like a bad issue that would cause undo worry. A 200hp $24,000 car is not worth that level of worry. If I wanted to worry about my POS car blowing up, I would have bought a Cayman. Also, to replace the injectors requires massive amount of labor.
And even supercharged, the BRZ isn't fast. A supercharged BRZ is slower than a S2000 or 370Z.

The BRZ handles good, it's lower to the ground and more gokart like. I dig it. It needs 240-280hp from the factory to be a good car.

scorp38

Yes I've heard from a couple people and read the fa20 makes good power when boosted, but can't handle it for long. Cosworth is trying to work out a deal with Subaru to be a factory upgrade option. This would be covered under warranty as well with 3 packages to choose from. So there might be hope for a boosted factory brz.

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1989 300zx Turbo 5mt Moonglow pearl white
2009 370z sport/touring 6mt Magnetic blk

trackster22

When shopping for my fifth Z car in 2012 I did look at the BRZ/FRS design. I thought it was a nice vehicle, but they didn't "pop" like the Z, so I continued with the Z line and now am on my sixth one. I like to watch people watch cars go by and enjoy doing it myself. A guy in my neighborhood owns an Audi R8 and when that sucker goes by I stop and stare and think - if I just had another $100,000 that would be my car. But what I have noticed when cruising in my Z is that a large number of folks just stop and stare at the car as it goes by. I also watch people as a BRZ/FRS goes by. They don't look in the same way since it seems it is more just another car on the road. I have always liked that there are not many Z cars on the road. While I live out in the remote state of New Mexico I have probably only seen a dozen or so Z cars in the last year. I like that. But I have seen literally hundreds of the BRZ/FRS line. To me the Z is something very special and unique and that is worth everything. trackster22

scorp38

There is definitely a low amount of 370zs on the road compared to toyubaru twins. I see like 20 or more a day its ridiculous.

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1989 300zx Turbo 5mt Moonglow pearl white
2009 370z sport/touring 6mt Magnetic blk

Digital neOn

I live in the Portland area which is large and have only seen a handful of Z's since i started getting interested in the Z. So in about 6 months i remember counting 8 370z's and i suspect that i have seen the same couple of Z's more then once so the actual number is probably smaller.

Even before i knew too much about Z and before i was even interested i would always stare at my neighbors Z. I thought it was some kind of rare GTR Porsche thingy...

scorp38

Haha I live up by Seattle and yeah I've seen like 10-15 on a consistent basis. I like not having a car that everyone else has. Same reason I bought a z31 300zx nobody has clean ones.

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1989 300zx Turbo 5mt Moonglow pearl white
2009 370z sport/touring 6mt Magnetic blk

Digital neOn

I looked at a few 370z in the Seattle area. It's not easy finding one in the right price range, color and mileage. Heck it's not easy finding any low mileage Z. Yes there are brand new ones but they are too much for my budget.