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370z rates nearly last on CR's owner satisfaction survey

Originally Posted by Magic Bus Actually past mid life crisis. A 4 seater will be more practical to shuttle aged parents to doctor, grocery store and pick up potential grand

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Old 12-18-2014, 08:54 AM   #121 (permalink)
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Actually past mid life crisis. A 4 seater will be more practical to shuttle aged parents to doctor, grocery store and pick up potential grand kids in the future.
fair enough... which is why i got my car. me n my gf. and then the hookers in the trunk. or if she's bad toss her in the trunk too.

plus this is at the cusp of an 'entry' level sports car (a tad expensive IMHO) but it's still reasonable used.

i took my grandfather for a spin... i only rev'd to 5.5k (about 75-80%throttle) and i may have given him a mild heart attack lol

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Old 12-18-2014, 09:56 AM   #122 (permalink)
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I had to give my 95 year old dad a ride in the Z for a doctor appointment. I warned him it might be a ride a little rough and be kind of noisy. He said he really enjoyed it and thought the car was nice and quiet. You guessed it...he is almost totally deaf. It was funny too when he asked why I shifted so often. He couldn't believe I used every gear. He said in the old days he just used one or two and reverse.
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The FR-S is nothing like a Mustang, and while I've not driven newer Mazda, I've driven older Miatas and it's definitely far from an FR-S. Truly, they're incredibly fun vehicles and a true sports car by my definition. 50/50 weight distribution, incredibly low-slung tight seats (think Ferrari 318 with near Recaro quality support), all equpiment is right where you want it, and everything necessary to complete control is exactly where it should be including an excellent shift gate. I strongly suggest pulling your Z into a dealership, pretending as though you're interested in trading, and just giving one a go - I promise you'll have fun and may even wind up getting one as a personal DD.

As far as the appearance of the Z goes...yeah...I took my fiancee in to the local Nissan dealership to look at a GT-R and she didn't get it at all... "I just like the way the Z looks a lot more"...and I couldn't agree more. For those who don't know Z's (apparently 95% of the population now) it looks like an exotic, apparently.
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Actually past mid life crisis. A 4 seater will be more practical to shuttle aged parents to doctor, grocery store and pick up potential grand kids in the future.
Hell....the grandkids are half the reason I bought my Z. The thought of them in the back of a Maxima kicking the front seatbacks was killing me. No rear seats, no grandkids kicking the seatbacks. No problem.

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Old 12-23-2014, 05:47 PM   #125 (permalink)
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A little off-topic, but the issue of power+speed keeps coming up. I frequently put this in perspective by thinking of the classic muscle car heroes...Hemis, 427s, etc... I test drove the new Murano the other day and for Christsakes it's 0-60 is equivalent with those legends...while it might mean a lot today...years from now the Z is going to stand out from all of these cars, not because of its power/speed, but because of it's uniqueness
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Uhhhh...Cuz its a cost cutted POS! U have to install an oil cooler to drive it like a sports car. U have to upgrade the OEM CSC to a metal unit. U have to upgrade the clutch/brake hydraulic fluid to DOT 4 to keep it from boiling! U have to install a real rear LSD if u wanna put the power down...LOL! The typical Jo Blo ain't gonna do this, so that's why its close to fawk'n last!
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I quite like my car. Keep looking for that perfect car. It doesn't exist, even Porsche owners complain. Example: 240Z. It wasn't remotely close to perfect in its day, and unless you own one, it takes a stretch to think of what was wrong with it. 25-30 years down the road, the same will be true. To people with their bitches and gripes, I say, stop thinking negatively and just enjoy the damn thing while you have it. Your grandkids are going to ask why you got rid of it anyways and call you a fool.

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Consumer Reports ranked the 370z sixth in the overall ranking of sports cars, but what is really surprising is how low it rated in the percentage of owners who would definitely purchase the same vehicle again. It came in next to last behind the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. It kind of begs the question, why?
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