m4a1mustang's 5.0, S2000, and other cars thread

[vjarnot]

Just stumbled upon this thread at random...

I sold my '02 S a couple of weeks ago and have had a '12 Z for about 450 miles now. Owned the S for 10 years and 115,000 miles (daily driver + few dozen track days)... I'm trying really hard to not regret the decision already...

Anyway, just wanted to mention: don't sell the S until you've tracked it, assuming you're into that sort of thing.

The S had so much less power, but it was a proper sports car: so far I'm feeling that the Z is a sporty looking car. I really, really hope that I my feelings change as I get familiar with the Z.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by vjarnot

The S had so much less power, but it was a proper sports car: so far I'm feeling that the Z is a sporty looking car. I really, really hope that I my feelings change as I get familiar with the Z.

I understand what you're saying. Relative to the S2000 the 370Z feels like a GT car. There's really no getting around that. If you want to be happy with it I'd try not to compare it to the S2K. You get yourself in financial trouble that way. I always thought of my Z less as a sports car and more as a grand-touring type, because that's really how it felt to me.

I run into trouble sometimes because I will start comparing the feel of the S2000 to my 5.0. How can I get the 5.0 to feel like the S2000? It just won't happen. My suspension guy also tends to serve as my therapist since I talk to him about this a few times a month.

I definitely love having both, though. No compromise.

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I understand what you're saying. Relative to the S2000 the 370Z feels like a GT car. There's really no getting around that. If you want to be happy with it I'd try not to compare it to the S2K. You get yourself in financial trouble that way. I always thought of my Z less as a sports car and more as a grand-touring type, because that's really how it felt to me.

I run into trouble sometimes because I will start comparing the feel of the S2000 to my 5.0. How can I get the 5.0 to feel like the S2000? It just won't happen. My suspension guy also tends to serve as my therapist since I talk to him about this a few times a month.

I definitely love having both, though. No compromise.

There is a way to get the steering feel of an S2000 into the mustang, but it is going to literally require installing the s2000 in the mustang

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

There is a way to get the steering feel of an S2000 into the mustang, but it is going to literally require installing the s2000 in the mustang

The 5.0 will be riding the s2k like a skateboard.