Thinking of getting something cheaper..

DEpointfive0

If you want it to break, and you want headaches, buy cheap Germam...

I'm sorry LakeShow, I agree with a lot of your posts and feedback, but this I don't agree with... My 2010 BMW 3 series, making engine noises after 30k miles of highway miles... Mom's 2008 VW Passat, 3 water pumps in 30k, 3 years, best friend's 2005 VW Jetta, 2 water pumps, overheated a few times struts blown out, 55k miles (in 2009, then he sold it)

Germans make AMAZING CARS... For a short time... Most of the time German cars take a dump at 50k...
And they USED to make really reliable cars, now they just have reliable owners...



Btw, the IS300 isn't going to get great mileage...

And call your insurance to get quotes, I got an estimate for a DeLorean, half of the premium of the 370Z... I made sure they looked into it, $1000 bumper, door skins are like $2000, hood costs another $3k, and mind you, these are USED parts on eBay, AND you can't Bondo the damn car to repaint it, but they confirmed, and they said they have all the estimates in their system... Even the Toyota Supra was cheaper, they even looked into it to give me the money they'd pay out if the cars got totaled... They were going to pay out like $4k over the price I was going to buy either car... God knows why, it just worked out that way...

OMGiGOTaZ

STAY AWAY FROM VW, ESPECIALLY USED ONES!

IF YOUR PLANNING ON MODDING THE IS300, MY BUDDY HAD VERY POOR RELIABILITY ONCE HE STARTED... ENDED UP TRADING FOR AN S2000 I BELIEVE

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DEpointfive0

I've helped mod several IS300's no problems, some were turboed, one with nitrous, and one guy just beat the crap out of his car, lol
Sorry your buddy had problems, but even though Toyota is Toyota, shít does happen every so often, so he probably just had that ONE car that was screwed... Ex: 98intrigue... 370 that died, Viper that died... Shít happens

Jasonle

I used to own a 2001 is300. Its a great car. I've never had problems with mine. Had it for 4 years. But during winter time it SUCKED. And the gas mileage wasn't great.. but i do miss my is300.

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MMC Racing

Are you really going to be happy with that car? Or will you be looking to trade it soon? The worst financial mistake you can make is to continue to buy, mod, and then trade vehicles.

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NickTurnon

Scorch! You put so much money into the car!?!

Talk about loosing money. You wasted money buying the exact same car that you already had... Did you think you were going to make money buying the mods that you did haha? Poor planning my man!

Anyways, good luck with the car search. You can find a 2010-11 Kia Optima online for about 13-15k. Those are great cars and get good mileage without sacrificing too much of appearance

The Z costs me easily 800-1000 every month. Gas, insurance, payment, and running(service) costs.

Skorch

Yeah, it wasn't the most thought-out purchase, that's for sure. But it was definitely worth it, and I have no regrets. If I had to do it all over again, I would. I still smile every time I open my garage and see my Z there, and I still look back at it every time I park and start walking away.

Maybe I should look at the Optima option.. My first 3 cars were Hyundai after all.

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NickTurnon

2003 Evo 8

2005 Evolution 8 MR (Evo VIII)

This place always has cars for around 16k...low miles
2011 Kia Optima LX For Sale In Glendale AZ 85301 - Equity Auto Center

"Equity Auto Center"

If you could find something like this, you will stay under $200 a month. and much less maintenance costs.. ~ 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Thechidz

So how much was the speeding ticket?

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UNKNOWN_370

Z tires aren't that great for high performance driving... but street and rain? I can do almost anything i do in dry that i do in wet. The tire itself has some general weaknesses, but none that affect it's dry/wet stability.

May be driver error or just being too used to driving a different platform. It happens SOMETIMES going from one type of car to the next. The Z and vette may be both 2 seat sport cars. But are two totally different animals. From purpose to suspensions, power to weight distribtion, steering feel. Both have there strengths and weaknesses. It's more about what you are built for in the sports car arena. You may be built for a vette but a Z suspension may not fit your personal driving characteristics. IT MAY may take time to get used to the Z or, the feel of it may become less appealing as time goes on. Or as you recall more robust power and even lower slung more aggressive driving experience and eventually find the Z to be nothing more than a nice interior??? Which the latter seems to be very true from looking at your posts.

OR

*Check your throttle in rain. The Z's hesitation in acceleration following a sudden burst due to over-pressing the throttle may cause driver error in the rain. Throttle response sucks in the stock Z and may cause driver error if you don't respect and acknowledge this weakness Resolve it with intake and possibly exhaust... depending on your throttle response preference. Or buy a used sprint booster.

Most rain issues in the Z are driver error.