I'm sure age and location have a lot to do with it. I'm obviously younger and would be irresponsible in a Subaru, and there's very little practical need for AWD south of the mason Dixon

You shoulda rented the V8. :tup:

One thing about the V8 camaro is at 45 mph, you would have to be in 5th gear. With my old 370Z nismo, I would be in 6th gear. The RPM for both would be around 1,800. Before I had the camaro, i thought i would use the 6th gear on this car more than the 370z (because it had a massive engine) but that is not true. If I used 6th gear on the Camaro at that speed, the RPM would be close to 1,000 RPM. that's just too low for me.

Premiums for this car keep going up and really don't understand why... I find the Z, with VDC on to be extremely stable, sport brakes alone, should be reason enough to discount the insurance. Power is strong but comes on smooth. The Z doesn't even truly feel like a sports car till you're cruising around in the 3500-4000rpm range in 3/4th gears. Which i do for extra fun but it sucks my car clean of gas. I'm sure most people don't do this... We don't seem to be in any extraordinary ratio of accidents.
The days of 24/7 aggressive sports cars are nearly gone. Most of these cars are bi polar. Tame when light on the pedal and wake up when all the right formulas are engaged.

I remember 80's camaro's mustangs and such. Those cars in v8 sport form were hard to drive. Even the v6's had an aggressive pedal. They were just aggressive all day long. The majority of sports cars today are more docile and all this insurance shyt is crap.

if those options were important to you why did you get the nismo and not a loaded Z?

because the look of the Nismo was too awesome :)
I know some people here think the regular Z looks better but I like the look of the Nismo better.

But after 3 years, I got used to the look and missed what it didn't have. I looked at the specs of the 2013 370Z nismo and it appears now you can add as options a better stereo system, homelink, bluetooth but still no NAV and a backup camera. I don't expect the ride quality to be softer though but I am sure for most new Nismo owners, it isn't a concern :)

Here's a pic of my old 370z Nismo a few weeks before I sold it

http://i45.tinypic.com/5y9gch.jpg

If you love your Niz and just want a better stereo, backup camera, Bluetooth, and Homelink why don't you just add them? I missed all that stuff too when I got mine so that's what I did...I also know a lot of other Nismo owners that did the same. Easy peasy and probably less $$$ than what you'll lose on the trade, with better results. Works way better than the Nissan Nav w/Bose and even the high-end factory system in my wife's car...I'm sure it'll be better than the Mustang too. Not hating on the Stang...but if those amenities are your reason for swapping, then interior mods might be the answer that you seek. :D

Thanks Cuban Z
actually, I got a Camaro 2SS, not a Mustang 5.0
what happened was GM and the dealer gave me an offer i couldn't refuse: $3,500 off MSRP. So, I pretty much got RS appearance package, Navigation, Dual Mode performance exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter at no charge.
On Looks, it's no contest but the camaro does come with homelink, bluetooth, a backup camera, voice activated command, 2 extra seats and a much softer ride. Lots of creature comforts so I had to do it. Sorry :)

this is my new ride, the black one. It was cool that the dealer had all of their cars indoor.

http://i49.tinypic.com/6s9wl3.jpg

Every year since the camaro came out. Chevy has been doing what they gotta do to improve the car. It's not as flawed today as it was in 2010/2011.
So enjoy your ride and have fun. See if you can find FE6 suspension parts for your ride? :tup:

**inferno fvckin' orange** Hot!!!!!

Been enjoying my rental premium v6 vert. 2013 my. Slow as balls but notbad.jpg. really comfortable.

Sorry Mick...meant that for the OP as an option...my bad.

You can get a rear view mirror/homelink/backup camera as an option. Dealer installed option. Replace the head unit with a Kenwood/Alpine/Pioneer/jvc Headunit with pre-built nav or, Get a HU that can stream the Nav from your phone...

The first thing i did when i rented this car for the first time. (SS model) I drove in it cruising all day. I spent pretty much 10 hours cruising, (minus bathroom breaks n chow) I never felt so good after 10 hours of driving.
The best seats in a non premium car imho. They feel Halo caddy sedan good while giving great sports car hold. Awesome seats without a brand name on em'.

I understand. Most of us Z owners had this problem i know i did. So i went with a fully loaded Z. Because that was more important to me nav, bose system ect. But lucky for me i can add the amuse kit to make it look sexy.