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I've said it before and I'll say it again, if Nissan wants to compete against the BRZ then bring back the f-ing silvia for that and leave the Z to
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, if Nissan wants to compete against the BRZ then bring back the f-ing silvia for that and leave the Z to compete against Mustangs, Camaro, etc.
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Crazy how other cars in its price range sell like crazy, huh? I mean, mustang sales and all. The new 5.0 with Track Pack is all the rage. If Nissan makes a car that compete, maybe it will sell too. Of course the fat whore doesn't make as much money as the hot one. Nissan needs to get it in shape and maybe she can bring home some money.
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Anyway, I get more compliments in my 370Z than I have gotten combined in my Mustang GT, Z06, or two Trans Ams before that. All prime redneck and 'Murican loved vehicles. No, sir, it is NOT the "It's an import"... that is keeping the 370Z from selling. It's not brand, it's not image. It's lack of substance in the numbers department. 'Murica buys a car because of how much she has under the hood. The 370Z doesn't have crap under the hood by 'Murica's standards, so the fact that it weighs less than the boat of a Challenger/Charger doesn't matter, really. The fact that there are no back-seats for the single baby-momma's in this town are a huge killer. Everyone here has some form of child or ten. They need a car with back seats. Please, Nissan, don't... ...but that's part of why it doesn't compete with the Camaro, Mustang, and Mopars twins. 'Murica wants to go fast in one direction toting it's EBT-enabling cargo squalling all the way. At least, the 'Murica I live in. Then you take a single guy who hates kids and doesn't care who made it, as long as it's quality gear, and we try the 370Z out. We discover that the brakes don't work so great, the shifter is worse than the Tremec's in the American cars, the handling in the GT Track Pack is more neutral, and we say...damn. 'Murica! and we never look back. Nissan is a "one and done" for us, because we looked past the other things that weeded others out, but once we actually got the product, we found out it was all sexy curves, cute little catch phrases like "dynamic weight transfer", and no balls or brawn when it comes time to actually DRIVE the thing and we wind up with warped rotors and hating the front-heavy handling and all those little nitpicky things after a day of driving to and from work on a road with a few kinks in it. That is why it doesn't sell. Those who would buy it, can't fit their life into it, and those who do buy it, figure out that it's not half the car it seemed like in the product brochure. |
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Hmmmm what would Rick James say right Now?
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FI is heavy, and the car is already a pig up front. They would need to figure out how to trim it down a lot not to un-balance it even more than it already is.
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Heck, 'Murica's love for muscle cars isn't even a comparison to what they really love. The bread and butter for the big three and the very reason they are still around after making lackluster cars for so many years......Big *** Trucks! Ford sold 645,316 F-Series trucks last year vs 82,995 for the 'stang. I guess my point is, it's a niche market begin with and you can find faults in every car if you look hard enough. You'd have to be a complete fool to believe every word in the brochure. If every word were true, there would be no aftermarket & we wouldn't need to modify anything. It's not an excuse or in defense of Nissan, Ford or any other company, just realities of producing a car that has to apeal to millions, each having very specific wants and needs. The next Z should be better and learn from current owners, but that doesn't mean Nissan is going to listen to a few enthusiast. Here's to hoping that they do.
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The mustang performance is more pure but the vast market is looking for a combo sport/ comfort car. The camaro fits that mold much better and just feels good when driving daily by comparison. I think the next gen will be more z like in terms of a lot of power matched on amazing handling. That will help the stang, but with the ATS chassis being the main candidate for the next gen camaro. It will be a tight race. Either way. I think mustang sales will increase next gen. This gen body style is just worn to shyt. |
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