RE: Nissan 370Z facelifted...
Discussion
gmh23 said:
Looks quite boring now, far less aggressive than before.
How come no-ones mentioned a used 911 yet?
I was just thinking - overpriced; you'd be mad to buy one of these when RX8s are so cheap and when Maserati 4200s are under £20k and have 2 extra seats...How come no-ones mentioned a used 911 yet?
As for those GT86s....
braddo said:
I was just thinking - overpriced; you'd be mad to buy one of these when RX8s are so cheap and when Maserati 4200s are under £20k and have 2 extra seats...
As for those GT86s....
Haha, funnily enough, the front end does look a like GT86ish....not to make a comparison or anythingAs for those GT86s....
The new front does look a lot like the 350Z front end.
I don't think the 370Z is a bad car compared to the 350Z but its got a couple of things against it that the 350Z had going for it.
Firstly, when the 350Z was launched in 2002, it was head and shoulders ahead of the competition in the sub-£30K sports car marketplace. It was a fresh design and captured the hearts of enthusiasts who would not normally consider Japanese motors.
The other thing that the 350Z had going for it was that for most of its production cycle it was being sold in boom times when credit was dirt cheap.
The 370Z is trying to compete in a much more competitive market at a time when people are hard up and finance is more difficult to get.
I had a 350Z for three years and its without doubt the best car I have owned (not the best car I have owned to drive, but the best car I have owned to own, if that makes sense)
I don't think the 370Z is a bad car compared to the 350Z but its got a couple of things against it that the 350Z had going for it.
Firstly, when the 350Z was launched in 2002, it was head and shoulders ahead of the competition in the sub-£30K sports car marketplace. It was a fresh design and captured the hearts of enthusiasts who would not normally consider Japanese motors.
The other thing that the 350Z had going for it was that for most of its production cycle it was being sold in boom times when credit was dirt cheap.
The 370Z is trying to compete in a much more competitive market at a time when people are hard up and finance is more difficult to get.
I had a 350Z for three years and its without doubt the best car I have owned (not the best car I have owned to drive, but the best car I have owned to own, if that makes sense)
ZesPak said:
anything fast said:
walnut whip wheels,
door handels from a fridge freezer,
colour of a rusty turd
can you guess i dont like it!
Then change your name to "anything that looks good" door handels from a fridge freezer,
colour of a rusty turd
can you guess i dont like it!
I have always liked the shape of these cars, but the detailing was always terrible and now it just gets worse and worse. Even the original car had those s
tty handles. How much nicer would it look with the handles hidden in the rear quarter glass and smooth doors? A hidden fuel cap and headlights that dont look like a vajazzle? The inside is very tacky aswell. The 300zx turbo of the 1990's was a much more appealing car to me.RudeDog said:
I don't think the 370Z is a bad car compared to the 350Z but its got a couple of things against it that the 350Z had going for it.
Firstly, when the 350Z was launched in 2002, it was head and shoulders ahead of the competition in the sub-£30K sports car marketplace. It was a fresh design and captured the hearts of enthusiasts who would not normally consider Japanese motors.
The other thing that the 350Z had going for it was that for most of its production cycle it was being sold in boom times when credit was dirt cheap.
The 370Z is trying to compete in a much more competitive market at a time when people are hard up and finance is more difficult to get.
But those two things are relatively speaking. In real terms the 370Z is the better car in pretty much every respect.Firstly, when the 350Z was launched in 2002, it was head and shoulders ahead of the competition in the sub-£30K sports car marketplace. It was a fresh design and captured the hearts of enthusiasts who would not normally consider Japanese motors.
The other thing that the 350Z had going for it was that for most of its production cycle it was being sold in boom times when credit was dirt cheap.
The 370Z is trying to compete in a much more competitive market at a time when people are hard up and finance is more difficult to get.
Kong said:
But those two things are relatively speaking. In real terms the 370Z is the better car in pretty much every respect.
I'm sure it is. It should be!...but I don't think its as good or as ground-breaking now as the 350Z was when it was launched 10 years ago however the real reason its not selling that well is because the country is broke (IMO).
braddo said:
I was just thinking - overpriced; you'd be mad to buy one of these when RX8s are so cheap and when Maserati 4200s are under £20k and have 2 extra seats...
As for those GT86s....
Hmmm chocolate engine and a car that will leave you penniless against the 370? I know where my money would be.As for those GT86s....
RudeDog said:
...but I don't think its as good or as ground-breaking now as the 350Z was when it was launched 10 years ago...
Of course it isn't as groundbreaking, successors generally aren't: it's a refinement of what went before, there isn't the new ground to break. E.g.: the Veyron was groundbreaking, the Veyron SS wasn't. Apply it to other groundbreaking cars and their successors/replacements/evolutions (I don't know enough of the groundbreaking models, Audi quattro maybe? How does what followed compare in terms of broken ground?).Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff