Nissan 350z look to be good deals, talk me out of it?

[FeatherZ]

They look to be seriously good deals at the moment.......

What goes wrong?
Service costs?
What should stop me buying one?

[S3000]

poor traction.. not as fast as it looks.. cheap interiour.

A wrx/evo will smoke that thing all day long, while offering seats for 4 people.

[FeatherZ]

S3000 said:

poor traction.. not as fast as it looks.. cheap interiour.

A wrx/evo will smoke that thing all day long, while offering seats for 4 people.

They do look nice though

[poing]

S3000 said:

poor traction.. not as fast as it looks.. cheap interiour.

A wrx/evo will smoke that thing all day long, while offering seats for 4 people.

Poor traction = sideways easily, ergo fun!
Not as fast as it looks = still looks pretty and is hardly slow
Cheap interior - compared to which rival, certainly not the 2 that will "smoke" it

Some people don't need 4 seats or the extra speed that can't be used on the road anyway.

In other words OP, go for it!

[1981linley]

£450 a year road tax....almost £500 if you buy two six monthers. People will always look at it and think....ah..he couldn't afford the GTR.

[waterwonder]

1981linley said:

£450 a year road tax....almost £500 if you buy two six monthers. People will always look at it and think....ah..he couldn't afford the GTR.

With you On point 1. Point 2, really?

[66comanche]

1981linley said:

People will always look at it and think....ah..he couldn't afford the GTR.

What the actual F?

[stu1984]

I considered one of these before deciding on getting a vx220 instead. A mate at work has also noticed that these are looking increasingly tempting at the minute. If you can afford the tax and petrol then go for it

[DukeDickson]

66comanche said:

1981linley said:

People will always look at it and think....ah..he couldn't afford the GTR.

What the actual F?

I'm certain only simpletons think that.

[poing]

66comanche said:

1981linley said:

People will always look at it and think....ah..he couldn't afford the GTR.

What the actual F?

You mean you don't look at Fiesta drivers and think, poor sod couldn't afford a Focus? Or Golf owners and think, shame he didn't work harder because then he'd have been able to buy that Passat?

[Puddenchucker]

1981linley said:

£450 a year road tax....

Not if it was registered before 23-March-2006, in which case it's only £260 per year.

[FeatherZ]

Puddenchucker said:

Not if it was registered before 23-March-2006, in which case it's only £260 per year.

Which it would be,I have a budget of 7k when my insurance runs out as my current insurer want to sting me.

[oj121]

Do it mate! Do it!

5th Gear really rate the car. VBH rates it as one of her favourite EVER cars and she has driven quite a few!

[xRIEx]

Talk you out of it? You'll get f' all to the gallon. I can't think of much else because I talked myself into getting a 370. Just do it, you'll love it.

And if it's pre-2006 (is that right?) tax won't be unreasonable.

[Carfiend]

You only live once, do it.

[Welshbeef]

Poor mpg
High VED
Not quick or as quick as it should be
Only two seats
Cheap plastic interior
Tiny unusable boot which you cannot get golf bag into.

Better alternatives.

Does that help? Personally I like them but you wanted reasons to talk you out of it.

[1981linley]

poing said:

66comanche said:

1981linley said:

People will always look at it and think....ah..he couldn't afford the GTR.

What the actual F?

You mean you don't look at Fiesta drivers and think, poor sod couldn't afford a Focus? Or Golf owners and think, shame he didn't work harder because then he'd have been able to buy that Passat?

Yep, in a world where people get hung up about trim level differences to elevate themselves above other owners of the same marque (admittedly it is usually women that do this), people probably will think that. We have a Land Rover Discovery 3 GS 7 seater (the variant doesn't really matter to me) and we invariably get from tts, oh you should have got the auto, or the XS, or HSE, or a Range Rover Sport. It is therefore not inconceivable that some jealous git would say to the OP oh, why didn't you get a 370z or a Skyline. Don't know why they do it, but people love to take the gloss off your happiness...maybe because they drive stters.

[xRIEx]

Welshbeef said:

Not quick or as quick as it should be

I hear/see that a lot about the zeds and I don't really understand it - how quick should it be?

[Otispunkmeyer]

On TG James may said it sounded a bit duff

I think they sound pretty sweet! Lovely V6 howl.

[oj121]

xRIEx said:

I hear/see that a lot about the zeds and I don't really understand it - how quick should it be?

Comfortably sub 6 second car.......As quick as if not qucker than its competitors.......I would also like to know how quick it 'should' be.