350z - Verdict so far - 3 months into ownership
Discussion
Hi All
Im new to the Jap Chat But not Piston Heads, i had TVR previously.
Just thought id give you an update on the 'Z' for those that are interested.
Previously had Merc (company car) and TVR chim.
Divorce & change of job meant only one car going forward.
I wanted a car that i could go to work in everyday but also had some added spice of power, sound, looks - no kids so space wasnt any issue. Test Drove 350z and then S2000, RX8, Boxster to compare. Came back to 350z every time, i know the other cars have alot of great attributes but the 'Z' just did it for me, handled great for my style of driving, brutish power surge and the sound just topped it off, so i took delivery of an Azure Blue 350z in the middle of Jan 06.
3 months and 5000 miles later im still very impressed with this car, there's not too many on the road so it has abit of rarity, ive thrashed it on B roads, hit some interesting top speeds, and cruised at 80 all day on motorways, it wasnt brilliant in snow but hey ho i can live with that. I look forward to driving it all the time and thats the crucial factor for me in owning your car no matter what make. Everybodys opinions differ on different cars (ive read 100's of threads on TVR versus this and that)and lets face it, if we werent different it would be boring because everybody would be driving the same.
fuel consumption varies from 17-28 mpg depending on driving, build quality has been excellent apart from the front end which has stone chipped abit already.
Im planning a blitz to France in May too so looking forward to that.
Would be good to hear of anybody else with first Z experience or otherwise.
Opps Just looked at length of my thread sorry about war & peace.
Alan
Im new to the Jap Chat But not Piston Heads, i had TVR previously.
Just thought id give you an update on the 'Z' for those that are interested.
Previously had Merc (company car) and TVR chim.
Divorce & change of job meant only one car going forward.
I wanted a car that i could go to work in everyday but also had some added spice of power, sound, looks - no kids so space wasnt any issue. Test Drove 350z and then S2000, RX8, Boxster to compare. Came back to 350z every time, i know the other cars have alot of great attributes but the 'Z' just did it for me, handled great for my style of driving, brutish power surge and the sound just topped it off, so i took delivery of an Azure Blue 350z in the middle of Jan 06.
3 months and 5000 miles later im still very impressed with this car, there's not too many on the road so it has abit of rarity, ive thrashed it on B roads, hit some interesting top speeds, and cruised at 80 all day on motorways, it wasnt brilliant in snow but hey ho i can live with that. I look forward to driving it all the time and thats the crucial factor for me in owning your car no matter what make. Everybodys opinions differ on different cars (ive read 100's of threads on TVR versus this and that)and lets face it, if we werent different it would be boring because everybody would be driving the same.
fuel consumption varies from 17-28 mpg depending on driving, build quality has been excellent apart from the front end which has stone chipped abit already.
Im planning a blitz to France in May too so looking forward to that.
Would be good to hear of anybody else with first Z experience or otherwise.
Opps Just looked at length of my thread sorry about war & peace.
Alan
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