20 Years of the 350Z - has it aged well?

20 Years of the 350Z - has it aged well?

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Yorkshire_LY

Original Poster:

83 posts

41 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I just realised that the design of the 350Z is over 20 years old now! Has it aged well? One thing that strikes me now is how small it is compared to even modern hatchbacks hehe.


(Pic of mine today)


Roboticarm

1,452 posts

61 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I think they've aged well although the more muscular shape of the 370 is likely to age better

What's it like at 20 ? Any rust issues etc ?

Yorkshire_LY

Original Poster:

83 posts

41 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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Roboticarm said:
I think they've aged well although the more muscular shape of the 370 is likely to age better

What's it like at 20 ? Any rust issues etc ?
No rust on mine,as its an immaculate example on 35K miles.

Zed Ed

1,106 posts

183 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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It’s still a good design although I always thought the front of the bonnet line looked a bit low from some angles or maybe slightly at odds with the the chubby but well formed rear.

Mine was an 05 in grey and much loved.

swisstoni

16,993 posts

279 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I think it has aged well. In fact it probably looks better, in terms of the cars it shares the road with, than it did at launch.

DodgyGeezer

40,434 posts

190 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I have to say that I prefer the 370 these days - even though I hated it when it came out...

PurpleTurtle

6,987 posts

144 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I think they still look and sound great, I would have bought one were it not for the tiny boot.

I often wonder if that massive strut brace was really necessary, given that so many of its contemporaries do without one.

It looks really cool, but it was a total blocker to me buying one as a daily driver. I went for an Audi TT 3.2 instead, because the folding rear seats gave me carrying capacity when I needed it.

cerb4.5lee

30,571 posts

180 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I still think that they look good when I see them occasionally, and I've always liked the shape. I'm a big fan of the way the 370Z looks as well, but the 370 doesn't seem as universally loved like the 350 is though.

marksx

5,052 posts

190 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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Roboticarm said:
I think they've aged well although the more muscular shape of the 370 is likely to age better

What's it like at 20 ? Any rust issues etc ?
I still really like the look of these and have been eyeing up the classifieds but I've seen quite a few with rusty arches.

SFTWend

833 posts

75 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I think they've aged extremely well.

Took me 3 attempts before I bought one. Test drove a new one but couldn't part with my Alfa GTV. Few years later found a used one in my choice of colour, orange with orange trim, but everyone told me I'd never be able to sell it in that colour so I bottled it. A couple more years and I ended up with a nice blue one.

Have to say I don't think it compared to my earlier 300 ZX TT, but although that perhaps hasn't aged well it's worth few quid now.

V6Nelo

765 posts

144 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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SFTWend said:
I think they've aged extremely well.

Took me 3 attempts before I bought one. Test drove a new one but couldn't part with my Alfa GTV. Few years later found a used one in my choice of colour, orange with orange trim, but everyone told me I'd never be able to sell it in that colour so I bottled it. A couple more years and I ended up with a nice blue one.

Have to say I don't think it compared to my earlier 300 ZX TT, but although that perhaps hasn't aged well it's worth few quid now.
How does it compare to the old school Gtv? Miss it?

J4CKO

41,555 posts

200 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I enjoyed mine a few years back, my son bought an identical one last year but is buying a house so moving it on, I enjoyed having another go but not been dying to borrow it.




kambites

67,558 posts

221 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I always think of it being a big car, but I suppose by modern standards it's really not. The styling looked slightly dated to me when it first came out and it still looks more late-90s than early 00s, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

MattsCar

950 posts

105 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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350z to me looks a much cleaner design compared to the 370z.

Similar to the 240z and the 260z.

The rear of the 350z is a bit of a dog's dinner however, just my opinion and would not put me off one.

georgeyboy12345

3,513 posts

35 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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yes it has.

rotaryjam

615 posts

101 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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Yes I think it's aged very well, it doesn't look dates to my eyes.

The only thing I don't like is the rear lights but never had

Alias218

1,496 posts

162 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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I think it has aged quite nicely, more so than the 370Z which I’ve never really liked and found a bit unresolved (sorry Lee frown).

I agree with the comment about the front looking a bit weedy compared to the muscular rear, though the HR bonnet line improves this a lot.

I also like the rear lights. Unconventional, certainly, but not unattractive.

cerb4.5lee

30,571 posts

180 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Alias218 said:
I think it has aged quite nicely, more so than the 370Z which I’ve never really liked and found a bit unresolved (sorry Lee frown).
No worries bud! beer

C5_Steve

3,043 posts

103 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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I think so, I was driving ours the other day and it struck me how well screwed together it feels inside. Aside from the usual Jap car rust issues underneath it's still a very nice car to drive. Quick enough, comfy, makes a good noise and handles well enough. It's not the be-all and end-all in any category but they still look like nothing else on the road and stand out well.


cerb4.5lee

30,571 posts

180 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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^^^^

That is a proper head turner I reckon. I love the colour! smokin

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