Nissan 350Z ..why so cheap?

[nervous]

Digsy said:

The opinion is fine. The sensationalist, Clarkson-esqe way it has been put across is why its been ridiculed.

why? I can say whatever i want however I want, cant I? some of the contributions to this thread have proven that.

digsy said:

BTW the seemingly valid question of what sort of company the 350Z keeps down at the bottom of the worst cars you've ever driven list seems to have been side-stepped. I for one am intrigued.

honestly? its not been side stepped at all, and Id love to make a list of th5 5 worst handling cars I've ever driven, but I dont have another day to waste here justifying myself to people I dont know, who cant accept that my opinion differs to theirs. gotta pay the mortgage and all that.

it has been fun tho'

[nervous]

dibbly_dobbler said:

Guffy said:

An interesting read... i've enjoyed some of the banter too.. but where the credibility of Mr Nervous falls short IMO, is saying the 350z is the worst handling car he's ever driven. He's either not driven many crappy cars, or he's enjoying yanking some chains! Maybe the 350z has been the most disappointing to drive?

Edited by Guffy on Monday 8th September 22:25

Guffy - you're bang on there mate. He may not like it (ok fine) but saying it's the worst handling he's driven smacks of trolling/attention seeking.

thats me, all over. 20,000 posts of trolling.

[nervous]

fido said:

You know it isn't a bad car - when people make dumb comparisons with tanks. because that's exactly the sort of objective comparison that one makes when choosing a car [not].

yes. thats exactly what I said. those were my words- dont buy a 350z, buy a chieftain tank.

you guys are the best

[nervous]

ferrisbueller said:

In fairness, that's arse.

I drove your Sagaris. And that makes my top 3, along with a Proton Jumbuck and Hyundai Terracan.

ETA. In fairness the CityRover was quite bad. So we'll call it top 5 to allow for some contingency.

to you. Im pretty sure we established that we look for in a car (and pretty much everything else) is hugely different, so by logical extension our worst 5 cars are going to be different too, arent they? not arse, just dis-similar.

Fwiw, I had a fun afternoon in a terracan once, which is more than can be said of my sagaris. That'll still be in my top 5 even after we've all only been allowed to drive G-wiz's for 20 years.

Edited by nervous on Tuesday 9th September 06:52

[nervous]

bad_roo said:

Honestly. Have a word with yourself. From one journalist to another.

and you have two words with yourself

[nervous]

Windymiller said:

Haha! I had a nosey at this thread earlier today and it was only a few pages long... how funny! Can't people just have different opinions? Me, I change 'em all the time!

perfect. youre the man to hold the fort for the next three or four pages then, im off to earn some of the money that kicking about here all day yesterday lost me.

Id totally forgotten how much fun PH can be, thanks for all the laughs folks

[nervous]

swerni said:

you guys have clearly never driven a PT Cruiser

now that is a bad car to drive

oh, you're in for it now. Wait until the Chrysler boys see this.

edited, thanks FerrisBueller. I shouldnt post so early.

Edited by nervous on Tuesday 9th September 08:39

[chris_w666]

I wonder if I dare start a thread titled-

'All BMW's are st because a motoring journalist I saw posting on the internet said so'

That would really just be trolling on here though.

[ferrisbueller]

nervous said:

swerni said:

you guys have clearly never driven a PT Cruiser

now that is a bad car to drive

oh, you're in for it now. Wait until the Plymouth boys see this.

Chrysler, surely. Or are you inferring that's the only place they sell them?

[Digsy]

nervous said:

Digsy said:

The opinion is fine. The sensationalist, Clarkson-esqe way it has been put across is why its been ridiculed.

why? I can say whatever i want however I want, cant I? some of the contributions to this thread have proven that.

digsy said:

BTW the seemingly valid question of what sort of company the 350Z keeps down at the bottom of the worst cars you've ever driven list seems to have been side-stepped. I for one am intrigued.

honestly? its not been side stepped at all, and Id love to make a list of th5 5 worst handling cars I've ever driven, but I dont have another day to waste here justifying myself to people I dont know, who cant accept that my opinion differs to theirs. gotta pay the mortgage and all that.

it has been fun tho'

Neatly avoided yet again.

[Vesuvius 996]

Morning.

Good to see you lot burning the midnight oil.


I've got Nervy down as Federer, and Roo as the whining scotch loser so far.



Seconds out

[bad_roo]

Don't worry. I've got you down as Federer's towel boy.

[wolves_wanderer]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

liar. You'll be telling me the 350z is the worst car in the world next.

[GreatGranny]

Top thread

I think Nervy was a bit bored yesterday and decided on a little sport. Some great lines, Mike 1985 you are a legend and 3 cars worth £100k at 21, wow, your Mum must be soooo proud.

[monkeyra]

Some great trolling in this thread, theres some characters on this site!

[mike_1985]

[quote=GreatGranny]Top thread

I think Nervy was a bit bored yesterday and decided on a little sport. Some great lines, Mike 1985 you are a legend and 3 cars worth £100k at 21, wow, your Mum must be soooo proud. [/quote

[boxster9]

Logged on to the forum after a few days...certainly didn't expect this many comments. Took me a whle to get through the 14 pages.

Sill convinced that the 350z is a bit of a bargain. will have to go out and test one to know for sure.

[Iddingtons]

Puddenchucker said:

boxster9 said:

Just saw a 350Z in my local newspaper for £8000, went on autotrader to find that for 9-11k you can get a good one....didn't these cost well over 25K new?

Chances are it's a low spec grey import rather than a UK spec car, possibly as old a 52 plate?
When they first went on sale in the UK the base model was £24k.

it'll be an import for £8k chances are but circa the top end of that (£11k and a little above) you are heading into UK car money. I've put my own 05 (UK) car up at £12k for instance. (sorry for the blatant plug but it is answering the query as well).

Regardless of some peoples opinions it is a lot of car for very little money. The 350z has always proven a great deal of fun to me and has done everything I have asked of it. Being both comfortable every day and fun for when you want to play on that stretch of private road we all own.

I admit I am yet to drive anything like a 911 or above but coming from, as most people, a back ground of hot hatches and the mundane shopping trolleys the 350z is a wonderful car to drive/own.

Id.

[matth76]

Fifth Gear rated it as their favourite car and best handling. Definitely not a car to under-estimate or over look. And as to the "chav" comment - how many do you see on the road, let alone being driven by a chav.. not many. Quite a distinct and exclusive car and very very good value. The latest 309bhp engine is very nice and very quick. Of course there are always going to be faster and better quality cars - but you have to pay a lot more too. But it's an all round good package nicely priced. You can get a 2007 model now (the latest 309bhp engine) for £18k. I'm all for depreciation so I can finally get mine I'd rather have one than a new Mondeo or Vectra which rediculously are similar money to a two year old 350Z - its no contest.

Edited by matth76 on Saturday 11th October 00:22

[stuckmojo]

I want a 350z badly, regardless of the trolling on here