350Z Under 300 hp DISAPPOINTMENT

[longlivetheZ]

Comparing the new Z to the old mustangs???? Ehhh.......whaaaaaaat the heeeeeeeeell? I get your point, but damn man...the Z FAR surpasses ANY regular mustang in quality, durability, comfort, reliability, overall performance, etc...

[drifter17]

Originally Posted by longlivetheZ

Comparing the new Z to the old mustangs???? Ehhh.......whaaaaaaat the heeeeeeeeell? I get your point, but damn man...the Z FAR surpasses ANY regular mustang in quality, durability, comfort, reliability, overall performance, etc...

Yes the Z does but I was just saying that for comparisons sake.

Originally Posted by longlivetheZ

Comparing the new Z to the old mustangs???? Ehhh.......whaaaaaaat the heeeeeeeeell? I get your point, but damn man...the Z FAR surpasses ANY regular mustang in quality, durability, comfort, reliability, overall performance, etc...

Of course in your opinion, but lets not get to that in this thread.........1969 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet would make you shit in your pants at the track. Thats all I gotta say and its irrelevant.

Moving on to viper and the Z................

[longlivetheZ]

Originally Posted by drifter17

Yes the Z does but I was just saying that for comparisons sake.

It's cool...I know what ya mean.

Originally Posted by svtcobra007x

Moving on to viper and the Z................

Viper vs. Z? My God....just shut up, will you please?

[rizzspeed]

Originally Posted by longlivetheZ

Viper vs. Z? My God....just shut up, will you please?

[2of9]

im not disappointed, i've ben in a 350Z. thats a strong car compared to the Eagle Talon Tsi AWD. reaching 0-60 is fast in the 350Z. well...i think its fast, i havent ben in those super strong cars like the VR4, RX-7, Supra YET...so i think the 350Z is 2nd in my list of strongest cars-i've-been-in. Talon Tsi AWD is still topping it tho...for me

Sorry LonglivetheZ, I like to piss off ricer assholes like you.

[ntnsec5]

The Z rocks and the engine and drive train do as well.

[Starbucks]

Right now, at the time of this posting, there is NO CAR IN THE U.S. THAT CAN OUTPERFORM THE 350Z FOR 26K. THATS RIGHT KEEP LOOKING. Not from Ford, not from Chevy, not from Honda, not from Toyota. Get over it domesticles.

[Aaron_03]

Too bad they don't make the firebird formula anymore....I would say trans-am but they are right at or a little above the price of the Z (during current model year when made).

Good luck finding one for 26,000 though...I'd bet that you can add at least a couple of grand dealer markup to them.

The Z is a nice car though, just wish I could afford one.

[Starbucks]

Actually i got mine for 27k, because i had all upfront cash.

[garaget]

It is disappointing just looking at HP specs, but you can't just compare horses when comparing cars.

The Z33 is built as a circuit/track car just like the NSX. If you take any other car with the same hp specs or even higher (stang? grandam? turbo integ? etc.. etc..) and run them against the Z or NSX on a real track/circuit.. you will see the real difference in car.

real difference? platform design.

[kman10587]

Indeed. Both my father and my best friend have owned and driven Z's (my dad drove a NA 280Z and my best friend drives a NA Z31), and they both say that the Z is the greatest car they have ever driven. The Z is more than just a sports car - its design is so beautiful, so advanced, so responsive, that when you are driving a Z, the car is nothing more than an extension of yourself. And to think that the car is so affordable and good-looking.

[Big Wave Dave]

The guy is a KNOB...if he owned a Viper, he could afford to buy the Z without blinking. And we all know you need a reliable car to fetch parts for your Mopar.

[VH45DETTwithNOS]

I am a Z fan from way back since I have owned;

1 - 1971 240z 5 speed, yeah fun to drive I was 14 1/2 yr's old when I brought it, crashed it racing a toyota 73 celica, both cars totalled witch sucks I was 17.....

2 - 1980 280zx 2seater Turbo 5 speed picked it up for $500, spent about $17,000 NZD($8,000 USD) on the engine alone, managed 2 get 544.3hp out of it @ the rear wheels, and a getrag six speed...I love getting money to spend on cars, all up I spent $60,000 on the car in the 4 years I owned it....ex girl friend crash it @ 207 km/h on a back road.

3 - 1992 Z32 300ZX Twin Turbo, my brother and I converted it into a track car, 682HP big grin's everywhere, and hard on's for everyone..

4 - after my 280zx I got anopther Z32 as my road car, I modded it, but sold it in 98, got a...

5 - 200sx S12 1986, and a R33 1996 Skyline GTS4, the S12 got pinched late last year, and written off, but life goes on...now the VH45DE sits on the garage floor waiting to be installed in the GTS4....

Now I am looking for a Z32 300ZX again but I might get the FUCKIN' AWESOME Z33 350z. I love this car, it rocks for the money, and I know of several mods I will be doing on it if I do deside to go for it(Z33), I Iike the 350, but I also love the Z32 300zx TT as well, I want to push the 350z upto 400hp n/a, I know it can be done....just like the 240z of old..

peace out..