2003 Nissan Z Car ( 350Z ) - Page 5

arpiburpi · 03-05-2002, 06:02 PM

is there still a screen in the 350z, even if u dont get navi..or is it only with navi??

pw_350Z_baby · 03-05-2002, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by DMC12

I was not dissing the car. It is honestly ugly, people! I just can't understand why anyone wants to plunk down $37K for it.

I do like the newer photos of the interior. However, its not the interior that needed changing. The front intake is my biggest beef. It is a square, while the rest of the car is flowing. I love the tail lights... so where did the designers get a square intake from???? It just look thrown together.

You're like about .1% of us who think it's ugly. The other 99.9% think it's from beautiful to gorgeous. Anyway, who cares! As long as I'm happy driving it. That's all it's about--satisfying the driver.
The square front intake is taken from the Skyline GTR, I think. Well, GTR's have square front intake opening. I'm not too thrill about that intake either, but it definitely doesn't make the whole car ugly. It's still gorgeous to ME.:smoker2:

pw_350Z_baby · 03-05-2002, 06:27 PM

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Originally posted by arpiburpi
is there still a screen in the 350z, even if u dont get navi..or is it only with navi??

Nah! I think it's left with an opening without a Nav. BUT, you could always close the lid (like the S2000). Unless you decide to get it later, or an aftermarket one.

JBL85 · 03-05-2002, 07:15 PM

hey....just a quick thought.....why do you like your delorean....i am sure its a cool Car in LBC

Is that Long Beach College or what is that?

DMC12 · 03-05-2002, 08:12 PM

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Is that Long Beach College or what is that?

LBC = Long Beach City. Listen to Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Sublime (all from here) and they will mention "LBC". This is what it means. The city that's low, urban life by the beach.

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I thought florescent green went out in the early 80s, it is 2002 now-WAKE UP!!!

This thread is featured on the AF home page. I was not aware when I first posted that it was in the Nissan fan's portion of the site. Obviously a user with the handle "ZCARFAN" is biased to anything Z, so I will stop posting to this thread.

I did NOT intentionally click on over to "Nissan Z cars" forum to start sh*t. I don't like it when people do this to forums I am in, so I will stop. I have taken my campaign to the "cars I dislike" forum.
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Zcarfan · 03-05-2002, 11:33 PM

DMC, thats cool, I really didn't know why you were doing it either, I don't like when people do that, It runs wild on clubsi, but VWvortex is much more mild.

wing · 03-08-2002, 10:51 PM

First post here...suppose ,I just search some information about my 350Z and 240Z body painting..finally find this website...
here is my Z bodies.....BTW, the 350Z really nice.(I mean the real car)

JBL85 · 03-09-2002, 03:31 AM

those are some sic looking RC cars.....wish I had some that good looking

pw_350Z_baby · 03-09-2002, 04:45 AM

Hey Wing, are those RC bodies for the HPI RS4-2 model? Damn, I got an RS4, I gotta get one of those 350Z bodies. They came out already? Kool!!!

entervillain · 03-11-2002, 11:03 PM

Make no mistake, anyone reading MCERVANTES brief profile of Nissan's new entry into the Z realm. THIS CAR WILL CHANGE THE FACE OF SPORTS CARS UNDER $50K AS WE KNOW IT. Nissan has raised the bar so high by offering a brilliant marriage of performance, styling and affordability, it will leave other Japanese car manufacturers racing around to try and compete. Germany, England and Italy will no longer hold the monopoly on high-style performance machines once this car hits the streets. Mark my words. I have seen this in tests at the So Cal facility and even the sound of this scaled up prototype illicits the kind of childish giggle once only reserved for Ferrari's screaming V12.

I drive a Vantage and am considering trading down to the new Z when it comes out... or, would it be, trading up?

Happy hunting enthusiasts.

The Villain

ImportFreak · 03-11-2002, 11:30 PM

thats strange.. i read an article somewhere .. anyway they tested the prototype 350z .. it wasnt final prodution model and the magazine didnt see it to being anything tht special.. sure good but nuttin drastic.. but i dont remember where i saw it..

Zcarfan · 03-11-2002, 11:31 PM

I hope you are right about the sound, one of the magazines calls the sound of the S2000-having a similar sound as a ferarri when it is wound up, with 1/3 the cylinders, after driving and S2000, I must agree, lets hope that the Z sounds like 1/2 of a ferarri and at lower RPMs, while love the S2000, I haev a feeling that it will be replaced as my favorite "reasonably priced sports car", and will soon be 2nd in that catagory.

HellBent · 03-12-2002, 10:47 AM

I think it is great that everyone loves the new Z, and it is a beautiful car. However, I think the way people are talking up it's performance is unrealistic. I haven't seen any definites on pricing, but assuming it will be available around $30k with 280hp it is not mana from heaven.

In the stop-light nationals, on the mean streets of the USA, it will not be a heavy contender. As long as it is trying to stack up against V-8 powered, live rear axeled, pony cars it will loose. It is very difficult for small displacement V-6s to rival the power of a V-8. I am not merely speaking of power in the figurative sense, but in the total energy under the curve vocabulary.

When it comes to winning street races, straight line performance is all that really counts. I am an avid auto-crosser so there is no need to convince me that the 350Z will kick butt in that arena. However, a V-6 and an indipendent rear suspension just don't make for straight line performance. The Z will also be left wanting in the HP and TQ departments. (Please no discussions of mods, thats a whole different conversation).

I guess all I am trying to say is that the 350Z is a great car, but claims that it will be the end all, be all for around $30k is unrealistic. I think there is sufficient iron in the market now that will best it in many of the motorsports arenas. I believe the Z will be an awsome car, but not neccessarily the standard by which other sub $30k sportscars are judged.

Peace,

Al

Zcarfan · 03-12-2002, 01:23 PM

hellbent....

you are talking to a crowd that probably couldn't care less about those push rod V-8s that only seem to perform well in a straight line (except for the vette) and use very crude suspension and other such parts. btw, the z28 is gone after this year b/c of lack of sales, that should tell you something about what the public in general feels about ONLY straight speed.

the fact that so many people here are using 0-60 figures is b/c that is what most mags judge teh quickness by, and a figure that we are all familiar with. there is NO dopubt that I would rather have a 4.9 VS a 5.3 0-60 time, BUT if that means owning a chevy SS vs a Z car or even a Porsche boxster S, forget it, give me the slower time. (btw, I have nevere seen an SS do a 4.9, it was just brought up as an example). if I can have a beautiful, relaible car that does low 5s and handles well and id REFINED!!! that is much more important to me. btw, the stock Mustang GTs aren't overly quick, so to say that the v-6 can't compete is a little bit narrow minded.

Zcarfan · 03-12-2002, 01:25 PM

btw, a 3.5 L v-6 in NOT a "small displacement V-6"

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