Ok...I'm only doing this once. I've gotten into little battles regarding *insert Z car here* vs. *insert type of mustang here* a lot of times. I slammed one guy repetedly over 13 pages once and I'm not doing that again. Newer Mustangs get much more credit and praise than they deserve and I just can't let people go on dissing Z cars when they're wrong...be it on accident or out of malice. I just show facts...that's it.
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Originally Posted by Stratocaster5292
Man you got to love how biased you Z car owners are.
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No...I don't
just like my car...I just
don't like mustangs. If you want an american car that's truely impressive, buy a Corvette...
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Originally Posted by Stratocaster5292
Nevermind the fact that a NA S281 outperforms a 350 Z in every performance category I can think of...
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That's all fine and dandy...with a bigger engine, it should...and it just barely does at that.
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not to mention a Saleen Mustang actually also has a higher resale rating then the 350Z.
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Prove it.
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And your not gonna see to many Saleens compared to 350Zs either
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Umm...it...looks...like...a...mustang...
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The Saleen has a faster 0-60
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Saleen 0-60: 5.1
350Z 0-60: 5.2
Ok...we all know these things vary depending on countless things...weather conditions, outside temp, driver, condition of the car, condition of the track/road, etc, etc...so I believe it's fair to say it's the same. The saleen time is off their website, so of course it's going to be the best it could get...so I took the best time for the 350Z I've ever seen, which is a 5.2. I also found a 5.3 sec time on motor trend's website. It just comes down to the driver. This is pretty much the same case for the 1/4 mile time.
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slalom speed
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According to Motortrend.com, the Z does the 600ft slolom at 68mph and the saleen site gives a speed of 67.2 for the S281. You need to do better research. Even the top of the line Saleen Extreme Coupe or whatever gets less than one mph over the Z in the slolom...
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and a shorter 60-0 braking distance.
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The saleen's brakes are far from stock, run of the mill units. They BETTER do a better than good job and stopping. The stat I found off motortrend.com is only 4 feet further than the saleen...who cares?
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The MSRP is only 429 dollars more and as of right now the aftermarket is much greater then that of a 350Z.
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Ok...here is where you REALLY lose me...
Base model Saleen coupe base price: ~$37,000 (after taxes title and all that bullshit...). Then, if you want stuff like a stereo, an auto trans (why, I don't know), or any other options, you're
EASILY over $40K.
Now...
here is a new 350Z
with an exhaust AND intake on it for ~$5,000 less...where you got $429, I'll never know. The base price for a base model 350Z is only ~$29,000. Plus, there are hundreds of them on that site for even less than those examples given if you'd not mind a used car...which I sure as hell wouldn't.
With all due respect, I'm not biased, man. I'm just educated. You seem to think I am forced to drive the car I do and I love Z cars because I drive one...it's the exact opposite...I
choose to drive the car I do because I truely believe in them and love them. They are phenomenal cars for a phenomenal price. I paid less for my car than the saleen guys pay for a set of tires...and I'll be on pace with a 350Z this weekend when I install my boost controller...and that's just the tip of the iceberg. This comparo was just between the base saleen and a stock 350Z. Sure, there isn't a huge aftermarket for the 350, but it's growing very quickly. Check out the specs for Greddy's TT 350Z...you'll shit yourself. I'm also not going to go into the twin turbo 300ZXs or the single turbo 300ZXs as in my sig. The twin turbo 300s (Z32s) can easily be made into EXTREMELY fast cars. I've seen one running 10s with a full factory interior and an auto trans...and it weighs a whopping 3400 lbs. Mustangs just aren't the same calibre of car as the Z32s or the 350Zs can be.