I just dropped in the grouse a little.
I'm also a little interested in seeing whether the moderators will allow a post that is not all ga-ga about the new car.
I drove a 1990 model Nissan 240SX from 1990 until recently. It was a great handling and a great looking car. It didn't have as much power as I have come to want, but I loved it.
I am really disappointed in the new 350Z. Why didn't they make it faster? Why does it look like just about every other new sporty car these days? (That is to say, why is it butt ughly?) The 300ZX was beautiful. So were the earlier 240SX's, before they turned boxy.
When I started looking for a replacement for the 240SX, my first inclination was to get a used 300ZX. But I wound up buying a new 2002 Camaro Z28 convertible - the last of the breed, as you probably know. I fell in love with the power! I had to spend about $1500 more on after-market stiffening and suspension parts to make it handle suitably, but even with those extra expenses, the convertible cost me less than a base model hardtop 350Z will cost. The car goes zoom, and it does it without a blower. Stock zero to 60 in a bit over 5 seconds. I put a 2800 stall torque converter on it and did some minor tweaking, and now my 0-60 is under 5 seconds. I love it! I guess I'm in the minority, because GM is dumping it. GM is also planning to make the Corvette butt ughly like all the others. I've seen pictures. GM Australia is going to make a left-side drive Holden and sell it in the US as a Pontiac GTO. Is nothing sacred? Grouse. Gripe. Bitch.
Well, I got my Z, and just in time. It's not the kind of Z that I expected to get, but it should do me for the next ten years or so.