About to buy a Nissan 350Z

[voodoojc]

2007 350Z Enthusiasts Coupe Auto Black on black.
Options: Aluminum kick plates, floor/trunk mats, Aerodynamics kit, spoiler.
Sticker: $32,130
Sale Price: $28,900
$30,091 Drive Out with 7% tax (includes $1500 rebate if financed through Nissan)
Will probably just pay a few months and then pay it off (no penalty)

Is this a good deal?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

you said yourself it's $3000 less than the sticker price, how much better do you expect?

i briefly condsidered the 350Z, but once i saw it in person, no dice. imo, ugly, tacky and cheap looking. what's not a matter of opinion is the huge brace running across the car just behind the seats. i needed a daily driver to live with, and that's definately not the Z. i wound up with the g35 coupe - better looks, better interior by light years, lots of goodies in the basic trim level, and it pretends to have a back seat.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
you said yourself it's $3000 less than the sticker price, how much better do you expect?

i briefly condsidered the 350Z, but once i saw it in person, no dice. imo, ugly, tacky and cheap looking. what's not a matter of opinion is the huge brace running across the car just behind the seats. i needed a daily driver to live with, and that's definately not the Z. i wound up with the g35 coupe - better looks, better interior by light years, lots of goodies in the basic trim level, and it pretends to have a back seat.

I 2nd the G, if you haven't tested one, do it before you regret missing out. The Z pales in comparison.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

I'll come right out and state my strong Z bias (owner of a 1990 300ZX TT) and if you like the looks and feel of the car (because I know without a doubt you'll love the sound ) jump all over it. You won't regret it.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
I'll come right out and state my strong Z bias (owner of a 1990 300ZX TT) and if you like the looks and feel of the car (because I know without a doubt you'll love the sound ) jump all over it. You won't regret it.

You have the nice Z though, the new one is a disgrace to the legacy of the Z. Your Z ran right up against the Corvette, and bested it in many areas (for 1990, and not comparing the awesome ZR-1). The new Z gives Camry V6 performance in a bland, overpriced package.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Arkaign

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
I'll come right out and state my strong Z bias (owner of a 1990 300ZX TT) and if you like the looks and feel of the car (because I know without a doubt you'll love the sound ) jump all over it. You won't regret it.

You have the nice Z though, the new one is a disgrace to the legacy of the Z. Your Z ran right up against the Corvette, and bested it in many areas (for 1990, and not comparing the awesome ZR-1). The new Z gives Camry V6 performance in a bland, overpriced package.

I actually like the looks of the Z more than the G35. The G35 is a nice sports luxury car. The Z is just a pure sports car. The Z has 306hp but has potential for quite a bit more. TT Z's are sweet as hell.

 

[SithSolo1]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
TT Z's are sweet as hell.

So are TT G35s

 

[nismotigerwvu]

Its so hard to pick a side on this one since both rides are so amazing.....I will admit the g35/37 has a super impressive and "muscular" presence about it

 

[nismotigerwvu]

Oh btw, please for the love of god leave the spoiler off, they just look so tacky on the Z33 (well any Z for that mater, they've all been designed without them in mind, and lets keep it that way)

edit: and man up and get a stick

 

[chris7b]

Originally posted by: Arkaign

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
I'll come right out and state my strong Z bias (owner of a 1990 300ZX TT) and if you like the looks and feel of the car (because I know without a doubt you'll love the sound ) jump all over it. You won't regret it.

You have the nice Z though, the new one is a disgrace to the legacy of the Z. Your Z ran right up against the Corvette, and bested it in many areas (for 1990, and not comparing the awesome ZR-1). The new Z gives Camry V6 performance in a bland, overpriced package.

Are you serious? You are comparing and camry to the Z? What are you smoking? Just because a camry or accord has V6, does not make it a performance vehicle!

 

[nismotigerwvu]

I think he's more pointing out the world class level of performance the 300ZX TT had versus the 350Z having essentially stock vs. stock the same (if not slightly less) levels a decade later. It should also be mentioned that with inflation correction and whatnot the 350Z is also MUCH less expensive than the 300ZX TT was as well as the fact that with minor (intake, chip, exhaust) the 300ZX would lay down slightly over 400 ponies on the dyno whereas the 350Z would need significant modification (internals and/or forced induction kit) to reach this level of power.

 

[cw42]

Originally posted by: chris7b

Originally posted by: Arkaign

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
I'll come right out and state my strong Z bias (owner of a 1990 300ZX TT) and if you like the looks and feel of the car (because I know without a doubt you'll love the sound ) jump all over it. You won't regret it.

You have the nice Z though, the new one is a disgrace to the legacy of the Z. Your Z ran right up against the Corvette, and bested it in many areas (for 1990, and not comparing the awesome ZR-1). The new Z gives Camry V6 performance in a bland, overpriced package.

Are you serious? You are comparing and camry to the Z? What are you smoking? Just because a camry or accord has V6, does not make it a performance vehicle!

I remember reading that a lower model Z was very similar to a Camry V6 in 0-60 and qtr mile.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

Theres much more to the performance of a vehicle than 0-60....but while on the subject

350Z
5.2 secs http://www.caranddriver.com/co.../2007-nissan-350z.html

Camry (with v6)
7.6 secs http://www.caranddriver.com/co...ota-camry-xle-v-6.html


While in people terms that sounds sorta close, but thats what "car guys" tend to call "blowing the doors off it".

 

[Aimster]

carmax.com

see how much they sell a new one for

 

[sniperruff]

i too would rather pay a couple thousand more for the more elegant, practical G37 coupe.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
Theres much more to the performance of a vehicle than 0-60....but while on the subject

350Z
5.2 secs http://www.caranddriver.com/co.../2007-nissan-350z.html

Camry (with v6)
7.6 secs http://www.caranddriver.com/co...ota-camry-xle-v-6.html


While in people terms that sounds sorta close, but thats what "car guys" tend to call "blowing the doors off it".

I've seen a 6.1 0-60 test in a manual 2007 Camry V6

 

[nismotigerwvu]

link or ban

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
link or ban

0-60 5.8 seconds
1/4 Mile 14.3 Seconds
http://www.caranddriver.com/fe...-toyota-camry-v-6.html

350z
5.2
13.7
if I can remmeber correctly from the car and driver article you're quoting.

ote though that these are the best time I could fine, the 350z is more of a 5.4s 0-60 car in almost all other reviews and the Camry is usually 6.0-6.1, still it's the quickest car in its class, pretty impressive actually for a FWD family sedan, since it beats out the Impala/Monte Carlo SS with a Chevy Small Block V8.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

but you still talking well more than a car length there and more importantly look at skid pad/slalom figures. FWD becomes even more useless than normal when you ask the wrong wheels to lay down over 200hp

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
but you still talking well more than a car length there and more importantly look at skid pad/slalom figures. FWD becomes even more useless than normal when you ask the wrong wheels to lay down over 200hp

the wrong driver could quickly close that gap

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
but you still talking well more than a car length there and more importantly look at skid pad/slalom figures. FWD becomes even more useless than normal when you ask the wrong wheels to lay down over 200hp

I dont think anyone is saying the Camry ever had a chance at beating or competing with the 350, just that the 350z performance was not very good in comparison.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
but you still talking well more than a car length there and more importantly look at skid pad/slalom figures. FWD becomes even more useless than normal when you ask the wrong wheels to lay down over 200hp

the wrong driver could quickly close that gap

And if a driver blows a clutch in his gallardo he can lose to a geo metro, does that mean they are even in the same league?

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
but you still talking well more than a car length there and more importantly look at skid pad/slalom figures. FWD becomes even more useless than normal when you ask the wrong wheels to lay down over 200hp

the wrong driver could quickly close that gap

And if a driver blows a clutch in his gallardo he can lose to a geo metro, does that mean they are even in the same league?

i think his comparison was to demonstrate that the 350Z isn't that exciting compared to the 300ZX, since a lot of family cars/minivans already have a V6 that will put down at least 240 horses, but in the olden days of 1990 280 ponies will beat most cars on the road.

 

[theslickvik]

I think it looks really cheap because of all the plastic veneers.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
but you still talking well more than a car length there and more importantly look at skid pad/slalom figures. FWD becomes even more useless than normal when you ask the wrong wheels to lay down over 200hp

the wrong driver could quickly close that gap

And if a driver blows a clutch in his gallardo he can lose to a geo metro, does that mean they are even in the same league?

i think his comparison was to demonstrate that the 350Z isn't that exciting compared to the 300ZX, since a lot of family cars/minivans already have a V6 that will put down at least 240 horses, but in the olden days of 1990 280 ponies will beat most cars on the road.

Exactly right, the 300ZX TT was a force to be reckoned with in its day, giving Vettes migraines, but today's 350Z is only a pale shadow in the legacy of the Z, barely fending off family sedans, while getting utterly obliterated by the more performance-oriented competition (GTO, Vette, Evo, Sti, etc, etc).