Nissan 370Z - thoughts?

[RedvGreen]

A true Japanese performance/drift car with marmite styling (love/hate); however what is your thoughts on the vehicle?

My thoughts:
I think it is a nice looking car, however with the 3.7l brick upfront it will be one thirsty monster. Road tax will be equally crippling I would imagine too.

Nissan don't tend to bode well with structural integrity in RTAs and their construction is sometimes questionable with the simplest of faults being found on it's vehicles.

If I could only overlook build quality, engine thirst and crash safety I would jump at the chance. What say you?

 

[lordrobs]

The soft top one looks fantastic from the pictures I've seen. I'd consider one as an everyday sports car.

 

[spaz]

Not as an engaging drive as you'd hope and quite a coarse sounding engine.

If I was after a coupe at this price range I think I'd have to go for a used Cayman instead.

 

[sigma]

Can't comment too much as I've not driven one, but it does look nice (nicer than the 350 imo). Surely when spending £30k odd on a sport car, fuel consumption isn't going to be that big a deal? I can't imagine any sports car offering high mpg and low tax.

Is it more of a GT than a true sports car?

 

[Clarkey]

What on earth are you talking about with this crash safety nonsense?

 

[[TW]Fox]

I wouldnt buy a Japanese car if I had that sort of money.

 

[mjt]

Z4 > 370Z

 

[RedvGreen]

What on earth are you talking about with this crash safety nonsense?

Having the family business as Crash Investigation I think i've seen enough Nissan crashes! Not necessary the 370Z, but 350Z and other Nissans.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Having the family business as Crash Investigation

Don't we have a Constabulary which performs this role rather than private companies?

 

[RedvGreen]

Yes primarily, which is where my family started out. Not one to bull them up, but their level of expertise (35yrs) far outweighs other Police investigators who have maximum of 20yrs.

This is beside the point though. If you had the cash you would get it? What sort of commute do you have?

 

[Jez]

No, not a chance. Its a japanese car with a typically japanese interior and styling. I wouldn't buy it if it cost half what it does.

 

[Clarkey]

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/350z/
What is so unsafe about a 350z then?

 

[RedvGreen]

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/350z/
What is so unsafe about a 350z then?

Picking out a few photos prove nothing. I cannot show you the photographical evidence, but let's just say that compared to a similar sized vehicle, a Z4, the survival rate is nearly 50% worse in the 350Z.

 

[Clarkey]

Probably because your average Z4 driver is a middle aged woman, where a typical 350z driver is a young male tearaway and thus crashes hard
See, who needs 35 years experience..

 

[Unlight]

Picking out a few photos prove nothing. I cannot show you the photographical evidence, but let's just say that compared to a similar sized vehicle, a Z4, the survival rate is nearly 50% worse in the 350Z.

When it comes to accidents, you can't really compare them like for like.

These kind of statistics mean absolutely nothing.

 

[fonzee]

still looks like a gay 911 who ate too many pies

 

[RedvGreen]

still looks like a gay 911 who ate too many pies

I thought the Scirocco ate too many pies with it's love handles?

 

[antijoke]

CSI Teeside?

 

[mr tommo]

Having the family business as Crash Investigation I think i've seen enough Nissan crashes! Not necessary the 370Z, but 350Z and other Nissans.

That reminded me of the guy whos cousin had sat in hundreds of cars when I started reading.

 

[RedvGreen]

CSI Teeside?

Homicide by Smog!