The enthusiast world is NOW all about elitism. When the 350z and G35 came out. It did something no other japanese sports car could do before. It swayed the bimmer, mercedes crew into the JDM arena, thus changing the tuning game forever. People don't care about the cars performance as much as they care about having bose and nav. The only way people seem to care about performance is in what's printed in the magaines. Instead of worrying about the reviews, assess what the car means to you in your own driving style.
Most care about if the Z is a pussy magnet or if they can hang with a camaro SS from corner to corner. This is what the new age enthusiast is.
I cringe at the words that the Z is unrefined in its engine sounds. Unrefined as opposed to what? A 5 series? Why buy the car if the engine sound annoys you compared to your 2001 M3???
If I couldn't afford an aftermarket exhaust id put a straight pipe muffler delete. Cuz I want my car to sound loud and raspy,crazy and aggressive. I want to learn how to drive my car to various extremes and maneuver it like no other. Its not just about going fast.
I laugh at people that by a sports car, yet are afraid to take off the vdc. With the vdc on you are basically driving a fast sentra. Why not just buy the sentra. It comes in manual. Lol
Its all about the status and less about the sport and love. The status symbol of the sports car has overtaken.
Why do 350z owners hate on every other Z?
The answer is simple. They think they are too good for the 300zx and hate on the 370z owners.
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