Originally Posted by chuckd05

Import, Ive read over all your threads, some redundant and all they do is pick apart the apparent " flaws " of this car that a few forum members post about. You stir the pot and act like you know about the car.

Driven it a few times, enough to compare it to other stuff. Certainly don't know ALL about it.

Your trans am is also a disgusting car IMO and I wouldn't take it for free. The fact the clutch felt better to you is prob because it was YOUR car and its what YOU are used to, just like we like the 370z stuff.

Cool, I basically gave my WS6 away as I agree with you. Maybe you skipped those posts and just read what you wanted to? Still, the Z has a very light clutch without much feel for the engaugement point compared to any other standard I have driven except a Ford Ranger.

IMO you come on here acting like a know it all and I really never get like this but you and your threads/posts just rub me the wrong way. Its amazing that you consider this car at all because almost every thread and post you make you put ur trans am on a pedestal and act like its better than the Z ...

Again, you only read what you wanted to. Please find ONE post where I said my WS6 was superior in ANY way save the driveline department or the steering feed-back. I agree, it was a pile, and I got rid of it.

I will guarantee put a pro driver in the 370 and in your trans am and the Z will absolutely demolish the trans am around a road coarse ... Of coarse if you throw cams + bolt ons to a big v8 it will make power but with that power do you get anything else ?

Once again, see last comment in red.

On another note my car has a intakes, test pipes , exhaust , a tune, OIL COOLER , springs, etc and my car was just in for warranty work and they actually complimented me for getting an oil cooler. Nissan is well aware the motor runs hot and will not void your warranty for it. If you blow a hose off your cooler, leak all your oil and continue to beat the piss out of you car, yea it can get voided, IF they know that happened. Thats about it.

It's a shame the dealership isn't the one that "OK's" the replacement of major components under warranty. That is forwarded to corporate and THEY decide if they are buying you a new trans/motor/whatever. I guarantee corporate will not be as complimentary.It's a shame, but thats the way all companies are going, now.

The Z will also beat every single SRT 8 out in the 1/4 stock IF driven correctly and be right there with SS's and GT's. And lets not forget the Z came out first BEFORE the 5.0, it laughs at 09 GT's by a significant margain in every aspect imaginable. The pre '11 GT's ran mid 13's. I saw a magazine publish a 13.1 by Evan Smith back in the day when it first came out in '05. True, it was at 99mph and Evan Smith at E-town is a driving machine/track match made in heaven. Either way, a few tenth is not "laughing at by a significant margin" unless you will admit that the high 12's run by the Camaro's and 5.0's are "laughing at the Z by a significant margin" as well. I mean, c'mon. how is 13.3 laughing at 13.6 when 13.3 is "right there with 12.8? I just don't get where you come up with that, but if it makes you feel good, go for it!
Some test only show the 5.0 13.1-13.0 but I do agree they are faster/more capable 1/4 mile cars ... When I ran my 12.9 there was a camaro SS with Long Tubes and a flash and he did no better than 13.0 in his Auto...
[COLOR="Red"]'grats on your time. It's good stuff.COLOR]

Jnaut went 12.3 with bolt ons and a good launch... how many SS camaros run 12.3 ? Not as many as you think. The Z will run circles around the z4 and regular caymen, caymen S is a fine machine but way more money and is worthy of its price tag.

But out of all those cars I still take the Z ...

also MANY corvette guys have driven Z's and actually had more "fun" in the Z ... straight line acceleration is just one aspect of a car. The car handles phenomenal, I drive the e92 m3 when ever I can get my buddy to swap our cars for a few hours and our car is 85% of that car, and dare I say this because there will be nay sayers, but on a private road by us , me and him went at it several times, once to a VERY high speed and EVERY SINGLE TIME the outcome was within a few feet of each other either way. 6m e92 M3 ... and that car is used as a benchmark for track beasts and my buddy litteraly sweats that my Z feels as good as it does. The Z is absolutely no slouch and out of all those cars looks as nice as any of them except the M ...

Originally Posted by sonic370

ok sticking my neck out here. but i would bet 99% of these cars everyone is talking about are driven on the street. 0-60 is a good judge, so often do you test you 0-60 times a day,where i live no much. on handling on any given dayi don't get that much of a chance either to test that out. can't remember the last time i had it up to 150,just kidding never.


so my point imo all these cars are bought by there appeal to each driver
looks sex appeal call it what you want... and the 370 takes a back seat to none of them in its price range......