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Originally Posted by ImportConvert
I see this a lot, and let me explain why it's bunk.
The 370Z is in no way limited edition at this point.
The more people that own them, the more dealerships are used to working on them/servicing them.
The more people that own them, the easier/cheaper parts are to find for them.
The more people that own them, the more chance of finding clubs in your area.
Since they are already saturated on the market (i.e., rotting on the lots), there is no "exclusivity" factor what-so-ever. Every Nissan dealership I see has a row of them off to the side.
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Buy the 5.0 BOSS if you want performance, it stomps the 370Z in every way possible regarding performance. If you want looks, that's subjective. If you want the nicest interior, buy the 370Z.
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Finally, someone else who understands exclusivity is the most moot point in the mass production car game.
its not like anyone is paying an extra 5k to help build there own Z or has Mr. Rodriguez's signature on the headrest of there seats.
Not to mention, if imports don't sell a minumum of 15 to 20,000 units a year. What will happen is there will only be the four muscle cars as options. Most cars will be FwD again. BMW will be the only import choice and we will have a whole decade of boring cars. People who own Z's will see there insurance skyrocket as well as repair costs, if someone totals your Z, which we all can see is high within the realm of possiblity on this forum. You will have to buy an extremely used Z for its msrp worth or buy a muscle car.
The cost of exclusivity will only add up to a very slow outdated 370z that doesn't stack up to modern muscle cars (for the 1st time in history muscle cars care about handling. They will eventually catch up) and all you exclusivity heads will be reading car and driver, looking at pics of the JDM Z wishing it would come to the states one day. I remember what that felt like and it sucked big time. Eventually, the cost would outweigh the joy of owning the Z. I know first hand cuz I had the 93 mazda RX7. Sure everyone loved my car, but ipeople envying my car doesn't really add up in my list of being a man. After a few years without that car on sale it was a b1tch to get stuff for it or find qualified mechs for it.
2 hell with excusivity and keep the sports car market alive. Period