New Z owner - '15 red sport tech

JAOz

I'm at 44 to be exact! And a few pounds heavier. Lol. 😁

JAOz

Me too. What are your thoughts on the FR-S and GC as they compare to our Zs?

madwi

I have not driven either to be honest. I like the looks of the FR-S but it is not really a vehicle I would choose to buy. They both have "back seats" and that is just wasted space/added weight I will never use.
Obviously I love the way the Z looks. The others are ok, but they don't make me look back at them while walking through a parking lot.
I would love to drive around a FR-S for a week or so just to check out the steering input and handling. The GC, meh, the car has a lot of potential I think, but doesn't hold a candle to the Z in the dept. of looks, interior and overall performance.
It is also difficult to shake the old thoughts of quality when I hear the name hyundai lol The ex had a tiburon that was a POS and we had an elantra for a rental and literally the visor fell off driving out of the dealership parking lot and would shake like no tomorrow @60 mph it had 200 miles on it. That was not inspiring me to buy any of their cars, even if it was just a fluke.

JAOz

The FR-S is definitely a respectable sports car. It does connect the driver to the road beautifully. However, it certainly lacks power. It's reported to have 200hp. But, it's hard to believe; probably because the torque is so lame. I also liked the looks of the FR-S, especially the front.
You're right about hyundai's quality. It was severely lacking in the GC. However, my buddy has a Santa Fe Sport that is actually really really nice! So, hyundai has the ability to produce a top quality car; they just don't always do.

RumbleFish

She's a beauty, welcome & congrats.

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falicfr

Congrats and welcome to the forum. Got my Z will past 40 (I was 68). I'm enjoying some of the looks I get when cruising around.

Z-Girl 12

Patience has payed off...congrats and welcome to the family!!!

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Kaldaien

Yeah, the suspension and seats were both very stiff vertically. I swear the suspension is significantly softer now than when I first got it, so it might be necessary to find a broken-in car before judging suspension. I know that car magazines report better engine performance after the break-in (1200-2500 miles) on Zs; ride quality probably also changes.

The seats definitely are not what you would expect in a "tech" package optioned car, you usually get heated leather and 8+ way electronic controls. But they have plenty of support zipping around corners at high speed, if I actually had to reach for a stick shift then being firmly planted in racing seats while cornering would be a bigger deal.

I got the car for $48K w/ the 5 year Security+Plus Gold Preferred service plan after taxes, which was pretty much MSRP (and my budget) so I did not bother haggling. I could have gotten a Sport trim, swapped out the suspension for something stiffer, changed the exhaust, etc. for less than the cost of a Nismo but an extended service plan/warranty would make zero sense when a significant chunk of the OEM equipment would be gone That is how I justified the purchase, anyway.

Mine only had 4 miles on it, because it went straight from the trailer to the showroom floor It was next to a base model GT-R and the Nismo styling on the 370z really made the GT-R look tame. They will probably never get a GT-R Nismo, but from what I have seen online the styling direction is pretty much the same for all Nismo models and would not show up on a solid red model. In years past Nissan offered magma red instead of solid red, and that would probably look nicer on a 2015 Nismo.

JAOz

The Nismo for 2015 is definitely a fantastic purchase! I'm looking forward to it being broken-in. I did test drive a few used ones and everything seemed melded together nicely. Hopefully we can keep our Zs for a very long time and then you paying a bit more in price will be completely amortized out and then some. And my extra 95 miles will be a blink.

Hey man, enjoy your awesome car!! And thanks for chatting with me here!

P.S.: I think they have a nismo gtr this year. The price is an insane $150k something. I think for that money I'd buy a 911 and a pickup truck. Lol.

Kaldaien

Yeah, Nismo was added to the GT-R line up this year. What I meant is that my dealer will never see one of them That base model is the fanciest thing that will ever be on their showroom floor and it looks silly next to a 370z Nismo.

littlejuanito

Congrats on your purchased. I bought myself a Magma Red last week and I oved it cause of the 19" Rays as well.

I saw that the 15 models did not offer an "Everything" package so I bought a 2014 Touring model that had it all.

Enjoy your new ride

JAOz

Jealous you got a 14 with it all. I looked but could not find one except a black demo model. It was basically used as it had a couple thousand miles on it. And I wouldn't get a black car.

Where abouts in LA are ya? I'm in the SFV.

littlejuanito

I'm in the SFV as well, in the Burbank area. Yeah I was offered a couple of black models as well but I'm not too fond of that color. By the way, before purchasing my Z I had considered the Genesis coupe and I saw that you had previously owned one. How was it?

370zseth

Congrats to you.

JAOz

The build quality of the GC was substandard. We should meet up; maybe try to get some other Zs to join anywhere in the east valley. 😉. I'll be jealous of your leather/suede power seats!!