New member from O~Canada

nivlek · 04-19-2011, 04:02 PM

Hey all! New to this forum. I currently drive a r56 turbo mini and it is plenty of fun to drive. My lease is ending this November so I am doing some research on my next car. I was looking at awd options because we get snow around 5 months a year. So I went and test drove some awd machines, audi s4 and sti. The s4 is abit out of my budget, glad that I didn't enjoy the drive, to me the car is fast but not fun to drive... it feels heavy and I am not used to the weird steering. Then the sti, alot more fun to drive but the interior finish is a trade off. I tried widen my choice and looked at the 135i, but after some reading there are too many hpfp issues, so I didn't bother a test drive. Then it leads me to the Z... went for a test drive and WOW I liked it alot! The steering feel is sharp like my mini and there is more power. The interior is nice and comfy enough to sit in. The only problem is I will need a second car for winter...

So this is my research so far and I hope the Z will be my next car.

MyZ4U2C · 04-19-2011, 04:05 PM

Welcome! Some members drive the Z as a DD and say it handles pretty well with a good set of snow tires, but the majority it seems only use it as a good weather / summer vehicle...

KaienZ34 · 04-30-2011, 09:14 PM

djpathfinder · 04-30-2011, 10:26 PM

Welcome to the forum! Good luck on your decision.

04-19-2011, 04:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
nivlek Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1 Drives: 08 Mini Cooper S Rep Power: 16	New member from O~Canada Hey all! New to this forum. I currently drive a r56 turbo mini and it is plenty of fun to drive. My lease is ending this November so I am doing some research on my next car. I was looking at awd options because we get snow around 5 months a year. So I went and test drove some awd machines, audi s4 and sti. The s4 is abit out of my budget, glad that I didn't enjoy the drive, to me the car is fast but not fun to drive... it feels heavy and I am not used to the weird steering. Then the sti, alot more fun to drive but the interior finish is a trade off. I tried widen my choice and looked at the 135i, but after some reading there are too many hpfp issues, so I didn't bother a test drive. Then it leads me to the Z... went for a test drive and WOW I liked it alot! The steering feel is sharp like my mini and there is more power. The interior is nice and comfy enough to sit in. The only problem is I will need a second car for winter... So this is my research so far and I hope the Z will be my next car.

04-19-2011, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
MyZ4U2C Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 448 Drives: 40th Z #51, 15 FozXT Rep Power: 554	Welcome! Some members drive the Z as a DD and say it handles pretty well with a good set of snow tires, but the majority it seems only use it as a good weather / summer vehicle... __________________ 40th Anniversary Fairlady Z - Tommy Kaira - FI CF CBE - Stillen Gen 3

04-30-2011, 09:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	__________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

04-30-2011, 10:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	Welcome to the forum! Good luck on your decision. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

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