Doug DeMuro Reviews the 370Z Nismo...and it doesn't go too well

Baronsmokes

He says outdated.
I say Classic sports car.

Ventruck

Doug's reviews in general originally rubbed off to me as annoying, and semi-ignorant. Even now he's slow to catch on to stuff like auto-hold so he makes something out of it that really is no big deal. He reminds me exactly of this classmate I had in college. The "Doug Score" just seems arbitrary and sometimes inconsistent. He won't score cars based on what they are, but on an absolute scale. No real respect to performance figures from the time a car was originally conceived. It can make someone wonder if he carries some type of bias or just has short-sighted attitude towards things.

But in the end, I don't think that's actually the case. I won't discount the idea he carefully says certain..."trigger" remarks to help his videos circulate. I mean he missed the spare tire, and I believe there are other cars in the industry with the same Bose setup in the trunk. Bad publicity is still publicity. He has a successful business model. People look for his reviews not to shop cars, but for entertainment. He'll nitpick any car really. That's just his thing. Even he knows his reviews are limited in depth because he really just takes cars around the block — yet for something so simple, I don't think anyone else is matching his success without more elaborate editing/production involved. I give him a lot of credit for not making insane clickbait titles in all caps with stupid thumbnails, and keeping his sponsors to a minimum (I think he's only mentioning Turo).

He probably crafted this review to assume the position of consumer with a singular perspective of today's standards. He's not wrong. The Nismo is well behind in terms of practical value now that the likes of a Mustang GT can put out significantly higher performance figures for possibly less money. The common person probably won't be able to make sense of "purist" driving experiences, and have rooted enthusiasm in Z-history or Nismo for that matter.

I'm sure a fair share of us advocate getting a used Z over a new one. We have complained about power, the interior, and overall failure to see an update in a decade — a whole 10 years.

vtec to vvel

Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

That being said, I don’t give a flying f*ck about who this douche demuro is nor what he has to say.

I love my Z and that’s what is important. Period.

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vtec to vvel

Btw, I typed in “doug”, but my iPhone auto-corrected to “douche”.

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Rusty

Listening to this guy is like hearing someone putting they finger nails to a blackboard.

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Mike_O_Nite

...am a little dumber for being lulled into watching... reminded me of this quote from “Billy Madison”:

Principal: Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.


Billy Madison: Okay, a simple “wrong” would’ve done just fine, but thanks.

nis350

it is a subjective review and it is not going to change how much I like my Z.

/Angelo350Z/

His review was pretty accurate IMO.

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Quicksilvers

This has to be the worst review on the Nismo Z I ever seen on YouTube and opinionated. The review this guy did on the Tesla was not even decent.

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Sway

I never liked his videos tbh, his mannerisms and the way he speaks are just so annoying.

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MZ DAIZY

Man, that a smart smartphone!

MZ DAIZY

This Douchenozzle lost me when he didn’t know that the “tires” setting in the maintenance menu is for “rotating”, not when you need new tires.

EZT

Seemed fairly accurate, and he did enjoy driving it. He definitely has a quirkiness himself that some people don’t find amusing.

Nixin

I like his new name, Douche DeMuro. It suits him. My Doug score for him -1! Now f@#k off Douche.

zeeder

I've always had mixed feelings about Doug and mostly watch his videos to see the cars. He almost always gets things wrong about the cars, i.e. saying that the Nismo had different brakes. That said, I think he was correct on his concerns regarding value for the Nismo. For instance, the new Supra, with everything, will only be $3-7k more than the Nismo and everyone seems to love it so far. I still think there is a case for the 370Z Nismo but every year it gets harder to justify the price for new.

I wonder what people are actually paying for these new. I can't imagine it's much over $42k.

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