The Rare 370Z
 

When I bought my 370Z last December, I knew very little about the car and never noticed much about how many there were on the streets. We have all read many posts about the rare sightings of the elusive 370Z. Last Thursday I had to make an emergency road trip to take custody of my daughter. I drove 3300 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth up through Arkansas, Tennesse, Kentucky and Ohio. I picked up my daughter from the court and then detoured up to Niagra Falls, NY and then into upstate NY (Elmira) where I was raised and then down through Pennsylvania, Maryland, W. Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas and back to Texas. I saw more Corvette's than I could count going up I-65 through Kentucky past the Corvette plant and museum as they made their pilgrimage. If I had a dollar for every 5.0 I saw, my fuel bill would have been paid. I saw at least 6 Honda S2k's driving through Nashville alone. Dozens of 350Z's, but never a 370Z at all. A total of 3300 miles in 5 days and never once saw a 370Z.

What's the longest you have gone without seeing a 370?

I honestly have only seen one other roadster in my area in the last 6 months besides my car.. wait I havent seen mine either! lol even 350Zs are fairly rare compared to mustangs camaro's and so on..

That's weird. I know of 2 other Zs within about 3 blocks of my house. They seem popular in the Chicago area, which is strange considering our weather.

The mustangs are dope but there is too many variators fromt he factory.

The entry level is alot lower so you see alot of mustangs.

No amber alert, I like having the one of the few. Rare is good!

When I first bought my 370 in March of '09 I didn't see others for a few months. Then gradually they started to pop up and now I see at least a handful a day. There are at least three in my apartment complex and I know of a few others at ones nearby. They are popular in this area (probably because we're pretty well off and our unemployment rate is very low) but I don't see them much when I am out of town.

there is a CY 370 that lives somewhere close to me. the only other 370's i see are at our club meets. i could count on two hands how many i've seen in the wild.

I see one black one in my area only every couple of weeks but that is it other than ChicagoZ meets lol.









DAN

I only see a couple other 370's around here and it is usually at the same time and road going to work. A white Z and a yellow Z. When I flash the white one, they never acknowledge it. :(

WOW...... That is pretty awesome not actually seeing one 370Z in your crusade.

I have mostly seen Mustangs & Camaros. I only saw one blk 370Z Nismo. I know if I were to go into Houston & drive around I would see some 370Z's. The 370Z is popular, but not as popular & common as the Mustang & Camaros......THANK GOD.

I very rarely had other Z's acknowledge me when I waved (in my Z). Sometimes you'd pull up next to one at a light and they'd completely ignore you.

Actually told one of the guys in my apartment complex recently about our Z meets and he didn't really seem all that interested. :icon17:

yeah, to some - it's just another car.

I saw next to no other 370z's in my first year or so of ownership.

Now I see them every day. Saw one on the highway yesterday on my way to work. Know of two in the town where I live. Three other Z's park where I work, and I know a guy who works 2 minutes away who drives one.

I see them quite often.

To most, I'd say. We are a small percentage.

I see at least 1 370z a day. Usually 2 on my commute. The Tampa area have a ton of 350z's as well.

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agreed.

I rarely see them. I've only seen one yellow in my whole life in person. Usually when I try to wave or highbeam the few 370's I see, the other drivers look like I'm crazy. I'm going to stop that.

I live in California and i STILL dont see too many 370's... I bought mine in '09, i DO see more than i used too though. I think i figured out why though. I think its because the Z is a car that appeals to a certain type of person... If that person is a younger person, they will have to be doing pretty good to be able to afford the car AND the insurance.. and not have a small child.... its possible but IMHO, the Z wouldn't be a practical choice for that person.

Then you have the older person that knows and LOVES the Z's heritage. (like ME, lol) I'm 48 with NO kids in the house, been driving almost 30 years and can afford the insurance for a Sports Car, the car, a Mortage,yada, yada.

To my knowledge, the Z wasn't leased was it?... everyone I've discussed this with is purchasing their Z. THAT could be the key also. :tiphat:

I live in Philadelphia pa and I just drove to Alabama and I only seen a roadster and a silver 370 honestly I couldn't tell you the amount of other cars I've seen I wasn't really paying attention to them

I can go weeks without seeing another 370.

I see a few of them a day here when I 'm in town, I'm in Uptown Dallas.

370s are a dime a dozen in SoCal now.

i see one maybe once a month... oh wait, actually not cause a guy across from the office im at got one recently... :facepalm:

You are right, whenever I'm home there on layover or go home for a few days I see quite a few of them. I'm in the Manhattan Beach and Newport Beach areas.

I have a couple clients out that way. Big money. :)

We drive a 30k sports car.
It's not rare...
Stop making it sound like we drive a ferrari rofl.

Its nice man :), mom and pops have there home in Newport and I still have my pad in Manhattan which I need to ditch when the economy improves out there. Cuzz I'm in a hotel room or with them when home most of the time.

I believe people are comparing it to other cars in the same price range/class. In two months I've seen 3.

funny you mention cause i see more ferrari's in my area on the weekends than our Z's...

How many 911's Boxster's and Cayman's did you see?

2 cayman this morning. they're like sedans. they dont stand out much.

Rare and exotic are two different things. Relatively speaking, our car is definitely rare.

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Yeah, Several Porsche's as I remember 2 of the strange looking 4 door ones. I also saw a Masaratti, 2 Ferrari's and several Jags on this trip. When I am home around DFW, I see at least one a day (not including my own).

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Not many, maybe one every few weeks and its always like "omg, there goes another one" lol

Even in our VQ Club I'm often the only 370, if its not a car meet...its rare. That must be why when I am next to a Porsche at a stop light, I get more looks. True Story.

Like i said in my post.. I live in So-Cal, you see more than you used to see, but "a dime a dozen"... thats a stretch! :rofl2:

I would say the 370 is definitely uncommon, but not quite rare, at least here in socal. I see a good amount of Zs when I am in the San Gabriel valley area. Used to be mostly 350s, but am gradually seeing more 370s there too, but not enough to say they are common. I see a lot more porsches and m3s in that area than 370s.

When I am in the OC, I see much fewer Zs. There are a ton of stangs, camaros, and now the gen coupe down here, though.

VERY true! just like having a COOL car, and a PRACTICAL car... A BMW M5 is a COOL @$$ car just like a Z is a Cool car, but if you have a family which one is the most practical? THAT is why the Z is not seen as much as a lot of other cars, 2 seaters are NOT a car that a "responsible" set of newlyweds that plan on having a family would think about buying, I've outlined my reasoning on this subject so many times on this board that i'm not even going to go into it again, its very obvious "when" and "why" you can afford to buy and daily drive a 2 seater, lol.

:iagree: The Z is 100% rare. I travel a good amount and trust me I try to spot them and don't see many or any at all. I do see many 350z's though.

to regular people, though the 350 and 370 are probably grouped together as the same car more or less. Unless they see them side by side, they probably think they're the same car.