Why did you buy your 370?

Trips

I walked in and they handed me the keys and after the test Drive I said were do I sign.

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StLRedrider

I actually was going to pull the trigger on a 08 red grand touring last fall, early winter when the salesmen told about the 370 coming out so i waited and so dam% glad that i did. Before i ordered mine i test drove the 08 and then the 09, thats all it took.

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Red370

great stories gentlemen, keep em comin! BTW, I watched fast and furious tonight, inspired me to go for a drive.

cave vulture

As I have mentioned, it came down to a choice of five cars. Corvette, Viper, Lotus, S2000, and the 370Z. I just thought there were too many Corvettes and not enough exclusivity. The Viper, while fun to look at, made little sense from a practicality standpoint, and in all probability would have turned into nothing more than a garage queen. The Lotus was eliminated because there was no dealer within a reasonable distance. Drove the S2000, , but the low end accelleration seemed no better than my old CRXsi., plus the removable hardtop, with no soft top was a bit crazy. Drove the 370Z and bought it. End of story.

frost

Mostly, I bought mine because robert nash on this board was giving a VPP discount which got me like, $4K off.

Red370

wish I woulda known about this VPP stuff!

havasuwiley

i like the look and color combo of my z,plus fit and finish is very good,i traded a e55 amg in 459hp and 516tq stock! yes a 4 door benz can spank my 370 z but only until the roads get curvy.quit bashin the vettes my z06 still out perorms the 370z every performace catagory including hauling groceries, i'm a car guy luv my z's

Lone Wolf 75

My story is close to yours. I came from a 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX, it was my first new car. I had always loved the Z, my uncle had a yellow 1969 or 1970 240Z, and I loved that car.

When I was ready to buy my first new car, it was the end of 1998 and I had just graduated college, and "The SUV killed the Japanese Sports Car." One of my college friends had just bought a brand new Camaro, and it had started to develop serious quality problems. This included the car getting stuck in gear, all of the gear oil draining from the gearbox and then all of the teeth shearing off of the transmission gears, which happened twice in three months! I was driving a 1988 Ford Thunderturd, which was also having its fair share of problems, and plenty of items that I thought I could have designed better, including the stupid digital dashboard that was simply not readible in the daylight. Well, that car finally gave up the ghost and I needed something reliable, there wasn't anything exciting that was on the road, I had heard rumors of the Celica and maybe the Z returning. However, I needed something now, so I ended up buying a '92 Subaru Legacy with the hopes of being able to modify it into a quicker car. Shortly thereafter, there was much speculation that Subaru would bring the WRX over here, I waited and ended up getting a 2002 WRX.

After driving that car for 6 years, I was ready for something new, and I absolutely hated the new models - I feel like Subaru alienated their original enthusiast base with the hatchback design and took away just about everything that made the car cool in the first place, it was too Plain Jane looking now. So I decided to go look at the 350Z's. I was getting ready to purchase one, and I was asked if I could spend about a year in California for work to manage a construction project at UCSF. I said yes because it was great experience and a good career move, and put off buying a new car. I returned home around Halloween last year, decided to make buying a house my first priority, so I forgot about the car for awhile.

The 370z was released, I sat in it at the Baltimore Autoshow, got out, and announced to all that were there, "This is my next car." I decided I was ready in July, so I started test driving/cross shopping. Chevy wanted $3000 to $6000 over MSRP for the new Camaros, weren't even allowing test drives until the car was purchased, and there was a considerable wait. I drove the 370z and it was still the car to beat. I found one in the color and options that I liked and bought her around 3 weeks ago.

The timing was right in my life to justify a fun sports car. I also do agree that very soon we are going to see a change in all automobiles to meet the Green/Carbon Friendly movement. With the new fuel economy mandates and higher fuel prices that are just around the corner, it is going to get increasingly difficult to find an affordable sports car. I hope that I am not right, but I think we are going to see a killing off of the affordable performance car very similar to the death of the musclecar in the mid-70's.

DIGItonium

Dad has a '90 300ZX Twin Turbo and recently finished the '99 front end conversion along with new set of tail lights. My first car was a brand new '03 350Z, so I decided after 6 years the 370Z would be worthy of an upgrade. I actually like this car so much more than the 350Z when I first got it. It definitely has a classic Z feeling.

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havasuwiley

did'nt mean that my other cars are better than the 370z just different,back to why i bought my 370z ,looks first then a test drive and they got me the car with the colors and options i wanted,plus my benz was running out of warrantee and closest benz dealer is 130 miles away ,nissan dealer is localand were willing to deal,plus my wife has a 09 maxima and she loves it,we have lots of vehicles so another 2 seat car is fine for us.

FricFrac

When I was a little kid all of us loved the Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs and Firebirds. All our favorite toys were one of those cars. Then one glorious day I saw this amazing car. It was sleek and sexy (didn't know it was sexy back then - a few years later I figured out the curves ) I didn't know what it was but I knew I liked it (same with the curves ). Turned out it was a Z car and there were different "types" of Z cars like the 240Z, 260Z, 280Z, etc. When I got my license I finally saved enough to get an '81 280ZX - possibly the most cherished 280ZX on the planet. I remained true to my car until one fateful day at one of the local malls in 1989. There in all its glory sat the new Nissan 300ZX and I vowed one day I too would own a new Z car. The years passed and a lot of stuff happened between here and there and a new Z was not a priority (well it was too me but not to the wallet). Recently I began looking for a clean 300ZXTT but they are hard to find in good condition so I started looking at the 350Z. Wasn't interested in buying a new one but while I built my house I kept my eyes open. The 370Z was in the works and when I saw it I knew I'd wait how ever much longer I needed to get it. Turned out I managed to pick one up after I finished the house - 20 years after seeing the 300ZX at the shopping mall.....

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Red370

now THAT is a great story, thanks for sharing fric!

Red370

Deployment moneys great, sucks *** while your there gettin blown up all the time, but that money is sure as hell fun to blow when you get home! Bought my G35 cash after OIF 1, upgraded to the Z now!

genki370z

haha yeah for sure, because a week before i hit up hollywood, i picked up a issue of modified and it had the 370z on the cover, and when i saw it i was like maaaaan i want that car......then after that i just followed the signs lol

molamann

Went to go buy a Maxima at the dealership(when my Z28 took a ****) and saw the Z on display. I was about 90% sold and my girlfriend gave me that extra 10% push to actually go ahead and buy it.