Crazy idea?!

kenchan

this is wat mine looks like:

alcheng

wow... such a good deal.. you should tell the porsche owners to trade in their cayman for the gen.coupe...!!

you know... they are driving an overpriced Z....

LMBmikeZ

It's only money just do it!

Remember you can't take it with you when your dead!

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kenchan

he's only like 19 or something.

critical

cool, dude. i only advocated the Z a few times-never the Genesis, but you must have not read much of this thread. i don't know how to go from me saying it's nice for the price to telling Porsche owners to trade in for it.

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DEpointfive0

I've put a down payment for this guy's big brother. Never has a man been so excited about laundry

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kenchan

bad move... these lucky goldstars leak.

alcheng

a funny side of you is critically needed bro....

I was joking....

DEpointfive0

Whathuh?

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kenchan

yah, i speak from experience.

ZeeBabar

You will probably talk yourself into buying a Z, then a newer model z or a Nismo would look appealing and then Hyundai or Honda will come out with a new one or a new Nissan car will come out and you may take a loss yet again.

I happily bought a 2007 Celica GTS, traded it in in 2008 for a 2004 Mazda Rx 8 ibut it had a lot of problems so I traded that in for a 2006 350Z in 2009 and then saw a better 2009 RX8 and bought it in 2011 but the mileage was very low in city driving and a small tank meant I was at gas stations every few days. I traded that one in for a 2010 Miata that gave good mileage in 2012 then saw my 2010 370z I earlier this year and traded it in.

Lots of money lost but the price of passion is high.

My recommendation is to wait till the thought goes away.

Verda7junior

I would say to go for the Z and you will love it as long as you don't need a back seat. Big upgrade in looks as long as you get the sport package, and a big horsepower increase over what you have. With the 7AT and a cat back exhaust mine does 13.0@109 in the 1/4. I wonder how the 370Z performance numbers compare with the 345hp 3.8 and the 8 speed auto available in the Genesis.

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kenchan

Zeebabar is a car-whore

karotZ

At the end of the day, it's not all about the power. The Z is sexy as hell though, few things you probably already know but didn't considered it:

>Seats - 2 on Z vs 4 for Genesis. Do you need to occassionally give lifts or relocate/travel a lot? I found the Z annoying when putting my stuff vs my E46 and my E92, you can't fit 2 luggages and a 42 inch TV on it.

>Trunk - like the Seats, I don't care what people say you can't fit **** bigger than a golf bag or 4 backpacks - no bueno unless you don't care objects flying back to the cockpit after hard breaking.

>Maintenance - mods will be a little pricier, you'll start being anal with oils you use, tires will be pricier, gas consumption will be higher.

I'm not trying to push you away from a Z, this is merely my experience since I always impulse buy my vehicles without researching. Bottom line, don't rush it.

Now if you like it, things you need to do:

>Pricing - find out if a local Nissan or CarMax has a better price regardless if your are purchasing out right or financing. Our forum have vendors and sponsors, you may want to drive or fly out if someone here can hook you up.

>Trim - I strongly recommend Touring Sport w/ Nav or at least base w/ Sport Package - SRM or SyncRev Match is the ****! And those calipers look hawt!

>Color - If you are top bottom, might as well get something you'll appreciate. Like me, I got a 40th but didn't realized I wanted a yellow or red one.

>Nismo - I didn't include this on the trim as I highly regard the Nismo line. If you can do Nismo, do it. Don't listen to the bullcrap people say. Nismo is Nismo, you might end up considering buying these parts later.

>Your car - need to start parting your Genesis while it's new and early.

>Finances - since you considered the Z, make sure there is no looking back. This car will leech you lol.

None the less, the Z and Genesis I think are both awesome cars. Good luck on you decision OP!

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Firebase99

Did some testing of the 3.8 Touring, auto and 6 speed R-SPEC. The R-SPEC is the obvious "performance" model. However, I was a hair away from pulling the trigger on a 13 Touring. For the money, the interior is really beautiful and comfortable. I just wanted something more in line with the performance of a 370. While quick, the 3.8 in any flavor, is not quite in the same performance territory as a 370.