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shadoquad 09-08-2010 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun (Post 712943)
the Z is exotic and rare here too but people tend to go like this if they see a mustang


OMG A MUSTANG OMG VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT (jizzes)

and then you have the people who know some stuff about cars and that go "look its trying to take a turn. GET OUT OF THE WAY"

:icon18: The new one handles well, though, so now those "get out of the way" people are gonna look silly running for cover.

Modshack 09-08-2010 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn (Post 712938)
I don't blame you at all Vegitto. I'd be more interested in a Mustang if the V6 variant (or even the V8 really) wasn't such a dime a dozen car around here. I still like the styling of the 370Z way more, but I totally respect the performance of the Mustang 5.0.

I kinda have to agree with you a bit. The 370 is MUCH more distinctive and rare, but I'm way beyond worrying about what other people think. The only person I need to impress is me!

shadoquad 09-08-2010 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 712948)
I kinda have to agree with you a bit. The 370 is MUCH more distinctive and rare, but I'm way beyond worrying about what other people think. The only person I need to impress is me!

In that same vain, that's why I don't care about how much faster the stang is than my Z. The performance I get is already awesome for what I spent.

Modshack 09-08-2010 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 712950)
In that same vain, that's why I don't care about how much faster the stang is than my Z. The performance I get is already awesome for what I spent.

True that...I lked everything about my Z...

Errr, except:

The visiblilty
The rough motor
The cramped cockpit

Red370 09-08-2010 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 712946)
I was wondering what that minor blip was. :tup:

have you noticed that though? just sitting there at idle, the car kinda torques ever so slightly, as though it cant sit perfectly still? I'm hoping im not the only one that happens to!

m4a1mustang 09-08-2010 04:09 PM

On my 900 mile drive out to St. Louis I saw NO 370s or 5.0s. On my way home I saw two 370s and one other 5.0.

In Nova the Z is a popular car. There are more 350s than Mustang GTs and right now I see more 370s than I do 5.0s (though I know that will change).

Vegitto-kun 09-08-2010 04:09 PM

I wonder how quickly I would crash a stang, The Z is the most powerfull car I have driven, ok I have driven the GT-R twice but those were short distances.

flashburn 09-08-2010 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 712948)
I kinda have to agree with you a bit. The 370 is MUCH more distinctive and rare, but I'm way beyond worrying about what other people think. The only person I need to impress is me!

Yeah, I mean, I'm not THAT vain, but I don't think simply looking at my Mustang would put quite the grin on my face that my 370Z does almost every day I'm walking to it after a long days work. Then again hearing that V8 roar would give me a bigger grin than the VQ engine does, for sure.

Modshack 09-08-2010 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 712954)
On my 900 mile drive out to St. Louis I saw NO 370s or 5.0s. On my way home I saw two 370s and one other 5.0.

In Nova the Z is a popular car. There are more 350s than Mustang GTs and right now I see more 370s than I do 5.0s (though I know that will change).

It's tough being a trendsetter!

m4a1mustang 09-08-2010 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Red370 (Post 712953)
have you noticed that though? just sitting there at idle, the car kinda torques ever so slightly, as though it cant sit perfectly still? I'm hoping im not the only one that happens to!

Its like a horse in the gate before the starting gun... it wants to go!

flashburn 09-08-2010 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 712954)
On my 900 mile drive out to St. Louis I saw NO 370s or 5.0s. On my way home I saw two 370s and one other 5.0.

In Nova the Z is a popular car. There are more 350s than Mustang GTs and right now I see more 370s than I do 5.0s (though I know that will change).

Yeah, but how many V6 Mustangs did you see? I can't go a single day to/from work without seeing at least 5-10 of the newer models, mostly V6, but I can't tell the difference unless I'm looking close.

shadoquad 09-08-2010 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 712952)
True that...I lked everything about my Z...

Errr, except:

The visiblilty
The rough motor
The cramped cockpit

The visibility takes some getting used to, but I'm ok with compromise there. The motor is rough, and that's one of the niggling annoyances for me, too. But as far as the cockpit goes, I don't find it at all cramped. If anything, I enjoyed its shoulder room. Everything's relative, though. I grew up with roadsters. I even considered a Miata or GTI when shopping, both of which were far more restrictive. When comparing to a stang or camaro, it may be cramped, but I didn't like how big the Americans felt.

Again, it's all personal preferences.

Red370 09-08-2010 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 712961)
Its like a horse in the gate before the starting gun... it wants to go!

:tup:

m4a1mustang 09-08-2010 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn (Post 712962)
Yeah, but how many V6 Mustangs did you see? I can't go a single day to/from work without seeing at least 5-10 of the newer models, mostly V6, but I can't tell the difference unless I'm looking close.

I see a bunch but the difference is very easy to tell for me. I can spot the difference between a GT and V6 from a mile away.

flashburn 09-08-2010 04:14 PM

Big and Bloated, the American way! :)


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