Originally Posted by cossie1600 (Post 2210397)

Maybe it's me, but the idea of driving with such a long front end is weird to me

Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 2210409)

eh, you get used to it.

Originally Posted by cossie1600 (Post 2210397)

Maybe it's me, but the idea of driving with such a long front end is weird to me

Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 2210409)

eh, you get used to it.

Originally Posted by 6MT (Post 2210413)

:iagree: besides, what the hell does a Z have?

Originally Posted by antennahead (Post 2210420)

And I could be wrong, but didn't the original 240Z have a long nose and a straight six ...... ;)

Originally Posted by Mike (Post 2209925)

They sell them with manual transmissions, my wife just doesn't care to have to clutch all the time. For her, its a cruiser.

Originally Posted by cossie1600 (Post 2210397)

Maybe it's me, but the idea of driving with such a long front end is weird to me

Originally Posted by antennahead (Post 2210416)

It was at first, but you get used to it :tiphat: I loved my 370Z!!! I sold it for the M Roadster because I wanted an old school muscle high horsepower roadster with modern handling and amenities. The weather is great here and I'm 10 minutes from the beach, I drive with the top down as much as possible :p

Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 2210494)

I really liked the hard-top version, and am seriously sad they stopped making both a manual and a hard-top. It was my first stop when I traded my Z06 in, but I was told it was dead. The 370Z was as close as I could get to it in a reasonable price-bracket.

Originally Posted by antennahead (Post 2210503)

They stopped the M version when they changed from the E85 to the E89 (2009 model). They have "M" packages now, but it's not a real "M" division designed car ................ just some parts bin stuff. The 2006 - 2009 Z4 M only came with a 6MT.

Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 2208484)

I think the Z4 failed after they killed the Z4M. To me, a sports car is a manual. Anything else, and you are getting into "lap times are more important to me than being connected with my ride".

To me, that's "meh". I don't care about going fast, I care about feeling like I am. I don't make any money off this ****, and I like smiling. If you DO make money, or you drive competitively and racing the clock is your game, then kudos, but all the BS about "Well my car is 0.2 seconds faster 0-60 because it drives for me, and it never misses a launch rpm or gear!" is just laughable to a guy like me who doesn't track cars often at all, if ever, and who doesn't live his life 1/4 mile at a time.

The one feature I do like is the auto-blipper, because it does preserve parts, and is a GREAT! learning tool. However, it can be turned 100% off at the press of a button, and to me, that's an important feature of that feature. You can't turn an SMG into a manual unless a 3rd pedal pops down from some hidden cubby or something, lol