New Member Introductions

[AlanZ]

Got my 24 sport in Feb for MSRP after a 3 hour fight. It's my daily now that I traded my 12 Audi S4. Glad to found a forum for the car

You’ve had her few a few months… what do you love most about her? What do you wish was better?

 

[Pigeonhawk]

You’ve had her few a few months… what do you love most about her? What do you wish was better?

I love the feel of the car. I had a 90 Z turbo, and this car is the closest model Nissan has made since. The 350z and 370z weren't close enough to me. What I would change is better gas mileage. I drive 100 miles a day work and back, so the gas station knows me personally! Other then that love the car, wish there were more on the road so it wouldn't be so rare. Everytime someone sees mine I get grilled with a million questions because they never seen one before!

 

[AlanZ]

I love the feel of the car. I had a 90 Z turbo, and this car is the closest model Nissan has made since. The 350z and 370z weren't close enough to me. What I would change is better gas mileage. I drive 100 miles a day work and back, so the gas station knows me personally! Other then that love the car, wish there were more on the road so it wouldn't be so rare. Everytime someone sees mine I get grilled with a million questions because they never seen one before!

I also had a z32 TT. I agree that the RZ34 is the closest feel to that. Congrats on your new baby. Any mods planned?

 

[Pigeonhawk]

I also had a z32 TT. I agree that the RZ34 is the closest feel to that. Congrats on your new baby. Any mods planned?

Anything I do will be cosmetic. It is my only means to work. So I will not be doing anything to effect reliability or gas mileage lol

 

[jdm-rhd]

Got my 24 sport in Feb for MSRP after a 3 hour fight. It's my daily now that I traded my 12 Audi S4. Glad to found a forum for the car

congrats and welcome to the forum.

 

[MacCool]

I love the feel of the car. I had a 90 Z turbo, and this car is the closest model Nissan has made since. The 350z and 370z weren't close enough to me. What I would change is better gas mileage. I drive 100 miles a day work and back, so the gas station knows me personally! Other then that love the car, wish there were more on the road so it wouldn't be so rare. Everytime someone sees mine I get grilled with a million questions because they never seen one before!

I never drove the Z32TT but I did have the original Turbo Z (the S130 280ZX-T). That was an exciting car with 180hp and 0-60 of 7.4 seconds, which of course is now pretty puny compared to current Z performance. My RX34 is the most fun car I've ever owned, and I've had 9 Z's over the years.

 

[Pigeonhawk]

I never drove the Z32TT but I did have the original Turbo Z (the S130 280ZX-T). That was an exciting car with 180hp and 0-60 of 7.4 seconds, which of course is now pretty puny compared to current Z performance. My RX34 is the most fun car I've ever owned, and I've had 9 Z's over the years.

Coming from my B8 it feels light lol. Plus I haven't even taken over 3k RPM yet

 

[MacCool]

Coming from my B8 it feels light lol. Plus I haven't even taken over 3k RPM yet

I've had two 370Z's since 2011. They were fun to drive and had a lot of power...but the first time I put my foot into my new RZ34, I must say...I was shocked.

Not long after I brought it home, my wife wanted to drive it. She's a competent-but-not-particularly-aggressive driver, but as we were tooling down a long straight, I encouraged her step on it. Immediately we were doing over 100 mph. I was amazed at both how quickly that happened, and the fact that she was laughing her *** off. That car is deceptively stable and 100mph doesn't feel that fast.

 

[Pigeonhawk]

I've had two 370Z's since 2011. They were fun to drive and had a lot of power...but the first time I put my foot into my new RZ34, I must say...I was shocked.

Not long after I brought it home, my wife wanted to drive it. She's a competent-but-not-particularly-aggressive driver, but as we were tooling down a long straight, I encouraged her step on it. Immediately we were doing over 100 mph. I was amazed at both how quickly that happened, and the fact that she was laughing her *** off. That car is deceptively stable and 100mph doesn't feel that fast.

I do miss AWD, but the car stays hooked in the rain so I feel safe!

 

[MacCool]

I do miss AWD, but the car stays hooked in the rain so I feel safe!

I don't have much experience with AWD in sports cars so I have no comparison, but my long, long experience with the Z platform has left me with a lot of confidence in its wet-weather handling. The overall handling of Z cars has been completely satisfactory to me relative to my driving expectations, particularly since traction control has been part of the platform (some aftermarket mods are helpful). I will say that some tires are more confidence-inspiring than others, my preference being the Michelin PSS (or current equivalent). Less enthusiastic about the OEM Potenzas in the rain.

 

[ZillaZ]

New Member!
Currently have a C5 (2000) Corvette but looking for something different and looked at a 2024 Z performance and will hopefully go drive it soon. I loved everything about it. Always had my eye on the Z.

I am not a track person or a modder. I don't care to be the fastest thing on the road. The new Z has sold me because of the looks and that it's still fast and fun to drive. I won't be at a stop-light revving my engine to be loud or race whatever else is parked next to me.

ONLY thing holding me back from a Z is the "floaty" handling and lack of removable targa-top. Things I love in the Corvette world. But I like that it is less flashy then a Corvette. I get sick of everyone trying to race my 24 year old classic Corvette and already been pulled over a few times while driving the speed limit. Once the cop sees or I point out I have a dash cam and I was not speeding I get a warning. Every darn time.


Anyways look forward to learning more about the Z and chatting with you all! Who knows I may get my new Z soon...

 

[bpeckham]

Welcome to the forum.

ONLY thing holding me back from a Z is the "floaty" handling and lack of removable targa-top.

There are some folks here who've added suspension mods to remove the floating feeling. The targa? Sorry.

...already been pulled over a few times while driving the speed limit. Once the cop sees or I point out I have a dash cam and I was not speeding I get a warning. Every darn time.

OMG, this! I was driving to work the other day, and came to a four-way stop. There was a police officer coming the other way. He stayed stopped, watching me pretty closely. I came to a "full and complete" stop before the officer moved on.

Also, a warning for what, driving well?

The Z (and a sports car in general) gets scrutiny.

 

[MacCool]

There are some folks here who've added suspension mods to remove the floating feeling. The targa? Sorry.

OMG, this! I was driving to work the other day, and came to a four-way stop. There was a police officer coming the other way. He stayed stopped, watching me pretty closely. I came to a "full and complete" stop before the officer moved on.

Also, a warning for what, driving well?

The Z (and a sports car in general) gets scrutiny.

Honestly, not sure what the "floaty feeling" is about, but maybe that's just my lack of driving awareness. On the road, I can't/don't push the car hard enough for any "floaty" feelings to manifest themselves. I did put Z1 sway bars on, as I have with all my Z's, because of what I thought to be excessive body roll.

As to targas...I had a 280ZX Turbo with the T-top. I never got the attraction, and it was a huge PITA stowing those panels.

As to cops...there's a distinctly sparse population of sports cars in this area, but the Z is a bit more "understated" than, say, a Corvette or even a Supra, and my Z is a relatively non-descript Gun Metallic. I've never been concerned about undue police scrutiny, but that's certainly going to vary from department to department or even cop to cop. I'm pretty confident, however, that most of the long looks the car draws from cops is based on them trying to decide if there is illegal window tint. That's the primary cause of bullshit police stops.

 

[ZillaZ]

Honestly, not sure what the "floaty feeling" is about, but maybe that's just my lack of driving awareness. On the road, I can't/don't push the car hard enough for any "floaty" feelings to manifest themselves. I did put Z1 sway bars on, as I have with all my Z's, because of what I thought to be excessive body roll.

As to targas...I had a 280ZX Turbo with the T-top. I never got the attraction, and it was a huge PITA stowing those panels.

To be fair I have yet to drive the Z I am looking at. Hopefully this weekend I will get to - just what I am hearing about the handling coming from something like a Corvette is people say the Z is more floaty. Again I won't be tracking it or anything, just having fun on back roads and driving it everywhere when there is no snow / ice on the roads, I have a truck for that.

I love having a targa. All of the Corvette gen's have a rack in the back to hold it so unless you need your trunk space you can stow it pretty easily. My current Corvette has two tops though - body color and smoked glass. So I do have to store one in my garage in a packing blanket which is definitely a PITA. I have thought about selling one of the tops but want to keep the car as original as possible.

 

[bpeckham]

Honestly, not sure what the "floaty feeling" is about, but maybe that's just my lack of driving awareness. On the road, I can't/don't push the car hard enough for any "floaty" feelings to manifest themselves. I did put Z1 sway bars on, as I have with all my Z's, because of what I thought to be excessive body roll.

Actually, I should correct myself. What I've noticed is more properly called body roll. There's a certain left turn that I sometimes take in a spirited fashion, and the car has a bit of an unnerving clockwise roll. After it settles in you still have a good time.

As you said, the sway bars fix that.