romanLegion
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Reliable. Fast. Cheap.I want a car that is reasonably priced, has decent reliability, looks elegant, goes fast enough for me to enjoy and, most importantly, with stick shift.
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Reliable. Fast. Cheap.I want a car that is reasonably priced, has decent reliability, looks elegant, goes fast enough for me to enjoy and, most importantly, with stick shift.
People see the house plans and these days can even tour them in VR ... they don't see a building company announce a new house that has three doors, and then rush out and slap down a deposit without even knowing when it will be available or how much it will cost.People buy houses off plans without ever seeing themā¦why should a car be any different
Not surprising these days, but still blows my damn mind. Imagine spending over half a mil on a house you've never stepped foot in.People buy houses off plans without ever seeing themā¦why should a car be any different
No, based on the fact that for the model I would want would be close to 55 grand, and the car being slower than I expected. But yeah, let's pretend it's just a conspiracy to make the z look bad.So you will not buy a car based on some video you watched on YouTube? A lot of those videos are paid by other competitors. Good, one less of you to worry about!
So you actually expected the Z to be faster than a Supra? I didnāt think anyone did, other than the meme creators...No, based on the fact that for the model I would want would be close to 55 grand, and the car being slower than I expected. But yeah, let's pretend it's just a conspiracy to make the z look bad.
I expected it to be just slightly slower than the supra. I didn't expect to see the Supra put five car lengths on the z. And I didn't expect the Z 6MT to run a 12.8 quarter mile.So you actually expected the Z to be faster than a Supra? I didnāt think anyone did, other than the meme creators...
I understand the logic for the price though. We were all a bit disappointed there.
Iām not having a hard time. I donāt mean to come across as argumentative. Just for me personally, the carās performance makes sense with everything we already knew.. weight, power, transmission, etc.I expected it to be just slightly slower than the supra. I didn't expect to see the Supra put five car lengths on the z. And I didn't expect the Z 6MT to run a 12.8 quarter mile.
I'm not really sure why you're having such a hard time understanding why some of us are disappointed in the performance, and disappointed in the price
If 0.2 second is so important to you I guess that just makes the decision easierI expected it to be just slightly slower than the supra. I didn't expect to see the Supra put five car lengths on the z. And I didn't expect the Z 6MT to run a 12.8 quarter mile.
I'm not really sure why you're having such a hard time understanding why some of us are disappointed in the performance, and disappointed in the price
I'm not really sure where you guys are getting that the automatic Z is only two tenths of a second slower in the quarter mile than the supra. Stock Supra runs flat 12s all day long. And are you guys going to just ignore 0 to 60 times, as well? The tested Z times didn't get anywhere near a 3.8 second 0 to 60.If 0.2 second is so important to you I guess that just makes the decision easier
Back in the 90's, the 300ZX was much slower than the Supra. About 1.0 sec 0-60. I remember that the Supra was a really big deal back then because it could get to 60 in 4.6 sec.So you actually expected the Z to be faster than a Supra? I didnāt think anyone did, other than the meme creators...
I understand the logic for the price though. We were all a bit disappointed there.
Exactlyā¦peopleā¦a lot of people do.I rarely buy anything without first checking it out. Ideally, I'd like to see, touch, sit in, and drive before buying a vehicle. Does the vehicle fit like a glove, everything come naturally, an extension of how I like to drive and the feel? Hard to know for sure, without checking it out.
Otherwise agreed, I'm not hung up on a few tenths of a second drag times or track performance. More interested, is the overall package something I'd enjoy and find useful on the roads (which I'm betting most likely it is).
But itās not going to come in the mid 40s no matter how much you want it to.so best to move on.I don't really mean to come off as a jerk off, I'm not trying to be some magazine racer who's crying over minor differences in performance. But I just really really wanted the performance trim to come in mid-40s as a price point. I honestly think that if the Z was closer matched to the Supra for example or even had better performance, I think I might even be able to justify a 50k price tag in my mind
Just for the record, I would never buy a supra/bmw. I value my money too much, and that's why I've always stuck with Japanese reliability. Having said that, I'm only using the Supra as a benchmark as performance and for its similar price point. And as an owner for the past 10 years of a manual G37 sport coupe, I can say that I would definitely agree on the assessment that the Z will be a way better choice for a daily driver, and more comfortable than a Supra.But itās not going to come in the mid 40s no matter how much you want it to.so best to move on.
The reviews have been mixed and many say they feel the Z is better in a lot of areas than the Supra, primarily for daily use, which is what the majority are buying it for. Nissan had to build for the majority, and then those that want to track mod itā¦.same as always