Car opinions

[V-meister]

Has anyone here driven or own a 350Z?

A friend of mine is looking at getting one and wanted some opinions if anyone has any experience with this car.

Thanks

[bangin]

yeah u sit real low in it now matter how tall you are and im bout 175cm ish so if ur taller you should still get a comfy driving position. the speedo/tacho moves with the steering so you always have a perfect view of it .all switches etc. are easy to reach and find except the the electric adjusment of the front seats where they are on the LHS of the drivers seat. my problems with the car are blind checks and looking backwards when reversing or something because of the seating position and shape of the pillars. good luck

[franks]

i was lucky enough to attend a nissan drive day out at eastern creek for fleet cars - so it had maxima's, patrol's, pulsar's etc aswell as the zed's in all formats soft top, coupe, tiptronic, manual, track blah blah...

pics here http://www.gavincato.com/frankster/nissan_...ive_day?&page=1

1 word ... awesome

i dont know wether im getting too old and impatient and therefore "over turbo lag" but the standout point for me would have to be its response. you push the accelerator and you are engulfed in this world of torque and sweet sounding engine. the track version with its brembo's were obviously braking better later on in the day, but even with the stock brakes, braking was awesome.

second to this would have to be its handling and braking. even in the soft top version, this felt a little heavier than the coupe, handling was awesome. extremely good balance, no hint of understeer and the ability to invoke oversteer with your right foot.

points i didnt like were the interior. i think whilst its pretty to look at, the interior felt plastic and fake. the seats are wonderful, driving position wonderful but space is a little scarce.

if i didnt feel the need for a backseat, then this car would definately be on my list. i think it craps all over the honda s2k in terms of performance, id like to compare it to a boxster though

[b0neR]

mmm, i cant wait to see the results of HKS's bolt on supercharger kit, should be interesting.

[rs73]

the speedo/tacho moves with the steering so you always have a perfect view of it .

WHAT??? so if you're turning the steering wheel 180degree on a tight turn, then you'd be looking at the speedo/tacho cluster upside down right on your lap?

[G0DF4Th3R]

i think he means if u adjust the tilt

[rs73]

ah, ha ha ha... yeah that would make more sense in that case.