[QUOTE=raven1231;2440599]Yep...Supra, rx7, 300zx, wrx, mustang, corvette, lotus, etc...




300zx? I'm old enough to have lusted over the original 240z. Now that car was a game changer. Small, light, nimble--at a time when muscle cars ruled the US market. Even the 260z in 1974 was way smaller than the original 300zx from 1990. The 300zx really got porky and over priced before they came back with the 350Z in the early 2000's.

the original 300zx came out in 1984. Best friend's mom got one, what a turd. It was the 80s though, and people bought K cars. So it seemed sporty then.

[quote=mhughett;2441783]I would argue it was far from overpriced given it's components. It wasn't a bare bones car like the 240z. Furthermore, not everyone wants a very light, underpowered car that has to be rung out constantly to perform.

I guess I'm an outlier, but I never thought 3200-3300lbs was a "porker" or "boat", as most people seem to refer to it as....3600-3800 sure that's getting heavy but 3200-3300 is still plenty light. Not to mention provides amenities that make for a great DD, and not just a track or toy car.

Mk3 Supra is the only one I have owned and the only one I plan to buy in the future. Mk4 has too big of a premium attached to it, much like the 3000GT VR-4 Spyder, that prices me out, even if I can afford it, it doesn't make sense when I could buy a newer M3 with the same money.

To my knowledge the 260Z was exactly the same as the 240Z except they bored out the engine for an extra 0.2L to compensate for the power robbing emissions equipment installed at the time, it was basically a single model year car in 1974 before Nissan added another 0.2L for the 280Z in '75, again largely unchanged from the Fairlady that debuted in '69.

The 'original' 300ZX debuted in 1984 (replacing the 280ZX that replaced the 280Z), but like a previous discussion gets forgotten due to the dated visual design.

Everyone has their own preferences I suppose...

<----- ex 94 300zxTT owner. Definately a love hate relationship. I bought mine pre-modded and tuned. Made 358whp and damn was that thing a blast to drive.

Same here had mine running right over 400whp and loved driving it, working on it not so much.

True.