Nismo 370Z
 

So I was minding my own business driving back from the store and this dude in a Nismo 370Z with body mods pulls alongside and says"Wanna Go?"
Firstly, I'm a 53 year old man. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, especially on the street. I told him, I'll race you on the track, but not here. I have an E85 flex-fuel sprintex sc'd FRS. Which has approx the same HP but much less weight than a 370Z. So I think that unless he has some good mods, I'm gonna give him a surprise. But I'm not one of those idiots who street races.

ok.....is there a question here?

Oh and good for not being an idiot that street races! Innocent people everywhere thank you for that!

Good taste for an old man! lol

inb4 @Tcoat

Thanks
 

No questions from me. Just a "come race me bro" report I guess!

Playing the devil's advocate, you're car attracts my attention instantly. Mostly because it's rad looking. But I can see why that Z owner would wanna race. He see's a highly modified car, and thinks, "I gotta beat this punk."

Thanks! I think!
 

Yeah, I'm getting up there!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28502

There is a thread for this :cheers: haha.

Yeah
 

My brother has a lightly modified convertible 350Z. So I appreciate those cars. Actually I appreciate any sports or high performance car. But there is a time and place to race!

Heh, 53 years old with a rocket bunny kit.

Benchracing time: you guys could dice it up for 15 minutes straight in a furious battle, and a 1989 Miata might sail by both of you in the process with a stock 110hp engine and good tires. Driving skill is huge.

Thanx
 

Sorry! Thanx!

Yeah but...
 

Not a fan of Miatas or Rx8's.
But I agree, that skill trumps high $ mods

Haha no big deal! I would have never read this if you didnt post it where you did so theres a win!
Nice car BTW

It's a work in progress
 

Thanx! It's getting there!
Almost done. But then, is it ever REALLY done?

Its never done!! hahaha

You're in Calgary AB eh?
 

We've got LOTS and LOTS of SnowBirds from Alberta, BC, and other Canadian provinces here and I love it cause I was born in Montreal!
Last year, I saw a badass-looking black Lambo with Saskatchewan plates in my town here in AZ!

Hahaha yeah it seems like every other person over 50 I know has a place down there!! I think it is because a $500,000 house in Calgary is like 3 bedroom 2 bath small house and down there you can get a castle for that hahaha! Its too bad the dollar sucks so much now though.

I know!
 

I bought a nice little 3 bedroom house here for only $90k!

OMG I wish :( Rent is like $1500 per month here

This sat, there's supposed to be a first sat of every month cruise/meet/carshow ala "cars-and-coffee" in Scottsdale. It's my understanding it will be mostly high-dollar exotic supercars there. I'm gonna bring my new GoPro and my humble little FRS. Should be fun!

One more
 

An "Azz"-shot!

Why no RB rear diffuser?

Because RaceCar!
 

As it is, the car is so low that it scraps over driveways, speed bumps everything!
My Bilsteins are set to the lowest setting at the moment. I think aero is overrated.
It only comes into play over 100mph.
This is primarily a street car.

LOL Old man..... I think if someone is old.... who was it? Hum? they like 70?

Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.

Old man look at my life,
Twenty four
and there's so much more
Live alone in a paradise
That makes me think of two...

Laguna Seca
 

So you're in Monterrey eh?
Growing up in California, I've been to several races at Laguna Seca. I'd love to drive the FRS on that track!

Not gonna lie the newer NISMO 370zs (2015-2016) are sexy ass fuck lol. Love the new look.

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Agreed
 

I like how they look.
Just too heavy for my taste.

Yeah definitely heavier than the 86, but I still loved my 350z. I had bolt on's and a NISMO short shifter and it was a blast to drive, and sounded amazing. Would still take the 86 over it though. The car is just getting so dated now too, much like the new STI's using the same EJ over and over.

they look nice.. but not $45k nice.

As I was waiting at a light yesterday in my FR-S, a 370z was passing by and rev'd a couple of times. Sounded pretty good - reminded me of the VQ35HR in my old 350z (in a good way). Always loved the chewbacca sound of Nissan's VQ engines.

BTW OP, good job not street racing.

Always been a fan of the 370Z but they are pretty expensive down here, think it is about $50,000 retail. The dashboard is also very nicely laid out and everything is very clear and easy to see.

Have you actually seen one up close and personal?
We recently had to return my father in laws Lexus and while my wife was doing the paperwork I strolled around in the lot looking at cars. They had a half dozen Nismos there so I took a closer look. As much as I wanted to love it (id did in pictures) there was just something about it that turned me right off. It just doesn't flow right to me and some of the stuff was just horrible in real life. Those door handles for example just seem to jump out and bite you in the face. The aero also looked tacked on like an after thought and although I have no doubt it actually works it just looked ricey. Didn't help that they were all eithr white or black and these are two colours I just do not like on any car.
The cockpit felt awkward and I did not like the seating position at all but in fairness I only spent a couple of seconds adjusting.
The whole car just does not come together in an appealing package (for my tastes) which was disappointing since it was on my short list for my next car.
On a related note my car was attracting far to much attention in the busy lot and one of the sales guys asked if I could move around the side of the building because they needed my spot for a "demo". This was after they determined I was not buying of course.

I got the same impression of a Camaro when getting into it. OMG it was tiny in there. I don't get this feeling in my FRS. It's fairly large in there and airy enough, but that camaro was pretty tiny.

i feel you were a bit too harsh on the car. the door handles are pretty iconic to the Z's by now. you either like them or you dont but its a Z thing. Coming from a hot lava i think you might be hard to please color wise haha. The body kit is so much better in the 15-16s compared to the older nismos. as for seating i can see where you are coming from because of the recaro seats but most people say the recaro seats gave them an impression of a space improvement. overall i think this model nismo is the pinnacle of the 370z and ive been thinking about getting one for awhile now. I had a 350z and always hated the 370z look especially the old 370z nismo but i feel nissan finally did something right. What i do think is wrong about the latest nismo is that price tag. 50k msrp is insane. just overpriced.

370z Nismo looks too busy and I'm not a fan of the red stripes and the big opening in the front that every manufacturer is going after. My good friend has a base 370z. In pictures it didn't look good but when he brought his over, I thought it was gorgeous. I almost bought a 350z before I bought my car but I wanted a newer car so I opt for a brand new FRS.

hmmm, I guess I don't really know what the 370z sounds like from the outside...

From the inside at least I feel like it sounds terrible and raspy compared to the non-vhr vq's. If you go to the forums you'll see a lot of people complain about the sad sound. Maybe it was modded, or maybe the engine sounds better from the outside... maybe I should try to see, haha.

The 370z sounds terrible from the inside (very thrashy), but sounds surprisingly good on the outside. It's different in that way from the old 350z which managed to sound good both inside and out.

Once you put an exhaust on the 370z it sounds pretty good on the inside too, but the one that drove by was stock exhaust. We were under a bridge so that probably helped too.

The judgement of appearances is very subjective and I was simply expressing my thoughts on the styling. Did not expect everybody to agree nor was I saying that they should. The base looks far better than the Nismo in my eyes. To me the new Nismo is like a very pretty girl dressed and made up like a cheap hooker.
As far as price goes if they made it with less expensive materials to keep costs down then it would be an 86 competitor and most would complain about how cheaply made it was.
Like I said I really wanted to like it but it just didn't do it for me in real life.

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylab6x1ez1r2rblr.png

http://www.comediva.com/wp-content/u...2b-500x500.jpg

:) From someone over 70... who is also considering a wide body kit :thumbsup:

You... don't like the color white on sports cars? It's iconic!

I don't like white on any car. My preference obviously leans more to the flash though. Green is even more iconic for sports cars but you never see it anymore.