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The 240Z in the article looks damn near identical to my father's 280Z. It was the fun and affordable sports car of his generation and we still love to drive it. A lot of my 86 does seem very familiar after driving the Z.
I love that Z car but I will say it was a cruel teacher compared to the 86. The Z isn't nearly as forgiving, when learning to drive I got a harsh lesson in snap-oversteer from the Z and was lucky to not have any oncoming traffic.
One thing I wish the 86 had from the Z is the headroom. The seat is so much lower in the Z that you have all the headroom in the world. Shorter people can't really drive the car at all. I have yet to find a way to sit in my 86 where I don't have to worry about spine compression injuries on every bump.
Now I want to take them both out for a weekend drive somewhere, hooray for spring!
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