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Originally Posted by phm14

I'm not reading this whole thread, but I have test driven a 370Z. I owned two 280Zs back in the day and loved the car, so I really wanted to like the 370. While it felt solid and fast, I wouldn't call it a "pure" sports car. Although it didn't seem like it weighed 3800lbs., road feel was very muted. Early on, there were cases of the cars overheating and going into "limp" mode on track. I'd guess that's been fixed by now, but 3800 lbs is too heavy for serious track work. That kind of weight is very hard on tires and brakes. The 86 has a laundry list of advantages in my book: track performance, mpg, weight, cargo/seating capacity, visibility, tire/brake consumption, insurance cost, cockpit, styling, price etc. Can't find any crash test ratings on the 370 to compare to the 5 star rating of the 86, so you can probably add that as well.

You added nearly 600 lbs to the actual weight of the Z lol.