Nismo 370Z

[HFP-CivicSI]

Originally Posted by Atropine

I personally don't like white cars either...it always makes me think its a rental car fleet.

No offense to people with white cars. Have seen a lot of pics on here with good looking white cars...just not my thing.

Money Mayweather has a hell of a "rental car fleet" in white!

[Talus1]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

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.

I couldn't get comfortable in the 370Z either when I drove it in 2013. What's with not having reach adjustment on the steering wheel in this day and age? I get the appeal of the big V6 but I hated the auto rev match thingie and the car just felt too heavy to me.

I'd just finished driving the Genesis turbo. That car had the weirdest overcenter clutch feel and really dead steering. Plus, I kept hitting the center arm rest with my elbow every time I shifted.

That was the day I decided to get the BRZ to replace my '11 WRX.

[FR-S.13]

A preface before my point...

I ordered a 370Z when they first came out in early 2009...it was what I always wanted: a (relatively) affordable, (relatively) high powered two seat sports car. I was smitten...those fenders, those subtle curves in the doors...look at a photo of one from a bird's eye view from the front and you'll see what I mean. Really enjoyed it but after three and a half years I had grown used to it. Complacent, maybe; I owned a 350Z before that so I was very familiar with the formula. Got rid of it for various reasons in March 2013. Got my FR-S in the middle of 2013 because as a car guy, a four cylinder automatic Accord couple wasn't going to cut it. To this day, I enjoy EVERY opportunity to drive it. After two and a half years I get the same feeling.

But the memory of my Smurf blue Z was getting the better of me, plus they are offering a beautiful deep shade of blue on the car, so I entertained the idea of rekindling with an old flame to see if there was anything there. So yesterday I test drove a '15 370 which was spec'd just like the one I had previously. And I was shocked. Squishy seats, claustrophobic interior, visibility is poor to the front and nonexistent to the rear. The clutch pedal felt like it was assembled with heavy rubber bands, and the seating position was bizarrely high. And though the power/torque band was really strong compared to my FR-S, the exhaust was so quiet, it was almost as if they didn't want it to be heard at all. (Full disclosure: my FR-S is on Swift springs (-1.25"ish) and I have the catback exhaust from Corsa, so this isn't a true apples to apples comparison.) There was also a distressing amount of vibration transmitted through the shifter; not the kind of tactile feedback you want in a $35k car, even stock. Did I mention they still don't have a telescope function on the steering column?

After driving the Z for the better part of an hour, getting back in my car, I IMMEDIATELY knew I'd made the right choice. The only thing, in my opinion, our cars don't have that the Z does is those voluptuous, sexy ass fender flares and half again as much power and torque. That's it. I realized in that moment that the Z had become an almost casual cruiser/GT and the FR-S was now what the Z car had originally set out to be. They lost their way and we picked up the torch. I'm sure you've heard and read stuff to this effect many, many times already, but driving them back to back REALLY drove it home for me.

TL;DR: Went out on a brief date with ex, was disappoint.

Sorry if this isn't perfectly in line with the OP's initial point, but I felt it was relevant enough.

[Sideways&Smiling]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

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.

To each his own. I think Hot Lava is ugly and think white looks great on most sports cars due to being simple and clean. *shrug*

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sideways&Smiling

To each his own. I think Hot Lava is ugly and think white looks great on most sports cars due to being simple and clean. *shrug*

Ya colour choice is so subjective that it isn't even a debatable subject.

[Sideways&Smiling]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ya colour choice is so subjective that it isn't even a debatable subject.

WHITE IS OBJECTIVELY BETTER. It's more aerodynamic.

[Teseo]

"My color is better than yours"
Really?
Before i wanted a 370z midnight blue, but never found one.

[Packofcrows]

Originally Posted by HFP-CivicSI

Money Mayweather has a hell of a "rental car fleet" in white!

yup.



White is ugly but so is red and black and any colour that is just plain with a gloss. I prefer pearl white to white or orange/red mix kinda like hot lava to plain red.

[Talus1]

Originally Posted by Packofcrows

...I prefer pearl white to white or orange/red mix kinda like hot lava to plain red.

This is how I justified getting a white BRZ. It wouldn't have been my first choice, but Subaru wasn't selling the dark grey in 2013. I don't like black cars -too hot. I was trading in my 2nd WRBP WRX, so blue was out. The wife wanted red, but I always feel like cop bait in a red car. At least the pearl white looked kind of classy, whereas plain white always looks kind of cheap.

[Full confession, the first car I ever bought with my own money was white. It was a well used '80 626 coupe and it did look kind of classy, even though it was plain white].