350Z Track
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From: Lilburn, GA, USA
I have always said that I would like the money to be where it counts: engine, transmission, suspention, rear end, ect.
I don't care if some of the compromises to get a better performing car are taken from the interior. If it's a luxury car, that's a different story.
I don't care if some of the compromises to get a better performing car are taken from the interior. If it's a luxury car, that's a different story.
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From: Connecticut
I don't spend much time feeling my dashboard, but yes, it does have a leathery appearance to it. If you want to compare the interior of a Vette and a impala and tell me the Vette or even the Camaro's interior isn't 100 times better............wood is for building houses, not race cars.
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From: Toronto, ON Canada
Those are amazing numbers for 350Z - it actually beat 911 and M3 in lap times? And it's the cheapest of all cars, by a long shot.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Z. However, when it was introduced, I read nothing but praise from R&T, MT and C&D. Eventually I started to gather other pieces of information from various sources, even later reviews from the big three magazines. And only later the real issues/test drive of the car came out.
What got me was that Nissan was praised, and only later was somewhat criticized. When I read reviews of anything american, editors/testers never fail to find faults on their first attempt. And seeing how Nissan is commented to have harsh ride, I picture all too well this harshness pointed out on the FIRST test drive if it were american, and hence it would never get to be THE CAR OF THE YEAR, like G35 coupe. That's my little rant.
Disclaimer still stands: I like the Z/G35.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Z. However, when it was introduced, I read nothing but praise from R&T, MT and C&D. Eventually I started to gather other pieces of information from various sources, even later reviews from the big three magazines. And only later the real issues/test drive of the car came out.
What got me was that Nissan was praised, and only later was somewhat criticized. When I read reviews of anything american, editors/testers never fail to find faults on their first attempt. And seeing how Nissan is commented to have harsh ride, I picture all too well this harshness pointed out on the FIRST test drive if it were american, and hence it would never get to be THE CAR OF THE YEAR, like G35 coupe. That's my little rant.
Disclaimer still stands: I like the Z/G35.
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 2,400
From: Michigan's left coast
Originally posted by WERM
There is nothing wrong with plastic interior pieces. However, cars are expensive these days and the plastics used in the interiors should have a richer look and feel - more like leather and less like milk jugs. People spend most of their 'car time' inside of it, after all.
There is nothing wrong with plastic interior pieces. However, cars are expensive these days and the plastics used in the interiors should have a richer look and feel - more like leather and less like milk jugs. People spend most of their 'car time' inside of it, after all.
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