Couldn’t agree more. Park a couple of 350Zs at the front door of a dealership, and shoppers will stop by for a look. Then they will walk away with something more practical like a Altima.

 

I want the Z to be sucessfull. Look what happended with the last generation when it wasn't. They cease production!

Besides, having sexy cars everywhere is like having sexy females on every corner! The more the better!

 

I don't consider the Mustang to be a "Sports Car". Sporty car? Yes. Pony car? Yes. Muscle car, in GT form, yes. Sports car to me is more of a 2 seat thing, although the line is definitely blurring more and more.

 

im so lucky i had a friend talk me out of a RX8 before I bought my Z. I had a 98 LS1 SS, he said I would cry if drove RX8. He is really into cars so I took his suggestion and went with the Z. I've been in love ever since and havent looked back.

 

Exlusivity? hah very funny. I'll never know the meaning of the word with this car. even with mods.

Delusions of multiplicity?? yes!

 

nissan has those commmericals "shift" or the "A to Z" ones. They tried but in comparison to the other company's no. Nissan doesn't need too much advertising compared to others. And I do agree that the lesser Z's out there, the better.

 

The mustang is not a sportscar.

 

Hiya all,

You should check out www.automobear.com as it has accurate sales info for all cars up through January 2006. I am having difficulty finding it but I read an article recently (2005 sometime) that said that the Z car was the best selling sports car of all time (1.5 million sold?).

 

guess what...a friend tried to talk me into buying the RX8, he said the Mazda has a better interior and a 8000rpm rotory engine. i personally don't buy a car because of a plush interior...i buy it for everyday driveability and low low maintainence. my 03 is one hell of a low maintainence and reliable vehicle..lol

 

I personally think I see too many Z's here. Then again I live in Southern California, but still I think I see a 3:1 ratio of Z's to S2k's. My work alone has about 5 Z's.

 

the same thing happen to my city, almost 5:1 ratio of Zs to S2000s, i barely see a S2000 on the street. but i see about 4 Zs around my neighborhood.

 

Good point!

But I think we're WAAAAAaaaaaaaaaay beyond that by now. This car's got one of the most crazy aftermarket support arsenals ever, racked up in the two plus year it's been around.

 

Nissan anticipated sellling about 30,000 zs per year...about the same as Vettes.

That's exactly what has happened.

 

I don't want it to be the best selling sports car on one hand because I like the uniqueness (and here in IN it's pretty unique, ) but on the other hand anything that will encourage Nissan to continue producing these fine automobiles is a good thing if you ask me, haha.

 

come to michigan... no Z's here at all! Lots of rx8's though... and more GM - Ford - DCX products then you could EVER imagine... hell its bad enough that people will key / throw things at your car if its an import... and im very serious about this!

 

The others are correct about the Mustang in this thread. It totally outsells the Z. If 1.5 million Zs were sold, it's impossible that it's the best selling sports car of all time.

Per http://media.ford.com/article_displa...ticle_id=18201 (and other sources), over 8 million Mustangs have been sold.

 

The others are correct about the Mustang in this thread. It totally outsells the Z. If 1.5 million Zs were sold, it's impossible that it's the best selling sports car of all time.

Per http://media.ford.com/article_displa...ticle_id=18201 (and other sources), over 8 million Mustangs have been sold.

I'm not sure who keeps perpetuating the myth that the Z is the best selling sports car but I've seen the same myth in other threads here over and over.

 

the g35, mustang, and gto arent sports cars, they dont belong in that group. As far as the mustangs 160k figure, how many of those were gt's? I'm willing to bet at them most 1/4 of them were.

 

^It really depends on what one considers a sports car. I am with those that say the Z is the best selling sports car in history. I have also read this, though at this time I cannot remember where.

Mustangs, Firebirds, Covettes, etc. are muscle cars, not sports cars. By classification, they are a 2+2 car which does not 'technically' constitute a sports car.

Again, thats all in perspective.

 

how's a car to be considered as a sport car? i have been wondering for long time.