350z 2 hard 2 control?
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every week theres a new thread on sumbody crashing there 350z. hell theres even threads about ppl not crashing (its just that special). y is it that were all tottaling our z's? ive driven mine in rain, light snow, everything, and never had a problem. y is it that the z seems 2 get trashed, crashed, bashed, and smashed more so than any other car?
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haha seriously...i think people just wanna see how far they can push their car without actually crashing it..and then end up posting a thread titled "totalled my z". i would cry if i totalled my Z
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how do you expect a car to control you when you cant control yourself.
It's very easy to lose the back end on the car, BUT I know when it's going to come out on me. It always has to do with the way im driving it. It doesnt just "happen", and even then, you never feel like you are losing control of the vehicle.
What kills me is the people who come on here and totally rip on the car while they were "turning while doing 20mph" and land on their roof.
It's very easy to lose the back end on the car, BUT I know when it's going to come out on me. It always has to do with the way im driving it. It doesnt just "happen", and even then, you never feel like you are losing control of the vehicle.
What kills me is the people who come on here and totally rip on the car while they were "turning while doing 20mph" and land on their roof.
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haah exactly. it only slides out when provoked lol. and even so, during normal street driving i alway leave my tcs on, cuz i never drive aggressive enough on the street 2 need it off. maybe they need 2 sell the z and buy a taurus. i hear those r driver friendly.
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Originally Posted by bender
What kills me is the people who come on here and totally rip on the car while they were "turning while doing 20mph" and land on their roof.
But I guess it's possible that they don't know what happened themselves, which would explain why they wreck cars.
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Originally Posted by drift_projekt_Z
haah exactly. it only slides out when provoked lol. and even so, during normal street driving i alway leave my tcs on, cuz i never drive aggressive enough on the street 2 need it off. maybe they need 2 sell the z and buy a taurus. i hear those r driver friendly.
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People crash all kinds of cars , just being on a 350Z board you will hear of a lot of them getting wadded.
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Originally Posted by drift_projekt_Z
haah exactly. it only slides out when provoked lol. and even so, during normal street driving i alway leave my tcs on, cuz i never drive aggressive enough on the street 2 need it off. maybe they need 2 sell the z and buy a taurus. i hear those r driver friendly.
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True I own both a wagon at that
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Originally Posted by drift_projekt_Z
every week theres a new thread on sumbody crashing there 350z. hell theres even threads about ppl not crashing (its just that special). y is it that were all tottaling our z's? ive driven mine in rain, light snow, everything, and never had a problem. y is it that the z seems 2 get trashed, crashed, bashed, and smashed more so than any other car?
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Originally Posted by drift_projekt_Z
every week theres a new thread on sumbody crashing there 350z. hell theres even threads about ppl not crashing (its just that special). y is it that were all tottaling our z's? ive driven mine in rain, light snow, everything, and never had a problem. y is it that the z seems 2 get trashed, crashed, bashed, and smashed more so than any other car?
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Originally Posted by halfass872
I agree! BTW, i'm just curious how much time you save by typing the number "2" everytime vice "two", and "y" instead of "why"?? Just a pet peeve of mine.
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Originally Posted by drift_projekt_Z
every week theres a new thread on sumbody crashing there 350z. hell theres even threads about ppl not crashing (its just that special). y is it that were all tottaling our z's? ive driven mine in rain, light snow, everything, and never had a problem. y is it that the z seems 2 get trashed, crashed, bashed, and smashed more so than any other car?
Some inexperienced driver gets an Acura or an Audi, etc. with comparable power and it's going to have FWD or AWD. That's a BIG difference. My first car was a very used late 1960's vintage Chevy with a 327 and once you learn to drive cars like that in the rain, snow, etc. something like a Z is easy.
IMHO it's a bad choice to have a Z for your first or second car ever at 18-19 years old, driving a Z or any car with almost 300 hp at the crank, with <3 years experience in total driving seems to be another contributing factor.
It's not a hard car to control - one of the easiest to take out onto a track and drive hard pretty quickly, and it doesn't have the nasty habits of some other fast cars I've driven.
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I agree that it is a matter of experience. My first car was a 1990 240sx when I was 20. While it doesn't have nearly the power of the Z (although a lot lighter), I think learning on that car (especially in the snowy winters in Rochester, NY) makes me think that the Z is very easy to drive.
I agree that it is a matter of experience. My first car was a 1990 240sx when I was 20. While it doesn't have nearly the power of the Z (although a lot lighter), I think learning on that car (especially in the snowy winters in Rochester, NY) makes me think that the Z is very easy to drive.
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I think SteveZ makes a good point. Most modern day drivers have little experience with rwd cars. Us older guys grew up on rwd autos and know how to handle them, particularly in rain and snow.
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I dont think the Z gets crashed more than other cars. But if you are on a Z forum you will hear about a lot of Z accidents.
Go on any other car enthusiast site and I guarantee you will read just as many "my car is totalled" threads
Go on any other car enthusiast site and I guarantee you will read just as many "my car is totalled" threads
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my car is NOT totalled, but someone brushed my bumper cover when parked, a YP delivery guy threw a phone book package into the side of my door...
And they run great, no problems, daily drivers all..
And they run great, no problems, daily drivers all..
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Originally Posted by Motormouth
did you really put '2 hard 2 control' in the title?
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