Do you prefer the Z with or without the rear spoiler?

 

Yo Altima,

Your question asks with or w/o but your poll asks "yes" or "no".
Why don't you repost the poll asking "With" or "Without".

I guess with your considerable artistic skills ( your Z wallpaper is still on my computer), we can overlook a little gramatic error!!

 

With all due respect, I asked the question do you prefer the Z with or without the rear spoiler in my post to get an idea of what members think. But the poll question was...did you get the rear spoiler? And that's a yes or no question. Just killing 2 birds with one stone.

 

I prefer A spoiler, just not the factory one.

Got a response back from Kaminari regarding the "Z32ish" rear spolier their car had at SEMA.....it will be ready for production 2nd or 3rd week of January.

 

Got it. I stand "humbled".

 

My response was no spoiler. To give an idea of how strongly I feel about the spoiler, I ended up buying a Performance model because I could not find a brick Enthusiast model in stock in northern California w/o a spoiler and did not want to wait until Feb/Mar. for my order to arrive. So I stepped up to the Performance model: Brick with smooooth backend!

 

I originally wanted just the base model with splash guards. I was dead set against the spoiler. But because patience has never been a virtue of mine, I decided I couldn't wait any longer to have my Z.

So, the dealer got a shipment of Z's on Saturday (after I went in on Monday to see about the car and was told they can get me the exact car I want in a couple of days...NOT), called me and I was out the door. My original color choices were Chrome Silver, Silverstone and Brickyard. But the Redline was there in person! To make a long story short, I drove away the proud owner of a Redline Enthusiast WITH spoiler and I love it.

I have yet to see another Redline. Heck, I've only glimpsed one other Z on the roads and it was Chrome Silver. So for now, I'm enjoying being the only little red Z zooming up and down I-55 between Jackson and Terry, Mississippi.

 

Boy, I missed on this one. I thought, at best, those in favor would not exceed 50%.

I guess us smooooooooooth backend guys are a minority! LOL.

 

I think it looks great with or without the spoiler. I think Porche came up with the best of both worlds with their spoiler that rises at 65mph (I think it's 65 mph). Having that on the Z would, of course, raise the price quite a bit.

 

I got my touring with everything but the spoiler and nav.
Figue I'd wait to see what spoiler looks like in person. I could alsways add it easier tehn removing one. After seeing it in person on same car/color (CS touring 6 spd)) I like it more than I thought I would, BUT I think I prefer leaving mine as is. I like the flow of the lines w/o it SLIGHTLY more than with the spoiler installed. call it 45 /55 preferance.

 

I perfer the clear lines on the new Z car. Since the stock soiler is not very noticable, I could live with it, but prefer not to have one on mind.

Z U later,

Zonny

 

I love the looks of the spoiler, looks more aggressive

 

You cheated, all black cars look more aggressive. Black was my second choice, but the car I traded-in was black. It's hard to beat black, it can make just about any car look mean and aggressive. I know I got a little side tracked, this post is about spoilers. Great looking car, spoiler and all.

Zonny . . . LeMans Sunset, Touring, 6 smt, all opts. except aero

 

Gadgetman,

I cannot believe you did not get the NAV. You are not living up to your name.

Zonny . . . LeMans Sunset, Touring, 6 smt, all opts. except aero

 

Spoiler.

As I went into my dealer, they had 4. White, orange, and two red. Inmediatly I knew I would have a red one since only the red ones had spoilers. All 4 were Touring models with manual-6, which is what I was looking for anyway.

Without the spoiler, it looks too "egg" to my taste.

 

with.
both r nice,
but...
with.

 

this is the best one

 

I guess you got me as I somewhat tend to agree with you Zonny. ... BUT, you have to realize , I have do 1 truck and several cars... as in 9 cars. As such, the cost of the NAV did not offer a cost benefit since the new Z won't get a ton of miles. If it were my only car, or only toy car for that matter, then the NAV would make more justifiable sense. Instead, I'm waiting to find a real good portable unit I can switch beween the cars. And to be honest, I've had no trouble reading maps over the years to find my way, and other times I prefer to just drive and see the sites and eventually determine where I am via a main road # and finding it on the map. I should tell you I did utilize the NAV space and installed a digital compass behind the door so I do have a useful gadget there afterall. In fact I have the same type digital compass in several of the TOY's. If you get Sport Z magazine, check out bottom half of pg 19 of latest issue. You'll get a glipse of my Toy Box, and my three Z Toys.

By The way, I love the shot of your LS ( I assume that's yours). It was a tough choice going with CS over LS. Not being able to see it (LS) in person when preordering left me with a concerned the color I may not like it on the car or it may not age well over the years. However, now seeing it in person and in pics like yours, I don't think I would have tired of it over the years after all. And I do plan to keep this Z for a long time. Oh well, maybe I'm too old for the LS and need a more traditional color. Either way, we all have a great car regardless of the color choice.

 

Personally I like the Kamanari Wing. Getting it in Carbon Fiber.

 

Another Pic of the wing.