Hello everyone, after waiting so patiently I am finally a 350z owner. Its a 03 daytona blue touring ed. I love this car. After reading about this car for the last 4 years I'm scratching my head wondering what some of those auto journalist are talking about.

I mean the interior isn't up to audi specs, but the seats are comfortable and the leather is soft. I also don't find the ride or interior noise harsh and annoying. but anyways The the only mods i'm gonna do are wheels and maybe an intake.
I'll post some picks as soon as I have more time.

later guys.

 

Same here...

then again I got an 07 which may have revamped interior??

But coming from a Dodge NEON SRT-4 everything about this car is Upgraded. I love the interior, the seats the styling and the ride quality/noise is NO problem whatsoever. Try riding in my SRT-4 with motor mounts, traction bars, a 3" Open exhaust from the turbo-back and tell me the ride quality/sound isnt too bad...

 

2006 & up has a much better grade interior.

 

yeah I still havent picked up my Z but coming from a 92' 240sx I'm pretty sure the noice level will be very quiet compared to my old ride.

Pretty much everything will blow my mind about the Z I cant wait till Feb. or so.

Congrats on your purchase

 

Thanks guys, I'm coming from a mits eclipse that I had lowered on 2 in gold line springs so in comparison to that. the z rides like a cadillac. Another thing about the z that surprised me was the storage space.

I had no idea there were so many different little compartments in the car, heck I almost streamed like a little school girl when I saw the car had cup holders . for some reason i thought the car didn't come with any . I also don't find the trunk space to be that bad, last night i was able to fit 5 grocery bags with no trouble.

 

The designers of the Z must drink a lot. The '06 and afters have 4 cup holders: 2 in the middle and one in each door.
Congrats on the purchase.

 

Thanks

 

I'm coming from a 02 civic si that I turbo'd. Suspension is stiff, creaking. Noisey. I think the Z will totally change my view. I'll know in 2 days

 

Don't be surprised if your views don't change. lol

 

Welcome congratz. Enjoy, get out there and drive.

 

ashram... record of the lotus wars... horrible name, reads like assram.

welcome to the boards. enjoy the Z. lots to read here.

 

I've been using this user name on this forum since 2005 and your the first person who actually knew where the name came from.

I never really thought about how people would pronounce it though. Thanks for the congrats and one more thing record of lodoss wars is one of best anime's ever made

 

NOOO they will.. I mean power wise it won't. I think I was putting down more with the civic. But my suspension felt like it was about to fall out.. It's starting to rub n ****. Thanks god I'm getting rid of it.

 

I have a Red 2005 Touring coming from an Infiniti Q45 and Jeep the Z rides like a sports car, its interior is like a Sports Car, its handling is like a Sports car, its looks are like a SC.

I test drove everything from S2ks, Rx-8s, Boxsters, 325s, Mustangs, Vettes, Audi TTs and Solotices and MX5. What I founded was that the 350Z is a nice compromise of overall performance, sex appeal and thrill, it is a Car with no pretense unlike the RX-8, TTs, Solotices, Mustang, or 325 its not a in between car its a Sports Car.

Its every bit of a Sports Car as is the $40k Boxster its even out performs the plain Boxster, but not quite the vehicle the Boxster S is of course its $15-$18k cheaper.

My final conclusion its sits in the middle half way point between the Supercar-Fast Vette and the agile Boxster/Audi TT. Like the Honda S2K it is what it is a Sports car and nothing else. I'm a Z-Car fan from way back having owned every version except the 240z & 260z. The 350Z was built to capture the spirit of the 240Z which was a reasonably priced real SPORTS CAR.

The 350Z doesn't ride as smooth as the infiniti because its a two seat sports car built to go fast, handle and look cool, almost like a custom version of the 911 targa Sports Car. The 350Z is a drivers car.

 

Congrats and welcome.

Intake and wheels only? We'll see about that in 12 months time.

 

I totally agree with you, the z is an affordable sports coupe that offers plenty of style and performance at a good price.

I test drove a lot of used sport coupes that were in my price range, rx-8, gto, s2k but none of those cars give me an emotional feeling like the z.

I'm not gonna lie I really want an e46 m3 and i will get one but at this point in my life I can't afford to maintain one. My z will provide plenty of driver satisfaction until i decide to upgrade.

 

i LOVE the older civic SI's.
you got any links to pics?

 

Thanks for the congrats, I'm pretty sure my mind set won't change, The z has plenty of power, this car is faster than 85% of the cars on the road. Thats why I've decided to just focus on aesthetics.