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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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Recently my local Nissan Dealer brought in a 370z. We just got our S2000 in December so I wanted to see if our money was well spent. So me and the wife headed down to the dealer for a test-drive today cause the weather was nice.

First off, I will tell you that getting in and out of the Z was so much easier than the S. Once inside the gauges light-up and begin to run from the zero
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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No pics?

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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mlc' date='Jan 22 2009, 07:38 PM
No pics?

Kevin


Edit - now they are working for me. Something/one must not like me today?
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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Very good description. I'm glad that you still think you made the right choice with the S and there is no regrets.
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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Got them.

Thanks.
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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looking forward to testing one myself
watched a couple vids and read a few reviews as well
still happy with my s2k purchase
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Z feels more like a regular car... and it is one...
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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i cant wait to see one . they are just not my thing though
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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How does the steering feel compare to the 135?
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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What's the 135?

I can tell you comparing it to the S, the steering wheel felt like I was in a luxury car not a sports car. The S has a tight feel, the wheel is small and you feel like you could tear up a track with the ratio. In the Z, it felt like over done a bit, like too much power steering not enough road feel.

Also I forgot to add, when in the Z, looking down the hood you feel like you can't see the bumps in the road. The hood sits high and creates a pot-hole blind spot. That's why I added the hood pic in original post.


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