hi all, i'm thinking about getting an s2, but also considering a 350z, mainly because my friends dad is a manager at a nissan dealership.
but it's still up to the test drive, and i think most likely it'll come down to the s2.
so i'm hoping this forum will further help my decision!

 

I did heavy research on both cars. comes down to this... The 350Z...Nice car, cheapish interior, engine is ok, but its french. Car was designed in America(dont know if that is a bad thing or not). has a modern suspension, but it will not handle as well as an s2k. its kinda heavy.

and now for the s2k...S2k=bad ass. Dude just look at the motor AP1 or AP2. Superior engineering, dude 240 Hp with a N/A 4 cylinder...that bad ass. Idk people have different values for what they want in a car but in terms of practicality...they are the same, and IMO the S2000 is the better choice.

 

thing about all the problems the Z has. (tire feathering) and others. research my friend

 

Both are fun as hell to drive. The Z has a very mechanical feel to it, while the s2000 feels as more an extension of you with everything being so precise. It all comes down to your personal preference.

 

yeah i've test drove both. i'm pretty sure the s2k was an 04, and the z was an 07.
you pretty much hit the nail on the head by saying the z has a mechanical feel to it, and that's what i didn't really like about it. plus it didn't feel all that fast.
the s2k felt a lot better, and driving with the top down was a blast

what do you mean by tire feathering?

 

how many times are we gonna go over this..........

 

OH baby let me be frank! TOO many 350z's on the road, im starting to vomit in my mouth a little everytime i beat one, yes beat, were faster.

 

Some might think this discussion doesn't have much to do with the real world of getting a car and using it. Maybe that's true. But there is something more here.

Just slowly walk around an S without anything else around it, no distractions, drink in the classic long hood, the beautifully flared front fenders, the serious but not unduly angular nose. Notice the time tested open car look and the way the top compliments the lines when it is up, like the revered Jaguar XKE.

We don't drive our S's because they are cute. We drive them because we are members of the human race and the human race is full of passion.

Commuting and driving to the store are important and necessary to sustain us, but driving the S, with its sleekness, the highest technology, and and an open car with 240 hp, this is what we stay alive for.

To quote Walt Witman:
"I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life and not, when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived"

 

you have to drive both - the 350Z feels like a fat pig, altho strong and fast.

most people will naturally prefer driving one or the other.

 

and, oh yeah, the tire wear problem - yuck. i don't want a car that's been out for that long and STILL not fixed.