I have had some seat time in my cousins 350Z, and I can tell you that it's a completely different driving experience. the 350z is a touring car which means it is a somewhat heavier and more of a cruiser..the S2000 is a roadster and a much lighter car and more tossable. it also has the convert feature. I would say the 350Z would be the better DD and the s2000 would be a better weekend driver.

IMO you should go rent an S2000 for a week or so, so you get a real feel of the car. this car isn't for everyone.

 

 

Interesting...Where m I suppose to rent the S.....
I totally agree with your 350z is DD and S is the weekend car...
S give me a cockpit feeling...thats what I am concern
seems like a tiny room to me..

 

I always thought it was obvious that the S was better

 

I'm not sure where you live, but if you lived in a bigger city, I'm sure you can find somewhere that rents them. I say rent one for a week because you won't really get the full driving experience by just taking it on a drive for a couple of miles. you need to know if you can LIVE with the small room in the car as well as the trunk space and what not.

try PMing 9Kfever...he's a moderator on this site. he had an S2000, traded it in for a 350Z, and traded back to an S2000.

 

The only S for rent is in Las Vegas... I love the S cornering, and I believe that's one of the best car in cornering

 

practicality, you would be surprised, trunk space is pretty small in both cars, but i saw on 5th gear (not top gear, the crappier one) they tested the two together, and liked the S better, and said it has more trunk space than the Z actually.

Also if you take the spare tire out and leave the panel out, and take out the spare tire tools, you get what i would consider a decently sized trunk! lol

One more thing, if you want to stand out get an S2000, if you go out one day, count the number of Z's and count the number of S2ks you see. Given i live in a pretty good area of DFW, i see about the same amount of bentleys and Mercedes SL's as i do s2ks, and i see as many 350Z's as i do Mustangs.. yuck

 

yeah i had the same problem, i wanted to get a 350z. the handling on the S is a lot better then the Z but the Z that i drove was a 2003 and it was a rough ride and the power wasnt so great also the car was a auto but yeah i think u will be happy with the S2K

 

I had 03 350Z track.... and i didn't like it.... I had AP1 S2000 then 350Z then back to AP2 S2000.

my Z had many small issues such as window motor issue, clicking noise; many TSBs... which drove me nuts!

S is definately more fun to drive. In my opinion, fit & finish on S was far better than Z.

 

I test drove a Z convertible before buying my S and they definitely are two very different cars. It was raining when I drove the Z and it definitely didn't feel planted. I must admit though the Z had some crappy no-name brand tires on it and I'm sure that didn't help.