Hi all

On here a while back thinking about buying an S2000 and didn't but as I have just sold my car once again thinking about one or possibly going back to a 350z.

Has anyone here went from a 350z to S2000 ? what did you think ?

I have sent a few msgs to people who have cars for sale on the forum - but seeing the date of one I guess it may have gone ? its Pugwash81s car

 

My cousin had a 350z which I got to drive for a couple of weeks when he went on holiday. I wouldn't say one is better than the other, probably worth considering what type of driving you'll be doing. 350z has less road noise, more comfortable on longer journeys, bigger boot and more storage compartments. If I could have both I'd personally drive it more for daily use. s2k I think handles a little sharper, roof down when weather permits, is much better looking out of the two more fun in my opinion.

You should really test drive both if you can though, both are great cars.

 

Before i bought the S2K i was considering a 350Z instead.

My conclusions were that they were incredibly similar beasts, except that they approached the situation from completely different perspectives.

The S2K is a finely tuned road legal racing thoroughbred, whereas the 350 is a car made to do similar with electronic wizardry.
Its kind of like, starting a new car build and beginning by minimising weight (s2k), the 350z had everything thrown at it - then they worked on putting it together in harmony and then reducing the weight.

personally the S was a better drive from perspective of feedback and thrashing the engine.
However the 350 was definitely a better everyday car, much more forgiving and with the electronic wizardry able to do things easily as well as the S.

Id say the S was more of a fast road car with definite track ability, whereas the 350 would be a fast road car that could be taken to the track.

Effectively the whole decision will come down to your own experiences driving them both im afraid.

 

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Thanks,

Chris.

 

Zebade sums it up really well I think, especially the bit about track ability.

I thought an Elise/vx220 was too impractical for me with no boot, but a 350Z and Z3s a bit too big and heavy and I knew I wanted to do trackdays a good few times a year, boxster was a little out of budget and I knew I wanted to modify and wouldn't have cash left for that. So it was an S2000 and having had an EP3 civic type r before I knew I loved the engines, gearboxes and reliability.

The fact you could drop the roof was a massive bonus compared to the 350 as well (assuming you are only thinking coupe).

I did look at boxsters again the other day, damn nice cars IMO.

Its down to what meets your needs really on this.

 

I had a 2006 (MY03) 350Z. I liked it but I prefer the Honda. As standard the 350Z doesn't make a good track car - they're heavy so they overwhelm their brakes easily and they're marginal on engine cooling. The Z also suffers from pad knockback from the front uprights flexing which is a bit unnerving.

On the road the 350Z is more refined and makes a better long-distance car. The greater torque is better for ad-hoc overtaking too. Both cars have great engines but the Z's one is more "normal" and you won't need to be stirring the box as much to make progress.

I prefer the Honda's handling. It feels much more direct than the Z. The gearchange is better too.

The Honda's build quality is leagues ahead of the Nissan's.

Do you have any specific questions?

 

Not sure if you've watched the last 'Drive' Chris Harris video on you tube? I suspect his opinion of the 370z applies to the 350 as well, 'a great eight tenths car but push it further it starts to fall apart'. So for the road pretty great most of the time but those time you want to give it a real beating it doesn't carry on getting better.

A great watch, he loves that Toyota and in the vids it does look fun.

 

The rears on a 370z are over £300 each, not sure about the 350

That alone would put me off, my M has cheaper tyres than that

 

I looked at the 350Z myself until I realised it cost over £100 to fill the tank and you are lucky to get 300 miles out of it. I acknowledge that I sacrificed some common sense in regards to fuel consumption when I opted for a performance car in the S, but the way petrol prices keep creeping up would just make me angry whenever I had to fill up if I had a 350Z.

 

Good point, the 350Z has funny sized tyres which limits choice. Not as expensive as that though, I can't remember the exact cost. The lack of choice was the most annoying bit. Not as bad as AP1 16" though...

I get the same mpg out of the S2000 as I did in the Z... Generally Between 20 and 25 on the road. They both want super too. In fact I once got 30 mpg on a run out of the Z, albeit cruising at 70-75. I've never got close to that in the S2000.