Test drove a X and 350z
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Test drove a X and 350z
So for those who care, i've been in Daytona Beach for the last 8 days. Daytona Mitsubishi had about 7 or 8 Evo X's on the lot so i decided to stop by and check it out. A salesman was breathing down my ****ing neck before i even got out of the car. We started shooting the ****, i checked out the car, sat inside, you know the usual. He asked me if i was interested and all that ****, one thing led to another and sure enough he let me take it for a test drive. To tell you the truth i wasn't $36k impressed. The ride was tight, the seats were tighter than the Recaros in my car, but overall a lot smoother it seemed. The turbo kicks in nicely but didn't seem to put me back in my seat like i thought it would. The tranny seemed notchy like my car but tight. I put the hammer down a couple times, but i just can't really compare it to my car...it just didn't seem to pull as hard. Now i know if i was going from the old RS to the evo X i'd probably **** my pants, but going from a VIII to a X just didn't do much for me. Definitely a nice ride, but just didn't give me what i wanted. The only thing i liked was that it didn't make any random noises like my car does, you know those oh **** what broke noises
Next, we headed down to the Auto Mall. We were driving around the 2000+ cars when we finally pulled into the Nissan dealer. Sitting there was an 07 350z Nismo package...in Red. It had my full attention as it is a damn good looking car. The salesman was right there in a matter of seconds as soon as i got withing 10 feet of the car. He comes out starts shooting the ****, and then OFFERS to take it for a test drive. I'd be a fool to say no. He pulls it out and to a local gas station, then lets me drive it back. Again i wasn't impressed. The car is supposed to be 306 hp. It pulled, but not hard. Of course no turbo to keep me satisfied but no lag either. I gave it to the car too, but it just couldn't bring a smile to my face. It sounded good, looked good, performed good, but just didn't excite me. I guess i'll just never forget test driving my VIII for the first time. Here's a pic of that car.
Next, we headed down to the Auto Mall. We were driving around the 2000+ cars when we finally pulled into the Nissan dealer. Sitting there was an 07 350z Nismo package...in Red. It had my full attention as it is a damn good looking car. The salesman was right there in a matter of seconds as soon as i got withing 10 feet of the car. He comes out starts shooting the ****, and then OFFERS to take it for a test drive. I'd be a fool to say no. He pulls it out and to a local gas station, then lets me drive it back. Again i wasn't impressed. The car is supposed to be 306 hp. It pulled, but not hard. Of course no turbo to keep me satisfied but no lag either. I gave it to the car too, but it just couldn't bring a smile to my face. It sounded good, looked good, performed good, but just didn't excite me. I guess i'll just never forget test driving my VIII for the first time. Here's a pic of that car.
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RE: Test drove a X and 350z
the nismo z only has like 6 more hp from the old ones, they have a lot more suspension and chassis mods, mods you can't buy unless you get a nismo z. they don't sell them, the bodykit is also a nismo exclusive. they didn't do really anything to the motor. i can't remember what track it was, but compared to the old z it ran it about a second faster, not bad only suspension.