Sporty's 350Z thread

[cawimmer430]

Get a C208 Mercedes CLK55 AMG! 

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Get a C208 Mercedes CLK55 AMG! 

There's the wimmer I remember, representing mercedes benz. Thanks for not suggesting he get a 1964 caprice classic brouham deluxe starliner tourer.

Back on point, If manual isn't a requirement I'd seriously shop the older AMG options(C32/C43/E55 etc).

Those old AMG's are really really nice cars that are very reasonable on the used market.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Here's an example from my area.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/3918299005.html

34K original miles.


I've also seen C55(my fav) and E55(non supercharged) in that same 9-10K price range.

[Vinsanity]

There's the wimmer I remember, representing mercedes benz. Thanks for not suggesting he get a 1964 caprice classic brouham deluxe starliner tourer.

Agreed

E55's are boss, even the W210's. Though I think a CLK55 would suit Sporty well.

[12,000 RPM]

Manuals are a requirement.

Drove a Prelude. It was beat. Bad wheel bearing. Hard to gauge the power as the A/C was on and the dude + my wife were in it. It felt slow though. He had a binder full of service docs though and he works at a dealership, so it's well maintained. Bad thing is it has some damage on the left quarter panel and an exhaust. Not really a good highway car. I need to drive one with a stock exhaust and good bearings to see if that one is worth getting + fixing.

[Raza]

Just lease a Fiat 500 Pop.

[Rich]

Sporty's going to get another Maxima 

[Vinsanity]

Manuals are a requirement.

Oh, you guys...

[SJ_GTI]

Sporty's going to get another Maxima 

Seriously given the available options I am kind of stunned that Maxima or Prelude are really being seriously considered.

330ci ftw,

[Raza]

Seriously.  10K is a lot on the used market.

[12,000 RPM]

Heres the other problem a lot of you folks in big cities aren't considering

Most of the cars I'm looking at are far away. That M3 (that got away) was 75 miles away. There's jack shit here. And I don't really want to drive 100, 200 miles to check out a car I might not even want.

10K is a lot in a used market where there are a lot of cars. When the pickings are slim prices go up and shit's just not available. There aren't any manual 328iS's within 200 miles of me for example. Nobody is picking up their phone or returning emails either. I'm getting frustrated.

There's a Z 11 miles from me. I'm gonna go see what it's about.

[Onslaught]

Oh, you guys...

I do that everyday. Don't see why having a stick is a problem. 

[cawimmer430]

There's the wimmer I remember, representing mercedes benz. Thanks for not suggesting he get a 1964 caprice classic brouham deluxe starliner tourer.

Back on point, If manual isn't a requirement I'd seriously shop the older AMG options(C32/C43/E55 etc).

Those old AMG's are really really nice cars that are very reasonable on the used market.

I think even a manual-diehard would appreciate an automatic daily driver with performance to boot in his garage. 

[Onslaught]

I think even a manual-diehard would appreciate an automatic daily driver with performance to boot in his garage. 

Not me. Unless you can't get a manual at all with the particular car. The only way I want an auto is if I've got a truck.

[Vinsanity]

I do that everyday. Don't see why having a stick is a problem. 

If I didn't have to commute in stop-and-go traffic, I would still have an s2000.

Sure, I could've put up with it, but why? It's the one thing that makes a miserable experience in an otherwise fun car.

[Raza]

I think even a manual-diehard would appreciate an automatic daily driver with performance to boot in his garage. 

Think again!

[Raza]

If I didn't have to commute in stop-and-go traffic, I would still have an s2000.

Sure, I could've put up with it, but why? It's the one thing that makes a miserable experience in an otherwise fun car.

Because, all of a sudden, having an automatic in traffic makes it a party?  It's miserable in an automatic too, I don't see the difference. 

[Vinsanity]

Because, all of a sudden, having an automatic in traffic makes it a party?  It's miserable in an automatic too, I don't see the difference. 

Well to be fair, it's a number of factors. Staring at the ass-end of a minivan in an s2k was literally like trying to see around a brick wall or a building. Not having to constantly work the clutch does help considerably.

[Raza]

Well to be fair, it's a number of factors. Staring at the ass-end of a minivan in an s2k was literally like trying to see around a brick wall or a building. Not having to constantly work the clutch does help considerably.

Maybe you're just getting old.  That's okay.  It happens to all of us.

Personally, I wouldn't trade a little bit less misery for those sublime moments. 

[FlatBlackCaddy]

I think even a manual-diehard would appreciate an automatic daily driver with performance to boot in his garage. 

I'm a pretty die hard manual car guy, and I was shopping C55's and C32's for awhile. Probably would have ended up with one but didn't have much(if any) to choose from.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Manuals are a requirement.

Drove a Prelude. It was beat. Bad wheel bearing. Hard to gauge the power as the A/C was on and the dude + my wife were in it. It felt slow though. He had a binder full of service docs though and he works at a dealership, so it's well maintained. Bad thing is it has some damage on the left quarter panel and an exhaust. Not really a good highway car. I need to drive one with a stock exhaust and good bearings to see if that one is worth getting + fixing.

Dude, "A/C was on and dude and my wife were in it, so it was slow" is a bunch of BS. My Evo doesn't turn into a dog because I have a few buddies in the car. Unless he was a 400 lb samoen and your wife pushing a size 30 then that ain't the reason it's slow. It's either slow to begin with(probably) or the thing just plain runs like shit(also likely).

[Vinsanity]

Maybe you're just getting old.  That's okay.  It happens to all of us.

Personally, I wouldn't trade a little bit less misery for those sublime moments. 

Sadly, those sublime moments disappeared once I moved out of my parents house into my own place. Nice place, great area, but no more fun driving roads on the way home

[Raza]

Sadly, those sublime moments disappeared once I moved out of my parents house into my own place. Nice place, great area, but no more fun driving roads on the way home

I drive from a city on the highway to a ghetto.  I still have fun.  I fall back to you just getting old.   

[12,000 RPM]

0 for 2. This Z felt weak and had a comical amount of tire roar. I think it might have had an exhaust or it might have just been a POS. The clutch engagement was typical Nissan crap.... 12" of travel and 1/2" of engagement. The cabin was a little cavernous as well; not like roomy but like dark and poorly lit. Other than that I thought it was decent. I liked the steering feel and even on 19s it rode decently, around here at least. Punch wise it honestly wasn't much better than the Prelude which I'm guessing means it was in really bad shape. PASS.

I am just going to take a break from looking tomorrow and focus on work. Today was a waste. People are sniping the Maximas but I'd rather one of those than one of the POS I drove today. I need to get my mitts on a Bimmer.

[12,000 RPM]

Dude, "A/C was on and dude and my wife were in it, so it was slow" is a bunch of BS. My Evo doesn't turn into a dog because I have a few buddies in the car. Unless he was a 400 lb samoen and your wife pushing a size 30 then that ain't the reason it's slow. It's either slow to begin with(probably) or the thing just plain runs like shit(also likely).

Your Evo has torque and IIRC is modded.

I don't know. I think the bike might also have ruined me. These cars weren't SLOW, but they felt closer to my wife's car than my bike. I can't imagine the Bimmers, especially the non-Ms, being much better. Even the E36 M3 is "only" a mid to low 14 second car, which is quick but not "wowowowie". Prob not much better than the Z in the shape it was.

Yea I am fucking wiped. I am hungover and sleep deprived as well. Not dealing with this till Thursday unless I get a call about something I want tomorrow. Sucks

[Vinsanity]

I drive from a city on the highway to a ghetto.  I still have fun.  I fall back to you just getting old.   

I stand by my assertion that a Caddy is better to drive to the ghetto than a 2-seat roadster.

[12,000 RPM]

Yea you can bulletproof a Cadillac

[Vinsanity]

http://www.atlanticautosalesnc.com/2004_Pontiac_Pontiac_Garner_NC_200075498.veh

I'd run a VIN# report on it, though. It's much cheaper than the other GTO's in the area.

[CJ]

That thing has had a crash at some point. Headlight has been replaced and the hood is crinkled.

[CJ]

Get a C208 Mercedes CLK55 AMG!