hatterjon Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Daily commute and it makes the drive to work a lot more pleasant than if I had something boring!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 since the 350 is now a cheap buying option alot of the garage queens have sold up and people are running them as daily drivers. back when they were new the 350 for alot of users was a weekend toy/ daily driver. i think the 370 is at that point now, more people will garage it and care for it deeply thne in 10 years time when prices have depreciated people will sell them and others will run them on a more regular basis. i see alot more zeds now than i did 8 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatterjon Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 When you consider my Zed is 6 years old and has 73k on the clock it seems like the idea of keeping it locked up in a garage would be a waste, I would rather be out enjoying it everyday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrumbMC Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 since the 350 is now a cheap buying option alot of the garage queens have sold up and people are running them as daily drivers. back when they were new the 350 for alot of users was a weekend toy/ daily driver. i think the 370 is at that point now, more people will garage it and care for it deeply thne in 10 years time when prices have depreciated people will sell them and others will run them on a more regular basis. i see alot more zeds now than i did 8 years ago. I was searching for a car and for straight line performance, grip, handling, steering feel, reliability, exclusivity looks and of course - noise the 350Z was a no-brainer. to get a similarly aged equally performing car, you would struggle to get something as good for twice the price. its main Rival is the MK1 audi TT, which is just a golf 1.8t/R32 with a different body on. it drives no-where near as well as the Z. other things i considered were an RX8 - the engine didnt push my buttons and the styling is a bit love one day hate the next for me, S2000. - looks a bit girly and again engine is another 4-pot screamer. possibly a skyline import - a bit tacky for one in my price range and couldnt be arsed with the hastle of an import. the 350z is the bargain of the century. you get so much car for your money. i don't regret buying mine one bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatterjon Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I was searching for a car and for straight line performance, grip, handling, steering feel, reliability, exclusivity looks and of course - noise the 350Z was a no-brainer. to get a similarly aged equally performing car, you would struggle to get something as good for twice the price. its main Rival is the MK1 audi TT, which is just a golf 1.8t/R32 with a different body on. it drives no-where near as well as the Z. other things i considered were an RX8 - the engine didnt push my buttons and the styling is a bit love one day hate the next for me, S2000. - looks a bit girly and again engine is another 4-pot screamer. possibly a skyline import - a bit tacky for one in my price range and couldnt be arsed with the hastle of an import. the 350z is the bargain of the century. you get so much car for your money. i don't regret buying mine one bit! I went through exactly the same process as yourself, RX8, S2000 or 350Z, to tell you the truth until I started looking I really didnt even imagine I would be able to afford a Zed, had always wanted one!! Came just the right time for me as I had just inherited some money and my Prelude needed 2 new wheel arches plus other bits to keep it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 not saying the zed is a bad choice, just saying the style of ownership changes as the car is older. i know the zed is a good car; i had one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philb1965 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Daily driver for me. Had a shed when I had my 350 but realised it was a waste being sat in the garage. What ever car I get from now on will be used as it should be so I get the full benefit. Do about 12k a year so not high miles. Unless plan A comes in and I win the lottery...then I'll have a few cars to choose from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 since the 350 is now a cheap buying option alot of the garage queens have sold up and people are running them as daily drivers. back when they were new the 350 for alot of users was a weekend toy/ daily driver. i think the 370 is at that point now, more people will garage it and care for it deeply thne in 10 years time when prices have depreciated people will sell them and others will run them on a more regular basis. i see alot more zeds now than i did 8 years ago. Probably because the Z wasn't available until late 2003 which means that it wasnt available 8 years ago /pedant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 you're turning in to attak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 you're turning in to ATTAK but not as good looking I used mine as a daily driver for nearly 7 years and enjoyed every single one of the 77,000 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 you're turning in to ATTAK but much better looking I used mine as a daily driver for nearly 7 years and enjoyed every single one of the 77,000 miles You old charmer Mine has never been a daily driver, I've never had a daily driver. I've had company cars since the age of 19 so I've always had a toy to go along with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 nice edit Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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