goodbye RX-8 hello Z
05-05-2008, 02:24 PM
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. The RX-8 interior may be made with plastic but like daily driver said, its def. not the same plastic used in the Z. Trust me too, my neighbor has an 03' Z and its the biggest POS in all aspects.No offense taken...The Titan Interior sucks ***** man! Thats the only thing I hate about my Titan,the interior its cheap, noisy and scratches very easily. I blame Goshen for using cost cutting and using inferior materials!
05-05-2008, 02:27 PM
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I don't see why its so hard for people here to appreciate any other car in the same price range. The Z is a great car, and if it had 4 seats, I would have taken it over the 8 anyday of the week. For everyday driving, I'd say the Z is better. Not everyone wants to "take their car to the twisties". Most people just drive the car in the straight line and want to go fast. They both have their advantages, and disadvantages. This interior comparison is stupid also, as neither are that nice. Unmodded, I don't care for the exterior of either, but I'd give that advantage to the Z also. Both cars need kits to look nice. Yes the Z looks like hulk smashed a VW Beetle, but the 8 also looks like a hammer head shark stock. I'm really not trying to dis either car, but I'm just really sick of people dissing other cars so bad.
05-05-2008, 02:27 PM
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Nissan has never been know for it's use of interior materials, textures, etc. The Z obviously had to cut some expense somewhere to keep good on it's price. You still get hella car for what you pay. Just looking at the 2 pics shows you how Mazda did a better job of selecting textures, adding more than one texture/plastic type, and then breaking up the acres of plastic by added the piano black pieces and the arrangement of the buttons. The darker colored plastics also do wonders for looking more expensive. Notice the different colored door panel inserts, also. They immediately make the interior look more expensive just by themselves. Look at the detailing of the gauges. The small subtle chrome rings do wonders for the 8 interior whereas on the Z the painted silver plastic is the same color as all the other interior accents. Look at the differences in the center of the steering wheel too.
05-05-2008, 02:29 PM
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Thats the way it should be, not all the cars in the line up use the same materials.Nonsense!
05-05-2008, 02:32 PM
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05-05-2008, 02:34 PM
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05-05-2008, 02:35 PM
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the rx8 stock looks like a girly smily car thinging
that was my though
the Z stock looks like a wtf Fat bitch with a very very fat ***
and I dont like fat bitches
that was my though
the Z stock looks like a wtf Fat bitch with a very very fat ***
and I dont like fat bitches
Maturity
05-05-2008, 02:42 PM
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I don't see why its so hard for people here to appreciate any other car in the same price range. The Z is a great car, and if it had 4 seats, I would have taken it over the 8 anyday of the week. For everyday driving, I'd say the Z is better. Not everyone wants to "take their car to the twisties". Most people just drive the car in the straight line and want to go fast. They both have their advantages, and disadvantages. This interior comparison is stupid also, as neither are that nice. Unmodded, I don't care for the exterior of either, but I'd give that advantage to the Z also. Both cars need kits to look nice. Yes the Z looks like hulk smashed a VW Beetle, but the 8 also looks like a hammer head shark stock. I'm really not trying to dis either car, but I'm just really sick of people dissing other cars so bad.
Going from that to a 350Z is like being kicked in the nuts repeatedly!
As far as driving style, I love going fast on strait aways, my stage IV TT Z was built for that purpouse. But I like going fast in the corners more. And lets be realistic... how fast can you really go strait on a public road before sooner or later johnny law gets you then locks you up.
And news flash, our cars aren't the only cars with so-so interiors, look at a Porsche 911 twin turbo, there interiors are a joke, on the same level if not worse than the Z and the RX-8. Lamborghini's interior looks dated from the 90's. Ferraris are so-so.... i'll put it to you like this... if your not buying a Rolls Royce, Maybach or some upper echelon Mercedes, the interior will always be marginal.
05-05-2008, 02:59 PM
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2007 911 Twin turbo interior
I don't know about you , but for the price of the car that interior is not attractive at all. But hey its a Porsche!That has to count for something... right?!
I don't know about you , but for the price of the car that interior is not attractive at all. But hey its a Porsche!That has to count for something... right?!
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05-05-2008, 03:23 PM
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prob not considering the 350z will then be known as the 370z. 350 hp 3000 lbs. Should be a decent car.. I will most likely be upgrading when it comes out, unless the RX 7 they have been talking about steals my attention.
05-05-2008, 03:26 PM
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05-05-2008, 03:36 PM
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06' 350Z are the slowest yet weigh the heaviest. 03' -'05 should be the fastest out of all the 350Z's, 07/08 i heard are hit and miss out of the bunch.
05-05-2008, 03:39 PM
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you don't sound like a former 8 owner but more like a z fanboi here to troll, even the dumbest person on this forum knows the Greddy is capable of adding more than just 20hp-ish, **** man, nitrous alone could problably add more than that. (not to mention all the kits that are out now, Greddy is old nwes now)
If you knew anything about the 8 you'd know it was NEVER intended to replace the 7, Mazda stated that during it's introduction with the Evolv concept and have reiterated it about a million times since, even a moron can see the 8 was introduced to see if they could sell a rotary here in the US and abroad again, and they showed that overwhelmingly so now we may see another rotary powered coupe (still not an Rx-7, I'm sure it will be called something else) some day thanks to the 8 sucking so bad right?
I like the Z myself, hate the gigantosaurus ugly door handles but I think they're okay cars even if they weigh about as much as a house and are pretty boring to look at. I'm glad you nutted yourself over one man, have fun with it, go find some more boy racers you can play with at stop lights or whatever it is you bought it for, might want to consider not wasting your time on here anymore as your post's are pretty embarassing and uninformed.
If you knew anything about the 8 you'd know it was NEVER intended to replace the 7, Mazda stated that during it's introduction with the Evolv concept and have reiterated it about a million times since, even a moron can see the 8 was introduced to see if they could sell a rotary here in the US and abroad again, and they showed that overwhelmingly so now we may see another rotary powered coupe (still not an Rx-7, I'm sure it will be called something else) some day thanks to the 8 sucking so bad right?
I like the Z myself, hate the gigantosaurus ugly door handles but I think they're okay cars even if they weigh about as much as a house and are pretty boring to look at. I'm glad you nutted yourself over one man, have fun with it, go find some more boy racers you can play with at stop lights or whatever it is you bought it for, might want to consider not wasting your time on here anymore as your post's are pretty embarassing and uninformed.
05-05-2008, 03:47 PM
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Well actually you are wrong.... I have owned the 8 and now own a Z... Purchased my 8 in St louis @ Bommorito Mazda where my uncle works... Had it for almost a year and a half, had issues with it constantly (flooding, ect) and had to let it go once I drove the Z. I havent bothered keeping up with the new FI mods that have been coming out since I no longer own the car, I only came back to these forums because I got an email from rx8club so I figured I would check out the rotary scene.... I based my 20 hp ish number on the dyno sheets listed in the FI dyno thread on this website..... Anyway, you are comparing bone stock numbers to boosted 8 numbers sooooooo..... yeah. Anyway now that I have justified myself to the forum police I will continue to extinguish the flamers........ BTW poster below here.... I never ever ever claimed that the Z had a nicer interior... Not to crazy about the interior but then again I did buy a sports car..... Lotus owners dont complain to much about their crappy interiors because they plain dont give a ****...but let me guess the lotus is boring and plain and you own those in the twisties as well.....
Oh and your 8 flooding isn't the cars fault, that is your fault. Never turn on and off a rotary in a short period of time, one of the quirks of owning a rotary. Some cars have quirks some, don't...
05-05-2008, 03:50 PM
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Misinformation Police... You have the right to not post, anything you post most likely is 2nd hand information that you heard from someone driving a crx, you have the right to be well informed please proceed to my350z.com and read up on the new HR engine.....
05-05-2008, 03:51 PM
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I curious how this car will turn out. I gotta hand it to Nissan for taking on the task of making the Z lighter in a automotive world that constantly just adds more power to compensate for the extra weight. In this case, Nissan is adding more power and taking out more weight. This should dramatically change the handling characteristics of it as well and of course improve braking. I hope they keep the price reasonable.
05-05-2008, 03:55 PM
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Thats not true about Lotus owners, i met with a few at the last ALMS race here in St. pete Fl and i asked a few about there likes and dislikes, and you would be surprised that many do not like the interior, or there lack of. Some complained about the interior size of the car, but ones who complained shouldn't have never got a Elise to begin with... to be nice, they were rather porkish and on the hefty side. And no a 8 will not take a elise on the twisties, for that matter more than half the cars on this planet could not take a Elise on the twisties.
Oh and your 8 flooding isn't the cars fault, that is your fault. Never turn on and off a rotary in a short period of time, one of the quirks of owning a rotary. Some cars have quirks some, don't...
Oh and your 8 flooding isn't the cars fault, that is your fault. Never turn on and off a rotary in a short period of time, one of the quirks of owning a rotary. Some cars have quirks some, don't...