Subject	he's saying foregoing the 2+2 in the interest of a mid-
Posted by	KILLR300ZX on May 04, 2005 at 2:18 AM
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In Reply To	I care about the 2+2 posted by ZXRider(SoCal) on May 04, 2005 at 01:30 AM
Message	engine Z32 would've been worthwhile, and I agree with him. If the Z32 had been developed as a mid-engine with the VG30DETT and all the other futuristic design characteristics that make it unique (dash design, headlights, slippery shape), it would've been a world class sports car rather than a grand tourer. Think R390, but wattered down and affordable to the masses... And come on dude, who really covets the 2+2 these days anyway? They're a dime a dozen and you can get a nice one for less than $5K. A mid-engine Z32 would've been the performance bargain of the century similar to the NSX (but Nissan would've done it better, they always do IMHO) and also like the NSX would still probably be selling in the U.S., albeit in super low numbers. "It's been my experience that straight-line acceleration is probably the first aspect of automotive performance that any intelligent driver gets bored with." - Peter Gregg
Follow Ups	Things you thought you knew, but didn't ... - NytWolf 20:23:14 05/03/05 Bookmarked! Great read :) Thanks (n/m) - ZXRider(SoCal) 20:26:51 05/03/05 2nd (n/m) - TenneZee 23:10:43 05/03/05 Ack! Number 12! Poor, poor #12 If only he had been given a - hoss 21:10:02 05/03/05 Why? Good thing Nissan didn't ruin the heritgage... (n/m) - BlitZ95TT 21:28:47 05/03/05 and that explains the Z33 how? ;) - hoss 21:51:22 05/03/05 huh? (n/m) - Spee 18:24:24 05/04/05 In regards to #12 - katzalex 21:19:02 05/03/05 By the '96 model year the MSRP was at or near $50K - Dave N 22:04:06 05/03/05 They already had OBD-II on the '96 cars. - SooperZ95 23:43:52 05/03/05 '96 has OBD-I if I'm not mistaken. OBD-II wasn't required - Dave N 09:51:27 05/04/05 Nope all 96's had OBDII (n/m) - Black Mammoth (VA) 11:14:29 05/04/05 *Only in the US, the 96-99 Z32s in Japan are all OBD1 (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:23:41 05/04/05 I feel they simply priced themselves out of the market (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 00:09:11 05/04/05 It wasn't all Nissan's doing, the exchange rate didn't help (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:21:46 05/04/05 nor did proctectionist American tariffs (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 23:31:05 05/04/05 And something you didn't know about #12>>> - SeedyROM 01:37:39 05/04/05 ?? Interesting post. If some 'mad' man was trying to help - hoss 07:41:53 05/04/05 oh how sweet #6 would have been! screw the 2+2! heh, j/k (n/m) - stockplayerz (NYC) 21:23:51 05/03/05 Blasphemy! (n/m) - CLOWNSHUE 21:35:57 05/03/05 kids like sports cars too + groove on speed hang!! (n/m) - BruPo 22:53:13 05/03/05 how dare you?! - ZXRider(SoCal) 23:46:01 05/03/05 Very interesting facts... How do you know all this? (n/m) - BlitZ95TT 21:29:32 05/03/05 From books would be my guess - CarbonZTT 21:56:33 05/03/05 Definately a great book (n/m) - Mickleson(OH) 23:12:27 05/03/05 hey its tu (n/m) - JConcepTTZion 00:22:15 05/04/05 In addition to #11... - ZFreak (Dallas) 00:57:23 05/04/05 Who cares about 2+2 .. I wish they went with mid engine - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 01:18:34 05/04/05 I care about the 2+2 - ZXRider(SoCal) 01:30:00 05/04/05 he's saying foregoing the 2+2 in the interest of a mid- - KILLR300ZX 02:18:03 05/04/05 I understand everything you explained - ZXRider(SoCal) 02:35:20 05/04/05 I wouldn't call it bashing, more like wishful thinking... - KILLR300ZX 02:56:31 05/04/05 Good reading =P - ZXRider(SoCal) 03:06:42 05/04/05 How could you bash something that would have not existed - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 03:07:04 05/04/05 Well too bad...go to sleep now =P - ZXRider(SoCal) 03:10:11 05/04/05 Honda made less than 15000 NSXs - CLOWNSHUE 08:19:33 05/04/05 lol, 2+2 = the bastard child of the Z32 world. - BoostLesZ 08:29:23 05/04/05 Agree 100% - Z_Theory 04:41:38 05/04/05 2nd! (n/m) - BoostLesZ 08:28:49 05/04/05 I wonder where #14 is now? (n/m) - ZXtaZTT 05:46:57 05/04/05 It was @ ZCon '04 out @ Willow Springs. - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:52:01 05/04/05 Umm sorry for the noob question but that wasn't made - ZXRider(SoCal) 14:13:59 05/04/05 Right, it's a pace car (n/m) - NytWolf 16:13:17 05/04/05 One way to look at it, - ChazZ 07:23:18 05/04/05 Re: Things you thought you knew, but didn't ... - VETEATR-Z--(Little Rock,AR) 10:51:45 05/04/05
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