Subject	Nissan "jumped the shark" after the 300zx
Posted by	eriksu9 on May 16, 2013 at 11:30 AM
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In Reply To	Interesting Read: Fall of the Fairlady Z in America posted by BOOZT_JUNKIE on May 16, 2013 at 11:05 AM
Message	Imo.....Well with the exception of the GTR....The 350 and 370 are ok, but just not the same... [img border=0 src="http://www.members.aol.com/eriksu9/images/1badz.jpg">****472 RWHP/461 TORQUE ON 110 RACE GAS @21 PSI ****438 RWHP ON 93 OCTANE PUMP GAS/STOCK MOTOR**** ****429 FT LBS/TQ******************************* Also own: 2001 Harley Davidson Custom Softail Deuce 1997 Ford Explorer XLT V8 AWD 1993 300ZX 2+2 NA 1991 Yamaha YZ250 1985 Ford Bronco 3" lift, 35" Tires Sold: 1986 Yamaha FJ1100 1987 Nissan 300zx na(Z31) 1979 280ZX 2+2 1972 MGB 1968 Pontiac Firebird 1972 Nissan 240Z, dual webber carbs, etc
Follow Ups	Interesting Read: Fall of the Fairlady Z in America - BOOZT_JUNKIE 11:05:33 05/16/13 The author needs his eyes checked, calling the 350 beautiful (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 11:13:34 05/16/13 *ugliest fatty z to date. Fixed :) - TriniTT 11:26:09 05/16/13 Agree... (n/m) - BlitZ91TT 12:47:44 05/16/13 I would like to see a chart from 1990 til now - eriksu9 11:25:01 05/16/13 or better yet 1969 til present (n/m) - eriksu9 11:26:50 05/16/13 Yeah, when I notice he started with a Z33 I was let down - Deathproof Z32 11:28:37 05/16/13 Nissan "jumped the shark" after the 300zx - eriksu9 11:30:03 05/16/13 I agree about the 350, but the 370 is whole different - PiotrC70 11:35:46 05/16/13 Same here in Van. - fuzzymonkey 12:35:21 05/16/13 Never understood peoples fascination for Range Rovers either (n/m) - ZinnZ32 12:39:06 05/16/13 Escalade buttie, dip dip (n/m) - fuzzymonkey 12:52:44 05/16/13 Because daewoo didn't make suvs. (n/m) - TriniTT 16:16:23 05/16/13 Have you driven one? - BlackholeZ 10:36:56 05/17/13 All it would take to get me into a 370 is turbos - Antihero 13:07:34 05/16/13 I'd be 100% on board for that 370Z that did the challenge - LJZTT 15:03:45 05/16/13 the GTR is the heir/successor to the 300ZX TT - LJZTT 13:45:03 05/16/13 Agreed - Red Hawk (CO) 13:55:14 05/16/13 No and no. The 350Z is a return to form for the Z car. - Summeronthechain (MN) 14:06:02 05/16/13 That's pretty much what everyone else is saying... - TriniTT 14:30:12 05/16/13 ehh - Red Hawk (CO) 14:37:18 05/16/13 eh nothing - LJZTT 14:52:15 05/16/13 It's not cheap enough. - Antihero 15:21:57 05/16/13 Umm, no it is isn't. And who cares anyway? (n/m) - Summeronthechain (MN) 14:06:36 05/16/13 yes it is. - Antihero 14:21:19 05/16/13 indisputably. (n/m) - TriniTT 14:29:03 05/16/13 370Z sits in that niche where it really has no comparably - LJZTT 14:56:31 05/16/13 ?? (n/m) - Z DNA 11:10:00 05/17/13 It's the top of the line, technologically superior - vorpalZ 20:14:16 05/16/13 agreed. (n/m) - Antihero 14:20:15 05/16/13 Agreed. I consider the Z33 the sucessor to the Z31. (n/m) - michaell32 (FL) 15:11:49 05/16/13 This^^ People are so quick to forget - WhiTTe Z (NY) 16:07:53 05/16/13 Nah the GTR is the heir/successor to the GTR - Obeeone 10:35:38 05/17/13 japanese market-only car, never marketed as a Porsche/vette - LJZTT 04:26:48 05/18/13 Japan has a cultural problem.... - blackomega 11:51:45 05/16/13 Well said. (n/m) - MixManMash 13:15:48 05/16/13 *The Jap heavy hitters* - Spongerider :) 15:46:45 05/16/13 You drew more attention to it than anything. - TriniTT 16:31:12 05/16/13 Being uneducated is not a excuse. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 16:35:23 05/16/13 It doesnt make me uneducated by refusing to acknowledge - blackomega 17:22:25 05/16/13 Thanks for showing your true colors. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 17:26:03 05/16/13 Neither is being over-sensitive. Get over it. - TriniTT 18:08:52 05/16/13 Yeah, youre a well known whiner. - blackomega 16:33:32 05/16/13 and a rainbow is just colors,& swastikas are just lines - Antihero 16:43:06 05/16/13 Thank you. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 16:49:27 05/16/13 +1 (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 18:52:57 05/16/13 Facts are just indoctrination. - ZiNnYc 22:59:13 05/16/13 lol - blackomega 09:31:56 05/17/13 Educate yourself. - Spongerider :) 16:48:35 05/16/13 Some losers thrive in the community of victimhood. (n/m) - blackomega 17:03:22 05/16/13 Um not really, most Asian communities are doing quite well. - Obeeone 10:55:48 05/17/13 Did I say Asians or losers? I forget. - blackomega 11:10:23 05/17/13 Dude stop - sit on your hands - spicyZ 11:17:04 05/17/13 You're not a very good lawyer or judge. - blackomega 13:23:10 05/17/13 kthnxbye (n/m) - spicyZ 14:57:55 05/17/13 Much respect and regret (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 19:03:35 05/16/13 should I be angry when i hear the word "yankee" because it - LJZTT 13:50:08 05/18/13 Re: Yeah, youre a well known whiner. - spicyZ 20:42:36 05/16/13 yep. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 22:51:12 05/16/13 Well I'm offended by this and by Spongerider's response. - TriniTT 09:06:50 05/17/13 Nevermind me - just trolling through. - spicyZ 09:11:03 05/17/13 When the meanings of simple words become twisted to satisfy - blackomega 09:38:31 05/17/13 hypersensitive much? (n/m) - MrOzzie5183 16:39:46 05/16/13 offensive or not, political correctness sucks - aliaZ 16:45:46 05/16/13 The word is not accidentally offensive, it's deliberately so (n/m) - Antihero 16:52:17 05/16/13 America 2013: PC Nazis Predict Offensive Thoughts (n/m) - blackomega 17:34:07 05/16/13 It became derogatory during WWII - Obeeone 10:49:11 05/17/13 Have fun with that. (n/m) - blackomega 11:08:45 05/17/13 You're wasting your time. - spicyZ 11:14:42 05/17/13 Clearly. - blackomega 13:15:05 05/17/13 Cool - looks like you finally get it! (n/m) - spicyZ 14:57:21 05/17/13 accidental or deliberate doesn't matter - aliaZ 22:44:28 05/16/13 Yeah, I never have trouble adding the 'anese to it - BigTDogg (MA) 11:18:10 05/17/13 Political correctness aside.... - ZXoltan 17:00:41 05/16/13 Re: Political correctness aside.... - blackomega 17:14:53 05/16/13 The US engineers aren't the issue - BigTDogg (MA) 11:21:04 05/17/13 "My first car was a 2004 350Z" - enough to stop reading. (n/m) - spicyZ 12:16:16 05/16/13 lol, no kidding - LJZTT 15:13:22 05/16/13 3rd. (n/m) - Zski (NoVA) 15:25:37 05/16/13 agreed! (n/m) - RobZ32 15:33:12 05/16/13 Haha, that's what I was thinking. (n/m) - RZturbo 17:43:05 05/16/13 The Z32TT suffered a similar fate with diminishing - JMartz 17:48:21 05/16/13 True. Don't almost all car models suffer this fate though? (n/m) - blackomega 17:53:12 05/16/13 no, they don't - LJZTT 04:38:50 05/18/13 IMO 300zx did quite well compared to stupas and rx7s, - ztunerz 19:49:33 05/16/13 Exactly. That's why the Z's are worth less than those others - ZXoltan 20:49:19 05/16/13 Truth. Final sticker price on my 96 slicktop: over $38k (n/m) - TriniTT 09:07:56 05/17/13 Yup all those cars got too expensive for what they were (n/m) - ztunerz 17:25:52 05/17/13 I thought I had read a strengthening JPN YEN helped kill the - evan_aggie 22:03:50 05/16/13 if it were all abpout exchange rates, then all japanese - LJZTT 04:34:17 05/18/13 info: - LJZTT 04:51:06 05/18/13
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