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Old Feb 19, 2021 | 10:44 AM
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My original 2006 Nissan Z and new-to-me 2018 Vette. So it's 16 years later, and I still love them.
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Old Feb 19, 2021 | 11:48 AM
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My original 2006 Nissan Z and new-to-me 2018 Vette. So it's 16 years later, and I still love them.
I too had a '06 350Z (roadster) back in the day. Loved that car. The VQ engine with Nismo exhaust sounded awesome.
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Old Feb 19, 2021 | 11:49 AM
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before getting my C7 I had a 350Z too... love the size of the Z, in comparison the C7 seems HUGE. If I had the room I would kept my Z, but sadly I had to sell it.
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Old Feb 19, 2021 | 11:52 AM
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Great looking cars.

I miss my 350Z. I remember how crazy the headlights on the 350z looked when they first came out.
I sold the Z before getting my Corvette. A huge step up in my opinion butt I will add another someday.
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Old Feb 19, 2021 | 01:28 PM
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i do miss my nicely modded HR, but it wasnt getting any faster without dumping a ton of money in it, so instead i sold it and bought at c6z. then a short stint in an ATS-V, and now in a nicely built C7
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I traded in my 370Z Sport for my Stingray. Really enjoyed the three years of ownership. Would have kept it if I had the room.

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Traded my 370Z in for my Z06. I did enjoy my 370 while I had it, but don't miss it one bit with the Z06 now sitting in the garage.
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Still love the body styles of those Z cars.
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Have not let the Z go yet. Had to rent a storage bay to keep it for a while.
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Quite a few years ago I had a 300zx TT, loved it. I mean think about what was out there in 1990 when it came out.
I never thought the newer ones quite lived up to it, but, I've always thought the 370 in particular is a nice looking car and with how cheap they are these days I'm kind of surprised I've never bought one.

I guess the were putting all their high end R&D into the GTR, but still always wondered why there wasn't a turbo 350/70.
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I too had a 370Z that I traded for my C7 GS. I've always loved the Z cars...I've also owned a 280Z and 300ZX. I'm very interested in the specs of the new Z when it comes out.


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Originally Posted by ny32182
I guess the were putting all their high end R&D into the GTR, but still always wondered why there wasn't a turbo 350/70.
Looks like they will finally do that with 400Z... but they should have done it sooner. The Z occupied this odd middle ground - no big V8 to compete with pony cars, no turbo to mod like a VW or Subie, yet too heavy to be tossable like a Miata or FRS / 86GT / BRZ. The V6 was a great engine but it forced to motive a heavy car.

I sort of still have a Z as my wife has an Infiniti Q60 which is really a G37 / 370Z with a different name.



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OP - two nice looking rides you have. That 2006 Z does look good.
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Loved my 350Z when I had it. Underpowered but handled great! A fun car to drive. I had the manual Vert version.
Made many trips to the "129", Tail of the Dragon in it. That was fun!
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