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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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theres no doubt the evo has more performance than the Z.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by f-dub
We knew you would come around

lol. even i cant deny how well the evo responds to simple mods. one thing i do love about my Z is nissans service. excellently excellent.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by adrenaline1
ahh screw it just buy both.
if it were up to me i would. i tried my hardest to convince my wife to get an evo but she doesnt like them. she doesnt like the wing, but says it looks stupid with it off. lol. women.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Tsurugi-san
All I see mostly women driving Z's. It must come standard with Sarah Mclachlan albums or something.

Don't forget they probably come with pink scarves and white driving gloves, too!

The 350Z is the slowest 300 hp car I've ever had the misfortune of driving. Evo FTW.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:00 AM
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Don't forget they probably come with pink scarves and white driving gloves, too!

The 350Z is the slowest 300 hp car I've ever had the misfortune of driving. Evo FTW.
Wow... Cause the couple times I've been to the strip I've killed all the 4.6l and LS1s. And I bet I'd kill them on the road course as well.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:15 AM
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Look the 350Z is a great car, but in my opinion the EVO (all models) overall just offers you more for your money. Stop acting like the Z is some Ferrari, the girls at the playboy mansion would probably pick neither car and sport a Porsche. Also the EVO interior is not that good, but who ever said it was, but the 350Z interior honestly isn't that impressive either. But let's not turn this into a 350Z vs. EVO debate, the 350Z placed 1st, which I totally agree with expecially when compared to the EVO RS. The RS is just too raw and you cannot place first on performance a lone. So basically what I am saying is that the 350Z was a justified first place finisher.

Why didn't I pick the WRX, because I didn't think it deserved to be in the top 10 (Plain and Simple). Seriously maybe 2 or 3 years ago it would have cracked my top 10, but with much more available for under $30K, the WRX just doesn't make the cut. The WRX is a very nice car, but I just think the others offer more and much more interesting. I do not like the styling of the current Impreza lineup, and in comparison to it's big brother the STI, the WRX just looks plain. The interior is also very plain, and it doesn't have the raw awesome power and performance of the EVO IX RS to make you over look a lot of it's shortcomings. The WRX is also one of the more expensive cars on the list and does not offer as much for it's money as the other cars.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:28 AM
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Wow... Cause the couple times I've been to the strip I've killed all the 4.6l and LS1s. And I bet I'd kill them on the road course as well.
Yeah. Sure ya have.

I'm sure with your whopping 249 whp and 3400+ curb weight you've slaughtered all of those stock 300 whp LS1s.

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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Sinister Subaru
Yeah. Sure ya have.

I'm sure with your whopping 249 whp and 3400+ curb weight you've slaughtered all of those stock 300 whp LS1s.
i wish you would act your ****ing age old man.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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i wish you would act your ****ing age old man.
How is he not acting his age? A stock LS1 Fbody will roast a 350Z in the quarter mile. There is just no comparison. I'm not hating on the Z, but LS1 Fbodies regularly trap 105mph stock.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 02izzel
i wish you would act your ****ing age old man.
And I wish you would quit following me from thread to thread insulting me and talking sh*t at me when I've never done anything to you. You've been at it for nearly 3-4 months now, and you're cheese is old and moldy. Just last week there was a thread about STis, and lo and behold I bust it open to read it and there you are, talking sh*t about me once again.

Go take out some of that penned up aggression on your base model 350Z with its open differential, and do some one-wheel burnouts or something.

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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 08:39 AM
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How is he not acting his age? A stock LS1 Fbody will roast a 350Z in the quarter mile. There is just no comparison. I'm not hating on the Z, but LS1 Fbodies regularly trap 105mph stock.
Just leave it alone, Noize. He's incapable of holding a conversation unless everyone is praising his 350Z, and everyone here is a witness to his continuous behavior. If I'm ever posting in a thread, it's a safe bet he will find a way to ruin that thread for everyone.

Let's just stick to the topic and let him continue to make a stink of himself.

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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Sinister Subaru
Go take out some of that penned up aggression on your base model 350Z with its open differential ( ) and leave some one-wheel burnouts or something.

OUCH! yea my v6 firebird did the meanest one-wheel burnouts
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 08:51 AM
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OUCH! yea my v6 firebird did the meanest one-wheel burnouts
Let's not gloat on account of another person's misfortune. Let's just all rise above it, and move on. We're just fueling him to continue by acknowledging his statements.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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I don't see what is so great about the Z's interior. It looks cheap and plasticky to me. Plus, I have sold a few used examples and they don't seem to hold up with age. The Evo is simple and functional, just the way I like it. If there were no 15K Lancer I doubt people would have as much problem with it, but its something that is always brought up like its that big a deal any more. That's part of the Evos whole role, from I-IX. And even though the X will probably look nicer inside, it will still be Lancer based, so he same people will make the same tired comments instead of taking the car for what it is.

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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by GPTourer
I don't see what is so great about the Z's interior. It looks cheap and plasticky to me. Plus, I have sold a few used examples and they don't seem to hold up with age. The Evo is simple and functional, just the way I like it. If there were no 12K Lancer I doubt people would have as much problem with it, but its something that is always brought up like its that big a deal any more. That's part of the Evos deal, from I-IX. And Even though the X will probably look nicer inside, it will still be Lancer Based, so people will make the same tired comments and instead of taking the car for what it is.
There definitely wasn't anything overly nice about the 350Z's interior when I sat in one less than a year ago at an auto show. The materials were cheap to the look and feel. The only things about the interior that I really liked were the comfortable seats and the gauges that moved with the placement of the steering wheel.
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