03-03-2009, 05:31 PM
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Drives: vrooooom vrooooom
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,375
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Originally Posted by JaysonAych
This of course assumes the Nissan will indeed be better built (even if you're still thinking about the quality of 1980's Hyundais and not taking into account that their quality is now ranked as good as anyone else's by many independent quality assessments, I've not heard good things about Nissan reliability and materials cheapness either, especially on Z cars). As far as the hard numbers such as the 0-60 and so on, are you going to be drag racing the car every day? Taking it to the track? For most buyers, the answer is likely no. The raw numbers may have it a tad slower than the Z, but for day to day use is still going to be plenty fast and corner very well...when comparing base to base, the Z is $5,000 more expensive, and loaded to loaded, the Z is about $7,500 more expensive. It's entirely your judgment call, as is your opinion on the styling and the feel of each car's drivability, but a lot of people are going to say it's not $5,000-$7,500 better. Some people would say $5,000 worth of mods would go a long way toward making a Genesis Coupe blow a stock base Z out of the water. And people who simply can't afford a $30K car may also say the Genesis Coupe will be just fine.
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The people that think its not 5k better have never driven a Z.
Besides, like i said, id take the BASE Z over the top Genesis.
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"With a light touch on the brakes, run the revs up a bit. Slip off the brake and bury the throttle. There's a light chirp as tires scratch for bite. Then comes a sub-5.0-second sled ride to 60 mph. A tick over 13.0 sec. and you're through the quarter-mile. It's a rush, of course, but not overly dramatic. Try the same thing with this pair's predecessors of 1970 or so and you'll find yourself in a bit of a wrestling match. Ain't progress wonderful? Maybe yes, and maybe sometimes it's fun to wrestle."
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