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[w3wilkes]

Got a text from our cousin who is at a local Nissan dealer said "It's here". Since the weather is clear I took mine down.

Yes, I drove it! Had no trouble doing a little fishtail accelerating on the freeway on ramp. 

[Paulytunes]

6 hours ago, w3wilkes said:

Got a text from our cousin who is at a local Nissan dealer said "It's here". Since the weather is clear I took mine down.

Yes, I drove it! Had no trouble doing a little fishtail accelerating on the freeway on ramp. 

That's awesome!  Did the new Z feel larger than the S30?  My 280Z makes my WRX look like a small SUV.  It's ridiculous how much cars have grown in size and weight over the decades.  I'd also be curious to know how the new Z drove versus your 240Z.  

[w3wilkes]

It did feel larger, but not very much. Looking at the nose to nose they are not that different on length, but the new one is higher and definitely heavier. Sitting in it kind of felt like home but it's definitely not as roomy as my 240z. The 3 gauges on the dash were left - low speed turbo, center - high speed turbo and I think the right was a clock (I didn't get that far right on the gauges). The dash is a screen that you can set up how you want it. Driving the car was night and day different from my 240Z (I do need to go through my suspension). Man, it's a goer! I would need some time to get used to it. The car was definingly silent! I killed it right off the bat. The controls are way tight. Feels like electric power steering, really touchy brakes. 1st gear seemed like it was lower than I expected it to be, but when you stomp on it in 2nd (pointed in the direction you want to go) it just GOES! It feels like it's very agile.