need opinion on car

[1sick350]

i was wondering if anyone can give me an opinion on the fallowing cars,
and which is a better buy. rx8,350z,300zx.

[AusTexRex]

300zx

350z's aren't as good of a platform as the 300zx. It's transmission doesn't hold up to too much modifcation. I know many 400 HP 300zx (assuming you're talking about the newest generation of them. The 80's ones don't compare)

Rx8s don't match up to any of these cars. They're overrated unless you feel like spending the money to catch the car up to the others. Very nice interior though.

[Shaggy]

I agree with Aus...go with the 300zx. They perform batter and look batter...IMHO.

RX8 do suck, but I never have seen the inside before...what Aus...pretty nice?

[AusTexRex]

Very nice in my opinion.

[Canaduh]

300zx are sexy cars. Especially the Twin turboed.

[masticatingcow]

If you can find one for a decent price, a 300zx is definately the better buy. All other things aside, it will probably cost you like $20,000 less to own and you can always use that cash for mods. Plus, you get the benefit of an established aftermarket. As hard as Stillen is working to crank out parts for the 350z, what it has for the 300zx is phenomenal.

That VG30DE(TT) is a real PITA to work on though... ever see a 300 under the hood? It's PACKED!

[82RX7GLS]

I had a 90 300zx, and I can tell you from experience that they are alot of fun to drive. Mine wasn't the TT model but it did have a five speed and was plenty quick.
They are a pain to work on though, there is no room at all under the hood, its fender to fender and radiator to firewall all motor the plenum on the car is enourmous.
And not to mention that the 300zx is one of the sexiest cars ever built. You just can't drive a car like that without being noticed.
Only drawback to the car that I owned was the the T-tops leaked just a little bit, and from what I understand that is about the norm on them. They don't leak with the car sitting its when you are driving and the rain is running up the window that it leaks in the corners.

[dRuNk-mEdIc]

I say go with whatever your into. If money is not an issue. I would go with a 300zx to tune and make into a hp monster. If you want a good weekend car go with a rx-8. 350z is also a good choice, but I have a magazine that has a 300zx thats at 1,098hp. Crazy machine. I'll give you those mods just P/M me and I'll be happy to type them for you :).

[dRuNk-mEdIc]

Dont get me wrong, but 350z and 300zx are also good weekend cars :).

[Canaduh]

I always liked the 300zx. I'd agree with everyone here, that 300zx would be the best choice performance wise. I saw some video (japanese) and 3 companies modded the 350z, and one was turboed and maing 500hp. I can try to find the video soemwhere. I just don't think that the rx-8 is at all what people think it is performance wise.

[TII]

Well having owned a 300ZX TT with full JWT parts on her i can say there amazing cars. Keep in mind repairs for these things is quite high. Parts are not very cheap but simple things net you alot of power from them.

Driving a 350Z compared to my 300ZX i can feel the difference in chassis dinamics when pushing the car hard. You can tell that the 300 is an old design. But that can be overcome (somewhat) with chassi braces and such.

RX8, im sorry mazda, is not what it should be. I would not pay what they want for one of these things. IMO it was a mish mash of ideas thatmade this car.
eg. they put a suggestion box in the mazda dealer, and everyone threw in there comments.

Comment #1: "Put those cool fender vents on the car like the Tiburon"

Comment #2: "Hey, dems tail lights from dose Lexussses are pretty nifftie, put dems on dere"

Comment #3: "Cool, i get to write stuff on here BLAH BLAH fart noogie burgersandwitch"

Comment #4: "Saturn has suicide doors, there the coolest thing since sliced bread, put those on there it will make it very cooth"

Comment #5: "hehehe I farted in the Miata hehe"