06 s2k vs 09 370z
09-30-2009, 08:54 PM
#91
Originally Posted by esp1,Sep 30 2009, 12:21 PM
2. people talk about installing "FI" into the car is that fuel injection ? can't be, can it ?
i think s2000 stock is still more fun than a 370z.
i like the sleekness of the s2000, its skinny but still looks wide.
i came from nissans and i hated on hondas
but the s2000 is a piece of perfection.
10-01-2009, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by exb00st,Sep 30 2009, 10:37 PM
I disagree. I don't think it's a good point because the S2000 was designed from the ground up to be convertible. The 370Z was designed as a coupe first and foremost.
I had a 350z guy make a comment that for the size of the S2k it is actually heavy because his 350z was only 300lbs more and had more power. The thing is if you compare the S2k to OTHER ROADSTERS the S2k is actually pretty dang light.
10-01-2009, 04:52 AM
#93
Dude thought his 350Z only weighed 300 lb. more? It's more like 500 lb.
As for comparing coupes vs. roadsters, to me the Z coupes are the more valid comparison. I've run up against several Z coupes at the track, and zero Z roadsters. The S2000 is a good street/track car, and the Z coupe is a good street/track car. The Z roadster would not be considered by anyone thinking of tracking the car.
As for comparing coupes vs. roadsters, to me the Z coupes are the more valid comparison. I've run up against several Z coupes at the track, and zero Z roadsters. The S2000 is a good street/track car, and the Z coupe is a good street/track car. The Z roadster would not be considered by anyone thinking of tracking the car.
10-01-2009, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by fallen612,Sep 28 2009, 08:18 PM
i have never had a 370z but i did have a 350z so i can make some comparison. i had a touring 350z, and i rode in a base, and i can tell you that you will regret not getting the touring or grand touring. its worth the extra money. btu i dont know hwo the 370z compare. so i would go with the S, becaue i love mine compared to the 350z.
10-01-2009, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Christople,Sep 30 2009, 11:26 AM
Yup to what Jonboy said, the S2000 is higher to insure for me than a Vette
I traded in the S2000 for a C6 and the insurance went higher. No change in driving record.
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10-01-2009, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bgoetz,Oct 1 2009, 04:26 AM
Yeah, but lets compare apples to apples. The fact of what it was designed as means nothing, the S2k is a convertable, you should be comparing the roadster versions of the 350/370z if you want a fair comparrison.
I had a 350z guy make a comment that for the size of the S2k it is actually heavy because his 350z was only 300lbs more and had more power. The thing is if you compare the S2k to OTHER ROADSTERS the S2k is actually pretty dang light.
I had a 350z guy make a comment that for the size of the S2k it is actually heavy because his 350z was only 300lbs more and had more power. The thing is if you compare the S2k to OTHER ROADSTERS the S2k is actually pretty dang light.
10-01-2009, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by exb00st,Oct 1 2009, 10:18 AM
You can't compare apples to apples with the Z and the S because both were optimally designed for different purposes/body styles. It's like comparing a fat chick and a model in the same swimsuit.
10-01-2009, 05:29 PM
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For its size, the S2000 isn't that light, certainly not "insanely light". A Miata undercuts it by 300 lb.
Dedicated roadsters don't suffer the same weight penalty as convertible versions of fixed-roof cars. It's doubtful an S2000 coupe would have been much if any lighter-weight. Consider the Cayman and the Solstice coupes, both weigh slightly MORE than the roadster platforms they were built on.
The S is not light, but almost all other so-called "sports cars" are morbidly obese!
Dedicated roadsters don't suffer the same weight penalty as convertible versions of fixed-roof cars. It's doubtful an S2000 coupe would have been much if any lighter-weight. Consider the Cayman and the Solstice coupes, both weigh slightly MORE than the roadster platforms they were built on.
The S is not light, but almost all other so-called "sports cars" are morbidly obese!
10-01-2009, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bgoetz,Oct 1 2009, 06:45 PM
If you were though I think you would have to compare roadster to roadster. My sole point is that the S2k is an insanely light car, way lighter than most give it credit for. They think 2800lbs, heck there are civics out there that are 2500lbs and less, but they forget to take into account that it is a 2800lb ROADSTER