[s-cars] Advice needed- warning NAC heretical content inside

[Taka Mizutani]

A GT-R is nothing like a 350Z.

The lap times are way different.

Taka


On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Mark Strangways <StrangConst at rogers.com>wrote:

> Looks like they took the driver out of that car.
> Twin turbos sound great, has kinda an echo to a conversation Paul and I had
> even.
>
> I think, IMHO, if I where going to get into a 350Z (which I just might) I
> would buy something a little bit used and toss a nice supercharger on it and
> a set of Porsche brakes( gets my German content in) and see how things go
> from there.
>
> That GTR has all the things I don't want... paddle shifters, roll control,
> AWD etc. Sounds like it would be a TAD expensive for a 350Z with some go
> fast bits and body work.
> Maybe there is more into than I looked at (quickly), so I reserve comment
> for later :-)
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> To: <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> Cc: "S-Cars" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Advice needed- warning NAC heretical content inside
>
>
>  No way I can get a GT-R for under $35k.
>>
>> Panoz? No.
>>
>> FD RX-7? Talk about the paragon of unreliability. I'd only get one with an
>> LSx swap and they're way too old.
>>
>> Taka
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 9:35 AM, <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>  Taka Mizutani wrote:
>>> > Okay, sorry I forgot to mention that (I wasn't even thinking of cars >
>>> like
>>> > the S2000)- I don't like the S2000 that much, I won't get one either.
>>>
>>> Nissan's GT-R?
>>> <http://www.gtrnissan.com/>
>>>
>>> Or something less maingstream from Panoz?
>>> <http://www.panozauto.com/EsperanteGTDetails.htm>
>>>
>>> Or going back a few years, an RX-7 Twin Turbo?
>>> <http://www.turborx7.com/>
>>>
>>> This is fun.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kent McLean
>>> '99 A4 Avant
>>> '91 200 20V Avant
>>> '94 100 Avant, now with SO's son
>>> '91 200 20V Avant, up in flames
>>> '89 200 10V sedan, up in smoke
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
>>> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:18:40 +0000
>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Advice needed- warning NAC heretical content inside
>>> Okay, sorry I forgot to mention that (I wasn't even thinking of cars like
>>> the S2000)- I don't like the S2000 that much, I won't get one either. I
>>> have
>>> a Miata, don't need two very similar cars.
>>>
>>> I want something that has power, as in I don't want to get dusted on the
>>> front straight by the jerk in the 996 or 997 because he can't drive and
>>> then
>>> ride his bumper all the way around the track until the next straight. The
>>> vette and the 996 would not be like that at all.
>>>
>>> Taka
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  At 09:02 AM 8/6/2008, kentmclean at comcast.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Taka wrote:
>>>> > > I'm looking only at 2-seat sports cars (or 2+2 coupes).
>>>> >
>>>> >Honda S2000?
>>>> >
>>>> >Engine that loves to rev, good handling, and it's a Honda.
>>>>
>>>> Yea, but it's a Honda.
>>>>
>>>> Taka, if I were you I'd get some good seat time in each car. Then I'd
>>>> get the Porsche.
>>>>
>>>> Lee
>>>>
>>>> Lee Levitt
>>>> Needham, Massachusetts, USA
>>>> '01 A4 1.8t quattro avant
>>>> ''99 A6 quattro avant
>>>> '97 A6 quattro avant
>>>> '96 A6 quattro avant
>>>>
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