POLL: nissan 350z roadster or lexus sc430?

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Lifer

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mostly looks, speed, handling, price, etc.
basically the total package.

the 350z looks MUCH better.
haven't heard much about the speed or handling capabilites of the sc430.
 
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Red

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350z is cheaper and faster.

I give looks to the Lexus, but sports cars are for go, not show.
 
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isekii

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Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
350z is cheaper and faster.

I give looks to the Lexus, but sports cars are for go, not show.
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You're saying 0-60 @ 6.5sec for a Luxury Convertible is slow ?

How about looks, material, build etc..?

 
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Mr.IncrediblyBored

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The 350Z for exterior looks and performance.

The SC430 for interior looks, build quality, plush luxurious ride, resale value, reliability, and retractable hard-top.

Kind of silly to compare these vehicles, considering the SC costs $20k more than the Z. In this market segment, the main competitors with the SC are the SL500 and XLR.
 
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isekii

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Originally posted by: KnightBreed
The 350Z for exterior looks and performance.

The SC430 for interior looks, build quality, plush luxurious ride, resale value, reliability, and retractable hard-top.

Kind of silly to compare these vehicles, considering the SC costs $20k more than the Z. In this market segment, the main competitors with the SC are the SL500 and XLR.
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Exactly, it's in two different categories, how heavy is the 350z Roadster ? that must be a lot heavier than the coupe. Performance numbers ?
 
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KarenMarie

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I could never pay $60,000. for a TOYOTA engine. I dont care how great anyone says it is, to me it will always be a toyota.

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The lexus is an overpriced shiney turd on wheels.

Bleck! :disgust:

350 roadster all the way. I don't even see how'd you compare the two.
 
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Descartes

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They are two completely different cars, both philosophically and in terms of price.

The SC430 isn't at all my style, so I'd say the Z.
 
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Red

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Originally posted by: isekii
Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
350z is cheaper and faster.

I give looks to the Lexus, but sports cars are for go, not show.
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You're saying 0-60 @ 6.5sec for a Luxury Convertible is slow ?

How about looks, material, build etc..?
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From a performance standpoint, 6.5 seconds is slow, yes. It's quite fast for a luxuxy car, but slow for performance. That is why the cars should not be compared.

Friend bought a 95 Black on black TT Supra Automatic, 76k miles for $12,000 in May. It does 0-60 in 4.9 seconds and is basically a convertible when you take the targa top off. Leather seats, sits low, good build quality.

Nissan Maxima or Pontiac Grand Prix GTP does 0-60 in about 6.7/6.8 seconds...not to far behind that super expensive convertible.
 
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Two different cars! The 350Z is a high-strung performance car compared to the SC430, which is a GT at best. I've read it's really too soft to be considered a real sports car.
 
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350Z hands down. Obviously, it's less luxurious, but it's far cheaper, far sexier (IMO), and like GTAudiophile said, the Z is far more performance-oriented.
 
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conjur

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The Lexus looks like a pansy car. Something some over-the-hill dentist would drive in a last-ditch effort to get some skank ho.
 
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StageLeft

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I've seen some of these lexuses/lexi/lexus' around lately and I have to say they are right at the top with a scant couple of other cars for femininity. Along with the miata, vw bug, pt cruiser, these things are very womanly and not masculine _in the least_. If I was given one I'd drive it straight to a used car lot and trade it in for damn near anything. Ugly as SIN.
 
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Jombo

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i'll take a 911 convertable plz ^^

btw, you must've been pretty bored to post this thread up today eh? still trying to figure out how you think they compare..
 
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007bond

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No one ever cross shops these two cars so I really want to know why anyone would ever be picking between the two.
 
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