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twitchy · 05-15-2003, 10:35 PM

I was watching the matrix reloaded last night and parked at the theater near 2 real nice cars.

Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air (about 1999 ish)

and a

Nissan 300 ZX TT (last year made*)

*I never talked to the driver of the 300 but I overheard him say it was the last year they made them. Both looked stock and were black.

Anyhow there is a prime drag racing spot about like 2 minutes away from the theater down a highway where people like to go. The 2 cars were buddies (their drivers- I dont know if the cars got along well)

And my friend (who also has a nice car) knew one of them from school or something and proceeded to arrange some races (this was like 3 am)

the TA and the 300 raced 2 or 3 times and Im wondering what car YOU would choose if you had the choice?

mvaters · 05-15-2003, 10:45 PM

300zx cause its more unique. every 5th car around here is a firebird or camaro. and plus, last year made, you dont see alot of those

twitchy · 05-15-2003, 10:51 PM

yeah, where im from both are pretty rare

Personally on looks alone id take the TA but for everything else Id pick the 300

SilviaDriver · 05-15-2003, 11:02 PM

300zx TT..y? turbo = more potential

twitchy · 05-15-2003, 11:05 PM

performance parts tend to be cheaper with the 350 GM engine..Id like to see one with a pair of turbos

russian · 05-15-2003, 11:39 PM

id take dat Trans Am, i drove ws6 couple of times and its not a car but a rocket... trans am is definately one of my favourite domestics along with saleens.

SilviaNinja240 · 05-16-2003, 01:40 AM

the Z of course, c'mon we're all Nismo freaks here

*ca18guy* · 05-16-2003, 01:49 AM

Seeing that I own one! I would have to go with the 300ZXTT.

BTW: People don't bicker in this thread like I know will happen, it will be closed quickly if that happens.

GTGuy06 · 05-16-2003, 07:35 AM

I'd have to go with the 300zx, because 1) they're badass and 2) They only made around 4000 of them in 1996(the last year they were made)

Dousan_PG · 05-16-2003, 08:48 AM

z32tt

didn't you just recently start a thread about how crappy domestic companies are?

AKADriver · 05-16-2003, 09:35 AM

Ehhh... two somewhat unappealing cars to me.

I'd have to drive both. Likely I'd end up in the Z32.

Subjective driving experience is all that matters. Straight-line speed, styling... a Jedi cares not for these things.

*sykikchimp* · 05-16-2003, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AKADriver
Straight-line speed, styling... a Jedi cares not for these things.

lol - but the B1tches LOVE them curvy lines Y0!!

and to stay on topic.. the 300zxtt anyday.. I hate GM interiors, and seating positions, and well,..everything about the inside of the car. and the ride is WAY too soft.. feel like I'm driving a Minivan on steriods

twitchy · 05-16-2003, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dousan36

didn't you just recently start a thread about how crappy domestic companies are?

Yes in fact I did
Good job
Although i was mainly referring to the low end cars they make, seeing as the 350 in the trans am has been in production since before you and I were born and is still the standard in domestic performance.

Anyhow if anyone wants to know how the race went...let me know

S13Grl · 05-16-2003, 02:13 PM

I'm pregnant. After reading the three-page thread about the mustang, I'm very annoyed. I'm even more annoyed to find this thread where you compare and ask people if they'd choose a '96Z32 over a TransAm. Why? Don't annoy pregnant women. Pregnant women have major hormone imbalances which cause them to go off very easily. And with much strength. Be careful. Please.

4NDRMS · 05-16-2003, 08:42 PM

the z

KiDyNomiTe · 05-16-2003, 08:59 PM

IMO in straightline speed the TA would own the Z, I have seen some crazy TAs out there, plus TAs have a lot better aftermarket than the Z. I haven't seen as many modded Zs as I have TAs, and I love the sound of V8s/

I am sure there are some turbo TAs out there, so saying the Z has turbo isn't much of an advantage considering you could get the TA turbo.

Plus the no replacement for Displacement.

After saying all that I would choose the TA, but wouldn't have a problem choosing a Z32, Z32s look better IMO.

twitchy · 05-17-2003, 01:00 AM

yah the 300 was a car length behind from right off the line, around, my guess....120 kms it pulled ahead sharply.

The TA was a 6 speed too, is the 300 as well?

DarkRaptor42 · 05-19-2003, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by twitchy

The TA was a 6 speed too, is the 300 as well?

ya

Jsquared · 05-19-2003, 06:09 PM

NO. 300ZX is 5-speed.

i'd take the 300ZXtt any day of the week. F-bodies handle like ***, and I have friends with some very nice F-bodies. there's no way around it, handling on those cars sucks. and the twin-turbo Z engine is much easier to upgrade for huge power. yes, you could go turbo on the LS1, but that engine isn't made for it and you'd spend enough money doing it to get a second 300ZXtt. both are heavy though, and neither would be my first choice in that price range...

05-15-2003, 10:35 PM	#1
twitchy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,579 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Which would you pick?? I was watching the matrix reloaded last night and parked at the theater near 2 real nice cars. Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air (about 1999 ish) and a Nissan 300 ZX TT (last year made) I never talked to the driver of the 300 but I overheard him say it was the last year they made them. Both looked stock and were black. Anyhow there is a prime drag racing spot about like 2 minutes away from the theater down a highway where people like to go. The 2 cars were buddies (their drivers- I dont know if the cars got along well) And my friend (who also has a nice car) knew one of them from school or something and proceeded to arrange some races (this was like 3 am) the TA and the 300 raced 2 or 3 times and Im wondering what car YOU would choose if you had the choice? __________________ Who the hell needs a sig anyhow

05-15-2003, 10:51 PM	#3
twitchy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,579 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah, where im from both are pretty rare Personally on looks alone id take the TA but for everything else Id pick the 300 __________________ Who the hell needs a sig anyhow

05-15-2003, 11:05 PM	#5
twitchy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,579 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	performance parts tend to be cheaper with the 350 GM engine..Id like to see one with a pair of turbos __________________ Who the hell needs a sig anyhow

05-15-2003, 11:39 PM	#6
russian Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dallas TX Age: 42 Posts: 1,336 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	id take dat Trans Am, i drove ws6 couple of times and its not a car but a rocket... trans am is definately one of my favourite domestics along with saleens. __________________ I must break you.

05-16-2003, 01:49 AM	#8
ca18guy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Clearwater FL Age: 42 Posts: 3,226 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ca18guy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Seeing that I own one! I would have to go with the 300ZXTT. BTW: People don't bicker in this thread like I know will happen, it will be closed quickly if that happens. Last edited by ca18guy; 05-16-2003 at 01:58 AM..

05-15-2003, 10:45 PM	#2
mvaters Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: asdadsd Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	300zx cause its more unique. every 5th car around here is a firebird or camaro. and plus, last year made, you dont see alot of those

05-15-2003, 11:02 PM	#4
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 40 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	300zx TT..y? turbo = more potential

05-16-2003, 01:40 AM	#7
SilviaNinja240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shibukawa, Gunma Posts: 1,152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the Z of course, c'mon we're all Nismo freaks here

05-16-2003, 07:35 AM	#9
GTGuy06 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cincy, OH Age: 37 Posts: 183 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'd have to go with the 300zx, because 1) they're badass and 2) They only made around 4000 of them in 1996(the last year they were made) __________________ Im now the proud owner of a 1990 Maroon 5spd Hatch [Drift]: 1: to move or float smoothly and effortlessly...2: to move along a line of least resistance...3: gradual deviation from an original course...

05-16-2003, 08:48 AM	#10
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	z32tt didn't you just recently start a thread about how crappy domestic companies are? __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

05-16-2003, 09:35 AM	#11
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Ehhh... two somewhat unappealing cars to me. I'd have to drive both. Likely I'd end up in the Z32. Subjective driving experience is all that matters. Straight-line speed, styling... a Jedi cares not for these things.

05-16-2003, 02:13 PM	#14
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm pregnant. After reading the three-page thread about the mustang, I'm very annoyed. I'm even more annoyed to find this thread where you compare and ask people if they'd choose a '96Z32 over a TransAm. Why? Don't annoy pregnant women. Pregnant women have major hormone imbalances which cause them to go off very easily. And with much strength. Be careful. Please.

05-16-2003, 08:42 PM	#15
4NDRMS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Age: 39 Posts: 32 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the z

05-16-2003, 08:59 PM	#16
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	IMO in straightline speed the TA would own the Z, I have seen some crazy TAs out there, plus TAs have a lot better aftermarket than the Z. I haven't seen as many modded Zs as I have TAs, and I love the sound of V8s/ I am sure there are some turbo TAs out there, so saying the Z has turbo isn't much of an advantage considering you could get the TA turbo. Plus the no replacement for Displacement. After saying all that I would choose the TA, but wouldn't have a problem choosing a Z32, Z32s look better IMO. __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

05-17-2003, 01:00 AM	#17
twitchy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,579 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yah the 300 was a car length behind from right off the line, around, my guess....120 kms it pulled ahead sharply. The TA was a 6 speed too, is the 300 as well? __________________ Who the hell needs a sig anyhow

05-19-2003, 06:09 PM	#19
Jsquared Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC//Charlotte, NC Age: 42 Posts: 503 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NO. 300ZX is 5-speed. i'd take the 300ZXtt any day of the week. F-bodies handle like ***, and I have friends with some very nice F-bodies. there's no way around it, handling on those cars sucks. and the twin-turbo Z engine is much easier to upgrade for huge power. yes, you could go turbo on the LS1, but that engine isn't made for it and you'd spend enough money doing it to get a second 300ZXtt. both are heavy though, and neither would be my first choice in that price range... __________________ 1992 SR coupe, ~11psi a.k.a. "Zip-Tie" www.carolinanissans.com