Why I Sold My 2023 Nissan Z

[@flea4061]

Because you paid 70k for a car that needed 30k in upgrades to keep up with a 63k Supra, that can't keep up with a 65k M2, which is more boring to drive then a 50k Mustang, while thinking, "I could have had a Z51 Corvette."

[@Akapaco2]

This is like poetry, lmao!!! 🤣😆

[@mxrrss]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@FlawleZ31]

30K in upgrades??? That would easily build a 1200HP Z.

[@maineprimal7665]

Engine is the same as a Q60 (you know a car you can get for like $20k 😂) no reason to get 400z especially at its high af price

[@alexscott9195]

Glass transmission is honestly the one truly irredeemable part. What’s the point in mods when all you accomplish is grenading the trans

[@Eren13201]

I think were all realizing that most new cars are just to expensive to modify and too much of a hassle to work on yourself and old cars are just more fun

[@sdhl9936]

Because old are cheap and new are expensive. Bro you said it your self 😐

[@Lucianohlegomocs]

@@sdhl9936yes, that’s essentially what he was saying

[@screamingstrings76]

ND Miata enters the chat

[@Lucianohlegomocs]

@@screamingstrings76 the nd has existed since 2016, that is 8 years, the z has been around since 2022, thats 2 years. Big difference

[@ericfavors7964]

As an Evo X owner I wasn’t impressed from the jump on this Z.. The Supra will end up holding its value and looks and feels better behind the wheel. Not to mention Mods are friendlier than they are to put on than the Z

[@sdhl9936]

Guys if your dream is a Z work for it don’t change your word cuz of KZbinrs words, remember the car is NEW, parts will be cheaper by time, if you don’t like to modify your car just wait this is the FIRST YEAR so probably later this car will be better. Yuh that’s it 😃👍

[@icannon6611]

They have to build and sell them first.

[@dasmg]

@@icannon6611 seriously, no one else is having as big of a problem cranking out their performance cars. there's probably more FL5 Type-R's on the road. and then dealers are trying to mark them up? gross.

[@icannon6611]

@@dasmg I've actually seen a decent number in my area, but they're 10-20k above msrp, it feels like they don't want them to sell

[@Unicornpirate]

This. When the 350z and 370z came out, parts weren't cheap either.

[@midnight2moonlight200]

Thats not the entire issue. Inflation continues to skyrocket. The average car enthusiast of the 90s and early 2000s doesnt fucking exist anymore. Cars are literally for rich people at this point ina tax bracket thats different from most of us. We now have focus more on groceries, rent, house payments etc because everything else has skyrocketed. At the end of the day we have get our priorities straight. The days of middle/low income car enthusiast is over.

[@Mattrz34]

the Z is a super niche car in my opinion, you either adore it... or dont really care for it

[@danbufford8848]

I feel like a ton of us dig it, just not at $60k...

[@menace2society00]

I love the look, hate the price. I'd take a cloth interior, roll up windows, and g37 infotainment system for 25k if it had the new Z body lol

[@Mattrz34]

@@menace2society00 well you'd be an outliar lol, BUT in a couple years i can see some mid milage of the sport trim with the cloth interior for 30's so

[@izzyiz810]

I've loved every past generation of Z for looks & performance. This generation? Looks YES Performance? Ehhh? Price? Hahaha ha, you gotta be kidding me!

[@Infernos94]

@@danbufford8848its not a 60k car… its 42k dont know where this misconception comes from.

[@op87867]

I think it’s very telling that the very first compliment he gave the Z was its infotainment system. And the second compliment was that it’s great on long highway drives.

[@MonsterMendez]

Exactly!! Those 2 things are for grocery getters not a performance vehicle 😭‼️

[@paulkile9998]

Of course he mentioned the infotainment system first.. isn't that what all young guys care about? I wish there was a delete option for infotainment systems...JUST GET IN AND DRIVE THE DANG THING!!!

[@zeezlebops]

like my rx8 minus the infotainment

[@brzo.]

@@paulkile9998 good point, but a good infotainment is important to me. my '10 edge has the settings in there for the sound, screen, etc, but i mainly use it just for the music to see whats playing and all. for those first ~30 sec i interact with it, it then gets turned off for the rest of the drive. i must say that being able to disable the screen by an easily accessible button is equally important. i cant stand the bright ass screen when driving.

[@michaelblaes9847]

I immediately noticed his first compliment was infotainment. That's horrible for a car.

[@niqcantswm]

i love these videos, but after a while the film camera transition with the whoosh noise takes me out completely. (your editor used it 22 times in 7 minutes) i know this is a car channel and not one that makes movies, but the best editing is the kind that is unnoticed. hope this helps, love ur cars

[@Seffyr]

I caught that too. Probably the first time i've actively noticed it and I agree - I kept getting pulled out of the video because of it.

[@edrosales1520]

It's almost comical, like there's an inside joke or side bet on how many times they can use that effect without getting caught

[@Sua_Sponte_RSTB]

​​@@edrosales1520Excuse me, are you saying meow?

[@07wrxtr1]

Kubric Lynch Tarentino - old film study is greatly needed for this generation that edits like they did an 8 ball and meth.

[@AmericanDuck]

Agree

[@AM-dg2jp]

I have a 2024 Z, it’s black, manual with the blue interior. It’s on Nismo coilovers, which gets rid of that touring feel completely. You wouldn’t believe how much attention and love it gets when I’m out and about. You’d think I was driving an exotic. There are a lot of Z enthusiasts out there who are excited to see it because they’ve never seen one in person. I think that’s fun, and really enjoy having something different. If you can afford the car you like, buy it. It’s that simple. It’s about to get the Alpha 5 kit from AMS for $4,200 and will make 500 whp. For me, that’s a pretty good value that I’m excited about. Just wanted to chime in as a Z owner, give y’all a dif perspective. Cheers.

[@brandonmai8893]

Huge fan of the Z and have been looking to try and pick on up near me. I see a 2024 sport package near me for 5k below msrp and don't know if I should look around for a performance package one or just to pull the trigger on this one

[@ibrahimelmi210]

for 45k its not bad at all its a great deal the civic type r and mustang gt is the only real competitors. the dealer markup is what ruined them but they are back to msrp now and very good deal.

[@heftygainz]

He sold it because he couldnt afford it, not because its bad lol. Watch the video before saying something stupid.

[@Adizzle235]

5:05 seems like he sold it so he could do other activities & employ his friends… did you watch the video?

[@alexmendez3681]

@@Adizzle235Exactly, he couldn’t afford it. He could either afford the car or hanging out with his friends. He chose the friends over the car aka, he couldn’t afford the car. OP is right.

[@Adizzle235]

@@alexmendez3681 he couldn’t afford to do what he wants with his company & keep the car. But he can afford the car itself.

[@JoeySkidz]

its mediocre at best

[@kreapys8096]

@@Adizzle235He could afford the car yes but he couldn’t afford to keep it. Just because you have the money to purchase a car doesn’t mean you have the money to maintain it over the long run. It’s the same reason why people complain about expensive maintainence on european vehicles. Because most of them are middle-class who buy expensive cars.

[@Poooridge123]

Remember guys, don’t modify the bank’s car

[@baoquoc3710]

Yo, Collector's Car Feed enjoyer here!

[@Poooridge123]

@@baoquoc3710💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@wolfpac550]

That’s what my dad told me when I was young, best car advice ever. Never mod something you don’t own.

[@Aaron-br1fc]

Automobile manufacturers pay attention, dudes with modified Ferrari’s in their home garage think the payments on new cars are too outrageous to justify. When I was a kid a six figure car was a Ferrari now it’s an f150.

[@jaromor8808]

How much did a burger cost back when you were a kid? Or an egg? Or a gallon of petrol? How do you expect car manufacturers to dodge the insane inflation?

[@K03sport]

​@@jaromor8808 but Ferrari are limited production cars. The F150 is a 300,000 unit/yr vehicle and should not cost $75k-$125k regardless of trim. Every single new pickup on the lot needs to be 35%-50% less than the sticker says and don't get me started on the additional equipment/pkg sticker 😡. Both dumb ppl with and without money drove the price of trucks up because it was seen as the new D-segment luxury ride. "Who needs a Mercedes or BMW, I have Silverado 3LT special edition" ....whoopdee fricken whoo....

[@ksagvold]

@@jaromor8808Inflation can't be applied to every market. Computer market is a massive example, a base model Mac computer in 1998 would run you close to $5000, the much better base equivalent is only $1600 today, the same price it was in 1998... Cars and trucks are littered with regulation put on by our wonderful government. Safety requirements, Emission requirements get stricter and stricter as time goes on. This directly and dramatically affects the cost of the vehicle. A DPF Unit could be upwards of $8k-$10k by itself depending on the vehicle, its another part to add back in 2008, and prices went up with it that year. Another example would be the required safety standards, also in constant addition as years pass, 2015 MY Brough the reverse camera as a required standard feature, 2023 MY brought forward and rear collision assistance as well as automatic high low beam headlights. All these additional parts and safety requirements that were not previously required costs money to develop and produce. Theres your price increase. I believe in inflation, it just varies greatly from market to market.

[@ksagvold]

@@K03sportThe consumer 100% endorses these luxury offerings, but you are also forgetting our wonderful government making constant safety requirement updates and new emission requirements every 5 years.... A base truck is still $45k... Mid-Trim mid 2000's would run you $35k for a mid trim. This is a time when an Escalade was about $50k tops and came with more features than todays base offerings. Safety, and Emissions is a huge part to why our automotive market is a fucking joke.

[@hishamhilal8332]

There are some comments saying Because you can't mod new cars. The thing is you can buy a new car that has 400 HP and race suspension from the factory. It doesn't even need modifying. Buying a 90s car, repairing and giving the mods to get the same level of performance would cost you more than the new car.

[@Treaxvour]

Facts. I'm modifying an old datsun right now. I'm at the point where I'm like.. damn.. I could have had a GR86 instead, and it would be a whole lot safer, easier and more reliable. You're right, new cars really don't need any mods. $4k+hours on a brand new car because you don't like how it sounds? 3k because you want cute wheels? First world problems if I ever heard them. He didn't even wear out the stock rubber before changing them.

[@JeffWantsMoreMC]

You sure about that? Fairly confident you could build a 400HP+ Honda that handles better and goes faster than most new cars with only $20k total.

[@milk1472]

​@@JeffWantsMoreMCplease finish middle school before commenting again

[@JeffWantsMoreMC]

@@milk1472 Please learn more about Honda's before hating.

[@yocloak]

It’s literally just a more modern 370z but costs WAY more…but damn is it beautiful

[@ethanglinsky2211]

Remember when 220 hp in your 3000 gt was the first time you thought you felt real power and the first time you accidentally dropped the clutch you just kept it pinned because you knew you could stock and a lil rundown with a smile

[@andydhillon1977]

I totally understand why you sold it. The expenses are too much nowadays. I, too, enjoy older cars. Cars that you rarely see and are often overlooked. I get a lot of joy breathing new life into them, too. Not the same excitement from a new car.

[@n300zx931]

Nissan made the Z car a GT car with a Nissan300zx. This last rendition the Nissan Z is a combination of all models. It only makes sense that the car has grand touring feel to it.

[@figlinn]

Just sold my Elantra N, got in and out of it for about $2500. 2 years and 22k miles. Great car but like you, I didnt want the car payment anymore, and it was expensive to do fun things with the car. Picked up a 2019 Fiesta ST for $11k and im loving it so far. I think I may just prefer hatches honestly, but it has everything i need and its very angry car. It a companies my NB Miata very well

[@johnjohnjohn4557]

So you should have bought a veloster N

[@AliasHSW]

Love hatchbacks. Sadly the only proper hatchbacks that I can think of that can be bought new are Golf and MINI. Wish Honda will bring back a proper looking hb.

[@TheSrgblade]

Damn a veloster n may have been the better car for you

[@figlinn]

@@TheSrgblade had one before as well. Fiesta St is cheaper

[@davothegreat9990]

​@@AliasHSWmini 🤮

[@paulomoniz7326]

he did the videos and now he dumped it. Classic youtuber.

[@AlbertaBob2024]

Post how much you lost on it

[@89dungey]

Easily $10-15

[@K03sport]

a lot. easily aot.

[@whatsforsupa]

That sales rep is going to be so mad that you sold it lol

[@izzyiz810]

Let me write the honest version of this video. We paid $65k for what we thought was a sports car, but ended up being a grand tourer at best. We looked at the interior and said, wow, I seen 30k cars with better materials. But we already bought the car and said, let's make money on youtube content. We put in 20k in mods and realized no one was really watching because a Z costing more than 50k TTL included is an exercise in futile delusion. And we think this car may soon depreciate to depressing numbers so we quit while we were ahead. But if we want to keep a relationship with our sponsors? We can't call this Z a POS minus the engine.

[@OGPimpin]

Top comment right here!

[@JamaicanJohnny]

you sold it because you bought it for clout and content and the vids werent doing good we get it. its not an interesting car i still havent even seen one in person

[@buckyohare4341]

Hit the nail on the head 👍

[@ZillaFullBoost]

Dang was hoping you kept it. I’ll continue to push my RZ34 with bigger turbos 😏

[@markb3961]

And still be slower than a Supra lmao

[@ZillaFullBoost]

@@markb3961 it’s faster than what ever you have 😘

[@markb3961]

@@ZillaFullBoost I’ve got a top mount Supra so probably not. 😘

[@ZillaFullBoost]

@@markb3961 omg wow

[@BADMAN-SJ]

@@markb3961he got Z1 turbos on his Z you both should race then

[@videomaniac108]

My brother, a life long car guy, is finishing up a complete restoration on a series 1 1970 Datsun 240Z, #1033 off the assembly line. This is a near concours restoration done in #907 Dark Green. Everything has been spec'd and blueprinted to original tolerances, with paint quality and body prep exceeding the OEM paint job. I dare say that when this car is done it will be more fun to drive and will turn more heads and get more compliments than would most of these modern sports cars. Additionally, it's a car that you can work on with simple hand tools and have fun doing maintenance on.

[@oofbigtime4175]

That one weird Nissan sales guy is absolutely gutted this is the last video he gets to see about the Z

[@jacobrohlinger9038]

Only reason I haven’t got one is because the dealer markup is insane

[@Kraize92]

The Z is a great second or third owner car. It still has double wishbone suspension. Handles tunes pretty well. It would do great with some coilovers and sways.

[@videomaniac108]

Here's something that I hope will be of interest: I bought a 2019 370Z with the sport pkg and the 6MT in magnetic black when it was new in November of 2018. I paid about $33K for it, $20K down and financed the rest at a low interest rate for 36 months. The upgrades I've done are: StopTech stainless steel braided brake lines, stiffer Hotchkis anti-roll bars, Litespeed forged magnesium monoblock wheels(painted gloss black), aluminum lug nuts, Stillen Gen 3 long-tube cold air intake, Fast Intentions dual x-pipe cat back exhaust, Ecutek dyno tune done by Seb at Specialty Z in Simi Valley, CA on his Dynojet chassis dyno, a 3-stage paint correction and an Opticoat Pro+ ceramic coating done by OC Detailing in Fremont, CA. Next up will be a brake job with lightweight two-piece aluminum hat rotors and some G-Loc GS-1 performance brake pads and some Motul RBF 600 fluid. The results are that the engine is putting out about 390 peak crankshaft horsepower with about 310 ft*lbs of torque, the torque being nearly flat across the whole rev range. My car was nearly 200 lbs lighter than the new Z before I did anything to it. I have since taken off about 120 lbs - almost 60 of it being unsprung rotational mass, including lightweight Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. The car accelerates, brakes and handles significantly better than it did stock and I would estimate that it is close to a Porsche 911 Carrera S in handling and performance. The car has a very kind of sinister and muscular look and often turns heads and gets nice compliments. All of this was done for considerably less that what I would have had to pay for a new Z. Interestingly, I have gotten offers from 3 Nissan dealers in the SF bay area, where I live, to buy my car back, usually after I've visited their service or parts departments. If anybody is interested in seeing what my car looked like after it had been polished and coated and just before I picked it up there is a KZbin video that OC Detailing made on my car: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5i0p2qLmbBqfZo

[@96st206]

Alex, been following you since the Fitment days. I like that you are into weird cars. I had a Toyota Corona EXiV JTCC version 3SGE with recaro confettis from the factory. One thing about owning weird cars is that no on knows or cares about them and then parts become just a nightmare to find. $250+ for used window regulators that constantly break. I like your content and wish you the best. I hope you get some weird cars

[@menace2society00]

My first car was a 95 Subaru SVX that I bought for 3300 bucks. Always wondered how I got it so cheap until ai cracked the rear quarter panel and it took me 5 months on ebay to find a replacement and it ended up being $400 lol

[@frankbasile3662]

@@menace2society00 Loved those cars,my boy had one back in the day ,it was only few years old and would turn heads at high school back then with its low slung coupe design and unique windows all around,..The car handled very well in all conditions with the great AWD system and robust 3.3 230 horse flat six,..Great ,unique car in all aspects...

[@menace2society00]

@@frankbasile3662 I miss mine all the time 😭 Truly great cars and looked good too, Delorean style windows always got looks and make it easy to smoke with windows down back when I smoked lol

[@ravendarkcreations5990]

Good choice on selling that off! The 350 and 370's are a better bang for the buck and the mods are so much cheaper too. It feels like pretty much anything at the Z's price point is a better sports car too.

[@dasmg]

i kept my Type-R over it, and i really wanted the Z. wrong wheel drive and all, the Type-R just feels more fun.

[@2seep]

5k turbos on the new z can get it 750 whp with fueling on stock internals. Sounds much better too.

[@ravendarkcreations5990]

@@2seep Throwing more money at an already way overpriced car just doesn't seem like a great idea to me. I'm glad people are liking the car though and hopefully Nissan will keep making them. Maybe the next version will be one I like more. Until then I've got my 370 and couldn't be happier :)

[@2seep]

@@ravendarkcreations5990this is why people should buy the base version. At 42k it’s a good point to start. Especially since everything upgraded in the performance model has much better aftermarket version. Alex also decided to buy the most expensive parts which isn’t necessary.

[@ravendarkcreations5990]

@@2seep Excellent points for sure! I still don't think I'd go for the new Z with so many other good options on the new or used market for that money though. Definitely personal preference though.

[@benmlife]

The 370Z is basically a tourer (GT) car, the new Z being the same chassis with a different drive train and body kit makes sense it would still feel like a tourer.

[@AlbertaBob2024]

Why did you think this was a good idea in the first place? What was the initial plan? What kind of videos were you planning on making exactly with this thing?

[@hishamhilal8332]

It is completely stupid to buy a 2023 sports car just to sell it in 2024.

[@Treaxvour]

Absolutely. Don't forget irreversibly modifying the exhaust as well. 🤡

[@idotg2012]

Appreciate the transparency and think you guys did what was best for MW.

[@hellfire08]

Didn’t know you sold it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@hartsickdisciple]

The production numbers for the Z are still quite low. I think they've built less than 3000 of them in 2 years of production. If this continues it will be tough for the prices of aftermarket parts to go down. I don't think Nissan ever intended to build as many of these as they did the prior generations. This is like a limited production send-off to the internal combustion-powered Z car. They intentionally styled it as an amalgamation of all the prior generations. 240z front end, 300zx taillights. There is a lot of Z31 300zx in the side profile, ground effects, and metal/silver swooping line down the side. Obviously it can't get away from the 370z roofline and glass, so the resemblance is unavoidable. I wouldn't recommend that anyone buy this car as a cost-effective tuning platform. Buy it if you really love Z cars and want to own what will probably become a piece of history. If you're willing to invest a few grand you can make it stupid fast, but there are cheaper, more common platforms for that.

[@benh745]

I always found you to be the most likeable guy back in the FI days.. been following you since the start and always thought that the Z was not the right car for you. An amazing car dont get me wrong, but there is something about building a car the way you want versus just buying a new one. Very curious where the channel goes!❤ ❤❤❤

[@driver_18]

This Z will definitely be very desirable in the long run... like what most car enthusiast get wrong everytime. We tend to ignore something great until they're already old. And then end up wishing they made more of them.

[@JeffFord-ft4be]

My favorite build was an 05 cobalt Base model 5 speed. I bought an $800 replic Vader kit and wing on some period proper 12 spoke konigs. A two tone rattle can job inside and out. A proper dc car back and intake on the 1.8l NA nugget. The entire build was a joke I named it uncle Ben because it was American Rice. The appreciation from little kids as I drove by was constant.

[@MastersOfMask]

I don't think that you even owned a cobalt. The base engine of the 05 cobalt was a 2.2L engine. LOL, I didn't even own one.

[@hoxtongood]

@@MastersOfMaskmaybe he did, but just isn’t sure what engine he had, it happens to people

[@GhibliNova]

The number one thing that prevents middle class people retiring millionairs is car payments. The average person does a car payment until the car almost paid off, then trades it in for a new car payment, until they retire. But if you put that 900 dollars into a savings or the stock market (not being a trader bro, just a general basic General Electric or the like, somthing that the government will never allow to go bankrupt) over the course of your working life, you'll retire a millionaire. So good on you for getting rid of that thing!!

[@AliasHSW]

Saw my first current Z in the wild only a few weeks ago. Unbelievable that it would take this long for it to happen since I live in a major metropolitan area.

[@brandons9138]

I'm in the SF Bay Area, All kinds of money flowing in this area, and I have yet to see a new Z here either. Honestly I had kinda forgotten about it all together.

[@AliasHSW]

@@brandons9138 - yeah me too in SF (proper). This week alone I’ve seen more than a handful of newly delivered GR Corolla with temporary license plates roaming the streets.

[@baronvonjo1929]

I think I've seen 3 but I'm fairly certain it was all the same one.

[@brandons9138]

​​@@baronvonjo1929What do you mean? You didn't memorize the license plate? Just kidding.

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

The new Z's are rare because they have not made a lot of them, supposedly due to part shortages. Plus they are overpriced by the dealers. I live south of LA and have seen about a half-dozen of them. Only seen one of those new GR Corollas'. Seen way more new Corvettes than transgender Supra's. In fact there are more used Supra's for sale that people don't want than there are new Z's for sale.

[@Tomberculosis-q1i]

In 2009 a gtr was about 78k, and a 370z was 38k. Now its 120k and 70k. idk about u but something about this Datsun math isn't checking out. 🤔

[@JohnnyChapo]

Its called inflation

[@leont4062]

Guys do what you want. You either buy it or not. Either way it gets you to point a to point b and is better than most cars today.

[@supadwarfa]

You had the "boy I'd love to have some fun with this but I'm also tens of thousands into this if I crash it" conflict

[@gudamgirexia1000]

I got a 2013 Z early this year and i do absolutely adore the car. Its a good drive. Hopefully Nissan will take in some fan inserts and work on that. Also the modern body and front bumper is kinda meh old looks sick after all these years

[@Tain950]

Long story short that car payment was absolutely out of control and not worth it 😂 You made the right choice my friend. I’ve been working on VR30s for a while now and let’s just say it isn’t the most reliable platform out there, kind of a ticking time bomb 💣

[@ScottOmatic]

Not exactly the same car, but I had an old Datsun Z that I adored and then later I bought a 370Z when it was still a late model car.. It never lived up to what I thought it should have been; my old Datsun was more raw and enjoyable in almost every way, unless you just wanted to look at a stats sheet. I felt that you needed to sink quite a bit of money into the 370 with mods to bring it up to where it should have been from the get-go.. but maybe that's the just the way it is with a lot of newer cars that are still trying to appeal to as large of a market-share as they can.

[@kylemack8864]

The prices you mention are the same for all new sports cars. And the mods you did are done on all of the current platforms. In short modding new cars are expensive.

[@cremephoto]

Creator market dumping with inflation at an all-time high bro brooo

[@MobiusGT]

I hope you keep tabs on the car and consider picking up your z again if the finances permit it cause i think it'll be pretty cool to have that kind of throw back in the future

[@kyleglover7641]

Bro I’ve been wondering why your not on fitment industries videos anymore I’m so glad I found this

[@operatorblack]

I’m 40 seconds into the video, and I must say, the story connecting the new Z to your first car is really cool, and I also must say I have a similar story myself, and I was also let down by the car company who I bought my first car from. Very sad. We don’t live in the golden era of auto manufacturers anymore! They’re all about bottom line and don’t care about the end user anymore.

[@kurtdzinich6129]

good video, first time watcher. I think you have a good plan and made the right decision to let the large payment go. Wishing you all the best and more success and will watch your vids, Cheers! My first car was a 1976 Datsun 280Z, it was 10 years old, which seemed ancient back then, ridiculous. Currently have WRX for all weather use instead of nice sports car that sits in my garage all winter.

[@bigbodykarate6403]

Say it , Because the new Z is utter and complete Trash

[@Mattrz34]

lmao so low iq

[@heftygainz]

If you think its complete trash, especially the vr30, you're just a dumb fuck.

[@Accost2u]

My take is that the price really influences the expectations. If the sport trim started in the 30s and the performance was 40s, I think it would be an awesome option. But since you’re closer to 60k otd, it’s just not a reasonable option new.

[@alexbarn3841]

It’s not though.

[@regalcatnetwork8068]

It’s actually a pretty sweet car. The price is just trash. You literally might as well get an infiniti coupe

[@baronvonjo1929]

Cars are pretty much only for the rich these days. Im really waiting for the breaking point. In a way its greedy automakers. But also the demands of customers and governments and competition keeps adding new things and rasing prices. But unrelated its buying power is in the gutter. I dont see how its sustainable. I understand why more and more people are anti car and want alternatives. Even a econmy car payments, insurance, and maintenance is just back breaking.

[@jamesvesely131]

I didn’t realize the car was gone lol. But completely understandable as to why it’s gone. Looking forward to future growth.

[@VietGuy03]

Thanks for the video! Looking forward to new videos! Have fun and please don't lose this authenticity. 🙏

[@HughTalmich]

Don't hate this decision! Would like to see another import in the fleet! Excited for the upcoming build you guys have been talking about

[@sly9263]

The Nissan Z, at least from what I've seen, had all this hype and after it came out I stopped hearing everyone talk about it. I could be wrong, but it just seemed like it came out, people weren't really impressed, and few people cared about it anymore.

[@s5supercharged]

Hey choosing to hire friends than keeping a car shows heart and love towards your friendships, no car is worth more than life long friendships. Cars will come and go, good for u man following all of u from fitment industry days. doing the right thing matters, in this case u did the right thing. ❤

[@jackieparisi5120]

I ever have I ever driven a Nissan? Yes, I have. I'm no person that has a KZbin channel. But Nissan's are not a bad car. They're not a great car. They're are good cars. Nothing is perfect. Some things on these people that test drive cars or have high expectations and again. I am no can block, but I can drive cars. There are things we could do with cars. Yes, modifications. Away from the factory, but yes, factory could have done better. Unfortunately, yes, the factory is trying to get around emissions and make good cars cause companies do make good cars. The companies that make good cars. Unfortunately, have to buy by laws, but unfortunately yes, I think it is a good car. There are problems. Yes, people don't like automatic specter. Things that automatically do in vice versa. Manuals could do that. Vice versa that automatically do and people don't have the skills. At least some people don't have the skills to do. What a manual does compare to a computer but yes, no, I'm not a big fan of computers. I do like bear bones muscle cars just like back in the day of barebones, Japanese cars, you know. Stick shift, learn. That's a slide a car, but again too many things about hating. Nissan habid hating cars, but Nissan is a good. Yes, they could apply spent a billion $, but they played didn't want to to make a car and use parts from previo. Use parts in your bed. And so it's still a good car and if you're just going to sell your car, it's like you respond to say, to someone, then don't have a KZbin channel. You know, buy cars. Keep them use them. Make some good comments about cars. Don't trash cars so much that you have a high expectations. But I'm just some amateur guy that drives cars and. That's all I see. Is people posting videos cars suck? Blah? Blah blah. It's not a bad car Nissan if I could ever get an old 1 2 40 z in it's not a bad car. There's things you could do with that. Make it fast and if you're not into going faster, it's not a curves. They have depends on what you use it for but Nissan is a good car. I do like these videos. Just trying out the bash cards a lot.

[@Stompychann]

Love the thought process 🫡

[@Walter370z]

Just get a 350z/370z instead for way cheaper if you still want to do z content. We would all appreciate one of those instead of the new ones and way more content to shoot.

[@southpark6757]

Own a 1990 z32 NA and love it and was excited about the new Z, but after driving it and comparing it to a C8 Corvette - C8 is now in the garage, bought slightly used (8k miles) but same price point as the Z. And yes, I stilll own the z32.

[@Cijulusjohnson]

Crazy Forest still has a “short” up titled “why the 2024 Nissan Z is a solid sports car for 39k”

[@brandoncavazos7965]

ehh, wasnt a fan of the Z, still not a fan. Also, i kinda feel like the whole dealership experience left a sour taste, just bad vibes car bruh. completely understandable

[@diegobrenes9901]

I was watching the Ferrari video as well, what happened? xD

[@wevibin375]

One of the worst new gen cars to finance lol i knew he was going to sell it the same day he posted that he financed it. All models need to be $40k CDN (Not USD) new or less

[@StanleyKubick1]

I'm so happy trans men are finding their place in car culture 🌈

[@Charles-jo8ub]

They should have left it alone all these computers and uncessary crap on it and left body style alone. Just boost hp and torque make it lighter. Give me a simple fast sports car. I got 2007 350 pure feel simple sports car no uncessary computer crap.

[@Nismo1983]

It because the payment Interest rates too high! I love hater’s especially the ones hate on new Z Nissan is real daddy!

[@mikepalumbo7781]

900 a month as a business expense is cheap as hell. i wish my operating cost outside of my building was only 900 a month lol

[@hypnotico7051]

Tldr: He's a car youtuber that needs to change cars often to keep his channel interesting. Not that deep.

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

You need to tell your editor to get rid of that annoying shutter sound and graphic every time there's a transition. It got incredibly distracting

[@beardumaw24]

Really nice looking car, the way you fixed it up is the way it should have came from Nissan !

[@koreyp360]

Love you guys. Keeping grinding forward Bois.

[@EldePHX]

Just say that you realized you couldn’t afford it instead of giving people the run around.

[@Treaxvour]

If I was you, I would have sold every other pos car you have and kept the Z. With different sets of wheels/tires, the Z can drift, time attack, and daily drive all at once. All your other cars are lame. I apologize, but I am not remorseful.

[@Mi5teakBoy]

Never again will I own a car that’s more than $600/month. The bank says I can “afford” a car that’s $2,200 a month/$120,000. But nooooo thanks. Ima stick with my paid off cars. My 50/50/25 rule of 50% down. 50% financed. 25% saved for repairs/mods/after purchase care.

[@Lifewithibby97]

Just bought a Nissan Z for $51,000cad. I believe summer 2025 is when we will see a lot more Z’s

[@popeyedave8253]

Always wanted a Z. Watched a BMW M2 eat one for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I bought a BMW instead 🤷‍♂️

[@MonsterMendez]

I don’t think the aftermarket is there, also the price point is ridiculous. The Z line is suppose to be an affordable sports car, if they wanted to make it so expensive should’ve made an infinity variant, also no LSD in the base model for nearly 50k is insane. Should’ve got the gr86 and built it

[@dannyMCDelight]

You sold the Z for KZbin content

[@GalvatronTypeR]

The “new” Z is one of the most disappointing sports car releases ever. It is a 2003 chassis carrying a 2014 drivetrain with a copy/paste interior from 2009. It was already old, obsolete and outdated even prior to its debut. Everything about that car scream begrudging and unenthusiastic because Nissan devoted no budget to it, scraped parts out of its recycle bin to build it, and released it as cheaply as possible. The car has not won one single comparison it has been in, the Civic Type R, the Integra Type S and GR Corolla are much better more exciting cars. The “new” Z is totally irrelevant and cannot run with other cars in its competitive set. I wonder why you needed an allocation for it, it is not in demand, the car does not sell well, it is sitting on dealer lots gathering dust and priced below MSRP.

[@TheRealSkullduggery]

TWO UPLOADS IN A SINGLE DAYY LES GOOOOOOO!!!! Also do you ever foresee yourself (or MartiniWorks) doing a base model and/or budget build?

[@1MADZ]

Its nice that it wont be common on the street like supra

[@dre32pitt]

Just started the wijeo (shoutout Uncle Roger), but i'm willing to bet that he just realized it was a reskinned q60 red sport with the same old manual from before and was completely underwhelmed, lol.. Edit: I was partially correct.. definitely underwhelmed.. Was expecting something more than what Nissan offered up... but Nissan had to pinch pennies and work with what they had in the parts bin.. Bottom line, the juice (feelings from the car) wasn't worth the squeeze ($900/mo)..

[@K03sport]

why did you buy 1 in the first place? probably would have been best to decline the offer...then walk when they gave you the price. I can think of better cars to build the brand around....

[@AllOutNoobHater]

The only person you’ll receive backlash from is that car salesman you bought the Z from.

[@Sonic-gy7kq]

He did the class move. Buy a car new while it’s still relatively rare and above retail, then as prices are dropping (but you can still profit) and you have your fun you sell it.

[@kinkin5619]

I think the new z is a fail. They priced too many fans out of buying the car. I see a SHIT load of the olders Z still ,350/370,. Ihardly see the z on the road.

[@trilliamogdlocog4986]

You'd love a lotus Elise they are sum special and not so expensive 💯

[@Vivid-197]

The New Z hype died off,lol.

[@jdmsnail2505]

naw its still strong IRL at real car shows, buy what you like and can afford.

[@erutne]

just buy old cars that don't take 20k to build, all these projects seem insanely big for the time being, id love to see you guys build a car thats less than 12k to being with

[@The_Raven_]

Ypu should upgrade to a Caymen S like me. You think $100 for a intake is alot. Wait till you do a oil change

[@GotBoostMyBoy]

It sounds like a money pit you could take the same amount of money and build a sick ass car but sometimes we learn the hard way

[@thomasburns3345]

When the Supra exists, this is nearly an impossible sell. Which is a touch of death for a niche car to begin with.

[@AlexLopez-yu6we]

Porsche - There is no substitute

[@menace2society00]

I hate that everything inside is so lack luster when the exterior is so sexy imo. They shouldve just figured out a way to put the VR38 in here and people would have bought it at 70-80k easy.

[@AP-tw3gz]

its 2024 and i still love my 09 base model 370z w/35k miles.

[@randyedward1]

At the end, you called it a bright, yellow 370Z! What?? That calls for a correction...😎