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RE: anyone have a 350Z yet?

To: "'James Creasy'" <james@thevenom.net>,
Subject: RE: anyone have a 350Z yet?
From: Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminous.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:11:19 -0700
To have fun stirring up the looks debate again:
http://www.nissannews.com/multimedia/infiniti2003/g35sportcoupe.shtml

-Carl


> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Creasy [mailto:james@thevenom.net]
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 8:49 AM
> To: Carl Merritt; 'Alan Gruner'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: anyone have a 350Z yet?
> 
> 
> > Not at all.  I think that while it does have an aggressive stance by
> modern
> > standards, it totally lacks any true style or the timeless 
> flowing shape
> of
> > a real sports car.  Kinda neat and edgy and new, like the Celica and
> > Eclipse, but in 5 years it's going to look more dated than a first
> > generation 300ZX.  Blah.
> 
> i have to admit you are probably right.  the 360 modena is a 
> much better
> looking and performing car than the 350Z OR the S2000.  now 
> why was it i was
> considering the 350 instead of the 360 in the first place?  
> someone remind
> me.  :-)
> 
> -james c
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> To: "'Alan Gruner'" <algruner@yahoo.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 4:28 PM
> Subject: RE: anyone have a 350Z yet?
> 
> 
> > > Am I the only one who thinks the new 350Z really isn't
> > > that attractive?
> >
> > Not at all.  I think that while it does have an aggressive stance by
> modern
> > standards, it totally lacks any true style or the timeless 
> flowing shape
> of
> > a real sports car.  Kinda neat and edgy and new, like the Celica and
> > Eclipse, but in 5 years it's going to look more dated than a first
> > generation 300ZX.  Blah.
> >
> > > The 350Z look like an Audi TT and an Infinity
> > > J30 decided to have a less attractive offspring.
> >
> > Actually I would compare it with the Audi TT and that weird 
> Lexus coupe
> > thingy.  More attractive than both (longer, lower, larger 
> wheels & tires
> > pushed further to the corners), but certainly nothing to 
> write home about.
> >
> > > I'm told it looks better in person. :)
> >
> > It does.
> >
> > -Carl
> >
> >
> > > --- james creasy <james@thevenom.net> wrote:
> > > > it looks very tempting after the other options ive
> > > > been considering lately,
> > > > but its not easy to find one to look at.
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > >
> > > > -james c
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