Not that I'm in the market for a Z-car but the model name
Z makes it easier to sell. In Europe we had King Cab ZX,
Bluebird ZX and 180 ZX. Talk about watering out the name.
Thomas
Alan Bent wrote:
> I really don't understand why Nissan feels the need to build a new Z car. They
> have the new S15 Silvia which looks better than any Z car ever built and has
> just won the European Performance Car of the Year award and the Australian
> Performance Car of the Year. Also they have the Skyline GT-R, which would kick
> to death any Z car ever made. For a company in deep financial trouble it seems
> wrong to add another performance car to it's current product line, the only
> thing they are likely to achieve is to take sales away from the Skyline and
> Silvia. If you see the photos of the upcoming R35 Skyline GT-R and compare
>them
> to the new Z concept, the Z looks like nothing more than a hairdressers car.
> My 2c worth, stepping down off my soapbox now.
> Alan Bent - Mapleton, Queensland, Australia
> 1966 Fairlady SP311-01060 - * 1965 Silvia CSP311-70231
> 1966 Fairlady SP311-00925 - * 1964 Fairlady 4-SP310-00134
> 1964 Fairlady 4-SP310-00134 * 1964 Cedric Wagon 4-WP31-50620
> 1963 Bluebird P312-3-32984 * 1963 Bluebird P312-3-39741
> 1963 Cedric G31-3-07024 * 1964 Cedric Wagon 4-WP31-51579
> 1969 Super Six G130-005415 *
> Early Datsun Homepage http://www.geocities.com/olddat
> Nissan Silvia Homepage http://www.angelfire.com/ns/silvia
> Planet Cedric http://nav.to/planetcedric
>
> Andrew Murphy wrote:
>
> > List,
> >
> > I remember that the new Z is pretty much loathed by the list members. We all
> > wanted to get excited over the new Z. I also thought it was an ugly turd.
> > Today I check out the link on WWW.MSN.COM covering the new models coming out
> > for Spring. and I see the Aston Martin Vanquish. I just sat and looked at
> > the picture for about 5 minutes. Now this is what a sports car should look
> > like. You should check out the car. It is really nice looking (in my
> > opinion)
> >
> > Hey Nissan!? Anyone home?
> >
> > Andrew Murphy
> > SoCalROC
> > _________________________________________________________________
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Thomas in Sweden
Nissan Silvia 1965 x2
http://csp311.cjb.net
http://silvia.nu.st
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