This is a bit of a difficult situation... I was so close to purchasing an impreza STI Type R (classic 2 door) but suddenly a local TT manual 300zx came up for a little less money.

 

The idea was to get a car which my gf would drive as her first (we cant have 2 cars as there isnt room so has to be one car which is fast, has some degree of practicality and is relatively user friendly)... now we were both set on the Scoob (despite my worries over DCCD and engine failure), but suddenly a 300z has appeared from nowhere. It's an import with forged engine,uprated turbos, pushing dyno'd 430hp at 15psi.

 

I'm hugely tempted as I know the 300 would be faster in almost any given circumstance and the top end is rediculous compared to the STI's 120 or so mph.

 

I cant see RWD being more difficult to learn to drive than DCCD providing its got decent tyres.

 

theres a big list of pros and cons with both cars, but has anybody here owned both (or an impreza RA for comparison) - which makes the better daily car?

Just I just read that right a 430 bhp zed to learn in? And no harxer to drive than a scoob :s what you smoking

She already tried in my old 370hp zed and managed alright (better than my CRX vtec which she struggles with).. the scoob has DCCD though (central diff which makes it RWD bias, but apparently it can bite really hard even on straights if theres a loss of traction on boost)..

Impreza will be much easier to drive, faster off the line and probably cost less when it goes wrong.

 

But....

 

The 300zx is much more fun, much better looking, much rarer on the roads..

 

Dont get me wrong, i love both of them and have had both.

Depends what you want it for as they are very different cars.

The DCCD is adjustable, so can be 60/40 upto 90/10 i think.

I found my 300zx one of the easiest RWD cars to drive compared to any 200sx/silvia/bmw/merc/toyota I've driven except for perhaps the soarers which are gutless so dont really count..

Thanks Jim! Yeah thats kinda why I edged towards an R 2 door because they are rare in a world of common cars... Overall I drive sensibly just the odd punt.. but I utterly loved the feeling that my car could keep up with fast bikes etc. and had near-supercar performance for a pittence.. I guess the scoobs MPG is better if driven sensibly?

Think that down to your personnel taste and driving style.

The 2 door will be more rare but i doubt many people will notice tbh and its just an impreza, My mate had one and i hated it. did not like the inside at all. really cheap and nasty and the seating position is like driving a transtic van.

 

The best thing about them is the sound and thats about it.

 

The zed is soooo much special in everyway :)

Soarer...Gutless....I assume it was the non turbo model then?

 

The idea was to get a car which my gf would drive as her first (we cant have 2 cars as there isnt room so has to be one car which is fast, has some degree of practicality and is relatively user friendly)...

 

RWD + 400bhp + first drive :scared:

 

Get the 300 :whistling:

i've had both. my scoob was insane ,loud, spacious and i loved it until i went on a weekend away via the mways. then that was the end of it. i needed a car that gave that feel good thing so i tried a 300. i definately like the 300 more. its lovely on the mway. and more fun at low speeds!

Yeah I hear at motorway speeds they sit at quite high revs whereas the 300 sits very low.. more of a cruiser. I think I'll go for the R and see what happens, at the worst I can sell it and get the Z if its not all we hope for. As for the soarer, was a 3.0 non turbo and a 4.0 v8 with headers/ecu etc. I think the 2.5tt would have had more potential. Very good at what they were though, hugely reliable.

Well ended up getting the Type R as the 300 really isnt a compromise between practicality and performance.. but the sad thing is the car has uprated downpipe/decat/exhaust/intake/TD05H 16G turbo, yet it's seriously slow compared to a Z with basic bolt ons. 80-100 takes an age in 5th gear (admittedly quicker than my CRX vtec) but I'm sure the Z gets from 60-140mph quicker.. still never mind, it's got the illusion of power with the kick the turbo gives so I'll have to make do :p It's very pretty to look at though.

Need Pictures!

Well I found out why it was slow. its a 220hp WRX estate engine in it with a v5 ECU (its a v3) tuned to run a VF turbo and it has a TD05H .... fan tastic.

TBH don't understand half to stuff you just said but it don't sound good