Just been reading the z car story by Brian long and Clarkson is quoted as saying,

 

"This time they've gone too far. Normally I'd sign petitions and march about it if it would help the grass stay green and the sky stay blue, but not on this occasion. Environmental pressures have signed the death warrant on the 300zx and frankly it's just not on".

 

Just thought I'd post that as some people aren't sure if clarkson likes the zed.

 

Al

 

(picking mine up tommorrow!)

The EU have legislation for the slope angle of the front windscreen on cars?!?? You're kidding right? Somebody please remind me why we're a member again.

 

nope I think this is the DOC

 

http://www.unece.org/trans/doc/2005/wp29grsp/ps-156e.pdf

 

I think it was the 40deg that was the car killer.

 

 

Was the red Z32 a NA?

here we go : http://www.beyondsl.net/zed.htm

 

So what was the Red z32? An NA or automatic or something?

find all your fav' top gear vids here

 

http://www.youtube.com/results?tag=topgear

True, and I think it even had a boost leak at the time? Maybe someone else can confirm this?........

 

Yep, that's also true - and Gio's car is stock apart from a Mongoose exhaust :nana2:

 

Richard :cool:

You can see from the lack of front bumper vents that the red z32 is an N/A.

You can also see the red 240z jumped the start!

tried looking for the front of the red zed but couldnt get a clear picture.

underneath the indicators, you can see as clarksons walks past it talking.

Yep, that's also true - and Gio's car is stock apart from a Mongoose exhaust :nana2:

 

Richard :cool:

 

Pwn3d!!!!

Yeah, the red Z32 is mine, a SWB NA manual, and I flunked the start on that run :'( I think the cockpit shot with Clarkson talking is from the first run, so you can see I didn't do too much better even then :P Gio was making excuses for his boost leak even before the run, but he absolutely flew, and was grinning like a madman afterwards. Heh :)

 

That was one of the nicest groups of people I've ever met, and such gorgeous cars! The Z31 has completely changed since, from what I've seen. It was pearl white with blue trim, now it's deep blue with a facelifted front - sort of a shame to lose that 80's look, but it looks *way* more modern now, and I think he changed it to a manual... Hmm.

the only top gear ive seen that had zeds on was a couple of year ago when clarkson took a 350z for a drive round the outskirts of sheffield, and in the studio they had a bunch of zeds 240-z31 saying that after the 240/260 all zeds were crap, but there was no z32 there, we know why ;)

the only top gear ive seen that had zeds on was a couple of year ago when clarkson took a 350z for a drive round the outskirts of sheffield, and in the studio they had a bunch of zeds 240-z31 saying that after the 240/260 all zeds were crap, but there was no z32 there, we know why ;)

 

That was the funniest u-turn in motoring journalism ever :)

 

He slated the 350z, everything, the engine, handling etc.

 

THEN 6 months later he presented Nissan with Top Gear Car of the Year Award for the 350z and never mentioned anything bad about it since lol

hey im worried did clarkson mean that the 300zx will become an illegal road car cos of its emisions?

hey im worried did clarkson mean that the 300zx will become an illegal road car cos of its emisions?

 

No, the quote was from back in the early 90's when Sales in the UK were killed off in 1994 becuase of the new emission regulations.

It was costing nissan lots of money to get around the emmissions regulations for new cars which drove the price of the car up, so it was no longer an affordable porche beater so few people bought it.