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Well I finally got to get some more test driving in. I finally got to drive a GTO too. I liked it and I was very ignorant to discount it just because it was a holden badged a GTO. I will admit that was stupid of me.
Unfortunately the GTO I drove was an automatic. The power is still there and it's nice and even with the auto you can light the tires up, but I want to drive a manual before I buy anything. Other then the transmission I like that car. ALOT! It was very comfy and the seats offered good support on the corners. The gauges are nice and clear, and all the controls were very comfortable to reach and get. I would have to say that the one disapointing thing was the sound. The car is quiet for a V8. I found myself wanting to hear that rumble badly but it just wasn't there or atleast in the way I wanted it to be. The first thing I would do if I got that car would be to open up the exhaust so that it sounds proper.
Next on my list was a Mustang GT. Not going to lie I didn't like it. The power decent, but I wanted more and it sounded good too but that's it. I didn't like the steering which felt somewhat disconnected to me and I didn't like how I stepped on the gas and there was a slight hesitation before the power came in. The gearbox was ok at best. I longed for another gear on the highway really because I felt it was a bit of a noisy ride due to engine noise.
So again we come back to the only car I really wanted to drive when I started looking but I still haven't and that's the 350z. No one has one in my area with the options I want and it's frustrating. I talked to a dealer about 2 hours away this morning about one and instead of trying to find what I want they keep trying to move me up into a package I don't want. It seems all the dealers are really trying to push the convertable right now and I just don't want that. So my thinking is that if I can ever find one with options similar to what I want I will go drive it and then maybe order one with exactly what I want. Has anyone ever done something like that before? Do dealers willingly do that or is that going to be struggle like everything else at a car dealership?
Unfortunately the GTO I drove was an automatic. The power is still there and it's nice and even with the auto you can light the tires up, but I want to drive a manual before I buy anything. Other then the transmission I like that car. ALOT! It was very comfy and the seats offered good support on the corners. The gauges are nice and clear, and all the controls were very comfortable to reach and get. I would have to say that the one disapointing thing was the sound. The car is quiet for a V8. I found myself wanting to hear that rumble badly but it just wasn't there or atleast in the way I wanted it to be. The first thing I would do if I got that car would be to open up the exhaust so that it sounds proper.
Next on my list was a Mustang GT. Not going to lie I didn't like it. The power decent, but I wanted more and it sounded good too but that's it. I didn't like the steering which felt somewhat disconnected to me and I didn't like how I stepped on the gas and there was a slight hesitation before the power came in. The gearbox was ok at best. I longed for another gear on the highway really because I felt it was a bit of a noisy ride due to engine noise.
So again we come back to the only car I really wanted to drive when I started looking but I still haven't and that's the 350z. No one has one in my area with the options I want and it's frustrating. I talked to a dealer about 2 hours away this morning about one and instead of trying to find what I want they keep trying to move me up into a package I don't want. It seems all the dealers are really trying to push the convertable right now and I just don't want that. So my thinking is that if I can ever find one with options similar to what I want I will go drive it and then maybe order one with exactly what I want. Has anyone ever done something like that before? Do dealers willingly do that or is that going to be struggle like everything else at a car dealership?
