2007 350z vs 2006 GTO

[Hughes412]

Which one would you buy? Im in between the two.

07 350Z- kicks 306whp/268tq, has better millage than the GTO and the previous Z versions (with more whp!), and handles better on the track yet its a 2 seater. 5.2 0-60mph, 1/4 mile 13.6/7, yet some had done 13.3...record braking, 13.1 or something.

06 GTO- 4oowhp/400tq...nuff said. Comfortable interior, 4 seater, v8 rumble. Good highway millage. 5.1 0-60mph, 1/4 mile 13.3, yet some had done 13.1...record braking, 12.9/8 or something.


What are your opinions? Pros and Cons...feel free to bash them or compliment them, no hard feelings.

I say GOT! One, and the main reason, you WILL need that back seat onday. Two, the MPG isn't that much better. Three, the times from 0-60 and 1/4 mile in real life are alot bigger in favor of the GTO. And last but not least. Yea the 350 handles better, but the only way you'll ever beable to tell is if you take it to a track and race it. On the streets it's pretty close and even then the GTO makes up for it with speed!

That's just my .02!

Now, if I had the means to pay that kind of payment I wouldn't buy any of them and instead buy some POS and wait alittle more until the Camero or Challenger comes out!(nailbyt)

 

[Hughes412]

Instead of re-typing what happened I just took this from LS2GTO.com

Well, my goat is no more. Yesterday at about 9:30 P.M. I was taking one of my friends home and was getting on 270 south towards 55 from Tesson Ferry Rd. I was in the far right hand lane and there was a truck in front of me going pretty slow maybe 25-30 mph and I proceeded to pass him at between 1/4 and 1/2 throttle. Out of nowhere the backend kicks out so I try to correct and counter steer a little which ended up being to much and my car caught the side/lip of the road and flipped my car. The car came to a stop upside down, airbags did not go off, me and my buddy crawled out the passanger window, and waited for police to arrive.

The car is obviously totaled, it really sucks because I just had it professionaly detailed not more than 5 hours before this, man and I thought the swirl marks were my biggest problem. Now I have to wait and see if my insurance drops me. I could understand if I was hotroding around and it happened, but I was not doing anything wrong. God, I'm so depressed.

I have yet to get another one. I will own another one as soon as I can dump the Lexus. I miss everything about that car, everyday. I would buy another one in second, without a doubt.

That's what happens when you have 400hp!

 

[Donas64]

Yikes sorry to hear about you flipping it. any pics?

Yeah GTO resale value will be low because, well, its a niche car. If I had one though, i'd never part ways with it. I'd drive it till it was paid off and then till the wheels fell off. It would be the wife and I's weekend cruiser.

 

[SuperStretch18]

Yikes sorry to hear about you flipping it. any pics?

Yeah GTO resale value will be low because, well, its a niche car. If I had one though, i'd never part ways with it. I'd drive it till it was paid off and then till the wheels fell off. It would be the wife and I's weekend cruiser.

Agreed; if you hold onto the GTO, in 25 years it might be worth $100,000!

Both cars are solid, but I have much more affinity to the GTO. If I wasn't married, I would probably be driving one right now. There are way too many z's on the road and it always bothered me to drive a "me too" car (probably why I'll never own a honda; no offense to anyone).

I'll be first in line to bash domestic car makers, but you can't argue with 400 hp(burnout)

 

[DeadGeneration]

Resale value? Thats why you buy it used... derrrr

 

[Hughes412]

Resale value? Thats why you buy it used... derrrr

LOL, that and if anyone on here was ever worried about resale you wouldn't ever buy a Mazda!

 

[silverspeed03]

Yeah, resale value sucks! Here's how I know. In Oct. of '06 I bought the GTO for $24,995 it was an '05 MBM w/ 24k on the clock, 3 months and 4,000 miles later the insurance company wanted to give me $19,000, WTF. It doesn't matter though the car was b**** I was planning on keeping it for a long time.

 

[Hughes412]

LOL, that and if anyone on here was ever worried about resale you wouldn't ever buy a Mazda!

Although I have to say I paid 11k for mine in June 03 and traded it in Feb 07 and got 8300 for it. 70k miles with a bunch of crap on it. Not to bad in my book.

Oh and after the deal I striped it.(nana)

 

[silverspeed03]

Yikes sorry to hear about you flipping it. any pics?

Yeah GTO resale value will be low because, well, its a niche car. If I had one though, i'd never part ways with it. I'd drive it till it was paid off and then till the wheels fell off. It would be the wife and I's weekend cruiser.

I do have pics but, they are not on a digital camera, I would love to post them though. I guess I need a scanner?

 

[Donas64]

LOL, that and if anyone on here was ever worried about resale you wouldn't ever buy a Mazda!

So true!

 

[Donas64]

I do have pics but, they are not on a digital camera, I would love to post them though. I guess I need a scanner?

Yes! Get a scanner post haste! Just call it my morbid curiousity. I can't imagine a mangled GTO.

 

[Karma_hunden]

Damn bro that sucks you totalled your Goat. What mods did you have on it? What about comestic work?

I went to the Z forum and started the same thread, just to hear their biased opinion...needless to say, there's the biased Z crowd and GTO lovers going at it...the thread is 7 pages long and it aint older than this one LOL. Im such a troll hehe.(hump)

 

[Rotary_Powered]

Haha that's great, have you tried the same on the GTO forum yet?

 

[daonly1around]

dont buy a pontiac, even if it is a gto. sorry but if a company has to put a supercharged 3.8L V6 in a gtp to make it ALMOST as fast as a msp 2.0T. there is something wrong with your engines. can you imagine a supercharged 3.8 bmw engine, or anything else!!!! yet pontiac makes them on a standard day and they suck! 350Z is an incredible looking car. that would be a good upgrade.

there is NOTHING wrong with the LS series motors GM produces. YOU cannot compare that at ALL to the POS V6 they use in there front wheel drive car. The LS series motors are about as bullet proof as you can find. Look at HP numbers people can produce in 98 and newer TA's and Cameros and you have your answer that nothing is wrong with that motor.
And i dont know how long that have been independent rear's, but that's a plus over previous year's. If seating and comfort is a priority i'd go with the GTO, but for pure driving experience and handling id go with the Z

 

[DeadGeneration]

LOL, that and if anyone on here was ever worried about resale you wouldn't ever buy a Mazda!

I got my p5 for 10,500 2 years ago and it's worth about 9k now... not bad

 

[silverspeed03]

Damn bro that sucks you totalled your Goat. What mods did you have on it? What about comestic work?

I went to the Z forum and started the same thread, just to hear their biased opinion...needless to say, there's the biased Z crowd and GTO lovers going at it...the thread is 7 pages long and it aint older than this one LOL. Im such a troll hehe.(hump)

Thanks, All I got to do was tint, swap the resonators for an H-Pipe, and install 14211 Magnaflow Mufflers.

 

[Karma_hunden]

Talking about resale value...Kelley Blue Book says my 2006 MazdaSpeed6 GT with 12,908 miles on it with sunroof, no satellite rad., no nav., bose sound system, leather seats, F&R airbags, power seat, 6 cd, cruise & traction control, etc, is worth:

06 MazdaSpeed6 GT (original cost 31K, but I paid 28K) Condition Value:

Excellent
$22,675
Good
$21,425
Fair
$19,195

I checked everything good, cuz it is, except the tyres, i put new, and they are wore out, but this is assuming I change them before the resale.

I was also curious what would be the resale value for a 06 GTO with the same features and miles so I picked it, checked the premium sounds box, unchecked the Dual airbag box and checked the F&R box, and although I dont know if most of them come with sunroof or even have sunroof available, I checked the sunroof box. I also added the same miles (12,908) and this is the price it gave me.

06 6spd GTO (original cost 33K) Condition Value:

Excellent
$23,450
Good
$22,140
Fair
$19,890

Also found this:

Top ten 2007 Resale value cars:

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/Advice/GenericContent.aspx?ContentUniqueName=KbbWebContent:914


Top ten 2007 resale value by category (sedan, convertible, suv,etc):

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/Advice/GenericContent.aspx?ContentUniqueName=KbbWebContent:913

 

[Karma_hunden]

Now I grabbed an 06 350Z 6spd coupe Touring model, which Im guessing its around the same average price as the Speed6 & the GTO (Saw the nissan website and the 07 touring coupe touring model starts at 32.7K). I clicked the same features as the rest:

06 350Z 6spd Touring Coupe (original price dont know, but the 07 goes for 32,7K) Condition Value:

Excellent
$24,850
Good
$23,455
Fair
$21,085

 

[Karma_hunden]

SilverSpeed, what are the best mods to go for as far exhaust? Can someone educate me about those H, X,W, RMSAJDHFA pipes? Whats the best most badass exhaust out there? Borla? Corsa?

 

[Donas64]

SilverSpeed, what are the best mods to go for as far exhaust? Can someone educate me about those H, X,W, RMSAJDHFA pipes? Whats the best most badass exhaust out there? Borla? Corsa?

There is a black GTO owned by a small business owner close to where I live. I drive past it almost everyday. I don't know what mods he has as far as exhaust go but the thing sounds absolutely BEASTLY!

I mean the deepest most menacing rumble I've ever heard. Its not loud and racous but very deep and baritone.

If I ever get a GTO, I'll have to ask him what exhaust he got and get the same thing.

The car just seems to lurk in traffic. It sorta blends in but you just know it could unleash a can of whoop @$$ at any given moment. I love it!