A Sports Car for Just 8000€?! Nissan 350Z Review [Sub ENG]

Aug 3, 2023

A Sports Car for Just 8000€?! Nissan 350Z Review [Sub ENG]

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0.18 -> Ciao everyone, here it's Marchettino and today I wanna show you that with the money of a city car you can bring home

6.06 -> a fun and engaging sports car like this one behind me, the Nissan 350Z. Let's test it!

40.94 -> Today I wanna show you that you don't have to spend a fortune to bring home

48.34 -> a RWD sports car with a good engine that is able to offer emotions.

56.62 -> The Nissan 350Z is the clear evidence because I'm driving a japanese exotic that by looking at the second hand market, it starts at about 8000€

68.46 -> and with this money I think you bring home a great sports car.

73.08 -> When it was released it was the rival of the Porsche Cayman and BMW Z4

78.9 -> and I think the 350Z (as rival) is a very interesting proposal,

85.34 -> especially for the current market prices

89.42 -> because with this money you get a 2 seater coupè with 280hp.

95.14 -> In front we have a 3.5L N/A V6 that used to develop 280hp and 316nm of torque on this car,

109.26 -> I used the past because this car has some mods and now produces 340hp - Exact!

117.44 -> A positive side about japanese sport cars in general is the mod factor,

122.16 -> because in the world of japanese cars you find pretty much everything in terms of modifications

130.12 -> infact several things have been changed in this 350Z, maybe one of the most interesting mods are the tires because it has proper tires,

138.44 -> Toyo R888 semislick tires.

142.14 -> These are the ideal roads to use properly both the tires and engine of the car.

158.74 -> Now we forgot the TC on, sadly! - We can turn it off then! - Sure, it's on the bottom left!

165.98 -> Ok, ESP.. off!

172.52 -> Now I can feel it's more fluid!

176.58 -> Yeah TC is too aggressive, especially after the mods!

189.34 -> The sound of this V6 is truly engaging, exhaust is not stock but it has a full Borla system.

197.68 -> Always like the sound of a V6!

208.82 -> It pushes nicely too, above 4000rpm you start to feel all the power coming 'till the redline at about 7000rpm!

219.86 -> Not bad!

224.28 -> Very engaging also to play with the gearbox, you also changed the gear shift with a short shift

235.26 -> the gear changes are not bad at all, they're very direct and sharp.

240.02 -> Problem is the stick is in aluminium, today it's sunny and I need a oven glove to change gears!

248.28 -> I also like the seats which I find comfy and can also hold the sides pretty well,

252.84 -> but I have to say the suspensions are a bit stiff, you did something if i'm not mistaken.

257.28 -> Yes D2 suspensions, if you stay in the car more than 1 hour you break your back! - Great!

268.64 -> If there's something that I don't understand is that out 4 japanese cars I recently tested,

274.34 -> this is the 3rd without the airconditioning! I'm sweating,

284.24 -> you're so obsessed to reduce weight at all costs!

288.46 -> It's impressive to know this car brand new was about 37.000€ and now at 1/5 of it's list price and this is not the base model,

301.56 -> it's the Lev.2 a version with lots of options and so with this money you get a car which is not only plenty of power with a sports behaviour

314.72 -> but it's also rather comfy and allow to be used every day or for long trips..

321.64 -> Maybe without the A/C I wouldn't do a long trip but if it had one, it would be great for that use!

338.22 -> In the turn-in you can feel the weight of the car, it's not very light also with a big engine in front,

348.9 -> compared to its rivals Z4 and Cayman, this was the heaviest.

354.7 -> You told me even if it's heavy the brakes are ok.

361.76 -> Also on track where you push the brakes hard, they offer good braking!

377.24 -> Even with the electronics off this car is glued to the road also thanks to these tires.

387.72 -> But if I had a car like this I would buy tires with less grip to have more fun in the corners!

397.48 -> If you want to buy a second hand car like this, you need to be careful because this is one of those cars people buy low to use for drifting so

410.72 -> make sure to buy a car that has never seen the wall!

414.46 -> Sure, one of the things you also need to do is about the LSD if you want to enjoy it and feel the rear!

424.34 -> In terms of price/performance ratio I think it's a good car,

431.22 -> sure if we look at the interior we realise Nissan has saved money in the built quality, this reflected posivitely on the list price

443.28 -> but second hand at about 8000€ I think it's worth it but the problem is about the maintenance

451.1 -> because even though it's an aged car, you told me every year the car tax is about 1000€ - Yes, that's the price in Turin, insurance companies are not friendly either!

467.18 -> 1000€ for about 300hp if you think about it, it's not high but if you think 1000€ over a 8000€ car yeah, that's high

478.4 -> then the maintenance - you told me you service the car every 4000km, you told me you have a heavy foot so you can double that if you go easy!

490.16 -> Undoubtedly!

492.2 -> Another thing that left me puzzled is that like most respectable japanese fashioned cars, also this one drinks oil!

501.46 -> Sadly yes, it's a defect of the VQ35DE engine, on the later engines this problem was fixed - So just on the 1st gen - Yeah on this one

537.44 -> Great throttle response, it can't be more perfect than this on a N/A!

547.76 -> Also this is part of the driving pleasure, having a immediate throttle response, an extremely precise and direct gearbox

558.22 -> I think for this money the 350Z is a car that offers great satisfactions.

565.56 -> I think for this price you don't even loose money when you sell it.

573.06 -> A friend of mine had one for years, he did enjoy and had fun with it, he even sold it with a little profit!

588.1 -> I really did enjoy the Nissan 350Z, I like the power of the engine, just like the gearbox - very precise and direct.

597.68 -> For about 8000€ you get a coupè, RWD, manual gearbox, V6 engine exotic that does 0 to 100kph in 6s with a top speed limited to 250kph,

608.76 -> for that money what else could you buy, 500 or 350?

615.92 -> I thank the owner for letting me test it and guys

618.92 -> make sure to Like the video if you enjoy it, subscribe to my YouTube if you haven't yet and as always thanks for watching, ciao!

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