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One of our favorite types of cars we drive
is the one of fun, affordable 2nd hand cars
and finding one better than the Nissan 350Z is hard
we have one from Driessen Nissan in Eindhoven(NL) today
it costs about €13K
for which you get a very sporty car
with a V6
which also reminds me of my childhood
because this car featured in the Need for Speed games
and it also stole the show in at least one of the "Fast and the Furious" films
it's a special car
and I think it's great that you can buy one now for a very reasonable price
as I said it has a V6
a 3.5 litre V6 to be exact
which delivers 280 BHP and 363 Nm of torque
it does 0-100 kph in 5.9 seconds
and has a top speed of 250 kph
This car has the ideal setup
a nice V6 in the front
a very good gearbox here in the middle
and the power goes to the rear
and behind those rear wheels is an exhaust -
- which sounds fantastic
it has a nice growl
and at higher rpm's it starts to howl
it's a great engine
it has enough torque so it pulls nicely
but it also likes to rev
normally it's one or the other
a rev-happy engine with not enough torque
or a torque driven engine which doesn't really like to rev
that great horsepower/price ratio
does come at a price
inside, it's not really that special
material use is not great
there's a lot of plastic
and the navigation system is very outdated
but it also is 10 years old so you can't really expect it to be better
there are also a couple of cool things
those dials on top of the dash look cool
the steering wheel is great
and when you adjust the steering wheel all of these dials move with it
watch this
and a very big plus on this car is its 80 liter fuel tank!
the floor in the back is quite high so I think that's where they put it
but it's very refreshing to have an 80 liter tank
because it means a few less trips to the gas station
the handling of this car is very good
it gives a lot of feedback through the steering wheel
you get the feeling that you're holding the front wheels in your hands
and the gearbox is great as well
the clutch itself it quite heavy
and the gearbox moves through the gears like "click-clack" which I love
I do start to notice a couple of things when I start driving faster
there are some rattles and noises starting to get louder
but we'll try to look past those little things
because it gives a lot of fun in return
that exhaust for example is just amazing
because of that there are lots of aftermarket exhaust systems available to enjoy
things that also contribute to the handling
are a very stiff rear axle
and there is a sort of beam across the floor in the back
also has a cool "Z" on it
these things make it very rigid
and reduce a lot of the body roll
It drives really great
So in conclusion
a lot of horsepower for very little money
almost 300 BHP for less than €13K
I would almost say this is a bargain
this one also has a low mileage
95.000km
It really is a cool car
If you're interested please visit Driessen Nissan in Eindhoven (NL)
this one is for sale over there
and I can assure you that this car is a lot of fun!