Why I Sold My 2023 Nissan Z

Over the past year I have had the awesome experience of owning a brand new 2023 Nissan Z Performance. We drove it, modified it, and took it across the country for track days and car shows. I talked about why I loved the twin turbo setup and the new feeling with the BC coilovers; so why am I selling it? Good question...let's talk about it.

I could seriously go for some subs & follow right about meow, so see the links below:

Timestamps
0:00 Why Am I selling the Datsun Z?
0:40 Is The 2023 Nissan Z Any Good?
1:15 Should You Buy A Nissan Z?
1:50 My Driving Experience With The Nissan Z
2:50 Our Mod List For the Nissan Z Performance
3:55 Is The Nissan Z Fun To Drive?
4:40 The Problem We Had With The Nissan Z
5:00 Why We Sold The Nissan Z
6:20 2024 Goals Update With You All

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[flea]

Because you paid 70k for a car that needed 30k in upgrades to keep up with a 63k Supra, that can't keep up with a 65k M2, which is more boring to drive then a 50k Mustang, while thinking, "I could have had a Z51 Corvette."

[Eren]

I think were all realizing that most new cars are just to expensive to modify and too much of a hassle to work on yourself and old cars are just more fun

[Poooridge]

Remember guys, don’t modify the bank’s car

[op]

I think it’s very telling that the very first compliment he gave the Z was its infotainment system.

And the second compliment was that it’s great on long highway drives.

[niqcantswm]

i love these videos, but after a while the film camera transition with the whoosh noise takes me out completely. (your editor used it 22 times in 7 minutes) i know this is a car channel and not one that makes movies, but the best editing is the kind that is unnoticed. hope this helps, love ur cars

[Mattrz]

the Z is a super niche car in my opinion, you either adore it... or dont really care for it

[sdhl]

Guys if your dream is a Z work for it don’t change your word cuz of YouTubers words, remember the car is NEW, parts will be cheaper by time, if you don’t like to modify your car just wait this is the FIRST YEAR so probably later this car will be better.
Yuh that’s it 😃👍

[AM-dgjp]

I have a 2024 Z, it’s black, manual with the blue interior. It’s on Nismo coilovers, which gets rid of that touring feel completely.

You wouldn’t believe how much attention and love it gets when I’m out and about. You’d think I was driving an exotic. There are a lot of Z enthusiasts out there who are excited to see it because they’ve never seen one in person.

I think that’s fun, and really enjoy having something different. If you can afford the car you like, buy it. It’s that simple. It’s about to get the Alpha 5 kit from AMS for $4, 200 and will make 500 whp. For me, that’s a pretty good value that I’m excited about.

Just wanted to chime in as a Z owner, give y’all a dif perspective. Cheers.

[heftygainz]

He sold it because he couldnt afford it, not because its bad lol. Watch the video before saying something stupid.

[Aaron-brfc]

Automobile manufacturers pay attention, dudes with modified Ferrari’s in their home garage think the payments on new cars are too outrageous to justify. When I was a kid a six figure car was a Ferrari now it’s an f150.

[hishamhilal]

There are some comments saying Because you can't mod new cars. The thing is you can buy a new car that has 400 HP and race suspension from the factory. It doesn't even need modifying. Buying a 90s car, repairing and giving the mods to get the same level of performance would cost you more than the new car.

[yocloak]

It’s literally just a more modern 370z but costs WAY more…but damn is it beautiful

[nzx]

Nissan made the Z car a GT car with a Nissan300zx. This last rendition the Nissan Z is a combination of all models. It only makes sense that the car has grand touring feel to it.

[ethanglinsky]

Remember when 220 hp in your 3000 gt was the first time you thought you felt real power and the first time you accidentally dropped the clutch you just kept it pinned because you knew you could stock and a lil rundown with a smile

[andydhillon]

I totally understand why you sold it. The expenses are too much nowadays.

I, too, enjoy older cars. Cars that you rarely see and are often overlooked. I get a lot of joy breathing new life into them, too. Not the same excitement from a new car.

[figlinn]

Just sold my Elantra N, got in and out of it for about $2500. 2 years and 22k miles. Great car but like you, I didnt want the car payment anymore, and it was expensive to do fun things with the car.

Picked up a 2019 Fiesta ST for $11k and im loving it so far. I think I may just prefer hatches honestly, but it has everything i need and its very angry car. It a companies my NB Miata very well

[whatsforsupa]

That sales rep is going to be so mad that you sold it lol

[InDefenseoftheGenre]

Appreciate the transparency and think you guys did what was best for MW.

[izzyiz]

Let me write the honest version of this video.
We paid $65k for what we thought was a sports car, but ended up being a grand tourer at best. We looked at the interior and said, wow, I seen 30k cars with better materials. But we already bought the car and said, let's make money on youtube content. We put in 20k in mods and realized no one was really watching because a Z costing more than 50k TTL included is an exercise in futile delusion. And we think this car may soon depreciate to depressing numbers so we quit while we were ahead. But if we want to keep a relationship with our sponsors? We can't call this Z a POS minus the engine.

[st]

Alex, been following you since the Fitment days. I like that you are into weird cars. I had a Toyota Corona EXiV JTCC version 3SGE with recaro confettis from the factory. One thing about owning weird cars is that no on knows or cares about them and then parts become just a nightmare to find. $250+ for used window regulators that constantly break. I like your content and wish you the best. I hope you get some weird cars