Originally Posted by neogeon

hmmm, strange, i heard the 06 was supposed to be faster from an ECU upgrade or some such. Also, the header pre-cat recall made it run slightly richer according to the service department manager at my dealership (trust me, he knows his shit, ive talked tech with him) and said most people reported it feeling faster, and i agree. As for the steering wrestling, it seems all spec vs left the factor with the alignment off as i thought it was just torque steer but i finally just decided to get an alignment and the problem is completely gone, i can accelerate and not touch the wheel. It will feel slower also because like was already stated the gearing is taller in the later Spec Vs so naturally shorter gears will feel faster as revvs climb faster, but if you plan on adding a significant amount of HP youll be glad you have higher ratios. As for styling, i think the 02 is definently the winner and i almost wanted to cry when i saw what they did to the 04. I think the 04 looks alot better in person than in pictures but it still doesnt come near the 02. I much prefer the bumper, gauges, and seats in the 02 but i will admit i do think i like the 06 shift knob slightly more as it seems more like the EVO and STI shift knobs for that rally car look. As for Chimmike's comments, the front bumper of the 350z is easily the worst styling of the entire car. Also, the 02/03 bumper was modeled after the R34 skyline bumper and this is was clearly stated on the nissan website when it first came out. I personally find it looks closest to the R32 without the lateral slats running across it (you can modify the R32 grill on Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 to look identical to a spec v by removing those slats). As for outdated, its 4 years old, give me a break, its not clothes, 240sx's are still considered good looking cars and they are 15+ years old.

P.S. Thank you for not bishing about your motor being replaced like so many other spec v owners. I personally would've considered it a blessing to get a free 0 mile motor with all recall work done. Also, your 75k miles (problem free?) proves the QR isnt destined toward an early grave necessarily and that once the bugs are fixed it is a good and long lasting motor.