When the average non Z person thinks of Datsun, they think pick up. A little experiment: go to a parts store and tell them you need a part. When they ask what kind of vehicle, say Datsun. And see if they don't automaticaly assume it's a pickup.

And besides, it's the same freaking company. It's not like calling it a mazda or toyota, Datsun IS Nissan. But hey, I'm not here to argue. Everyone has their preferences, and to each his own.
And I am by no means saying there is anything wrong or embarassing about the Datsun name. I just don't differentiate between the two names. You can't call the newer Z's Datsun, so I just call then all Nissan's.

You guys SHOULD be proud.

 

If you think about the Datsuns from the 70's that are left, you don't see any of the cars out there anymore. there's a few, but not compared to the Z's and 620 trucks.

What happened to all the 610, 710, 210 cars? Nobody cared enough to keep them up so they are scrap. the trucks are useful and plentiful so they lasted. The Z's were usually kept in good shape overall so that's why we still see plenty of them around.

 

MZXL!
Much ZX Love!

 

Yeah I has a '82 Datsun King cab pickup. I just ran it through the ground. It was my first car when I turned 18. I treated it horribly, and now I regret it. Oh well you live you learn. And as far as I know, that engine is still going strong. And I junked it in '94! I rolled the truck on it's side. And I was really crazy behind the wheel. Hence my name WildmaN, I earned it with paying a price!

 

true, I saw a rallied 510 on ebay a few months ago... 510's were awesome. I know they are way more common than the ones you listed, but still a very cool car... I don't think my wife would like it though.... She about killed me when I brought home my Justy I love that little car!

 

I must say, my lady has been good to me. Only leaks oil on the kitty litter in the driveway, doesn't argue much, and is generally never tempermental. I LOVE MY Z! Even though she's in pieces in the garage.

 

I live in Tasmania in Aus and i hardly see any 280's down here and 260's are even rarer!!

 

Hey cruiser, is it true that Nissan never imported the 2 seater to Australia, only the 2+2? I heard the only 2seaters down there were imported by private parties. Any truth to this?

 

I have never seen a 2 seater down here. never even knew they were made so i would say that that is true... i want a 2 seater!!! but seriously i think i know of 3 280zx's (including mine) 1 260 and 1 240 in my half of my state.... which is why everyone asks me "what the **** sorta car is that?"

 

do they have 2+2 turbos? you should look into one..

 

I don't think that country got any turbo Z at all.

In the USA, we got both 2-seater and 2+2 turbo cars. Only for the 280ZX model. The 300ZX turbo came only in 2-seater.

 

someone called my car gay at the drift event down here the otha day cause it is a datto.... i told him to ger ****ed. i said im proud of my datsun and he can refer to it as Z

 

You should have killed him. Of all the *** clown things to say, he had to call it gay. The man was obviously unstabily suicidal. You'd have been doing him a favor. @$$hole!! I apologize for the language, but that's just lame.

 

If anyone local to me ever calls my baby "gay" they will wake up with no rims, exhaust, and head/tail lights! HA I WIN!

 

oh once.. this guy egged my car.. and i really dont care about how car my looks but the insult was blatent.. so i took my paintball gun with a full load of marbles.. lets just say 6 broken windows (all of em) and a 1000 dents will teach him to egg my baby.. oh even worse it was a ricer Honda(HAHAHA the irony!! i love it!)

 

Nice wordage...4:20 passed man

 

nah no turbo ones down here... feel free to send me one

 

My older brother and I have both had Datsun's for our first cars. He had a datsun pick up truck, and I have the 240Z. The truck was die hard. He used to drive the hell out of it, and it always wanted more punishment. It's end came when he rolled it 3 1/2 times. He had 4 people in the cab and 6 under the campershell, they went onto the freeway, he was speeding, and rolled it. The worst injury was a sprained/bruised knee. The roof was flattened down to the middle of the door, where the window ends on the bottom. The truck still ran too, after the flips and everything.

 

That's crazy man, nuts! Anyway your first car is better than mine. Wow a 240z for a first car. You are so lucky!

 

ha, my friend get his dads old race car which is a 240z. Now that's damn lucky

 

You can say that again! D#mn!

 

My '80 n280ZX is my first car, hows that for lucky...but it needs a lot of work...but it drives perfect! almost.

 

Yeah my 83 was/is my first car and every day I say I am going to sell it but I have yet to put a For Sale sign on it I also beat an xfriend for kicking a dent in the rear drivers side fender, and to add insult to injury I made him pay to get it fixed. So yes I cherish the car

 

hey my first is an 81 280zx turbo.. i aint bitchin..

 

My z looks like **** inside and out, but there aint no way in hell you can drive it, w/ the T tops off, and not have a smile on your face.. Like I said, it's the new nieghborhood ***** around here...280zx + 5spd = Sex. Plain and simple. but thank god, I'm getting it painted black pearl this month, and re doing the whole interior..and maybe if I got some change left over, get the nitrous kit I've been longing for. I got an srt4 that needs to be put in it's place....