Thread: Good CR Report on 370 Z
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Old 11-20-2012, 10:51 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by OldGuy View Post
December 2012 issue of Consumer Reports presents 2012 370 Z as a much improved vehicle and now certifies it as CR Recommended. Nice to hear good things from these folks for a change. Frankly though, after all the adverse postings about the 2009 (like mine) regarding poorly performing hatch springs (like mine), whiny ECU's, crappy paint and expensive steering lock failures, they probably were right in having reservations about the early model(s). I've had no problems with my '09, but I'm pulling my steering lock fuse pre-emptively anyway---didn't expect to have to do such a bush league thing on a car of this level. It certainly should be covered by Nissan on our out-of-warranty models through a recall.
CR was the only print to have stated poor reliability. While other reviewers sited quite a few annoyances in engine noise, etc... No other magazine is calling this car unreliable. C&D had brake issues that again no other magazine repeated. I just believe corporate politics plays a huge part in these types of reviews.
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