2017 370z

mishuko · 04-18-2016, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Darwins Child

My wife and I are on the verge of buying a 2014 7AT Sport Touring. In short, the thing looks and performs/handles like new with less than 10K kms. It has a clean CarProof with absolutely nothing suspicious. All fluids look good. Tires are all worn perfectly evenly.

I have just a few questions.

Is there anything in particular I should know about the 2014 model year, such as recalls, known mechanical or electronic issues, etc.?

As much as I think it unnecessary, I'm going to pay Nissan to do a pre-purchase inspection. (What I fear most all is that Nissan is going to scratch something as they drive it into or out of the bay, because I've had this happen before with our Outlander and the Lexus we sold three years ago.) Assuming that they don't damage the vehicle themselves, is Nissan going to discover whether or not the vehicle has ever been driven hard or, heaven forbid, run over a curb or something? If they connect their diagnostic software, can they tell the fastest the vehicle has ever been driven?

Thanks.

not to my knowledge you can tell fastest speeds ever driven. but why worry about that? the car is a sports car. in terms of wear and tear check how close the rears are to the wear bar. if it's 10k km it should still have a decent amount of rubber left on the rear. fronts should be significantly more (unless they tracked the car which would cause fronts to be worn down too). have them check the obd reader if it throws any codes out. check how much life is still left in the pads.

personally if you have a private shop I would get the inspection/second opinion from them over a dealership.

Darwins Child · 04-18-2016, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

not to my knowledge you can tell fastest speeds ever driven. but why worry about that? the car is a sports car. in terms of wear and tear check how close the rears are to the wear bar. if it's 10k km it should still have a decent amount of rubber left on the rear. fronts should be significantly more (unless they tracked the car which would cause fronts to be worn down too). have them check the obd reader if it throws any codes out. check how much life is still left in the pads.

personally if you have a private shop I would get the inspection/second opinion from them over a dealership.

Thanks.

It's the 370Z-specific problems that I'm concerned about, and it seems that there are not many..........at least in the AT.

Can the OBD of the Z be read/adjusted in its entirety by non-Nissan-specific OBD software, or is it the same old proprietary situation?

Thanks again.

Nixin · 04-18-2016, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Darwins Child

Thanks.

It's the 370Z-specific problems that I'm concerned about, and it seems that there are not many..........at least in the AT.

Can the OBD of the Z be read/adjusted in its entirety by non-Nissan-specific OBD software, or is it the same old proprietary situation?

Thanks again.

The warm weather is rapidly descending upon the great white north. Go get your Z and enjoy the weather and the Z! You will not regret it. Believe me.

Darwins Child · 04-18-2016, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nixin

The warm weather is rapidly descending upon the great white north. Go get your Z and enjoy the weather and the Z! You will not regret it. Believe me.

I get giddy at the prospect of having a like-new Z sitting at the ready in our large garage. The Z will occupy the area where the two bicycles are at present. Because of the vehicle's fantastic backup cam with those infinitely-variable curving lines, I plan on backing the vehicle into the garage, as close as possible to the wall with the window blinds. (Can you tell that I have long legs?)

We Edmontonians have been experiencing a remarkable early spring. We're supposed to hit 24 today:
Edmonton, AB - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada
(Notice tonight's overnight low temp.) This weather brings out certain car-related animal urges that I find hard to resist.

Darwins Child · 04-20-2016, 01:05 PM

We bought the vehicle. The first thing I did was give it a really thorough hand wash and a laborious coat of Collinite paste wax.

The vehicle was originally sold in July of '14, so the bumper to bumper warranty is good until the end of July next year and the powertrain years beyond.

I was able to examine the underside of the vehicle while it was undergoing the pre-purchase inspection at Mills Nissan. Like new, but, naturally, just a bit dusty.

Frost interior, navigation, 3M, etc.

My wife and I gave rides to several family members yesterday and they were impressed. Our daughter drove it and was wowed, although she would prefer manual.

We're very happy with our Z. Because of its fantastic automatic, my wife actually likes it as much as I do. It irony is that I feel inhibited to drive the vehicle the way and where it should be driven. That is, I just want to take it for short, easy drives in perfect weather -- which we've actually had in Edmonton recently.

Nice to have a Z and be a member of this great forum.

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