Originally Posted by semtex (Post 283774)

On what basis do you make this statement? Do you have some official statistics or something showing that, say, for every 100 Zs, a greater number of them have moving violations and accidents compared to any other make/model on the road?

Originally Posted by semtex (Post 283774)

On what basis do you make this statement? Do you have some official statistics or something showing that, say, for every 100 Zs, a greater number of them have moving violations and accidents compared to any other make/model on the road?

Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 284035)

The guy drives an 82 Mercedes diesel. He gets ticketed constantly for driving too slowly, warnings for contributing more to global warming than Exxon-Mobil, chicks won't date him and he's pissed.

Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 284045)

I suspect it's the rating category. My insurance went up substantially when I moved from the Vette to the Z, but everyone knows it's old men that drive them and rarely put them in harms way. Hardly the case with many here and their Z's.......

Originally Posted by avitech (Post 283628)

Believe it or not, I'm very very picky when it comes to cars and for some reason this oil temperature issue doesn't even bother me. It's nice to have reminders from Nissan about how fast you are driving a car. The higher temperatures cause people to slow down if they had been speeding. Most Z's that are sold will never see the track anyway. It's cooling system is sufficient for the public access roads but not for drag racing. Fine by me. I'm not the one to encourage unsafe behavior in public spaces anyway. Why should Nissan? Once that oil climbs above 300 degrees it is an indication that you are simply pushing it too hard. You can get an oil cooler installed as aftermarket but it would void the warranty. How do you know Nissan didn't plan this to cover their own finances when it comes to warranty repair work from people abusing their cars.

These are some really wreckless speeds that are unsafe for public roads and it puts many many innocent lives in danger. Let's not forget that the Nissan Z is the worst offender for getting traffic moving violations and car wrecks. It's still a great car though. It is just that it has the tendency to attract a certain crowd that causes it's insurance costs to rise up well above normal.

A Lotus Elise is a better track car in my humble opinion. I would get the Z just to drive around town but keep a beater car for groceries getting and bad weather. I don't want someone hitting their shopping cart on my aluminum bodied Nissan Z. Aluminum is weak and dents easily.

Think about this for a minute. If a car that weighs 4,000 pounds with a 332 horsepower V6 engine is overheating even though it is running as designed; This goes to show that someone is driving too fast for even the best driving conditions of dry roads, daylight and 100% visibility. Just drive normally and the oil temperature will stay within normal limits.

You get what you pay for. This is no Porsche 911. But it is still a fine car. You treat the car right and the car will treat you right.

If you want to drive faster than 80mph you should just get an airplane and learn to fly.

Originally Posted by KillerBee370 (Post 285028)

In other news.. I just found a nickel under my cushion.

Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 284035)

The guy drives an 82 Mercedes diesel. He gets ticketed constantly for driving too slowly, warnings for contributing more to global warming than Exxon-Mobil, chicks won't date him and he's pissed.

Originally Posted by avitech (Post 285755)

Well that's a huge assumption that you just made about somebody whom you had never met before and whom you know absolutely nothing about.

This newsgroup is for discussing how much we love the new 370Z. It wasn't created to give anybody a hard time.

:excited:

Originally Posted by avitech (Post 283636)

About the shift knob and the girl. Well, some of us have grown up already and middle school was too long ago. Not everyone remains wet behind the ear. It's a maturity thing. This website wasn't created to talk about women anyway. The main topic of discussion is this legendary Nissan 370Z. And what are our plans for such a fine automobile.

Originally Posted by rmhockman (Post 285500)

I totally agree with you on the oil temperature issues, my 370z touring model w/o sport option runs just fine afterr 8000+ miles of pleasure driving in the mountains of Pennsylvania..

I have never seen oil temps. above 250 even while driving up long mountain grades in 80 deg. temperatures. I don't understand the frenzy about overheating unless a good many owners flog their machines. These are highly engineered cars with an excellent quality rating and they don't come cheap.