The REAL official 370Z test drive thread

Z_U_later · 11-27-2009, 03:30 PM

I went to my local Nissan dealer last week to test drive the new 370z roadster and had one of the worst test drives of my life. Fist of all the sales person I got did not know a thing about the car, she couldn't find the gas pedal in an automatic to pull the car out of the parking structure. I got to take it on the freeway for a bit and boy it has great pick up. We got off the freeway and I was about to turn in to the dealership she asked me if I wanted to see how it handles on the side street so we went for a ride around the block and this is where the fun starts. I make a right turn to go back to the lot and a 100ft after the turn the engine cuts off and I turned into a side street. I tried starting the car again but no luck. At this point we were in the middle of the road on a small street and cars were going around us in both directions. Not wanting to get read ended, I had the sales girl get in the driver's seat and steer the car out of traffic while I pushed it. Once we were safe I went back to figuring out what had happen. Well after a few minutes of looking around I found out what the problem was, the car was out of gas. The sales girl contacted the dealership and they sent someone out to fill the tank. Apparently this was the sale's girl 3rd on the job which explains her lack of knowledge of the car and that this dealership has a system of informing sales people weather a car has enough gas for a test drive. If the wipers are up that means that the car needs gas if the wipers are down then the car has gas. The wipers were down on the roadster we took so she thought it has gas. Well after the horrible experience I had you would think they would give me a deal on the car, they didn't. I told them that the car guy at my credit union was going to get it for me for 45K and if they can beat that I would go with them but she said the sales manager wanted 2K over invoice so I thanked them for the test drive and left. One good thing came out of this, at least I know the car is light enough for me to push by myself LOL. Anyways my roadster should be coming in by the first or second week of December.
P.S. I got the automatic because I live in So. Cal. where the freeways are known as parking lots.

370z Roadster 7AT
Touring/Sport/Nav
Black w/ wine interior
Bordeaux Canvas Top

antbear · 12-02-2009, 10:02 AM

Will it be a 2009 or 2010?

You will love the AT. With the AT all attention can be devoted to making those corners work for you. For that reason...AT's seem are showing up in the best cars these days..Tokyo 2009: Lexus reveals $375,000 LFA supercar...finally [w/VIDEO] — Autoblog

Z_U_later · 12-03-2009, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antbear

Will it be a 2009 or 2010?

You will love the AT. With the AT all attention can be devoted to making those corners work for you. For that reason...AT's seem are showing up in the best cars these days..Tokyo 2009: Lexus reveals $375,000 LFA supercar...finally [w/VIDEO] — Autoblog

Picked my 2010 Roaster on Monday and have been taking the long way back and forth to work

2010 370z Roadster
Magnetic Black
Wine interior bordeaux top
Touring\Sport\Nav packages
7AT

smashbar · 12-03-2009, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z_U_later

Picked my 2010 Roaster on Monday and have been taking the long way back and forth to work

2010 370z Roadster
Magnetic Black
Wine interior bordeaux top
Touring\Sport\Nav packages
7AT

Congrats! A/T is the way I went too... I'm relatively young but I've got bad hips and I can't imagine being stuck in traffic with a manual car anymore.

antbear · 12-04-2009, 09:17 AM

"Picked my 2010 Roadster on Monday and have been taking the long way back and forth to work : driving"

That's the way it is...........these are sooo much fun to drive you hate to get to where you are going!

Congrats. for getting your Z. Any................

Z_U_later · 12-07-2009, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antbear

"Picked my 2010 Roadster on Monday and have been taking the long way back and forth to work : driving"

That's the way it is...........these are sooo much fun to drive you hate to get to where you are going!

Congrats. for getting your Z. Any................

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antbear · 12-08-2009, 08:33 AM

That's a good looking mOchine! Now it is time to start the mods.

The only thing I don't like about the 370 roadsters is that antenna. I don't understand why Nissan could not have used the same antenna on the roadsters trunks as are on the hard tops.

Having no windshield wiper on the rear window and no stick up antenna sure cleaned up the lines of the 370 when compared to the 350. I have noticed pics of some 370's with the rear wiper......so what's with that? Are these European models?

12-02-2009, 10:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
antbear Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 111 Drives: 09 370Z Tour/Sport P Rep Power: 17	Z U LATER's test drive Will it be a 2009 or 2010? You will love the AT. With the AT all attention can be devoted to making those corners work for you. For that reason...AT's seem are showing up in the best cars these days..Tokyo 2009: Lexus reveals $375,000 LFA supercar...finally [w/VIDEO] — Autoblog

12-04-2009, 09:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
antbear Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 111 Drives: 09 370Z Tour/Sport P Rep Power: 17	That 2010 Roadster "Picked my 2010 Roadster on Monday and have been taking the long way back and forth to work : driving" That's the way it is...........these are sooo much fun to drive you hate to get to where you are going! Congrats. for getting your Z. Any................

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11-27-2009, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Z_U_later Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 46 Drives: 10 370z Roadster AT7 Rep Power: 17	I went to my local Nissan dealer last week to test drive the new 370z roadster and had one of the worst test drives of my life. Fist of all the sales person I got did not know a thing about the car, she couldn't find the gas pedal in an automatic to pull the car out of the parking structure. I got to take it on the freeway for a bit and boy it has great pick up. We got off the freeway and I was about to turn in to the dealership she asked me if I wanted to see how it handles on the side street so we went for a ride around the block and this is where the fun starts. I make a right turn to go back to the lot and a 100ft after the turn the engine cuts off and I turned into a side street. I tried starting the car again but no luck. At this point we were in the middle of the road on a small street and cars were going around us in both directions. Not wanting to get read ended, I had the sales girl get in the driver's seat and steer the car out of traffic while I pushed it. Once we were safe I went back to figuring out what had happen. Well after a few minutes of looking around I found out what the problem was, the car was out of gas. The sales girl contacted the dealership and they sent someone out to fill the tank. Apparently this was the sale's girl 3rd on the job which explains her lack of knowledge of the car and that this dealership has a system of informing sales people weather a car has enough gas for a test drive. If the wipers are up that means that the car needs gas if the wipers are down then the car has gas. The wipers were down on the roadster we took so she thought it has gas. Well after the horrible experience I had you would think they would give me a deal on the car, they didn't. I told them that the car guy at my credit union was going to get it for me for 45K and if they can beat that I would go with them but she said the sales manager wanted 2K over invoice so I thanked them for the test drive and left. One good thing came out of this, at least I know the car is light enough for me to push by myself LOL. Anyways my roadster should be coming in by the first or second week of December. P.S. I got the automatic because I live in So. Cal. where the freeways are known as parking lots. 370z Roadster 7AT Touring/Sport/Nav Black w/ wine interior Bordeaux Canvas Top

12-08-2009, 08:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
antbear Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 111 Drives: 09 370Z Tour/Sport P Rep Power: 17	That's a good looking mOchine! Now it is time to start the mods. The only thing I don't like about the 370 roadsters is that antenna. I don't understand why Nissan could not have used the same antenna on the roadsters trunks as are on the hard tops. Having no windshield wiper on the rear window and no stick up antenna sure cleaned up the lines of the 370 when compared to the 350. I have noticed pics of some 370's with the rear wiper......so what's with that? Are these European models?

The *REAL* official 370Z test drive thread

The REAL official 370Z test drive thread