Unpopular Post (no doubt but...)

Originally Posted by Mergnthwirker

If these issues were rampant, you might be right to worry. Frankly, however, you are making a mountain out of a molehill. These are great cars, and most people have few, if any problems.

My own experience: I've never had any of the problems you list.
* No hatch issues
* oil temps were higher before break-in, took it autocrossing and never broke 260; did have a bit of fuel starvation in right-hand turns until I filled the tank. Never had any oil temp issues all summer on hottest days, stop & go driving, nada
* no paint defects
* no ECU noise. Not even very noisy on trips, except on badly surfaced roads. But it is remarkably civilized for a sports car (vs. GT, like the Infiniti G37)
* no shifting problems. I originally disabled the rev-matching feature, but came to love it at the autocross when I was focused on my line & braking points, having the perfect rev-match really helped my times.
* no other problems

But it is not very exciting to post, "well, no problems again today!" Not surprising that you see only problems on the boards. But if you look at some of the third party services that track repair frequency & costs, you'll see that our cars rank among the very best. I think you are getting the wrong impression by reading the boards. Not a bad thing to do, when checking out a potential major purchase. But you need to think about frequency & magnitude of issues as well.

And if you look at the magnitude of the problems, where's the beef? I remember the first year of the Porsche Boxster, where the CEL light was referred to as the "Change Engine Light" Here, we are obsessing about barely visible paint chips at the edges of the bumper... High oil temps that almost no one observes after break-in, especially in everyday driving (unless you track your car). Huge difference in size/pain of issues! This is all minor crap, except for the terminally obsessed.

These cars perform exceptionally well, especially at this price point. They seem to be screwed together well. They maximize driver involvement and rewards. And they seem to be durable and reliable. What else is this quality that you are looking to buy?

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE

I have been a motorhead since I was 15 (now 60). I have owned at least 30 cars; most of them new, and I can say my 370z is by far the best of the bunch.The Z has had no problems at all including squeeks, rattles, and other noises.The car I traded in for the Z was a loaded 2007 vette and the Z is by far a better all around performance car. The vette was quicker in a straight line but that is the only thing it had over the Z. The vette had all of the vette problems - dragging limited slip when cold, dead battery if you did not use a charger, rattles, lousy gps, and many more. I could not have purchased a better performance car, and $20K less than the vette. Please buy and enjoy. You will not be disappointed.

Originally Posted by Slynky

Well, crap, Eddie

Here I was taking some small amount of enjoyment in being the oldest guy on the forum and you just pull the rug out from under me...

I never had much money (and still don't--the reason I worry about dropping that kind of coin) but always found some for a special kind of car. I raced a bit when I was 18-19 (and then the government saw fit to draft me during the Viet Nam thingy). But I've always had a "thing" for either speed or at least something wtih a nice design and some spunk.

Thanks for your reply.

(I'm reminded of a story...)

So, I'm stuck in interstate traffic going 10 MPH. Chilling with "Butterfly - DDR" music cranked up and I see two (Asian) girls pull up along side me on the left. They could hear the music even though I had the tinted windows up on my RSX. The passenger girl stuck her head and shoulders out of the window and was throwing the "thumbs up" sign at me (well, actually the car). I laughed and put the window down and waved. I thought they were going to die! She started laughing (at the codger in the hot car with the "DDR" music playing) and pulled back in the window to point at me to her driver friend and they both cracked up. I guess I just have to get used to feeling young but looking like I use a walker...

Originally Posted by Bluemeanie

In a godda-da-veda baby......


Z06stan

Originally Posted by DooDooBrown

Something you have to remember is that there are several members on this thread who will never be happy with their cars because it isn't exactly perfect. I have had no real issues with my Z, just remember that some people complain for the sake of complaining....

Originally Posted by Room42

It's ok to complain when complaining valid complaints, but, plainly, who has patience for complainers who complain for the sake of complaining?

I have one complaint about my z. I have to get out of it after I pull into the garage.

Originally Posted by Slynky

Hehe, my name is Slynky and I approve this post.

Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

1500 replies to the unpopular post!

Originally Posted by cab83_750

Hmmmm. I thought it was 63. Counting mine would make it 64 replies

either I had too much alcohol tonight with my turkey or someone else did.