How is the reliability/cost of maintenance of 370z's? Thinking of selling my e46 m3

y2k_o__o · 08-04-2016, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BimmersFtw

I currently own a 2004 bmw m3 and i'm thinking of selling it and getting a brand new 370z. The cost of maintenance and owning my m3 is getting a bit ridiculous and it's always needing some type of work done on it. I'm somewhat handy with working on my car, I can do brakes, cooling system work, some suspension work and things like that on my own.

Basically what i'm trying to ask is how reliable are these cars and what are the weak points that have to be taken care of? How is the cost of maintenance once warranty is done? Is it a car that you can spend a weekend on wrenching on it yourself? I've already test driven one and I had a lot of fun driving it!

I traded in my 2003 Z4 2.5i for a 2017 370z just because of the maintenance cost. The bimmer has way too many sensors that can fail, and this can be annoying. I think buying later model of the Z is more reliable as problems from previous year should be fixed / addressed. At least you have 5 years of worry free powertrain warranty if you buy brand new

dotcomee · 08-04-2016, 02:59 AM

I'm pretty sure that even newborn babies out of the womb know Japanese cars are reliable.

It's still interesting to hear all the stories from you techs. Thanks for making us all feel good about our purchases.

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08-04-2016, 02:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
dotcomee Base Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Austin, TX. Posts: 77 Drives: 370Z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 12	I'm pretty sure that even newborn babies out of the womb know Japanese cars are reliable. It's still interesting to hear all the stories from you techs. Thanks for making us all feel good about our purchases.