350z quality
Have to agree regarding a previous post that some of the materials used by
Nissan on the Z33 were substandard. The interior parts such as door barrels were especially bad. The objective IMO was to control the the cost of the car. A few entities,such as ZCFcovers have offered carbon covers to fix these problems.I believe ZCF also has carbon covers for Z34 cars |
All companies look at cost-saving measures. One penny saved on each mass-produced item, for example a car, can equate to millions saved. There were a few qualities about the 350Z that I do miss:
1. Better sounding stock exhaust note 2. Rear windshield wiper (apparently the other markets have them on the 370Z, but not the US) 3. Oil pressure gauge |
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Overall,I agree with the posts on this thread.
Got to say that I am the old guy in this group. Plenty of car history.The following may tell you a bit about my age regarding our Z cars: Bought new ,1970 240Z(Datsun)that year Bought new,2003 350Z in 2002. Still have.95k on the clock. Some similarities on both these cars: Cheap materials used inside.You think the 350z had inferior parts. The 240z was just awful.Plastic,cheap vinyl seats.Pieces cracked. Same goes for the marketing.The plan was to offer a car at much lower price than the competition. In 1970,my 240z cost 3,500 bucks.Alfa,Jaguar,BMW,Porsche MUCH higher.In 2003,my 350Z cost right at 30 grand.Same competition plan.I still have a photo of a sign on the dealership's wall when I picked up my 350. Said: PLACES TO GO.THINGS TO DO.PORSCHES TO PASS. Bit more competition out there now. I like my 370Z. However,as a bang for the buck rear drive car with parts at reasonable prices,the 350Z sure is a winner. Ask any ricer. |
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i occasionally like to window shop on autotrader and see what is available for the 350Z and 370Z
and i have to say the 350Z interiors all look like crap...everything has faded and been scratched off interior wise...steering wheel, shift knob, seats all torn bmw's from the 90s hold up better |
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