It's not that their cheap but rather they only spend money on things that impress other people such as designer goods. Maintenance impresses nobody. :rolleyes:

I wonder what kind of ship shape their boat is on Havasu considering land based vehicles are much easier to keep up with than vessels. See profile pic for 1st hand experience.

There are some failure areas with the Z in OE form that are independent of maintenance. Heater hose plastic mender, plastic fuel pump hat, clicking axles, broken diff mounts come to mind. :tiphat:

I see that there's a boat in your profile picture but what exactly is wrong? I can't really see on my end.

I definitely agree what you said in your first paragraph. It still just makes me laugh when people cry about needing an engine and the circumstances regarding it. That's what I was emphasizing more of.

I think in general most people don't look at the cost of something, they look at the monthly payment. I remember a salesman talking about how a guy bought an F-450 king ranch for 80k and having 2k a month payment! I guess if you can really afford it do it but that is an insane price for a truck/car!!

Nothing wrong, just that the maintenance is colossal comparted to a car and parts easily 5 times the cost. Needed a power steering pump, did my research, $64 remanned from local parts store; in comparison $650 from Mercruiser!!!!:eekdance: So if the people you are commenting about have a car that is a pile; I can imagine the derelict and dangerous shape the boat is in.

I agree it's about what they think they can afford and is easier to swallow by the month. I can pay cash for said truck many times over; however, I chose not to and oh ya SCREW INTEREST!!! I found a $15k truck to pull my boat (safely) cause my life's not about impressing strangers but rather not working until my last breath. ;)

My wife still has her 2011 370z that she uses as a daily driver. It has 96,000 miles and has not given us any problems. It gets 24-25 mpg and uses no oil between changes. The only complaint is that tires last only 30-34,000 miles.
I did maintenance myself up till now but it's time to stop. I recently had the oil and brake fluid changed and the owner/mechanic recommended changing the spark plugs and rear brakes and disks for $400 and $480, respectively. I should add that we recently invested in new tires for about $1100. It still runs and looks good and my wife wants to keep her car, so I will probably have the work performed. What do you think? Should we spend some money and keep it for a few more years or buy a Honda Hybrid.

284k 2009 base model. Biggest issue was VVEL. Otherwise it’s been great