When I park, it tends to be back of the lot where I can take up a couple spots anyway.

Ditto!

Now for my little rant.

Tougher crash standards and other regulations add weight to the current vehicles so the consumers tells Nissan that we want more for our money and a lighter car. Nissan says ok consumer here is your better and lighter 370Z for just about the same money. Consumer says, hey Nissan, what happened to all of the unnecessary stuff that made the car heavier than the out going model and more disconnected from the road. Nissan says we left it all in the scale tipping G37 for all to marvel. :stirthepot:

^ lol

Woah lots of responses so far! Man I barely noticed about the no rear windshield wiper, I didn't even notice that on my test drive. It rained here Sunday and the rear wiper was a must on my 350z otherwise I just couldn't see behind me. All things to take into consideration I guess but I'll be visiting some SoCal dealerships this weekend and take a closer look but I think I'm still getting it, I mean its a sports car not a mini van.

LOL! Nice!

This "hold-out until next year's car" is just endless. I have learned to buy what you want as soon as possible and deal with the minor issues it might have. Every year, there will be something better.

Nissan has a habit of adding little features and/or fixing issues with their cars every year.

There are only a very few exceptions when "holding out" might be logical (ie. Major mechanical or electrical problems). But that doesn't seem to be the case for the 370Z as of now.

The biggest complaint I have was with the blind spot especially the driver side, I couldn't out that tiny window for the life of me no matter what angle, I could not see out that window. Other then that, I absolutely love the car but I will probably wait until the next 2010 models to come out and hopefully they will have fixed some of the gripes.

The last line says it all. I mean, safety is great, but I think if you are driving this car for it's sports attributes, you'll get used to the small stuff. Starting out on the 240z with no safety feature like nowadays, I loved that car! Weight had to be saved somewhere and like stated before, the G37 is the way to go if you don't care about weight savings and tighter handling. The Infiniti guys will do a deal close to the 370 price as they have quite a few on the lot, at least that's what my local dealers are dealing with.

I brought that exact page to the first dealership I went to just to look at the car. The salesman brought out another options page and the aluminum pedals being a standard option on a base model wasn't marked. I, of course, asked why it was a standard option for the base model on the Nissan's website and he had no clue. Either there website is wrong(most likely) or they are not installing them on base models at the port...... or something like that.

Mmmmmmmmmmm...................

By the looks of the ballot, it appears that it is another case of "hanging Chads".

i have that same clutch clunk from first to second. let me know what the dealer says. blindspots are horrible. i think canyon racing is going to be like cheating on s-mode lol.

The lack of heated side mirrors on the touring model is pretty weird especially given the absence of a rear window wiper too. I understand that the 370 is a sports car but I mean come on, my 350 has heated side mirrors and a rear wiper. Those are safety features in bad weather so at least give me the option to add them in Nissan! Not trying to put the 370 down; I like it and it will most likely replace my 350 in the Spring anyway but there are little things like that that just don't make much sense when talking about a fully loaded CAD 50K car...

I have a 7AT and I have some complaints regarding the transmission shifting from 1st to 2nd and also from 2nd to 1st. For example, sometimes the car will be really jumpy when I'm lightly accelerating in the parking lot or accelerating from a stoplight. In the other hand, the transmission feels like it completely disengages when I let off the gas around 20-30mph'ish.

Also, there was an instance where I floored the gas to switch lane and the transmission just totally didn't engage. The car barely accelerated and the tachometer hit 9k+. Is this just a misshift or something or I should look into it?

Wow I just finished reading al the pages of this thread and I must say... You guys are spoiled lol :D I am coming from an 07 s2000 and we had 0 heated features, road noise is a B1TCH (try listening to the radio on a rainy day lol), and we didnt have tilt or telescoping steering wheel or nav or anything of the sort.

The s2000 was a 30K+ car too. I have the next PW touring fully loaded that is coming to the states with my name on it. I have about a week till it gets here and I have driven both the base and the touring with and without sport packages and I must say I am impressed enough to trade in my S2k for one. The Glare people talk about on the gauges is not bad at all either. I think the baby's need to go suck their thumbs cause it could be "a true sports car" and come base model like the s2k and no options!

All in all this is a great car dispit a few little gripes here and there with peoples personal preferences.

^^ Hey Bullitt, whereabouts in Duluth are you? I live in Lawrenceville. I bet we're not that far from each other.

Check your transmission fluid level.And, try gradual pressure for acceleration, not all the way to the floor "all at once".

I've had the car for a few weeks now and Bullit is correct. The glare one the left set of gauges isn't that bad. I think I noticed it once when the sun just happened to be on that side of the car as I was driving. I do look to check the temperature once in a while, but unless your the type to just stare at your fuel gauge and water temp, it isn't a big issue. Keep your eyes on the road please. :driving:

Agreed, sounds like low fluid. Personally, I'd take it back to the dealer and explain the symptoms, no way that's normal. If the Tranny is defective, you want the dealer in on it ASAP.

Semtex im in Johns Creek About 2-3 miles west of gwinnett place mall on pleasant hill/ states bridge rd.

When my Z comes in we need to meet up and do a shoot or something :D

Ohh and my gf lives in grayson so im always traveling through lawrenceville.

Noted, I'm on hold with the dealership for an appointment as I'm typing this. Hoping it's not something too serious. :/

i hope your joking..

I don't recklessly floor the car. It was honestly the third time I ever did it in which I was put in a similar situation.

i've been driving the new 370z for about 1 week now. and the blind spots are killing me. it's kind of dangerous when trying to make a left lane change on the highway because if you can not see what's really on your left. you must move yourself forward to see it.

right lane changes are also a bit tough but at least you can see a lot more than on the left side.

one other thing - there is a bit of noise while driving it, but the engine but from inside the interior.

MultiVex Mirrors
 

Since the 370Z is so new there are no versions of the <a target="_NEW" href="http://www.safetymirrorsonline.com/html/technology.htm#auto%20mirror">MultiVex</a> available, but you can have a custom order done. If enough of us write MultiVex maybe we can get them to carry them as a stocking item for the 370Z?

I've ordered the factory cargo mat to help absorb some of the high frequencies; we'll see if the idea works.

and your car still drives???

With all the road noise complaints from all the articles I have read so far...Is it really that terrible? I havent test drove yet cuz I am in Jersey and it is a disaster out here lately....I am curious to know how bad it really is? and can it be fixed or significantly reduced with a set of new tires?

It's not that bad. Although, I have noticed that on certain road surfaces it's really bad. Like there's this one stretch of road near me that was recently repaved, and it almost sounds musical when I drive on it. I'm pretty sure switching to a set of Michelin PS2's would help tons. That's what I ran on my 350 and I loved them.

I haven't even really noticed it as being abnormal. Maybe I am hard of hearing, but it road noise is not an issue on my end.

I know this is a stupid question but I'll ask it anyway. Are you sure you didn't blip the stick up to shift gears while not in manual mode? IE over rev the motor in nuetral. I did it once, i didn't over rev but it was a shock. As for the 1-2 shift mine is ROCK SOLID 100% of the time, if yours isn't get it checked. The 3-2 shift in manual mode can be clunky and unpredictable but only if you are downshifting at VERY low revs. I attribute this to a lack of hydraulic pressure due to the low revs.

i would say my old scion xa was probably louder. but it's okay i guess. not horrible.

It's like buying a new computer.

thanks for the help guys....Semtex are those Michellins you had all season or summer? I am thinkin about gettin a set of all season because of this crap weather we have...if i get after market wheels I cant be driving around on them in the winter with all this salt on the road so all seasons are really a necessity

My 350Z is plenty noisy, especially when riding on concrete highway. Still a great ride. Turn up the radio!

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The road noise can be a little bothersome, but nothing that cant be fixed. The thing I hate is the wheelwells have some sort of plastic lining, so when little rocks or pebbles get picked up from the tires, you can really hear it.
The best solution is to treat the inside of the wheelwells. This will help with that and the tire/road noise. I plan on doing this soon, I'll post up more later.
Here is where you can get the stuff: Sound Deadening Materials for Noise Reduction from Second Skin

Anyone hear a hi-pitched sound coming from inside the cabin? This sounds like an electrical noise, not mechanical. It is constant, similar to the ringing in your ears after a rock concert. It might be coming from the HID lights, but then, I think I've still noticed it during the day.

I like this idea, thanks for the link! I was going to suggest spray on bed liner in the wheel well area, like the Line-X stuff. Not sure how well these options would hold up to the elements or constant attack by road particles though.

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s are ultra high-performance summer tires. If you're looking to go all-season, you might want to check out their Pilot Exalto A/S line. The Exalto A/S is still considered ultra high-performance, but it's all-season.

Here are some links for you. The first one is for the PS2. The second one is for the Exalto A/S.

Pilot&#xAE; Sport PS2&#x2122;: Browse Tires in Ultra-High Performance Sport: MICHELIN&#xAE; Tires: Michelin Tires

Pilot&#xAE; Exalto&#xAE; A/S: Browse Tires in Ultra-High Performance Sport: MICHELIN&#xAE; Tires: Michelin Tires

Thanks dude