Worst problem about the Z imo

ImportConvert · 01-21-2011, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sonic370

totally agree but the rays are very soft if thats the right word

Anything objective here, like Rockwell #'s or anything or just perception?

RockStarKick · 01-20-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by zmyride

Five things that scare me the most with the Z:

1. Parallel park and scratch the wheels(I have the sports package).

Man, I would be pissed if I messed up my wheels, I love my sport pkg wheels.

chuckd05 · 01-21-2011, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by zmyride

Five things that scare me the most with the Z:

1. Parallel park and scratch the wheels(I have the sports package).

2. Parallel park in front of a crowded coffee shop while everyone is watching me.

3. Back out of a parking space and not see the oncoming pedestrian/car.

4. Change lane on the freeway.

5. Someone opens their car door and dent my Z.

#4 should be a non issue if you correctly set up your side view mirrors... Do you see your rear fender while looking into the mirror?

1 and 2 also are non issues if your side mirrors are setup correctly... many people do not set these up correctly.. next time you are on the highway go into the right lane for your left mirror and go slower than traffic, adjust it so that when cars pass by you you see them in your mirror and when you lose them in your mirror you see them next to you... fine tune this and you will NEVER not see a car next to you.. for the passenger window go into the middle or left lane and do the same thing.

you should not see your rear fender very much, if at all, in the mirror.

Ardent_Z · 02-07-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckd05

#4 should be a non issue if you correctly set up your side view mirrors... Do you see your rear fender while looking into the mirror?

1 and 2 also are non issues if your side mirrors are setup correctly... many people do not set these up correctly.. next time you are on the highway go into the right lane for your left mirror and go slower than traffic, adjust it so that when cars pass by you you see them in your mirror and when you lose them in your mirror you see them next to you... fine tune this and you will NEVER not see a car next to you.. for the passenger window go into the middle or left lane and do the same thing.

you should not see your rear fender very much, if at all, in the mirror.

QFT!! This is hugely overlooked issue. No one it seems has ever been properly educated as to how to adjust side mirrors.

Cougar · 12-20-2012, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by busa37z

FYI.I personally back up and park with the front facing, so I can see whats it front of me. I do this at my house as well, since I had a narrow miss from my neighbors car. No worries now.

Me too

its illegal to reverse into main stream traffic here....pretty dangerous too I recon.

elmz · 12-20-2012, 09:01 AM

Road noise. I was OK with it for the first couple of years, but now I'm growing to dislike it.

Cougar · 12-20-2012, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by elmz

Road noise. I was OK with it for the first couple of years, but now I'm growing to dislike it.

YUP! +1....At first I thought it was wheel bearing issues then to be sure I had it checked by my mechanic....I would much rather listen to my exhaust
( or passenger squealing

) or I-pod I have to say

m4a1mustang · 01-20-2011, 01:12 PM

Meh. I curbed mine. Consider them custom time attack stripes.

The good thing is the silver paint is easy to match so if you do curb a rim it can be repaired rather cheaply and easily.

turbodog · 01-20-2011, 03:38 PM

I bought a backup camera with a claimed 170 degree wide angle view, hoping it would solve my backing blindness (everyone has big trucks and SUVs here, extra hard to see past). The camera is really only about 120 degree, and backing out of a parking spot is still an adventure.

kenchan · 01-20-2011, 06:08 PM

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GZ3 · 01-21-2011, 10:36 AM

why not just take a glance back if you cant adjust the mirrors accordingly...takes less than half a second

Falcor · 01-21-2011, 10:38 AM

to me the Worst thing about my Z is definitely bumping the center console with my elbow and opening the damn lid while driving!

Soygen · 01-21-2011, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcor

to me the Worst thing about my Z is definitely bumping the center console with my elbow and opening the damn lid while driving!

Hah! Yeah, I have more trouble with that, than with the blind spot!

sonic370 · 01-21-2011, 08:04 PM

If the 370 has one design flaw it is the blind spots. which shouldn't be an issue considering the side mirrors are the size of an ford f150.

bleufiend · 01-21-2011, 11:05 PM

350z had the same problems, cant see in your blind spots. Helpfull tip I learned from instructors at BMW's Driving Academy in Greenville SC. You don't need 3 mirrors looking to the rear. Focus the rear center mirror on the back, adjust your side mirrors to view your blindspots rear side meaning the part of your blindspot that you would be twisting your head the hardest to the left or the right to view. After doing that you use the mirror to check that and just a quick glance left or right confirms that a cars not next to you or curb or whatever. If your backing out of a spot just drop the mirror down so you can see the curb and your rim.

12-20-2012, 09:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
elmz Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 674 Drives: 2014 Porsche Boxster Rep Power: 18	Road noise. I was OK with it for the first couple of years, but now I'm growing to dislike it. Cougar likes this.

01-20-2011, 01:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	Meh. I curbed mine. Consider them custom time attack stripes. The good thing is the silver paint is easy to match so if you do curb a rim it can be repaired rather cheaply and easily. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

01-21-2011, 10:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
GZ3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 3,296 Drives: Z Rep Power: 22	why not just take a glance back if you cant adjust the mirrors accordingly...takes less than half a second __________________ 09 GT-R 12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN 12'+13' 5.0 SOLD

01-21-2011, 11:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
bleufiend Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 200 Drives: 370z MB Spt/Tour 6sp Rep Power: 15	350z had the same problems, cant see in your blind spots. Helpfull tip I learned from instructors at BMW's Driving Academy in Greenville SC. You don't need 3 mirrors looking to the rear. Focus the rear center mirror on the back, adjust your side mirrors to view your blindspots rear side meaning the part of your blindspot that you would be twisting your head the hardest to the left or the right to view. After doing that you use the mirror to check that and just a quick glance left or right confirms that a cars not next to you or curb or whatever. If your backing out of a spot just drop the mirror down so you can see the curb and your rim. Chuck33079 likes this. __________________ Z34 owner formerly Z33. OZOC FTW.

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sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 19	If the 370 has one design flaw it is the blind spots. which shouldn't be an issue considering the side mirrors are the size of an ford f150.