Non-Owner With A Dilemma

zmyride

If the Nissan 370Z is a Jap Crap, then the Dodge Challenger must be a dog sh*t car...

kenchan

Falcor

Jap Crap? Isn't Chrysler now owned by the Italian car company Fiat?

I would rather have a Japanese sports car than an Italian muscle car...though I would like an Italian sports car...

OrangeJuice

Wow, lots of responses here.

To the BR/NOLA guys: bought from Ralph Sellers...so far all they have said is until Chrysler issues an official TSB they can't do much AND since they can't recreate it they can't fix it. Also the car is not throwing codes, everything checks out...but the car still has issues. Same thing for close to between 200 and 300 people on the forum.

The Jap Crap comment was not mine, but rather that of other people. I've personally owned 3 Nissans, 1 Toyota and 1 Honda.

The road noise doesn't bother me in the 370z, it's just the engine sounds like it's straining. I've owned a G37 and am amazed at how smooth the VQ37 feels in that car compared to the Z. May be something I would get used to over time but definitely jumped out at me the first time I drove it.

I bought the Challenger because I had never owned an American car before, hated the Camaro and the Mustang (despite being an awesome car performance wise) was just too "dime a dozen" for me. Guess I fell into all the hype, now starting to realize that although the car is gorgeous and pretty fast, it's not worth dying over.

SiXK

Sorry to hear the problems you are having.

I have had my 370Z two full years (bought on Jan 15, 2009) and have really enjoyed it until last week.

Last week it sat in the shop for 5 days because the "Intelligent" (yeah, right) key system failed. The car would not crank and had to ride a flatbed to the dealership, where they originally told me it would be FIVE DAYS before they could look at it (a car under warranty). they said - get this - that I did not have an appointment. A call to Nissan consumer affairs put the rush on them. They diagnosed it that day, still took 5 days to get it back.

Frankly, that episode was a major PITA. I almost traded the car in for a Toyota truck. The next time it happens I doubt the car will still be under warranty. I am going to purchase the failed part - steering wheel lock unit - and hold onto it. The next time I will change it myself.

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Magnetic Black 2009 370Z / Pearl Yellow 1991 300ZXTT

steveg78

Why did you get rid of the G37 then? If road noise and the smoothness of that you explain are one of your deciding factors, then you're talking about the difference between a 370 and a G37 (plus $$$). I have ridden in a few G37's (both coupe and sedan) and the lux interior, exhaust, and the cabin/road noise are the main differences.

The 370 is raw sports... So if you're looking for something sportier than the G37 you had then you need to decide if you can live with the noise. Then again, if it's a matter of "living with" anything, maybe that's not the right car?