Non-Owner With A Dilemma

Mt Tam I am · 01-26-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

I wouldn't own a japense car, or japanese made car ever again due to the quality issues I have had with the one I own now, along with the fact that nothing that has come out of Japan is of interest to me at this point. The whole "japanese is more reliable" thing is a myth as far as I am concerned. Unless of course we are comparing to chrysler/jeep. I have had a lot of friends who have issues with those vehicles.

I am not a chrysler fan, either.

You can try for a lemon-law buy-back. I know a guy on the GT500 forum that had Ford buy his GT500 back because of shifting issues that they refused to fix. He took a $2000 depreciation hit due to the miles he already had put on it.

I don't know what you should buy to replace it as I don't know your budget, or what kind of vehicle you are after. As to road-noise, the 370Z does have some, but it's a 3200# sports car. You have a 4,000#+ muscle-car. They are two totally different vehicles. It is like an F150 owner saying he chose the F150 because it could go over a 12" deep stream of water whereas a corvette would get flooded doing so. Well of course.

The road-noise in the 370Z is no more than I experienced while in a 911 4S. It's there, and you can hear it, and if you focus on it it might annoy you, but if you drive the car as intended you will forget about it.

I have had the opposite experience with Jap Crap. The myth applies to my past at any rate. The worst car problem I've ever had was my 370Z needing a new short block. It was warranted and as a bonus for my troubles, Nissan gave my a 5 year maintenance contract. The other 30 years of Jap cars, a bunch of Datsuns and Nissans, were trouble free for the most part. I never spent much on my 300ZX tt, just a water pump, and broken turbo vacuum hose, in 14+ years. The little ladies 2002 Camry has never been in the shop for more than routine maintenance. Her previous Ford and GM both had recalls and weird problems I'd never heard of before.

The corvette aught to be a winner. Enjoy it thoroughly.

kenchan · 01-26-2011, 11:24 AM

contrary to import's pos G20 (which i also confirm that by experience owning one long time ago), my G35C's been issue free for the last 7yrs. will be my last yr with her this year though. going to sell and move onto a...

Red__Zed · 01-26-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

contrary to import's pos G20 (which i also confirm that by experience owning one long time ago), my G35C's been issue free for the last 7yrs. will be my last yr with her this year though. going to sell and move onto a...

All car companies make POS's. Judging a whole country of origin based on a crappy car is a poor decision. It's like deciding not to buy a vette based on a bad experience with a Cobalt.

I will take one less Z sold. Hopefully it will encourage Nissan to do something crazy for the next update.

ImportConvert · 01-26-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

All car companies make POS's. Judging a whole country of origin based on a crappy car is a poor decision. It's like deciding not to buy a vette based on a bad experience with a Cobalt.

I will take one less Z sold. Hopefully it will encourage Nissan to do something crazy for the next update.

It's not the build-quality of the G20 but rather the materials. If Nissan has re-formulated the rubber they use for all the bushings, etc. then I agree. If not, it doesn't matter what it's in. GT-R or G20, if it's the same source, it's full of fail.

It seems they have done nothing to fix the junk paint they use, so I would worry about other things, too.

I hope Nissan does something radical, too. The Camaro and Mustang need foreign competition if they are to not stagnate again like before.

kenchan · 01-26-2011, 12:35 PM

actually there's a huge chance pre and post french guy for nissan.

before french guy i wasn't much of a fan of any nissan/datsun. G20 was one of the last platforms before the transformation.

EazyD · 01-26-2011, 12:42 PM

Congrats on the vette. I did enjoy the ZR1 Nurburgring lap at the bottom of this page : 2011 Chevy Corvette ZR1

bit more expensive than the Z06 though haha

ol240z · 01-26-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by OrangeJuice

Have a bit of a dilemma on my hands, need some unbiased advice from the 370z community.

Recently bought a 2010 Challenger SRT8 at the end of December, after the first 1000 miles my car has stalled twice in the middle of traffic and the car has had a sporadic issue of not recognizing my key fob.

So far this problem is widespread on a large number of Chrysler models and many people have had it happen well over 20 times. The company has refused to acknowledge it/find a fix and the dealers have been unhelpful. Hate to make a mountain out of a mole hill but I'm afraid of the car stalling in the middle of a busy intersection and possibly getting rear ended. Very unsafe and I'm starting to think about flipping in for a 370z.

I loved the 370z when I drove it, but talked myself out of it due to the road noise and lack of a model that suited me.

Hoping for some opinions/thoughts from you guys about what to do...the Challenger forum has been pretty short sighted saying DON'T TRADE FOR THAT JAP CRAP...not exactly helpful.

consider the Infinity product. Similar starting points - but with different executions, options and rides. More of a GT than a sports car and perhaps more in line with your driving preferences. Road noise can also be softened with a smaller diameter wheel and taller side walls at the expense of handling and performance. Road racers do it all the time - a set of wheels for the drive to the track - a set for driving the track. You get two "cars" for the price of an extra set of wheels. The cat can be skinned in many ways - find solutions and disregard distractions. There is no perfect car, but when you love the car you drive - you forgive it's flaws. Kinda like a wife. Good luck.

ImportConvert · 01-26-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by EazyD

Congrats on the vette. I did enjoy the ZR1 Nurburgring lap at the bottom of this page : 2011 Chevy Corvette ZR1

bit more expensive than the Z06 though haha

I am more attracted to the Z06. If I were stepping into an FI car with a bunch of electronics, I would probably pick the 2012 GT-R over the ZR1.

kenchan · 01-26-2011, 02:56 PM

import- so now that you got the vette are you going to finally leave us alone?

steveg78 · 01-26-2011, 04:07 PM

I dont think we've seen the last of the "My G20"... or "when I had a WS6"... comments

kenchan · 01-26-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by steveg78

I dont think we've seen the last of the "My G20"... or "when I had a WS6"... comments

yah, it's like some asian guy who i dont know keep referring me as 'his friend' just because i have black hair and from the orient. get the f- away from me!

GZ3 · 01-26-2011, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by steveg78

I dont think we've seen the last of the "My G20"... or "when I had a WS6"... comments

lolzz

ImportConvert · 01-26-2011, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

import- so now that you got the vette are you going to finally leave us alone?

Dunno, not planning on buying a 370Z, and the quality of people here makes me question why I post. Your probably right, not a group I want to interact much with as the maturity level here seems to reflect the age-group of the 370Z owner. Sadly, that's my age-group, but I never really liked my own age group. So I guess deuces.

cossie1600 · 01-26-2011, 09:01 PM

I had a 2005 C6 with 20K miles, it had to have its rear end/transmission/wheel bearings replaced. I traded it in for a Prius as I was sick and tired of it. Even though it wasn't very reliable, but it is faster than my 370 by quite a bit. The Corvette owners are something. The racers are pretty cool, but some of them think too much of themselves. The non-racers are usually just old and grumpy, they prefer to spend their time stroking their egos and obama bashings.

Call me an ***, but I absolutely hate the guys with the older Corvettes thinking their cars were closed to the C6. Thank god the 280Z and 300Z guys don't do that.

I don't see a lot of 370 owners, but the 350 owners are definitely younger and can be a little immature sometimes. (No offense to anybody, of course I am immature myself at times)

SkyZ · 01-26-2011, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by steveg78

I dont think we've seen the last of the "My G20"... or "when I had a WS6"... comments

well maybe now it'll be "This Z06"

01-26-2011, 12:42 PM	#51 (permalink)
EazyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,211 Drives: 2010 6MT Sport pkg. Rep Power: 25	Congrats on the vette. I did enjoy the ZR1 Nurburgring lap at the bottom of this page : 2011 Chevy Corvette ZR1 bit more expensive than the Z06 though haha __________________ Pearl White 2010 370Z Sport, Stillen CBE, tint, K&N drop-in filters, GT-R start button, Kenwood DNX-6980 with backup cam, LED bulbs, Raceseng shift knob.

01-26-2011, 09:01 PM	#59 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	I had a 2005 C6 with 20K miles, it had to have its rear end/transmission/wheel bearings replaced. I traded it in for a Prius as I was sick and tired of it. Even though it wasn't very reliable, but it is faster than my 370 by quite a bit. The Corvette owners are something. The racers are pretty cool, but some of them think too much of themselves. The non-racers are usually just old and grumpy, they prefer to spend their time stroking their egos and obama bashings. Call me an **, but I absolutely hate the guys with the older Corvettes thinking their cars were closed to the C6. Thank god the 280Z and 300Z guys don't do that. I don't see a lot of 370 owners, but the 350 owners are definitely younger and can be a little immature sometimes. (No offense to anybody, of course I am immature myself at times) Last edited by cossie1600; 01-26-2011 at 09:04 PM.*

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01-26-2011, 11:24 AM	#47 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	contrary to import's pos G20 (which i also confirm that by experience owning one long time ago), my G35C's been issue free for the last 7yrs. will be my last yr with her this year though. going to sell and move onto a...

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	actually there's a huge chance pre and post french guy for nissan. before french guy i wasn't much of a fan of any nissan/datsun. G20 was one of the last platforms before the transformation.

01-26-2011, 02:56 PM	#54 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	import- so now that you got the vette are you going to finally leave us alone?

01-26-2011, 04:07 PM	#55 (permalink)
steveg78 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MD Posts: 569 Drives: 09 370Z PG M6 +Sport Rep Power: 17	I dont think we've seen the last of the "My G20"... or "when I had a WS6"... comments