Consumer Reports' Obsession

m4a1mustang · 03-04-2011, 02:51 PM

Well, I'd avoid an '09 if I was buying used simply because all the issues with the '09s seem to have been solved in 2010+.

No way in hell would I put up with that ECU whine again, or waste my time fighting with a dealer to try and replace it with a 2010 ECU.

shadoquad · 03-04-2011, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Well, I'd avoid an '09 if I was buying used simply because all the issues with the '09s seem to have been solved in 2010+.

No way in hell would I put up with that ECU whine again, or waste my time fighting with a dealer to try and replace it with a 2010 ECU.

Yeah, good thing you didn't replace it with just some other first model year sports car.

VCuomo · 03-04-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Well, I'd avoid an '09 if I was buying used simply because all the issues with the '09s seem to have been solved in 2010+.

No way in hell would I put up with that ECU whine again, or waste my time fighting with a dealer to try and replace it with a 2010 ECU.

I wouldn't write off every '09 Z. Mine doesn't have the ECU problem at all. And all of the things that CR said owners rated the car low for are present in all 370Z model years.

dad · 03-04-2011, 10:30 PM

They named the Ford Mustang as best sports car.

m4a1mustang · 03-05-2011, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

I wouldn't write off every '09 Z. Mine doesn't have the ECU problem at all. And all of the things that CR said owners rated the car low for are present in all 370Z model years.

Mileage and age of driver?

I know mine didn't start until after 8k, and only really younger folk who can still pick up those high frequencies can hear it. My dad thinks I'm crazy because he can't hear it. Well he can't hear anything to begin with.

PapoZalsa · 03-05-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

I wouldn't write off every '09 Z. Mine doesn't have the ECU problem at all. And all of the things that CR said owners rated the car low for are present in all 370Z model years.

Mine is 09 too and I don't have an ECU problem.

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Originally Posted by ZeeingAround

Put down The consmers reports and pick up a playboy. you'll feel better.

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	Well, I'd avoid an '09 if I was buying used simply because all the issues with the '09s seem to have been solved in 2010+. No way in hell would I put up with that ECU whine again, or waste my time fighting with a dealer to try and replace it with a 2010 ECU. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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dad Grand Prix of Endurance Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,476 Drives: Mulsanne Straight Rep Power: 27	They named the Ford Mustang as best sports car. __________________ We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but once obtained, it is not in human nature to surrender it voluntary.

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