Z06 vs. 370Z

pedZ

The power seats are not all power. It's kind of misleading. Only the seat back tilt and front to back adjustments are power if I remember correctly. Lumbar support and seat bottom tilt are controlled by the knobs.

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ImportConvert

Are the seats "solid"? If you own or have ridden in a 'vette you know what I mean. They slide around in the corners on their tracks a bit. Annoying. Does the Z do this, and when you nail the brakes, does the pass. seat flop forward?

PS. I finally get what you all mean. The 370Z "FEELS" a lot smaller than my Z06, even though it isn't.

Over-all, the interior is very nice. I'm now just concerned with how it wears/holds up inside, if the seats get loose on their tracks, if those inserts in the seats fray, if rattles are prone to develop, that sort of thing.

m4a1mustang

Sit in the seat and drive the car.

Answering questions for self = ftw.

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Haven't had any issues with the seats sliding around.

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ImportConvert

I have driven one, well, several, but my 'vette had solid seats when new, and now they tend to move around a bit. I loved the car on first impression (both the Z06 and the 370Z), I'm just curious how time treats it, and I don't want to answer that for myself if someone else can do so for me.

My one MAJOR complaint about the 370Z was the blind-spot. It was insane.

PS. I heard the head-rests were that way on purpose and it was a "feature"?

kenchan

yep, mine too. was one of the arguments i used to get a nice deal on my car.

my aftermarket mirrors completely fixed this.

pedZ

What do they call that feature? The "stab you in the back" feature?

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shadoquad

It means that the person in question is letting reputation of the car or the brand get in their way of exploring or enjoying the vehicle.
blind spot is bad.

The head rests are the way they are to prevent whiplash, from what I understand. the lower part is supposed to stabilize the head/neck area in the event of a crash.

ImportConvert

Yes, the way I understand it, the seats in new vehicles like that are like a really crappy external HANS device. Kindof cool.

GZ3

huh....thats a good way of looking at it

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shadoquad

Kirkster told me that 350z's had an issue with a loose rattle under the seat when driving really fast, but it had an easy fix. Other than that, I haven't heard about any other seat issues from folks who thrash 370z's.

pedZ

I think the seats a pretty solid with one exception. When you put your head on the head rest you can feel the posts from the head rest in your back. The seats seem pretty hollow but they don't slide around. The seats are a pretty tight fit too. You should take one out for a test drive.

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Jeffblue

if you want a nice interior, get a bmw or a real luxury car. the 370z interior is very very nice considering its a nissan sports car.