How has your 370Z held up?

Mecinoid · 12-10-2011, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by USMCASA

almost 77k here, its holding up good but i don't have leather... had it in my previous car and didn't want the cracking issues again. i'm fine with cloth

Me too... I've noticed that the leather in my wife's Maxima is so much better that the leather we had in our Pathfinder or other Nissan product out there. It's soft supple and has more texture on it to hide small cracks when they come. I expect that leather to last a little better.

Too soon for me to chime in on the 370Z. However, all my other Nissan products including me 350Z have worn very, very well. That is the main reason I keep coming back to Nissan. Even my Honda didn't wear as good as my Nissan's have. But, that might have been because my Honda was a Civic Si. ????Dunno??? Now the Toyota interior material I had wore really badly after only one year and I dumped it. My wife even said it looked aweful after a year. I cleaned it protected it and did all the right things... It just looked crushed and worn like a 10+ year old car with only 15K on it.

b1adesofcha0s · 10-27-2011, 12:15 PM

Haven't had any issues with mine. Bought it used with 15k miles back in January and just hit the 32k miles earlier this week.

kenchan · 10-27-2011, 12:38 PM

one would need to take care of leather seats as if they were taking care of their hands... meaning how well it holds up is how well the user takes care of them.

my 7yr old G's seats are near new condition. only thing i do is treat it with leather products from time to time (like once a season), use special leather detailing spray every 2-3wks, and try to keep the car out of the sun when not in use. that's about all.

ImportConvert · 10-27-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

one would need to take care of leather seats as if they were taking care of their hands... meaning how well it holds up is how well the user takes care of them.

my 7yr old G's seats are near new condition. only thing i do is treat it with leather products from time to time (like once a season), use special leather detailing spray every 2-3wks, and try to keep the car out of the sun when not in use. that's about all.

Most leather is just vinyl on the surface. I know Porsche uses real leather, but Ford, GM, others use vinyl faced leather. Does Nissan fall into that category? I know the inserts are a synthetic of some type.

pedZ · 10-27-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

one would need to take care of leather seats as if they were taking care of their hands... meaning how well it holds up is how well the user takes care of them.

my 7yr old G's seats are near new condition. only thing i do is treat it with leather products from time to time (like once a season), use special leather detailing spray every 2-3wks, and try to keep the car out of the sun when not in use. that's about all.

Hey kenchan, what leather products do you use on your Z and G?

kenchan · 10-27-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pedelg24

Hey kenchan, what leather products do you use on your Z and G?

on noes, free Griot's advertisement yet again.

LeatherCare - once or twice a season. (just get the smaller 8oz).

Leather Care - Interior Detailing - Car Care - Griot's Garage

LeatherCare Spray - once every few weeks. this stuff is excellent. dries quick and matte. (also 8oz is plenty).

Leather Care Spray - Interior Detailing - Car Care - Griot's Garage

pedZ · 10-27-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

on noes, free Griot's advertisement yet again.

LeatherCare - once or twice a season. (just get the smaller 8oz).

Leather Care - Interior Detailing - Car Care - Griot's Garage

LeatherCare Spray - once every few weeks. this stuff is excellent. dries quick and matte. (also 8oz is plenty).

Leather Care Spray - Interior Detailing - Car Care - Griot's Garage

Thanks! I've started to use Speed Shine and really like it for a quick clean up. I'll have to get the leather products and add it to the detailing routine.

kenchan · 10-27-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by pedelg24

Thanks! I've started to use Speed Shine and really like it for a quick clean up. I'll have to get the leather products and add it to the detailing routine.

yah, especially the LeatherCare Spray is very easy to use. just spray into your MF towel and wipe down. just keep working over the same seat until the towel eventually evaporates (takes no more than a min or so). super easy, no mess.

TypeOne · 10-27-2011, 03:52 PM

I've been driving mine for 12 months now. I've managed to add 14k miles to it in the process... about 5k miles of that have been road trips.

My seats are fine looking. Pass seat is perfect. Driver seat bolster is a little fuzzy looking, but in great shape. Driver floormat is a little worn from where I put my feet. Pass mat is perfect.

All the interior stuff is holding up well, nothing wearing irregularly. @ 28k miles with the factory windshield wipers and brake pads with plenty of life left. No major issues to report other than my hatch shocks still stick a little even though they were replaced about 5 months ago.

Gunzero · 10-29-2011, 06:24 PM

i have an '09 that rattles on the front, right side of the car. don't know what it is, but it's annoying as hell.

kenchan · 10-27-2011, 12:55 PM

on my G it's real leather, not the leatherette. i am pretty sure the leather in the Z is also real leather. (mine is cloth seats on my Z as i prefer cloth on sportscars).

m4a1mustang · 10-27-2011, 12:58 PM

It's real leather on the Z, save for the shift boot which I believe is vinyl.

The Mustang also uses real leather on the seating surfaces.

ImportConvert · 10-27-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

It's real leather on the Z, save for the shift boot which I believe is vinyl.

The Mustang also uses real leather on the seating surfaces.

Apparently just the shitty seats from Lear do not

Trips · 10-27-2011, 04:00 PM

I've got a whole 15k on mine since May 09, and I've had no issues with the interior like premature wear or rattles? its still pretty tight. I've taken it Canyon carving many times, and it handles great but of course thats with coilovers and bigger sways. The front ends got some minor pitting from rocks getting kicked up but other than that I'm pretty pleased.

red6spd · 10-27-2011, 04:05 PM

My car may not be the example your looking for but owned her for about a year and a half put 15k on her and its not my DD. Not one problem ever. Never been to the shop, and the tranny shifts fine

10-27-2011, 12:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 143	Haven't had any issues with mine. Bought it used with 15k miles back in January and just hit the 32k miles earlier this week. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

10-29-2011, 06:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Gunzero Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 889 Drives: Nissan 370z Rep Power: 260	i have an '09 that rattles on the front, right side of the car. don't know what it is, but it's annoying as hell. __________________

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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	It's real leather on the Z, save for the shift boot which I believe is vinyl. The Mustang also uses real leather on the seating surfaces. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

10-27-2011, 04:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland Posts: 8,736 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	I've got a whole 15k on mine since May 09, and I've had no issues with the interior like premature wear or rattles? its still pretty tight. I've taken it Canyon carving many times, and it handles great but of course thats with coilovers and bigger sways. The front ends got some minor pitting from rocks getting kicked up but other than that I'm pretty pleased. __________________

10-27-2011, 04:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 23	My car may not be the example your looking for but owned her for about a year and a half put 15k on her and its not my DD. Not one problem ever. Never been to the shop, and the tranny shifts fine __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

10-27-2011, 12:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	one would need to take care of leather seats as if they were taking care of their hands... meaning how well it holds up is how well the user takes care of them. my 7yr old G's seats are near new condition. only thing i do is treat it with leather products from time to time (like once a season), use special leather detailing spray every 2-3wks, and try to keep the car out of the sun when not in use. that's about all.

10-27-2011, 03:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
TypeOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 2,682 Drives: BSM 370 Rep Power: 1852	I've been driving mine for 12 months now. I've managed to add 14k miles to it in the process... about 5k miles of that have been road trips. My seats are fine looking. Pass seat is perfect. Driver seat bolster is a little fuzzy looking, but in great shape. Driver floormat is a little worn from where I put my feet. Pass mat is perfect. All the interior stuff is holding up well, nothing wearing irregularly. @ 28k miles with the factory windshield wipers and brake pads with plenty of life left. No major issues to report other than my hatch shocks still stick a little even though they were replaced about 5 months ago.

10-27-2011, 12:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	on my G it's real leather, not the leatherette. i am pretty sure the leather in the Z is also real leather. (mine is cloth seats on my Z as i prefer cloth on sportscars).