lol, you really thought my post was that bad? i was just playing around but I do think thats very anal to be that way about your seats...

Nah....no problem! But I have a question for you. The last time I drove through Danbury, I sure didn't see any pelicans....flamingos, dolphins, nor alligators for that matter. Am I missing something! :confused:

My gal can't drive a MT either. It backfired though when I wanted to sleep on the ride home and had actually forgotten why she never drives my cars. It meant another night in a hotel. :ughdance:

Um seating adjustment beef? Lol that is one of the oddest and funniest things I've heard on this forum, I would have given you a sideways look as well. So what's your decided upon resolution? Drive to NY, put more miles on the car for a different dealer or learn how to do it yourself? Btw, I don't know how asking for the GT-R mechanic is going to go down at the shop, they could outright say no because you don't have a GT-R, I mean if it was as easy as asking for the GT-R mechanic I'm sure the guy with the Versa would want the special tech as well. Learn how to change the oil yourself, at least that way you'll feel gratified and know the job was done right instead of biting fingernails worrying over seat angles in the dealer waiting room.

I do most work myself but when I do have the dealer service my car I tell them thanks for the offer, but I don't want them to wash the car afterwards. I don't trust them to do that part. It's not like they have their $60 per hour certified mechanics as lot boys and I figure that's where the damage or monkey business is going to occur.

hahaha, old nickname...

The GTR tech works on other cars its just they are certified to deal with higher end cars.... If they ONLY worked on GTRs they would be sitting around all day with nothing to do as there are not a ton of GTRs going in for service daily....

I already went over with him the ease of changing your own oil but he doesnt want to so i suggested the GTR tech for a better solution.

:iagree:

The only thing I would have told the guy is that no-one is allowed to smoke in the car.

Ha ha ha! For a while there, I thought I was in some kind of geographic bizzaro world!

Thanks for having my back Volk :)

My approach was this: I took 1 week, 3 days, 12 hours, and 37 minutes getting everything set absolutely the way I wanted it, and then I sealed the car in a case made of inch-thick lucite and filled it with xenon, an inert gas. I think that my 370Z will thus be perfectly preserved for at least 1000 years, and when I open the case the seat adjustment will fit me perfectly, assuming that I haven't gained or lost any weight, etc.

sailfree- your tires will flatspot by week 3.

You got it brotha :tiphat:

It's always nice when you can do a job yourself on your car. Then you know you can hold yourself responsible for it.
I've had mechanics create new leaks while they were fixing old ones... and who knows if it was on purpose or not ( to bring me back to have the new leak fixed ! )

I guess your driving position is a pretty small thing compared to the engine or transmission of the car. Nonetheless, I understand how a car is a personal place

I lol'd

I don't think the tech should have given you attitude like that. He could've done things differently. Maybe he was offended, though. I don't like readjusting my seat; I feel like I never get it 100% the same and it'll bother me for like the next 20 miles. I really don't like the smell of smoke, so I would've been more upset about that than anything.

the same thing Dirty Mike and the boys did to Will Ferrell's Prius.

When I had my Mercedes, the lot guys (geez...I don't even know the correct term) were uh...mentally challenged? The owner of the dealership was part of some program that employed them. First time one of them curbed my wheel I went to the SA and told him that only him or his techs were allowed to move my car. Never had an issue after that. Ended up getting to be friends with the SA and he said it was a huge problem, they had tons of damage on customer's cars as well as new cars that the lot guys moved, but the owner was steadfast on giving them a chance. Now I'm all for programs like that, but let them do packaging or assemble simple stuff, but don't have them moving freakin' $50,000+ cars around.

I used to work w/ a handicapped guy who not only moved vehicles on our property, but also delivered them to municipalities and other clients. I was his supervisor. Imagine how that went.

Even w/ all the headaches he caused me, I still miss him. He was a nice guy lol.

Rats!
 

Thanks for reminding me. I had not thought of that! I'll have to work out a fix, but that means cracking the lucite case and finding another supply of xenon gas...

Now see! Here's someone I can relate to! Assuming that my body morphology does change however after the first 1000 years, I may need to readjust the seats again. I can't take this pressure! :crying:

yah, a local supermarket uses such programs. toilet bowl cleaner in the same bag as my veggies :ugh2:, meat with dry goods :ugh2:, frozen foods with kids' notebook and bday cards (completely ruined obviously) :ugh2:

and one pulling at our shopping cart to take back into the store WHILE i was placing said ruined items into my car. :facepalm:

after 5-6 of this, i dont go there any more. i think the program need to find the right jobs for these individuals instead of just letting them 'try it.' same goes with smoking 400lbs crack grease marker.

I hear what you're saying Ken but to be honest with you....and I work with the physically and mentally challenged...I think I would rather have a few of them drive my car then the Sasquatch that I had to deal with. I least they wouldn't have given me an attititude.

the teen yanking at the shopping cart had an attitude. i think he even called me a "chink" and said to hurry up. lol :rofl2: i just smiled and calmly said 'hold on now, im almost done' as if i was talking to my kids' misbehaving friends.

i wasnt angry at them, rather i was not happy at the non-existent supervison. i dont plan on shopping there anytime soon.

^ they've been doing that at home depot now too. It's gets annoying but what are you gonna do. We all gotta eat

ahhh.....haaaaaaaaaa! And I don't plan to ever go to that Nissan Dealership again!!! :mad: The world is crumbling my friends :eek:

uh oh, what happened to you and your car now? did they scratch it? :(

Ha ha ha! God forbid! I'm freaking out because I have to bring it in (trying a new Nissan Dealship) on Thursday because there is some debris in my ventilation system that some critter brought in when the previous owner had it. The other "infamous" day when I brought it in to THE HOUSE OF SASQUATCH, they not only changed my oil but I also complained of hearing a noise in the AC/Heater fan when I turned it on. It turned out to be acorns which the techs at the Dealer cleaned out but I still hear debris in there so I'm going to try another dealership and have them clean out the entire vent system. Obviously I can't go back to T.H.O.S. I burned that bridge. By the way, I never heard back from the Service Manager after I complained to him about Sasquatch. So now...as fate would have it, I will be going to another dealership on Thursday. Do I even DARE to ask them not to adjust the seating position? There's not that many Nissan Dealships in CT. I may have to go to another state for service pretty soon.

john- oh i see. there was a TSB for the engine cooling system where some loose sealant rattles. does the noise stop when your a/c is off? if so does not apply.

here is the link:
http://www.the370z.com/370z-technica...e-running.html

IF YOU CONFIRM
A tapping noise coming from the dash area when the engine is running at operating
temperature,
NOTE: This tapping noise, if it should occur, sounds like a screwdriver being tapped on
the work bench. The tapping speed increases and decrease with the engine RPM and
may require engine RPM of about 3000 for the noise to be heard.


DETERMINE IF
The noise is coming from inside the heater core (see Service Procedure).


ACTION
“Back-Flush” the heater core to remove gray silicone debris.

I don't see why they have to move the seat to move the car 20 feet to the bay the car will be serviced and back.

Thanks Ken for the info but I'm sure it's mouse related or some other rodent especially given the fact that they found several acorns in the filter. Plus, there has always seemed to be a faint animal kind of smell in the interior so I want to make sure that a dead mouse is still not in there. I should have told you that it dosen't matter if the AC is on or not. You'll hear junk in the system just by turning on the fan. And it's weird because the noise isn't just one spot...you can hear dirt like debris moving around in different areas in the system which is especially noticeable when I turn up and then turn down the fan speed. Anyway I'll find out Thursday. Lets just hope that Sasquatch doesn't have a brother! Thanks for the AC info though :tup:

np and GL (good luck)! :tup:

I brought my Z to another Nissan Dealer this morning to have the ventilation system checked out because I still hear more debris when I turn the fan on. Obviously I wasn't going to the other dealer where Sasquatch gave me the attitude about moving the seat. After my complaint to the service mgr, I happily burned that bridge. Right away, I notice a big difference in this dealership. First of all, I was able to drive it in the first bay myself where they write up the work order. Next, I could tell that these guys were "car crazy" like me and one of the other service guys there had a '91 Z modded out to over 500 hp so they could relate to Z enthusiaists. And although I wasn't going to say anything about the seat, I did anyway and they were like "no problem" and they actually wrote "not to adjust the seats" in big red letters on the work order for the techs and they said they get these requests often. So right away I like these guys. The car is at the dealer now and I'm waiting for them to call me when it's ready. They shuttled me to work and will be picking me up. I'm crossing my fingers that everything goes well with the ventilation system. I also wanted them to look at the bottom body side molding towards the front of the car on the driver's side where it looks like one of the clip or fasteners that holds it in place has come loose and it sticks out just a bit. Anyay, I'm hoping that this will be the dealer who I can trust for future services.

No offense but, why do you care so much about the the seats where you can easily adjust them back to the position you are comfortable with?

Good luck, I am betting they will fix one of two problems for you.

No offense taken!

:tiphat:

Thanks Cossie....I have a feeling you're not too hopeful on the body side panel problem. I'll be picking it up later and will let you know!

sounds awesome! :tup: GL!

Thanks Ken...I'll let you know how it goes. :tup:

yup that's the Nissan way. I hope I am wrong. I went 0 for 4 in my trip

No no, i am really curious. :P