High Miles Z a bad idea?

JungleZ

Ya like I said Nissan is a joke compared to Nissan and Toyota when it comes to reliability and bs issues. Nissan is the best bang for your buck but they cheap out in so many ways why do you think the resale value on all toyotas and Hondas is almost always better than Nissan.

And lets not ever forget what a pain in the butt the dam 300zx was to work on with cramped engine bays galore

bmarcinczyk14

What, would you rather have a car that accelerates on it's own? cough toyota cough

DEpointfive0

Hey, that wasn't Toyota's problem, that was the pedal manufacturers problem...
Pontiac had the same issue too

And the guy who had the prius that stated that whole thing was lying



Oh, and I BET the ENGINE on the 370Z the OP was talking about will last to double to 140k, but I bet not a damn think else will without giving some sort of headache...
I don't know a hell of a lot about Hondas from first hand experience... I know my dad had one that he sold to a family friend and it's at 300,000kms with no oil changes, lol (the guy just adds oil)

But I can't find anything wrong with any of our JAPANESE MADE Toyotas... My 370Z... Going in for another smattering of problems (I will admit, MOST are bullshít panel squeaks and buttons on the radio not working and such, but the transmission is acting up)

bmarcinczyk14

Pretty sure it became their problem when they had to recall thousands of cars and lost millions of dollars on it. Regardless, I think Nissan's are more reliable then you give them credit for. Would you not agree they are more reliable than the average domestic car or Kia? And you want to talk about cars with reliability issues, try owning any VW/Audi. I love those cars to death, but not enough to pay for labor costs and deal with shi*t breaking everywhere.

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DEpointfive0

Fair enough, I think the Nazi sleds are GARBAGE too, don't get me wrong. But in terms or Japanese reliability it's Lexus, Toyota, Acura, Honda, I'd give the next few to Subaru then Mitsubishi, THEN Nissan...

bmarcinczyk14

I knew I wasn't the only one that thought Nissans weren't unreliable pieces of junk! Just cause it has "high" mileage doesn't me it's automatically a bad buy. And honestly I think Honda and Toyota being more reliable doesn't even matter in this situation. I mean what has either company made in the past 15 years that didn't scream boring and conventional? With exception to the S2000. I'd much rather go for a Z over anything either company has made in 15 years even if it is slightly more unreliable.
Whoa, wait, seriously?!?! You have Mitsubishi in front of Nissan?? I'd have to STRONGLY disagree with you on that. The only Mits I would even consider buying, and actually did before the 370z, is a Evo. IMO, everything else is junk.

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Chuck33079

I was about to type this exact same thing. Even the Evo has some build quality issues, and it's the best-built thing they've got. Mistubishi is the Japanese Chrysler.

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Nailzs

I just traded in a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT on my 2013 Z. I had the car over 8 years. I bought it when it had 75000 miles and drove it until I traded it with 154800 miles. To date it was the most reliable car I've ever owned. It never broke down for any reason, ever. At 215 HP it's not everyone's "cup of tea", but it was NEVER junk.