F the color... Does anyone regret buying their Z?

Z_ealot

i know this kinda off topic, but have you tried taking your Z to fontana nissan? one of the better if not the best dealerships as far as getting stuff fixed and in a hurry under warranty without the drama. i know its probably a good ways from you, but couldnt hurt to try.

DEpointfive0

You know, I might take it on Monday anyways... I have an appointment with Alhambra Nissan, which has HORRIBLE reviews... But it's Nissan's NUMBER ONE Southern CA warranty dealership... Which I couldn't believe...



Do you or anyone else have a specific person to go to for service?

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Z_ealot

talk to scott, he's usually the guy for parts but he knows his stuff and makes sure you get taken care of if he's not available though you can always talk to chris, he is the gt-r tech there and shop foreman

DEpointfive0

Thank you very much brother!

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Dizzy

I don't think "regret" is the right word, but if I had it to do over again, I would not purchase the Z.

This was my first sports car and I'm not a huge car enthusiast. I did a lot of research and I consider myself a fairly educated buyer. So, I have no one to blame but myself as there were a number of warning signs I chose to ignore and quite a lot of negative press about the Z. But, I bought one because the car was just so freaking sexy.

From a performance perspective, it's a fun car to drive. It is rough and noisy, but I knew that from the test drive going into it. As for over steer that some people talk of, I just see that as a car that is fairly high end performance wise and I just had to get used to driving a road hugging sports car.

But, there have been a fair number of negatives I have encountered with the Z that would have seem me purchase something else had I known in advance. One thing of note, most if not all of them are fixable, but I am less than impressed with Nissan's approach to known issues. So much so, I do not believe I would ever buy another Nissan again.

First Off - Paint. Everyone knows these cars have terrible paint issues. Unfortunately, the test drive doesn't sort that out and if you order a car like I did, especially late in the model year when selection is poor, you get what you get. When mine was delivered, there was a slight run in the paint on the rear quarter. I had a choice to make, refuse delivery or live with it. No one knows it's there except me and the dealer wasn't fixing an "acceptable factory flaw". Since then, the ease of chips in the paint from road debris is very annoying.

Oil Cooling problem. Known, they don't care and I find Nissan's approach to that unacceptable.

Steering Lock - Known and although recalled, the damage was done for me. Again, a huge reluctance to own up to a known defect by Nissan.

The interior of the car has really worn on me too. My own fault for not driving the car at night but I hate the dashboard and interior lighting. Also, the hands free phone connection is unusable for me. Again, a known fault and reported by a lot of people. "Too bad, so sad" is the response from dealers along with "yeah, we know it's bad in that car". Seriously? hands free bluetooth technology in 2013 and you can't get a decent one in a car. Shameful Nissan! Throw in a few errant rattles and I feel the interior of the car is cheap.

Now, I add that all up with other sports cars I have ridden in or driven since getting the Z. All too often I go "oh wow, what a nice ride and drive", much nicer than the Z.

So, do I regret it? No. I still love her. She's one sexy car. Would I buy her (or another Nissan again), no I wouldn't. Car aside, Nissan has not impressed me as a company and they do not deserve my business.

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Z_ealot

so let me get this straight...you bought the car knowing it had defects in the paint and had a chance to walk away from it at that point, but decided to purchase it anyway? i dont know about you, but if i had seen that before purchasing it would have been a warning sign to me to not buy that car and wait for a better one or move on to a different car especially when the dealer refused to fix the run in the paint for you. then again as they say hindsight is 20/20, but hope you find a car that suits you better the next time around. on topic though i still dont regret any of my nissan purchases, all solid cars for me, even the my first car a 2002 altima which i admit had some squeaks and rattles after a while, but im not really one of those people who gives a crap about rattles in a car as long as it gets me to where i want to go reliably and safely lol.

DEpointfive0

... Wait for it...

^^ this makes more sense.
I meant well put about the last half-ish.
I agree on the oil cooling and the SLU

Mainly with this statement: I am less than impressed with Nissan's approach to known issues. So much so, I do not believe I would ever buy another Nissan again.

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Dizzy

As I mentioned, only I know it's there. It's so faint, I never would have noticed it had I not read how about how poor the paint was on these cars before buying one. Because I knew that going in, I scoured it with a fine tooth comb and found that flaw. But, it was all about timing. End of the year, connections to the dealer through a friend and a sticker price that was I was never going to get again (not even close) because of hidden dealer factory incentives. I got the car below regular dealer cost because of those incentives. The almost zero profit margin the dealer had on this (because of the connection) was also a reason they weren't going to fix such a minor flaw. So, I accepted it. We all have our reasons in life for making choices and to get that level of savings, that was a good choice for me. Doesn't change the fact that it's yet another Z with paint issues.

I like my Z. Love to drive it and it's a great looking car. I guess I expect a little more out of a company for a car at that price point, especially on known issues like the bluetooth or the steering lock (personally I couldn't care less about the oil heating issue as I'm not a track guy and if you run into issues on the road, it's because you are driving in a manner you definitely should not be).

It's paid off, in full, and I'll keep her for a while till I'm bored with it. Even more importantly, nothing else really appeals to me right now, at least not at this price point. My next car will no doubt cost me double what the Z did as I've now got the performance car bug.

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