Looking at 370z,Observations and a Question

Dwight Frye

I have an 04 Infiniti G35 with the 6MT that's been a great car but I'm ready for something else. I'm 54, learned how to drive off road in a dune buggy at age 14 and have always owned some type of performance car. I've pretty much settled on a Touring/Sport 6MT and have narrowed it down to a couple of colors. Here's the dilemma: not much inventory out there right now, and the Nissan website is inaccurate regarding what are supposed to be available at dealer's lots. I've visited 2 dealers within about 15 miles of my city and neither had the cars listed. I have yet to see a Touring Model to check the leather colors but there are plenty with the Sport option. Too many automatic transmissions out there too. Reminds me of the late 1970's when they first started offering the auto trans and the Z car turned into what we used to call "secretary specials" as more women were buying them than men. I'm glad they still offer a real sports car. One dealer has a used 370z on the lot with a little less than 5K miles. I wanted to check the interior out even though it was cloth. I opened the door and about gagged on the cigarette smell. Way to sell a car huh ? So I think I'm just going to find a friendly dealer and tell him what my "must haves" are and wait until they locate a car even if I have to wait for a 2010. I'm anxious to see what the new 40th Ann. Graphite color looks like and the new red interior. If it's a deep, rich cherry red leather that's the car for me. Question: Looking at the front end up close and down low, I saw what looks like a condenser, maybe 12" x 5" in the lower left quadrant of the grill opening. Is that a condenser for the A/C, or is Nissan shipping with an oil cooler all of a sudden ?
Back to lurk mode, and thanks for all of the good info. And a few laughs.

dad

Occupied?

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m4a1mustang

That's a power steering cooler.

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Caravanshaka

lower left corner is going to be the power steering cooler.

damnit m4a1, you beat me by seconds

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m4a1mustang

I like where this is going. Giggity.

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Caravanshaka

lol, that could go soooo many ways.

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Hey, how come I'm in the middle?

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g96818

now, now, maybe Scott@FontanaNissan paid more money
you're still the number one dealer to ask for advice

maybe that didn't come out too good

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FricFrac

Because you tell us every night you like it in the middle ;P

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travisjb

... okay, everyone's a Canadian around here, eh?

Dwight, you get what you need ?

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Dwight Frye

Thanks for the answer about the power steering cooler. I'll check with Scott at Fontana Nissan when I'm ready to buy. I don't mind driving 100 miles or so to pick up a car if I can't find one locally or the dealers are uncooperative.

Caravanshaka

our dealer sponsors here are great, I would try and give them business over any other dealer if any of them were remotely close to me. As it is I had to drive 150 miles to pick mine up anyway :/

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____________________ PROJECT DiaD - Sold but not forgotten!
The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that in order to work the penis, the brain must remain whole.