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BuckeyeZ 01-07-2014 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FrostyNaples (Post 2639328)
Its hard to turn away from my dealer though: Free car washes with no limits, $39.99 full synthetic Mobile 1 oil changes, lifetime engine & transmission warranty.

:eek:

Montez 01-07-2014 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2639146)
i like my tires set at 35-37psi cold.

Yeah 37psi feels just right, not to mushy and not hard as a brick!:driving:

koeppelnissan 01-08-2014 05:04 PM

Nissan ships the cars with 60 lbs of pressure in the tires (no flat spots if they sit on the lot, less movement on the truck when transporting, etc.) Dealers are supposed to deflate them properly, but you guys are correct, it's not always done. I personally check all Zs myself on delivery, but plenty of other cars leave here with way too much tire pressure. We have 600 cars in stock, and when its this cold out, the mechanics certainly cant bring every car into the shop, and no one is standing outside to ensure everything is done properly.

gsxr750 01-08-2014 07:55 PM

The pressure really depends when you check it and the temperature, if I fill my tires on the honda crv at 32 psi in cold weather or sitting vehicle , they will read about 44 psi when the tires are hot or air temp is around 60 - 70 + degrees

Got_Z 01-09-2014 12:18 AM

37 Psi crew checking in

ajm216 07-02-2014 07:20 PM

I checked my tire pressures today on my month old 370 they were all 4 were set to 47 psi I did notice the ride was pretty harsh over bumps and highway joints lol.

I set them to 35psi and it feels a hell of a lot better.

2011 Nismo#91 07-03-2014 05:47 PM

I'm pretty sure they come from the mfg over inflated so they don't develop flat spots while shipping and sitting on dealers lots. A good dealer will know to check them before they give you the keys.

kenchan 07-03-2014 07:38 PM

wow 47psi is 5psi higher than my hibernation setting. :icon17:

Limeybastard 07-03-2014 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2883517)
wow 47psi is 5psi higher than my hibernation setting. :icon17:


Nothing to worry about really.

JARblue 07-04-2014 08:42 AM

Dealer delivered the car to me with the right driver rear tire at something probably close to 80-100 psi. On the phone before picking it up they mentioned something about damage to the tire, so they were going to put a new one on for me. Obviously they forgot to deflate the tire after beading it because the tire bubbled within 15 minutes of driving off the lot. I'll post a picture up when I get home.

tnav 07-04-2014 12:47 PM

I always tell them "don't check the tires, don't wash it, and don't vacuum either" they are stupid, they screw up with tire pressure, they scratch the interior and exterior with their vacuum and half fast wash.

My other car is an BMW M and what a difference with service, in fact I wait for it to be filthy to take it in for service :)

JARblue 07-09-2014 08:31 AM

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Here is a picture of the rear tire my dealer delivered on the car. This was about 20 min after driving it off the lot brand new and 10 min into having some fun and getting the tires warm :ugh:

Zteve 07-09-2014 08:48 AM

^^^ i would be pissed if that was me

JARblue 07-09-2014 09:50 AM

Don't think I wasn't :mad:

I drove back to the dealer on the spare, and the manager asked if I had called the tire manufacturer. He saw my reaction and quickly assured me they would be taking care of the matter. I took their courtesy Z to go back and pick up the bad tire since I wasn't willing to put it in the back of my brand new car. I got a couple of free oil changes out of them but haven't been back since.

Arrvaxx 07-09-2014 02:01 PM

Happened to me too. Something I will always check before taking a car.

Morbid370Z 07-10-2014 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2889010)
Don't think I wasn't :mad:

I drove back to the dealer on the spare, and the manager asked if I had called the tire manufacturer. He saw my reaction and quickly assured me they would be taking care of the matter. I took their courtesy Z to go back and pick up the bad tire since I wasn't willing to put it in the back of my brand new car. I got a couple of free oil changes out of them but haven't been back since.

Sheesh, I'm honestly surprised my Z had 36 psi all around leaving the same dealership. That's terrible.

Spooler 07-10-2014 01:38 AM

They set the tire pressure high due to strapping them down in shipping. They don't want to bottom them out when they crank down on the tie downs. Nissan puts yellow stickies on the tires so the PDI guys will be remember to set the tires to the door placard. Guess some folks don't have a clue.

MagmaRed370z 07-30-2014 11:10 PM

When I bought the car I checked the pressure and all four tires where at 45 PSI, stupid dealers

/Angelo350Z/ 07-31-2014 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by schellingr (Post 2914254)
When I bought the car I checked the pressure and all four tires where at 45 PSI, stupid dealers

They probably forgot to deflate the tires after the cars were delivered from the port. But yes, still pretty stupid.

JARblue 07-31-2014 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 2890147)
They set the tire pressure high due to strapping them down in shipping. They don't want to bottom them out when they crank down on the tie downs. Nissan puts yellow stickies on the tires so the PDI guys will be remember to set the tires to the door placard. Guess some folks don't have a clue.

For me, they received the car from a dealer in Oklahoma, but there was a problem with one of the wheels. They replaced the wheel and tire just before delivery. I suspect the reason for my tire issue was they didn't deflate the tire after beading it. My PSI was closer to 80-100, which is what you would expect beading a new tire and way higher than they would use for shipping. Even a 60 PSI tire wouldn't have bubbled as quickly as mine did.

That being said, plenty of dealers forget to deflate tires after shipping or remove the Nismo spring spacers. It's the nature of the stealership :ugh2:

Bleek 07-31-2014 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeZ (Post 2641137)
:eek:

That alone is worth $100 a month lol

markesc 05-09-2022 04:10 PM

Be very careful with those $25 portable inflator things with a digital read out that automatically shuts off at a designated psi. Mine USED to be accurate when I bought it new, however, a few months ago I decided to fill my tires and discovered that it was off by 10 psi... I'm guessing that however the gauges work on those machines likely goes bad over time; Mine sits in the back area for emergency use, but I keep a normal gauge with me as well.


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Originally Posted by FrostyNaples (Post 2640876)
I have a digital gauge readout on the mini compressor - i set it to 35.5, it does the rest.

I double checked with your off the shelf needle dial, same results (which is nice to know they are giving me the same info).


James Savage 07-17-2022 07:47 PM

Took delivery of 2019 370z yesterday from CarMax. Test drive n front end
Swimming all over freeway. Tires were 45 both rear
And 30 on front. Adjusted n fixed problem.


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