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While I appreciate the issues you have had to deal with Andrew, I've never had a problem with my 370Z. I owned a Maxima and it was bullet proof up to the day I traded it in six years and 135k miles later.

The paint on my Z is no worse than the paint on my son's Tacoma or my wife's CR-V. I've yet to read a forum where people are happy about their car's paint.

I feel your pain as I've been following the threads detailing your issues. I guess I've just been lucky.

Ive been a BMW fanatic wanted to buy a Z4 in fact i was about to buy a used Z4M but by shear accident went to stop by a Nissan dealershit because I had to pee....which eventually was asked to test drive the Z.
To cut the story short I ended up buying a brand new Z for the price of a used Z4M!

2 weeks of ownership changed my exhaust,springs, intakes, crank pulley then went to ZdayZ. Boy I tell you its like a honeymoon sex all day at the tail of the dragon! Never driven a car the way the Z handles the curve it was like a roller coaster on rails. Yes it may be sluggish or not as fast at the drag strip. But believe me the Z will round around in every angles most of the muscle cars at the track.

The Z is the only car that makes me drive for no reason at all....just to enjoy the very essence of driving! Nuf said...

You obviously haven't driven the new sti... I'm not bashing the Z, but I am being honest about its flaws. I'm just saying the z is a good sports car, just not for everyone.

Btw as far as I do understand about this thread it ask your honest opinion about your satisfaction of owning the the Z not about your dis-satisf**ksion with the Z!

No particular car as far as I know is perfect its always a matter of personal taste some people are meant for the scoobies,the vets and the tangs. Same as other people have small and big bananas. Its a matter of how you use it and hold it for the long haul!

But for the price of the Z its the only sports car in 2009 with synchro rev, aluminum doors,hood and hatch. While most latest model high end sports car are only using the rev matching technology only now and charge you 2x as much.

With the price of the Z plus all the fun staff it offers i think it a bargain just like the GTR's price in a super car category!

Totally Honest Opinion of Your Satisfaction With Your 370
 

Other than the rattled interior, rattled pipes and the clutch noise, MY 370z is a really great car to own.

STi's are nice cars and perform very well & I like them. However, they just don't have the wow factor like the z's do when it comes to styling. Z's attract a lot of chicks' attention :) while STi's attract a lot of dudes :p

no they dont. :mad: my Z attracts sweaty greasy doods. :icon08:

Coming from a 13 wrx, and having driven a few 2015 sti's, I would pick the Z. First of all a stripped STi is 36k and change, I got my Z with sports package for 31k flat. Right there u save 5k. Exterior I think the Z wins, but that is personal opinion, that wing on the sti looks juvenile. Paint quality, probably poor on both, but go to NASIOC and read the complaints... Oh boy. Interior, Z quality is superior, way less rattles, better stereo (but really, any car sounds better than the base wrx/sti, better materials, although the sti is way better now than previous generations. Th wrx did not even have powered seats in the past, even now, only the drivers side can be powered.

Wrx is fun to drive though, turbo makes it feel fast, sounds great with spt exhaust, and is practical. I guess u should test drive as many as u can, but having owned 3 z's, I always come back to nissan. The z is a great car, it will always put a smile on your face when you drive it.

back in 2009 i was able to get the dealer to offer 31.5K for a new STi hatch with some options... but the car was just not for me.

This is my first Z and I am still ecstatic over being an owner.

My first fast car was a '66 Mustang Fastback but I was a kid and could not afford the payments. Had pretty much boring cars since then in comparison.

In mid 2013 I decided I wanted a nice new vehicle. I toyed with all the ones out there. Test drove a Maserati Spyder but ith 23k on it and 5 owners with no paperwork, I passed. It ended up being between the Z and a loaded GT Mustang.

I loved the Z because it was all Japanese and the GT because it was all American. What killed the GT for me was when looking at the model I was ready to buy, the point of original for the engine read USA, but for the transmission it sayd CHINA. Pass.

What sold me on the Z was the dealer and salesman. The salesman had the same car and could answer all my questions. Nicest car I ever bought!

My next buy will be a Roadster!

You sure it's not you? Lol

Yeah probably because you have chinky eyes??! Referring to kenchan.:tiphat:
Like me!:tup:

Yeah, prices went up crazy, I think invoice for a base STI is around 35k, and they seem to sell fast here in the NW, so most dealers hang on to them. Seems to be more of a buyer's market for the Z's.

You put aftermarket pipes and other mods on your car, including interior parts, and now it rattles?

Totally Honest Opinion of Your Satisfaction With Your 370
 

No interior mods. I had FI exhaust professionally installed once, heard the rattle noise at 2 mph, changed to nismo exhaust the rattle still there. :ugh:

Edit: I forgot the GT-R start button which I did install it myself less than 5 minutes without opening the dash.

I guess I will throw my opinion in here. This Z is my 38th car, and my 6th Z car. SO I have owned my fair share of different cars. Overall I love my Z. Not many cars have the look that this car does, and the ones that do cost a lot more. When it was released its performance and options were hard to beat in its price range. And owning a Z is more than having a sports car, there is a heritage behind the Z. Its something I fell in love with back in high school when I got my first 280zx turbo.

Are there cars out there that are faster, or handle better. Sure but it comes down to each person and what they like. I feel that most sports cars have their own unique thing that sets them apart, it just all depends if that small difference is enough to keep you happy.

Some people have had a great experience owning a Z and some have had nothing but problems. Its the same with any car. There is not a car made out there that is perfect for every person. And just like any car out there some of them run perfect with no problems, and some just seem to want to break down all the time. That doesn't mean that the car or the company as a whole is junk, it just means you were the unlucky person this time around. Talk to enough people and you can find someone who has had a bad experience with every car type out there. There are people that wont own a Honda or BMW because the one they had was nothing but problems. Then you can talk to 10 other people who swear that they are the best cars built. It all comes down to the luck of the draw.

For me the only things I have to complain about my Z are this:

1. Depreciation, cars as a whole are poor investments. There are very few cars that hold value. And the ones that do usually fall into the rare or classic type category. But with the Z Nissan is the one who killed its value. They got greedy with the Z and kept raising the price of it, then when sales dropped they cut the price back down. Which was great for people who did not buy yet, but for those of us who did we watched our cars value drop by $4000 over night. If you add that into its normal depreciation you would have a car that's less than a year old but lost 10-12k in value. Very hard to swallow for some of us. You would go from sitting good in the car to being upside down overnight. Which is exactly what happened to me. I bought my car 2 months before they dropped the price. Now I sit so upside down in the car that unless I keep it for a very long time I will be buried in negative equity when I trade it. But that is life sometimes you win sometimes you loose.

2. Clunky noisy gearbox. Altho its a very strong gearbox, its lack of refinement is annoying. It can make the best manual driver look like a noob until he gets the hang of the unique way the Z must be shifted. Add that in with the amount of noise it makes at idle and it can turn off a lot of people. But if you are familiar with Z cars you know that this is something common in almost all models of the Z. They were never known for having a silky smooth transmission.

3. Lack of premium materials used in the interior. With the price point the Z is at you would think that they would have made more of a effort to use better materials, and pay more attention to the fit and finish of the interior. I love the layout but hate the cheap feel of most of the components. And if you spend the extra money to upgrade to the touring you don't get much. 2 leather power seats and a cheap bose audio system. I wish Nissan would take a page from VW and refine the interior so it is a nicer place to spend time.

Other than those things I don't have much to complain about, I could go on for a long time with all the things I love about the Z but I don't think anyone wants to read page after page of my opinion of how great the Z is....lol.:tup:

My interior is fine. Fit and finish is also very good.

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I notice a significant difference in the way my 2014 shifts compared to the way my 2011 shifted (6MT). There is still a slight "notchiness" on a fast 1-2 shift, but I don't feel any grinding. The clutch engages MUCH smoother and SRM is EXTREMELY accurate with this 2014. I find my 2014 to be a joy to shift, without the jerkiness that I would occasionally getting on my 2011.

Interior...I honestly can't agree with the above. I've found the materials to be more that adequate and the fit/finish to be good, and all of it to be durable. I have the Touring model with Nav. Bose audio isn't the top of the line, but IMHO it's pretty good...more than adequate for the non-audiophile. I'm not a big fan of the Nav package. The navigation itself is pretty lame, with most of where I live in rural Minnesota not covered by the loaded map. Navigation is much, much more functional with a $2 navigation app (MotionXDrive) for my iPhone. Likewise, the Nissan voice control for the electronics is overly cumbersome and non-intuitive. Supposedly, Nissan is a participant (or will be) in Apple's CarPlay app. THAT would be excellent. I hope my nav package can be retro-upgraded via firmware update to use that app.

I have a 2012 Sports/Touring/Nav, the car looks, feels, and handles great. I personally would not buy a basic Z as it looks way too cheap for me. I think the Nismo is amazing looking, but the interior is from the base package, which is why I did not get it.

The car has small issues as others described, noisy shifting at times (not always), low quality of the paint and some of the plastics and materials, little noisy inside, and a few minor things you can upgrade or fix with aftermarket options.

I recommend a Certified Z, if you buy new you lose your A55. You can buy used and put a 5-year full warranty. I don't think there is a better car for the money than a Z, to me the other Japanese cars are made by Fisher-Price, unless you buy an Infiniti which is not as sporty as I like, I like Lexus but they are all 4-door.

I absolutely love BMWs, but they don't make a car that is as sporty as the Z, the M3 is a hell of a car, but it's a cow. The M235i is an awesome car, but still a sports coupe and not a sports car. Audi does not make a sports car except the TT-S or TT-R, the TT-R is fast as hell, but they are up there in price. I didn't mention the R8 for obvious reasons. A Boxter-S is freaking incredible, but the new body just came out, it's big bucks. There are the Lotus Elise and Exige, if that is something you could live with, still it would not be your primary car.

Still, the Z is by far the best buy, if you want something fast, high quality build, quiet an smooth ride, and top service centers, buy German, only that you will be making several trips to the Dealership, though every one of them offer loaner cars, unlike Nissan.

Take your time and drive every car you can until you find what you like, good luck

:eek: you must be like 200 years old :bowrofl:

^^ that's what i was thinking when i read that lol

but i own 4 cars at a time so i would only be 9? oh wait.. :ugh:

I have 4 running vehicles and 2 parts cars (240Z).

I would have more if I had more space. Mrs. Dr. onzedge™ lets me do anything with vehicles, but they have to have 4 wheels.

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i too need more space. :(

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i have plenty of space if you want to give me your cars lol

Ive only had mine a month but so far all I can say is...awesome. I looove it so far. Plenty of power, tight steering, good cornering, comfortable interior (and im 6'1) and amazing looks.

no im 34 but have a serious car addiction. and not all those cars were new. a lot of $500-$1000 back in high school. I would get one fix it up drive it for a few weeks or months and sell it buy another do the same etc. I had a little business out of my garage.

I love my Z, obsessed on getting one. Got it two months ago, but here are my gripes, and they're big to me.

1. Engine harshness, vibrations through clutch pedal and shifter make it feel unrefined. Makes me shift sooner than later cause I feel like I'm way up there in RPMs. That's a big complaint for me. Feels unrefined in that regard, almost like I have solid mounts.

2. Feels kinda slow, acceleration is ok, just doesn't feel like a low 13 sec 1/4 mile, low 5 sec 0-60 car.

3. Drivetrain noise, trans makes noise when u let go of clutch once it engages in neutral. You can hear the trans spin once you drive. If you have the door open and turn off the car it sounds like a tractor being turned off.

But the car soaks up potholes and bumps way better than I expect with no rattles. Handling is sharp, fun to drive, feels solid.

My 280ZX had a very nice tranny, extremely smooth compared to the current 6mt's. Like I always tell people, my 1978 Datsun B210 and my 1980 Nissan/Datsun pickup had a far better MT's than Nissan uses in the Z's.....................and that’s sad.

the throttle map can be smoother and clutch could feel better, but the gearbox itself doesnt feel that bad to me. actually it feels fine.

I'm really surprised how many people complain of the noisy ride...I don't think it's that bad. Of course I've played guitar for 30 years. My only real complaint is that I really don't like all the attention it gets. I hadn't thought of that when I bought it. My next car will definitely be more stealthy and might have to be an auto....I can't believe I said that, but I'm so old my knees are getting arthritic and sometimes in Chicago traffic my clutch leg gets a little sore. Naw....I'll never buy an automatic....I'll take public transportation if it comes to that.

Def not the reason. I've been playing drums for 25 yrs.

I heard drilling a few holes in the back box muffler increases noise. :ughdance:

Care to explain why you prefer the G37?

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Its called boost yo as you are probably aware. I owned a 13 speed 3 prior to the Z. I much prefer the NA engine to boost, now don't get me wrong when I floored the speed3 it was brown pants moments for sure however outside of boost it was just a typical 4 pot jap econo box with extremely harsh road noise and stiff suspension. Wife wouldn't even want to be passenger.

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All you ******* complaining about clutch rattle. Nissan must have copied BMW as all the stick bimmers I've owned also has this. Basically in neutral depress clutch pedal noise goes away. Effin normal coz race car lol

Only shite I got with Nissan is trim and body quality control. Seems like Ray Charles was on their payroll.

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