370Z replacement...suggestions?

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-10-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

No, I don't believe so. He bought the car (a 2008) a couple years ago for a steal off Ebay out of NJ. I don't want to publish the price, but it was a total steal.

Back home(tri-state area), lotus depreciate fast and aren't too hard to get.

ImportConvert · 02-15-2013, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Back home(tri-state area), lotus depreciate fast and aren't too hard to get.

I think he got a good deal. In the 30's a few years back when he bought it.

It's a toyota, how is it not reliable?

cossie1600 · 02-10-2013, 09:35 PM

Lotus depreciate fast everywhere. The car is not reliable, not practical, not super fast and not affordable. The whole idea of lightweight, great handling BS wears out pretty quickly unless you spend a lot of time at the track

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-14-2013, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

Lotus depreciate fast everywhere. The car is not reliable, not practical, not super fast and not affordable. The whole idea of lightweight, great handling BS wears out pretty quickly unless you spend a lot of time at the track

Exactly...

Tazicon · 02-22-2013, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

Lotus depreciate fast everywhere. The car is not reliable, not practical, not super fast and not affordable. The whole idea of lightweight, great handling BS wears out pretty quickly unless you spend a lot of time at the track

But I tell you what they are a blast to drive! I wouldn't DD one but heck I would own one for the right price!

cossie1600 · 02-15-2013, 09:07 AM

The engine is from Toyota and it is reliable. Everything else isn't.

bigsix · 02-15-2013, 09:29 AM

That's a big plus; a Lotus having a Toyota drive-train/engine. The best in power, refinement, & reliability.

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-15-2013, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bigsix

That's a big plus; a Lotus having a Toyota drive-train/engine. The best in power, refinement, & reliability.

lolololololololol

I know this has to be sarcasm!!!!!

I wouldn't ever put a Lotus in my "Cars to own list." But that's just me.

ImportConvert · 02-15-2013, 06:08 PM

Anyway, the car is FINALLY being worked on. It took a month for the insurance company to agree to replace my rims (factory, curbed to ****), and to agree to use OEM parts 100%. I just bought 4 Michelin PSS tires, as well. I am really, really hoping that she looks and drives like new, because after looking and looking, nothing appeals to me. I want the 2015GT, or the 2017 RX7, or the BRZ STi, after they cave and admit that they can fit a Turbo in there and a nicer interior, but I don't lust for anything currently sub $40K or so on the market today.

On a side note, the Kia and I have bonded. Optima isn't a bad car at all for a cheap family sedan. I like the large trunk and have threatened numerous people with such. With the 370Z, they never took me serious. With the Kia, they know they would fit.

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-20-2013, 06:25 AM

Kia Optima's are really nice. A much more respectable design for an enthusiast to be forced to drive around in a family sedan than many of the current designs.

ImportConvert · 02-22-2013, 09:19 AM

Allegedly, I am to pick my car up today. I bought Michelin PSS's in the mean-time and they will be on the car when I pick it up.

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-22-2013, 09:25 AM

Good luck with that... Hope they did a good job.

ImportConvert · 02-22-2013, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Good luck with that... Hope they did a good job.

Indeed.

ImportConvert · 02-22-2013, 06:03 PM

Picked my car up.

-I noted some SMALL amounts of trash near the edges of a couple of panels, but otherwise the paint and matching was flawless. This is very minor, literally one pebble-ding and "more damage" would be present than that. I have seen new cars with similar on show-room floors (C6 'vette).

-Body panel alignment is excellent except for one side of the rear-bumper which they readily agreed to fix this Tuesday.

-One TPMS sensor is dead. It was new, and arrived that way, and none were available to replace it with in this area. It will be replaced at the same time the bumper is adjusted.

-Just looking at the car, the front tires/rims look to have more camber to them than I remember, and the car pushes a lot less in corners than I remember (A product of driving a Kia Optima for a month?). I really like how it feels, and I think it feels a lot more neutral than I remember it, again, maybe just in my head. Whatever the case, it reminds me a little of my old Z06. The front end feels "lighter" than I recall and weights up nicely in a corner and doesn't push. I like it.

-The Michelin PSS tires are what this car should have come with. Potenza's are pure junk compared to these. Very pleased. Maybe that's also part of the handling improvements, I bet so. Very good tire.

-Unless I discover something horrible, I'm keeping my 370. They replaced everything with OEM Nissan parts, and the paint job matches flawlessly as best I can tell, it would be stupid to flip the car 1 year into ownership when I don't have any equity in it and am trying to move later this year.

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-23-2013, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

Picked my car up.

-I noted some SMALL amounts of trash near the edges of a couple of panels, but otherwise the paint and matching was flawless. This is very minor, literally one pebble-ding and "more damage" would be present than that. I have seen new cars with similar on show-room floors (C6 'vette).

-Body panel alignment is excellent except for one side of the rear-bumper which they readily agreed to fix this Tuesday.

-One TPMS sensor is dead. It was new, and arrived that way, and none were available to replace it with in this area. It will be replaced at the same time the bumper is adjusted.

-Just looking at the car, the front tires/rims look to have more camber to them than I remember, and the car pushes a lot less in corners than I remember (A product of driving a Kia Optima for a month?). I really like how it feels, and I think it feels a lot more neutral than I remember it, again, maybe just in my head. Whatever the case, it reminds me a little of my old Z06. The front end feels "lighter" than I recall and weights up nicely in a corner and doesn't push. I like it.

-The Michelin PSS tires are what this car should have come with. Potenza's are pure junk compared to these. Very pleased. Maybe that's also part of the handling improvements, I bet so. Very good tire.

-Unless I discover something horrible, I'm keeping my 370. They replaced everything with OEM Nissan parts, and the paint job matches flawlessly as best I can tell, it would be stupid to flip the car 1 year into ownership when I don't have any equity in it and am trying to move later this year.

Do more modding and you'll see marked handling improvements. You think the car feels better now? Add sways, endlinks,swifts and spacers. You will be in awe.

It doesn't take a lot of money to make handling excellent. You just don't listen to us. lol

02-15-2013, 09:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
bigsix A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,227 Drives: Honda City/Mazda 2 Rep Power: 20	That's a big plus; a Lotus having a Toyota drive-train/engine. The best in power, refinement, & reliability. UNKNOWN_370 likes this.

02-22-2013, 06:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7628	Picked my car up. -I noted some SMALL amounts of trash near the edges of a couple of panels, but otherwise the paint and matching was flawless. This is very minor, literally one pebble-ding and "more damage" would be present than that. I have seen new cars with similar on show-room floors (C6 'vette). -Body panel alignment is excellent except for one side of the rear-bumper which they readily agreed to fix this Tuesday. -One TPMS sensor is dead. It was new, and arrived that way, and none were available to replace it with in this area. It will be replaced at the same time the bumper is adjusted. -Just looking at the car, the front tires/rims look to have more camber to them than I remember, and the car pushes a lot less in corners than I remember (A product of driving a Kia Optima for a month?). I really like how it feels, and I think it feels a lot more neutral than I remember it, again, maybe just in my head. Whatever the case, it reminds me a little of my old Z06. The front end feels "lighter" than I recall and weights up nicely in a corner and doesn't push. I like it. -The Michelin PSS tires are what this car should have come with. Potenza's are pure junk compared to these. Very pleased. Maybe that's also part of the handling improvements, I bet so. Very good tire. -Unless I discover something horrible, I'm keeping my 370. They replaced everything with OEM Nissan parts, and the paint job matches flawlessly as best I can tell, it would be stupid to flip the car 1 year into ownership when I don't have any equity in it and am trying to move later this year. b1adesofcha0s and DEpointfive0 like this.

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02-10-2013, 09:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 31	Lotus depreciate fast everywhere. The car is not reliable, not practical, not super fast and not affordable. The whole idea of lightweight, great handling BS wears out pretty quickly unless you spend a lot of time at the track

02-15-2013, 09:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 31	The engine is from Toyota and it is reliable. Everything else isn't.

02-15-2013, 06:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7628	Anyway, the car is FINALLY being worked on. It took a month for the insurance company to agree to replace my rims (factory, curbed to ****), and to agree to use OEM parts 100%. I just bought 4 Michelin PSS tires, as well. I am really, really hoping that she looks and drives like new, because after looking and looking, nothing appeals to me. I want the 2015GT, or the 2017 RX7, or the BRZ STi, after they cave and admit that they can fit a Turbo in there and a nicer interior, but I don't lust for anything currently sub $40K or so on the market today. On a side note, the Kia and I have bonded. Optima isn't a bad car at all for a cheap family sedan. I like the large trunk and have threatened numerous people with such. With the 370Z, they never took me serious. With the Kia, they know they would fit.

02-20-2013, 06:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14859	Kia Optima's are really nice. A much more respectable design for an enthusiast to be forced to drive around in a family sedan than many of the current designs.

02-22-2013, 09:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7628	Allegedly, I am to pick my car up today. I bought Michelin PSS's in the mean-time and they will be on the car when I pick it up.

02-22-2013, 09:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14859	Good luck with that... Hope they did a good job.