370Z replacement...suggestions?

cossie1600

My car isn't great either, but I know 14" rotor don't warp that easily.

ImportConvert

Well why then did they need to turn them down so bad, and why are they telling me it's "normal" to warp the rotors if you hit a puddle or some such ********?

I don't know what's going on, I just know that they turned my rotors last time and that fixed the issue for 7K miles, and when they turned them, they took twice as much off of the left-front because they said even after turning it once, they still hadn't gotten a clean surface on it and needed to turn it again.

If that's not the definition of warped, then what is?

I don't know the definition of what's going on other than: Pathetic product.

ImportConvert

Sorry all, but if you spent $40K on a new car and every 10K miles needed to turn the rotors "because it's normal for them to warp", had broken 1 windshield 3 days after buying it because even the slightest pebble destroys the cheap glass Nissan uses, and had a power-steering pump that growled like this (this is only about 1/2 as loud as it can get sometimes, it is worse after taking corners. This is just sitting in a parking lot. It gets me weird looks sometimes. Yes, Nissan looked at it, went over everything, told me their tech-line says "it's the nature of the car". Really? I doubt that very much...):
December 12, 2012 9:59 AM - YouTube

and was told all this **** was normal...maybe you would be pissed to, or maybe you are just used to crap out of Japan and don't know what it's like to own a car that isn't made of ******* tissue paper. I have, and I do, and this car sucks in the "holds up" department. Everywhere else, I love it, but seriously? It's fail.

Red__Zed

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ImportConvert

Oh, look, somehow I'm not the only one. Who would have ever ******* imagined?

Red__Zed

Most of the issues are well documented. You just have to be willing to listen, though you never know which ones you'll get.

cossie1600

Because resurfacing a rotor is cheaper than replacing pads and rotors! Also do you trust every BS the dealership feed you? They once told me my trailer hitch was the reason why my TPMS lit up and why I have fuel starvation. As someone else noted, the quiet pads Nissan put on the car makes it easy to leave deposits behind.

Maybe it's me, I see more steering lock failures than rotor replacement/resurface threads.

Sorry we are not responsible for your bad luck.

Also judging by the resale value of Japanese vehicles and American vehicles, I would say most don't agree with you that American cars hold up better.

ImportConvert

Probably has something to do with the fact that America can produce tens of thousands of mustangs a year and Japan can only crap out 5,000 370's or so. You will also note that the current mustang gt's are more reliable cars than the current 370Z according to every survey you can find. I'm finding that to be the case, myself. None of my friends with 5.0 GT's have had issues, and some of them are quite spirited with the cars.

No, you're not responsible, but I'm not going to jerk the car off like the rest of you just because I drive one. I'll call it for what it is--shoddy engineering with a pretty wrapper.

cossie1600

I am not sure what the 5.0 or Circle jerkers have anything to do with your brakes? If you just want to argue and complain, just say so.

Z_ealot

lol, wow this turned ugly real quick...you wanna talk american reliability....1st nice car my parents had an early 90's lincoln continental they bought brand new off the lot fully loaded with all the bells and whistles, 2nd week they had it they had electrical issues with it took it into the shop and it literally caught on fire while in the shop...second vehicle my parents bought a 95 or 96 dodge RAM when they first redesigned it, went in multiple times because the brakes kept failing on it and had to be bought back by dodge under lemon law, third car my parents bought was a plymouth and i forget the model cause not even a month after they had it they pulled over to the side of the road because it was overheating and it also caught on fire, fifth car a brand new 98 mercury mystique with the v6, lasted quite a while until the transmission decided it didnt want to work anymore and one little knick in the paint on the roof turned into a huge rust spot, 6th car my parents owned a 2004 dodge stratus transmission started leaking all on its own...so tell me where is the reliability of american made cars in all this? face it dude all cars have problems whether they be domestic or imported, you just happened to have gotten a bad one out of the batch and yet you insist on bagging on all imports.

ImportConvert

My G20 was a bad one, this 370Z was a bad one, how many bad one's do you think I need to get before I get smart? I think two, being every single import I have owned, should be enough, yeah? I have owned multiple American sports and muscle cars and only one of them was a problem child. The rest were great. Also, that was then, this is now. It's 2013. What happened back in 2004 is ancient history in the auto industry.

Nissan seems to think this is normal, so whether it is or not, that's how the claims will be handled, so if it's not the car taking a dump, it's the service behind it, which is really the same thing, considering that all mechanical items can be flawed as you have noted above.

Z_ealot

lol, oh you want something a little more recent then huh? how about my moms current car, a 2010 chevy malibu which had to be taken in 2 or 3 times cause they refused to believe that her power steering unit was trying to kill her by randomly jerking the steering wheel away from her and the dealership was going to try and charge her for even though the vast majority of the electric power steering units in those cars were under a recall. face it dude i can go round and round with you on this, i will agree that yes there are some great american cars that are really reliable but lumping in all imports as being cheap junk as you seem to imply is fairly closed minded of you on your part. im sorry that you are having problems with your z, but i think it would be more constructive for you to aim all your frustration and anger towards imports and nissan in general at the nissan dealership/nissan corporate

ImportConvert

Okay, what Japanese import sports car exists in America in the $30-40K price-range that is in current production?

Subaru is it other than the 370Z, am I wrong? Scoobies just don't appeal to me. Not their fault, but they are Lancer's with tarted up drivelines and I am not going to pay that much for one.

I've now owned two Nissan/Infiniti products and they are well made using cheap materials. That is my opinion of them. Easily cracked windshields. Warping rotors. Rubber that rots under the hood, etc. The construction on them is GREAT! and I love the workmanship, they just need to use better material. The are using crap materials and doing premium work, while American cars have crap workmanship and premium materials. Just my experience and generalization about them.

Red__Zed

Subaru's are very much the same in terms of crap material and quality construction anyways.

Mike

there are lemons and issues with every manufacturer. My oil pressure light started coming on on my 13 Mustang GT when stopped with the car in Drive, We bought a new 97 Camaro Z28 and 4 of the spark plugs fouled out on the 40 mile drive home,, bought a new trialblazer that had an antifreeze leak, had a 350z that had to have the engine and transmission replaced under warranty.

Stuff happens. Just spring for some quality rotors and you should be fine. To me, the money spent on the rotors would be worth a lot less than the time ******* around with the dealership.

If you want it fixed right, do it yourself.

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