370Z replacement...suggestions?

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Originally Posted by ImportConvert

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

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by ImportConvert

I think I already stated that I was pissed and wanted to complain and when this was fixed I'd be find for a month or so until my car broke or had an issue again.

Noone has anything to do with my car being a POS but Nissan, but people who stick up for the car and say "You're the problem" and then show me pictures of cracked rotors clearly wouldn't last a day in my car without breaking some fragile something.

Originally Posted by cossie1600

My car's been towed twice due to fuel stravation and the steering lock, I also had a gas tank replaced at 10K miles. I would be the first to say the car is not bulletproof and I hate Nissan Corp as much as you as getting warranty work with them is a nightmare. At the same time, you are calling the car fragile because you have a vibration from your brakes and got into an accident? If you want attention, just post as a girl and you will get the same thing.

MX-5 Miata had a pretty good run, they did what 23 years? Their VIN starts with a J....