Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 2718564)

It happens, but Nissan NA was a PITA to deal with and soured everything.

-Brakes at 10K, 17K, 20K, 23K, and 27K miles. 3 sets of rotors and pads. $500 out of pocket at Dealer urging to upgrade to slotted rotors. Dealer then denied this when they warped and I wanted Nissan NA to cover them as Dealer told me to buy them. During this, I went through 1 set of tires, and never had hot-spots on the rotors or abnormal pad-wear. Rotor issues :(
NNA had them datalog my driving, blaming ME for the problem. When they saw that I rarely used the brakes, they then shifted tactics and tried stupid stuff like "we think there is a hole in the brake line" and other BS. I sat there and listened to NNA Tech Hotline on speaker phone in the managers office. They are a bunch of Jiffylube Techs that try to blame the consumer any way they can, from what I heard them saying.

-Power steering moaned and whined. Started at around 7K miles and got worse and worse until it attracted attention every time I pulled into a parking-spot. Dealer said it was abnormal but could find nothing wrong with the system. NNA claimed "Normal for the 370Z".

-Alignment. It was always wearing tires un-evenly. Bad. As in, not even on the wear-bar on one side, but down to the cords on the inside. I had no clue how bad they really were until I traded it in and saw them while driving away. Wow! Aligned twice in 20K miles. Couldn't hold alignment I guess. NEVER had a car do that before, but maybe it's normal?

-NAV: It was glitchy, but not bad. It only "went black" twice while I owned the car, and restarting the car fixed it each time. Meh. No big.

^Those were the issues I had with it until I dumped it at 35.5K miles. Oh, and the Berk CBE I bought for it fit for ****. BERK's CS was non-existent, as well. Call and talk to them and they BS you and never follow through. The CBE was like it wasn't even made for my 370Z, and always fell off the grommets as the hangers had no swell on the end and were sharply angled up. A few bumps and they slipped out of course.

All-in-all, I can deal with "Oh, crap, that broke? Let's fix it!" but the incessant "Mr. *******, we don't know what's wrong with your car, but we can keep it another few days..." and "Well, I know we said it sounds bad and we will fix it, but NNA say's that groaning sound is normal when you turn at low speeds in a 370Z, bring it back if it gets worse". just got OLD!!!

I respect that things can break, but just like with my G20 that was a pile (and people told me not to judge the 370 by my G20...it was a PERFECT! mirror of what owning the 370 was like!), even the dealership didn't know how to fix the vehicle. So, I digress. It had issues that money and the manufacturer couldn't or wouldn't fix.

Originally Posted by speedfreek (Post 2718855)

I am in for more on how the Jeep compares to the 370. You say the Jeep has a "floaty" and "high off the ground" feel in comparison. So how would one fix this to make the Jeep feel more like the 370? If I put on coilovers and dropped it do you think that it would handle better or would I still have that "floaty" feel?

Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2718704)

Let it go. You don't even own the car anymore. You got a lemon and had a terrible dealer. We've all read your walls of text bitching about the car. Do you think that, maybe since the car is gone and you've moved on, you could stop? Your time has to be better spent doing anything besides coming on to a forum for enthusiasts of a car you hate and don't own anymore and complaining about the lemon you got. And don't try to spin it as "warning potential future buyers". Yours was a lemon, and your problems are not shared by the vast majority of Zs.

Originally Posted by Sh0velMan (Post 2718781)

Originally Posted by XiP (Post 2718802)

Looks like it's a beautiful day outside! Lots of sunshine :)

http://robaralisa.org/blog/wp-conten...doorinside.jpg

Originally Posted by XiP (Post 2718858)

something like this?

Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2718704)

Let it go. You don't even own the car anymore. You got a lemon and had a terrible dealer. We've all read your walls of text bitching about the car. Do you think that, maybe since the car is gone and you've moved on, you could stop? Your time has to be better spent doing anything besides coming on to a forum for enthusiasts of a car you hate and don't own anymore and complaining about the lemon you got. And don't try to spin it as "warning potential future buyers". Yours was a lemon, and your problems are not shared by the vast majority of Zs.

Originally Posted by speedfreek (Post 2718855)

I am in for more on how the Jeep compares to the 370. You say the Jeep has a "floaty" and "high off the ground" feel in comparison. So how would one fix this to make the Jeep feel more like the 370? If I put on coilovers and dropped it do you think that it would handle better or would I still have that "floaty" feel?

Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2719384)

If you like that, go test drive something AWD that's built for performance. You could have a lot of fun with a beater WRX.