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Replying to: frog169 (Oct 18, 2007 10:00 pm) I now have 24,000 miles, the front end noise is the worst it has ever been, the two front tires are feathered away and NISSAN is telling me they won't do anything about it. This is a serious issue where these cars eat up front tires and as I see it, if you want to be noise free, the tires need to be changed every 10,000 miles. Mind you these tires are pretty expensive. I've been told the later models do not exhibit this problem but you will not know until it's too late. I have serious doubts Nissan has corrected this issue because if it can be fixed they would have fixed mine. Anyone care to share their experience with the front end problem? |
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Replying to: frog169 (Oct 18, 2007 10:00 pm)
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Replying to: dat2 (Oct 22, 2007 4:52 pm) This '05 is my least beloved- despite the excellent value, performance and exceptional exhaust tone... unfriendly in every other way and 2 years at 8k miles, endless clutch adjustments... I really wanted to love it... but haven't brought us closer. The lost amenities- absence of powered driver seat setting, glove box, midline box and all accessory controls non-intuitive and inaccessible to driver while he drives, absent support for left elbow- crucial for those with right hand on stick, tight dark crevices surrounding driver to render irretrievable any item he might drop, reverse gear in a place (& demanding compression down of stick) which makes rhythmic rocking from 1st to R and back (essential method to use when rearwheel drive car squeezes in tight spot or rocks out of slippery spots)... these annoying gaffes have not gotten less annoying w time but it's good news the stick feels better to you... I'd go back to the 5-speed if I could. I think the 6 is now industry standard so the move of R must be called a pet peeve now. I'm the eccentric now... maybe no others rocked 1st and R as I did when in a jam. It saved my but many times to get the car to pendulum mode that extended its traverse just a bit- but that bit was just the finesse needed! Well "sic transit gloria mundi" I guess If I trade in for the 07 or 08 would I be likely to see *other* improvements over my 05 Enthusiast coupe do ya think?? thanks!- pham |
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Replying to: dat2 (Oct 22, 2007 4:52 pm) This '05 is my least beloved- despite the excellent value, performance and exceptional exhaust tone... unfriendly in every other way and 2 years at 8k miles, endless clutch adjustments... I really wanted to love it... but haven't brought us closer. The lost amenities- absence of powered driver seat setting, glove box, midline box and all accessory controls non-intuitive and inaccessible to driver while he drives, absent support for left elbow- crucial for those with right hand on stick, tight dark crevices surrounding driver to render irretrievable any item he might drop, reverse gear in a place (& demanding compression down of stick) which makes rhythmic rocking from 1st to R and back (essential method to use when rearwheel drive car squeezes in tight spot or rocks out of slippery spots)... these annoying gaffes have not gotten less annoying w time but it's good news the stick feels better to you... I'd go back to the 5-speed if I could. I think the 6 is now industry standard so the move of R must be called a pet peeve now. I'm the eccentric now... maybe no others rocked 1st and R as I did when in a jam. It saved my but many times to get the car to pendulum mode that extendeded its traverse just a bit- but that bit was often just the finesse needed! Well "sic transit gloria mundi" I guess. If I trade in for the 07 or 08 would I be likely to see *other* improvements over my 05 Enthusiast coupe... do ya think?? thanks!- pham |
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| Hi! New member to this site but old member to the club! I ordered my Z and got her in Sept of 2002.(130,000 miles) I had only two worries, whether I am tall enough to see over the dashboard and if I would like the color, "sunset" with black interior. Both work out great, I get a lot of comments and reactions when I show up in my Z! It is nearly like being with a movie star, my car gets noticed, not me. But I noticed that doesn't stop stupid drivers from hitting my car in parking lots!! I got a small problems with the car, mainly the windows not rolling up all the way. Had to replace a part of the computer-control valve that controls the air flow. And I HATE the cup holder next to the radio, ac controls! I notice they removed that from newer Z's. The only improvment I done so far is putting in the cold air system, which has improve the gas mileage, from 18 to 21plus in the city and 25mpg on the highway IF I set the speed that 70mph! I am having problems putting my picture on this site, but I hope to get it worked out soon. | |
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| I got to order my Z and got to start driving her since Oct of 2002, I have 130,000 miles on the speeddomter and thought I do have some small issues, like the cupholder next to the stero/cd player,(ug!!) and people parking too close and pinnging my doors, LOVE THE CAR AND THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE!! I wish I live somewhere where the road has plently of cruves and no traffic and no cops!! Thank God for the speed control! Sunset stands out as a wonderful color but as cops have told me, they noticed too! (Arkansas police doesn't like me at all) It is hard to keep the speed down and my special tag doesn't help either, Z U! The only major mechnical trouble was an computer part that control the air flow to the engine. I also change out the air filter system to the cold air system, bought and instulled with Nissan service shop. The cold air and the slick 50 oil added has improve the gas milage to 20plus in city driving and at 70mph, I get 25mpg. Everyone loves my Z and I get a lot of smiles and funny things happen to me, like the time I was driving down the interstate in heavy traffic and out of the corner of my eye I see a "flash", I don't pay any attenation until it happens again and so I look around and in front of me, about 3 cars ahead is a tall van with dark big windows. I can see figures moving in the van and they was sharing a camera and taking pictures of my Z! So I got behind the van and watch them take pictures and pass the camera back and forth to get all the angles they can get! I did get a couple of negivie responds, two different times, people has told me that they hate the color! I didn't say anything, what was there to say? I just walk away. Can't please all the people all the time!! I plan to keep my car (Lord willing) as long as possible, I want to rack up as many miles as I can with my Z. I smile everytime I look at my Z and can't enjoy it enough. | |
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Well I'm asking for this: "A 350 non-Nismo-Extra-pack-nor silly huge aft wing spoiler. Off- White/ or pearly whitish Enthusiast Coupe '07 or '08 5 or 6-spd stick tranny with mud flaps and aluminum door plate rocker panel thingie, and proper removeable carpet floor mats and -NO flashy wheel covers Non-Leather upholstery, nor fancy sound upgrade nor GPS" Wish I could ask for a 5-speed so I might rock to and from from 1st to Reverse (not possible if R is front right and stick need vertical compressed simultaneous!) Also would prefer a HUD or at least steering wheel hub with radio buttons / CD control instead of drive control (as on my '05 model) Wish I could have a power river seat with lumbar pad . Wish I could have glove box in front of me so I can have it in my peripheral view without turning my neck and head 90 degrees from the car's motion vector. Wish the elbow support on the drivers door has been built up since my needing to duct tape a riser on it so's my left elbow could hold the steering wheel without sticking straight forward from my axilla absent any lean fulcrum beteen me and the wheel like on my '05 Entusiaiast, wish I could have a little snap lever under the rear view mirror for night driving like ever car did before these darn wimpy automatic glare filters that don't do a dang thing to the Xenon Kliegs of the Hummer tailgating me at midnight... Dream Dream Dream. Well- can I at least expect the extra horses in the tweaked V-6 to kick my but a bit harder and hesitate less off the line than did my 2005 350ZX?? -Maggot
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Replying to: maggot1 (Dec 03, 2007 1:50 pm) the new V-6 has alot of kick. Buy one and your Hummer nightmares will go away. Trust me. |
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Hi all, I test drove a used Nissan 350Z convertible (Touring package) and absolutely fell in LOVE with it. The dealer is selling it for $24K and it has 18K miles on it... its a 2004... seems like a really good price. However, when I asked if I could try to take the top down to get a feel for it as a convertible, he top wouldn't go all the way down. Now I do live in Chicago and its that time of the year when the weather is really cold... could this have to do with the cold temperatures? The dealer seemed to think it was the cold that was affecting the stiffness of the roof. Another dealer on the lot had one and tried his... the first time around his also got stuck, but then second time around it worked and went all the way down. However, for the one I test drove we tried many times to get the top down and it wouldn't work. I really really love that car and would hope it just has to do with the cold weather so that I can make a decision to buy it if its just that. Thanks for all your insights.
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Replying to: asmital (Dec 10, 2007 6:13 pm) i wouldn't buy it without knowing it worked or they would fix it if it didn't. if they have a garage, why not put it in there for a couple of hours and try it? that would answer the question, at least. |
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