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Gearhead51 · 12-26-2012, 08:31 AM

Add me to the list. My GF drove it to work on a rainy Christmas Eve. Came out after work, no start.. nothing. She was telling me the symptoms, and I thought she was crazy, so I tossed the jump box in my car and headed to her work. No soap. The car sat at the Chrysler dealership where she works over Christmas. Took her to work this morning... tried the battery cable removal and the steering wheel bang trick to no avail. I can go back and tap the lock to see if it unlocks. The car has 46k miles, and I think she has the extended warranty, but I dunno. If not, I'll fix it and probably sell the car.

This car has been the worst vehicle I've ever owned. For a year it had leaky injectors. Nobody could figure it out even though I told them that it had classic "leaky injector syndrome." I learned about this syndrome when mid '80s RX7s would come into the shop flooded. I have a F350 with 340k miles. I have a VW Jetta TDI with 229k miles. Hell, I have a 430rwhp '94 RX7, and it's more reliable than this Z. A RX7 is more reliable?!? Funny thing is... we were talking a week ago about selling the RX7 and the Z and buying a GTR. I don't see that happening now. She wants a new Challanger RT8. This car is babied and perfectly maintained, but is falling apart around us. We don't even drive it hard. If we want to go fast, we take the RX7. I'll keep you guys informed.

12-26-2012, 08:31 AM	#320 (permalink)
Gearhead51 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 17 Drives: Which one? Rep Power: 14	Add me to the list. My GF drove it to work on a rainy Christmas Eve. Came out after work, no start.. nothing. She was telling me the symptoms, and I thought she was crazy, so I tossed the jump box in my car and headed to her work. No soap. The car sat at the Chrysler dealership where she works over Christmas. Took her to work this morning... tried the battery cable removal and the steering wheel bang trick to no avail. I can go back and tap the lock to see if it unlocks. The car has 46k miles, and I think she has the extended warranty, but I dunno. If not, I'll fix it and probably sell the car. This car has been the worst vehicle I've ever owned. For a year it had leaky injectors. Nobody could figure it out even though I told them that it had classic "leaky injector syndrome." I learned about this syndrome when mid '80s RX7s would come into the shop flooded. I have a F350 with 340k miles. I have a VW Jetta TDI with 229k miles. Hell, I have a 430rwhp '94 RX7, and it's more reliable than this Z. A RX7 is more reliable?!? Funny thing is... we were talking a week ago about selling the RX7 and the Z and buying a GTR. I don't see that happening now. She wants a new Challanger RT8. This car is babied and perfectly maintained, but is falling apart around us. We don't even drive it hard. If we want to go fast, we take the RX7. I'll keep you guys informed. __________________ His: '94 RX7 Gotham Racing Street Port 3mm seals, Power FC, GR67 single (T04R), twin Tials dumping behind front tire, Tein coilovers w/ EDFC shocks, etc... Hers: '09 370Z Touring, 7AT, all stock (for now)... '04 Silverado Z71 for sale.