I bought my '09 Z new in 09 and have had no problems. HOWEVER, my whole first year of ownership was concerned with reading about and checking for ECU whine, new springs for the back hatch, Steering Lock failure and the effects of no oil cooler, all of which were were problems common to the earlier (and especially first year) 370 Z's and subjects of many unhappy posts and complaints to Nissan. Fortunately, I didn't have to rely on my 370Z as a daily driver and I'm retired so I had the time to visit the dealership for attention to these things (and I didn't care about the oil cooler, as I never track or drive my Z that aggressively). But buying a first year model, particularly when there are major changes, can be a pain. By contrast, I just bought my wife a new Volvo. Her 2013 Volvo was in it's third year of production and it's perfect. No recalls or failures in the 2013 run. No problems discussed on the Volvo forums, etc. So I think I'd either buy the 370Z now or figure on waiting for at least the second year of the new model run. Also, the price might come down a bit, as well, after all the first year hoopla and fuss dies down.
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