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Originally Posted by Zensation
I respect your opinion I really do and the z is one beautiful car and I fell in love with it when I drove it the first time and still love driving it to this day. The Mustang is just a different kind of car altogether...but to say that nissan and the 370z has a better build quality than the mustang is laughable! The reasons? Pick any number of the *CHRONIC* annoying poor quality issues that happen with the z, in case your new to the platform let me list some out for you:
1) Steering lock failure....get a tow
2) CSC failure....get a tow
3) fuel starvation from right hand turns with more than 1/4 tank of gas in a car thats supposed to be made to handle tight....wait for an hour till a truck can bring you gas
4) Annoying hatch squeek from tolerance loostening
5) Limp mode due to oil overheating
6) Axle clicking
7) VLSD which isnt really an LSD after 10k miles
...and more
Is the Z exclusive? yeah. Is it fun to drive? yeah provided it doesn't randomly leave you stranded. Is it built better quality than a mustang? no, no it isn't. Granted all of these issues are fixable, most cost a pretty penny but the z was for sale to the same crowd the mustang 5.0 was available to at around the same price. The reason they are exclusive is because Nissan couldn't sell them. Props to Nissan for making a beautiful car but props to Ford for knowing how to sell one.
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Not going to get in a I know more than you do pissing match, but I've been a mechanic for over 30 years.(not a tech there's a difference). Ford has their share of problems too, I replaced an engine in her F150 at 70k miles. Owned it since new, synthetic oil, babied it, and never pulled anything heavier than my race bike on an open trailer. The Ford chinese built 6 speed manual in the GT is a HUGE pos. My G37 has 37XXX miles on it and is solid as a rock and the VLSD works just fine. Drop a line when you get 80k on that GT and let us know how happy you are with it then. I'm not trying to be a d@!k just my 2 cents. I'm done with U.S. Chinese made crap, and if you think Nissan customer service sucks, you're gonna LOVE Ford. One last point, and then I'm going to bounce. My wife worked for the Ford dealer where she bought her truck and she was treated WORSE than a 'regular' customer. The Nissan dealer she works for now has treated her very well when she had any issues with her new Z.(Paint correction and key fob malfunction). An ******* service manager can sour your whole dealership experience. Enjoy the GT if you get it and best of luck.