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Originally Posted by ImportConvert
I wouldn't own a japense car, or japanese made car ever again due to the quality issues I have had with the one I own now, along with the fact that nothing that has come out of Japan is of interest to me at this point. The whole "japanese is more reliable" thing is a myth as far as I am concerned. Unless of course we are comparing to chrysler/jeep. I have had a lot of friends who have issues with those vehicles.
I am not a chrysler fan, either.
You can try for a lemon-law buy-back. I know a guy on the GT500 forum that had Ford buy his GT500 back because of shifting issues that they refused to fix. He took a $2000 depreciation hit due to the miles he already had put on it.
I don't know what you should buy to replace it as I don't know your budget, or what kind of vehicle you are after. As to road-noise, the 370Z does have some, but it's a 3200# sports car. You have a 4,000#+ muscle-car. They are two totally different vehicles. It is like an F150 owner saying he chose the F150 because it could go over a 12" deep stream of water whereas a corvette would get flooded doing so. Well of course.
The road-noise in the 370Z is no more than I experienced while in a 911 4S. It's there, and you can hear it, and if you focus on it it might annoy you, but if you drive the car as intended you will forget about it.
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I have had the opposite experience with
Jap Crap. The myth applies to my past at any rate. The worst car problem I've ever had was my 370Z needing a new short block. It was warranted and as a bonus for my troubles, Nissan gave my a 5 year maintenance contract. The other 30 years of Jap cars, a bunch of Datsuns and Nissans, were trouble free for the most part. I never spent much on my 300ZX tt, just a water pump, and broken turbo vacuum hose, in 14+ years. The little ladies 2002 Camry has never been in the shop for more than routine maintenance. Her previous Ford and GM both had recalls and weird problems I'd never heard of before.
The corvette aught to be a winner. Enjoy it thoroughly.