Red Base Auto @ Erickson

Zat_Zuma

Well I was driving by Erickson today and saw the red base 370 auto sitting outside. What the H ...... lets test drive this thing

A few important points came out of this test drive.

1.) The sales staff and sales manager are complete idiots to the products they are trying to sell and everything is disarray with the renovations in progress. The sales manager just about wilted when I suggested 3% above invoice as my offer. He needs to work on his body language and facial expressions before he responds next time. That look alone was worth the time I spent there.

2.) It was hinted that Nissan Canada won't be taking anymore new factory orders. Not sure if it was a ploy to make me buy the 370Z I just test drove or if it's really a fact. I suspect that Nissan Canada is no longer accepting any more factory orders.

3.) The automatic is fun to test drive but it lacking in good performance I expect from a Z. I suspect it was the 3.3 gearing. My 350Z has 3.5 gears and it is a lot faster and has WAY more torque then this one.

4.) The rev match function is nice and extremely functional and smooth

5.) Oil temperatures are going to be a issue, even up here in northern Alberta. The temperature of the oil averaged between 110C to 115C, ambient air temp 19C (230 - 239F Ambient 66F, for our southern cousins) It wasn't a hard test drive by any means and I kept the RPM's below 5000. I did keep the RPM's up there, as I never shifted beyond 4'th and performed a few semi-spirited acceleration runs. Enough to say, that we will need a oil cooler, in Alberta. For comparison, my diesel Duramax towing a moderate load (6000 lbs) has lower oil temps than the 370Z.

6.) Bottom line: STAY AWAY FROM ERICKSON .... they take more money from you, than you need to spend.

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WoZZer

Never been there, but had good service from Sherwood Nissan. I'm very surprised on the oil temp. Do you recal where the engine temp was? Mine runs about two "dots" below the center. My oil temp has been running around 90-95 deg C. I've not been driving it too hard just yet, as I'm trying to keep it in the break-in zone. Drove it at a sustained 120-130 km/hr yesterday, and oil temp was around 100. I used to drive a Golf GTI, only other vehicle I had with an oil temp, and it would run around 100. If you drove it with your foot on the mat, it would rise to 140. I suspect some of the posts here are more to do with having a visible measurement where there was none before. Out of sight out of mind you know. Not suggesting a cooler for the track is not necessary though but for non-sustained foot on the mat driving off the track, find it hard to believe a cooler is a must have.

Zat_Zuma

The engine temp was around the center and fully warmed up. I was generally surprised how hot the oil temp got. I had to double check to make sure I was seeing the correct temps on the oil. It does make you wonder why Nissan decided to have a oil temp gauge instead of the standard oil pressure. Things that make you go Hmmmm

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