Weird clicking noise from rear?

MasterD

Hey guys! I've had my 370Z since 09 and everything has been great so far - with the exception of my clutch's fluid needing to be replaced last year, and of course the occasional high oil temperatures.

ISSUE #1

About a few months ago, I noticed that whenever I hold the clutch, there is a weird clicking sound coming from the rear - possibly driver side rear? It's not very noticeable, but since I'm the only driver, it gets annoying since I hear it even subconsciously you could say haha.

I took it to my local Nissan dealership, had a technician take it for a ride with me and he said it's normal. I doubt it's "normal" since this sound is recent and I've had the car for about 5 years now.

ISSUE #2

Another issue I've had since I bought the car in 09 is sometimes when I'm in first gear, the car sounds like a truck - it has this weird gruntle sound to it. I don't know what is causing this sound, but it happens once every 10 times I drive the car.

Shifting from 1st gear to 2nd gear is also annoying, but I've read that this is normal in the Z.

Thanks for the read, hopefully you guys can figure this out and/or encountered similar problems