Originally Posted by ZontheRocks (Post 3998776)

Guessing that you ran into a convertible issue. Sorry to hear that.

Originally Posted by ZontheRocks (Post 3998776)

Any additional details that you can provide? Maybe the forum can give you some of that advice you're looking for.

Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3998772)

stuck and broke down in a hot, expensive, sweat trap

Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3998792)

spending a week in this hellish sweat box is more than I can bear.

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3998844)

Does the AC work at least?

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3998811)

You bought someone else's headache. When you buy used. It's a 50/50 shot. On this this one. You ate the bullet. :shakes head:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3998811)

You need to get ahold of Joe at ZSpeed. He can go you going again with the right clutch parts. The previous owner might have not replaced the old CSC. If he did, it's was with the same oem CSC. :shakes head:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3998811)

For the oil temps. Where you live at. A 34 row oil cooler should be on order.

Originally Posted by Red Voodoo (Post 3998847)

Wow. What a mess. Besides the aforementioned fifth bow issue, I've been fortunate: It's been a trouble-free 10k miles for me since my purchase in early-2019. Knock on wood, I guess.

Originally Posted by Red Voodoo (Post 3998847)

Hope that you get back on the road soon.

Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3998848)

It's not like I can use it, if the car won't drive.

But if you are trying to get me to compliment the car, the HVAC on that money pit is among the best I've had.

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3998879)

Well, I just figured it would come in handy in that "hellish sweat box" you're in since you can't go anywhere. Good luck with the repairs.

Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3998851)

How did you sort out your top issues?

Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3998849)

The vehicle had been well maintained and garaged. The mistake I made was pretending that driving the thing would be OK. It's designed more to be just looked at.


Joe's out of parts. Thanks. But yeah, I get the routine. Give some 3rd party vendor and mechanic (assuming you can find one who is willing to touch it) thousands of dollars to fix another POS design flaw.


Yup, I already bent over and grabbed my ankles on that one.

The absurdity of that statement becomes apparent when you re-parse it. "A $1000 in aftermarket parts should be purchased and installed if you would like to ready your sports car to be driven up a decent sized hill."

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uSvJaYxRoB4/hqdefault.jpg


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Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3998772)

I wish I could say I am a new owner, but I bought a 2010 Sport Touring Roadster 6sp back in February and have been waiting 4 and a half months to get approved to post on the forums.

I could have certainly used some advice from the knowledgeable folks on this forum, while getting the vehicle ready to travel. The best of which would have been not to buy such a flawed, unreliable, poorly designed POS car for such a trip.

$15k for a 2010 Sport/Touring Roadster with 28k miles in excellent condition seemed like such a great deal at the time What a seemingly great car with great performance and Japanese reliability to take on a 4 month post-Covid trip around the perimeter of the US? But little did I know, I would have been better off looking at Yugos. Thousands in upgrades and repairs is hopes of making it into decently reliable transport leaves me stuck and broke down in a hot, expensive, sweat trap where no one is willing to work on the car. Even the dealer here refuses to work on this POS.

Sorry for the down trodden tone, maybe after another few thousand dollars I'll be able to come up with something nice to say.

I hope your car gets you through the day w/o a $1000 repair bill.

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Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3998792)

That, unfortunately, is not cause of my current chagrin. I figured out that I had the "top-hatch fifth-bow smack" (that plagues EVERYONE) much earlier, shortly after dealing with the realization that she couldn't handle a spirited gallop from the valley up to the ski resorts in 45 F-degree weather without nearly shutting down due to oil cooking. The dozens upon dozens more hours searching, fretting and frustration about the bow-5 design cluster-f*** led me to per chance upon a convertible "top whisperer" in San Diego for whose attention I under took a 14 hour drive and 3 day's hotel stay in an attempt to preemptively stave off that disaster in the offing.

I'll share this wondrous Top Guru's coordinates and digits after I get a little less mad at my obstreperous, she-devil's current recalcitrant antics.



I am currently dealing with "slave disintegration syndrome." The previous owner said he had replaced the clutch with a "competition clutch and billet flywheel" at 15k mi., so I accidentally assumed that I might elude that multi-thousand dollar cluster ****, but as goes it with being owned by this bitch, bend over.

I've somehow learned to live (beaten dog style) with the $1000+ cash hemorrhages this doxie demands, but spending a week in this hellish sweat box, assuming I can find someone willing to work on her, is more than I can bear. The 5 day layover in Memphis was as much as I could tolerate, it's just getting as to where it's not any fun anymore.

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Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998919)

Ok, let me see if I have this straight... You bought someone else’s headache without doing your DD?

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998919)

You’re angry because it took 6 months to get approved here?

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998919)

Your 11 year old car has issues that have been fully documented...

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998919)

you had access too here for free and you’re mad at the car?

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998919)

O
The entire line of Z’s are POS’s because you didn’t do your homework?

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998919)

Should I go on, Sweetie?

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998921)

I think you’ll be much better off on the FakeBook group. You’re welcome.

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998921)

PS: You should have bought the Miata. Just saying...

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998924)

Do you ask the previous owner why the clutch was replaced after 15,000 miles?

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3998924)

Yea, didn’t think so...

Originally Posted by Red Voodoo (Post 3998912)

I haven't really, other than grabbing the bottom of the top to hold it out of the way of the moving tonneau cover when lowering it. It should be fixed, but I've been lazy, and I kind of expect to be told it's going to cost thousands of dollars to fix anyway since it's out of warranty.

Originally Posted by Red Voodoo (Post 3998912)

I've always like the Z-car. That said, I haven't had much other interest in Nissan as a manufacturer. This will likely be the last one I'll invest my money in.

Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3998940)

I am not sure how much due diligence you expect of one buying a car, but I did much more than most car buyers do. I had not read every page of this forum, no. Yes, I thought being a Nissan, I would benefit from "Japanese auto reliability" which was a critical mistake. Most other cars in this category are much more reliable whether they be of European or US origin.


Angry no. Disappointed in the way the forum membership is administrated? Yes, to a degree. The forum owners can administrate the forum anyway they please, obviously. They have no obligation to their members, or their advertisers and sponsors, I suppose.

It sounds like you have never joined another forum if a 6 month approval lag seems normal to you.


New 370z owners have the same issues. Nissan has done little to fix obvious issues with the vehicle.



No, the non approved member does not have full access.

No, I am not mad at the car. It is inanimate, so that would be silly. I am mad at myself. When I said I was mad at the car, that was metaphorically speaking, obviously (at least to readers of rudimentary intelligence).



The z cars are pieces of s*** due to major design flaws that the manufacturer refuses to address resulting in sub-par reliability and inordinate cost of ownership, especially for a Japanese car.

Do you need me to swoon over your car to get your knickers out of a knot? Are you so insecure that you cannot handle anyone belittling "your baby?"

I did compliment the HVAC and I could come up with other compliments if that would make you feel better, sweetie. Should I go on?


No, I'd prefer not, but I doubt you have any concern about my wishes, so I am sure you'll continue to blather on for several more posts. That's what those of your ilk usually do.

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Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3999016)

Law of holes
The first law of holes, or the law of holes, is an adage which states: "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging".[1][2] Digging a hole makes it deeper and therefore harder to get out of, which is used as a metaphor that when in an untenable position, it is best to stop carrying on and exacerbating the situation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_holes

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3999016)

Law of holes
The first law of holes, or the law of holes, is an adage which states: "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging".[1][2] Digging a hole makes it deeper and therefore harder to get out of, which is used as a metaphor that when in an untenable position, it is best to stop carrying on and exacerbating the situation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_holes

Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3999046)

WOW, if you wanted help you sure got off on the wrong foot. Nobody likes dealing with someone that is bitchy.

Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3999046)

WOW, if you wanted help you sure got off on the wrong foot. Nobody likes dealing with someone that is bitchy.

Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3999049)

I have a questions. When you started having to lift the clutch pedal back up did you check the fluid level in the clutch Master Cylinder? If you ran it dry the Clutch Master Cylinder is toast. Have it replaced. You can get one at that dealer.

Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3999051)

By the way, it is not even hot yet. Summer is just getting warmed up. July and August are hot.

Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3999058)

No, I checked the fluid immediately. It was right at the full line.

I brought it to RPM Autoworx attempted to bleed it disabling the clutch completely.

On the advice of Joe, I had RPM the master cylinder replaced for $600. Miraculously, the clutch is working again, for now.

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Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3999060)

I will be glad to get back to the mountains and a bit north.

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3999037)

I like that. Did something like that yesterday. I stopped digging. Now if I can get my wifey to follow. :icon14:

Originally Posted by nr7 (Post 3999043)

Looks like advice you would be well advised to heed. If you choose to pull your head out of your hole, you may wish to peruse the Silver Rule as well.


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Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 3999123)

Happy wife, happy life.

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3999131)

Wifey digging hole with steam shovel. I'm throwing the dirt back in with a pitch fork. :shakes head:

Originally Posted by SteveVQ (Post 3999116)

Sorry to hear about your troubles op. These cars are great if you get the right year. 2013 and up are only years I recommend when someone asks. 09 to 12 have too many issues. Live and learn, good luck.

Originally Posted by THE BULL (Post 3999062)

The Z clutch master cylinder hose is a common fault in these cars, they tend to deteriorate internally pushing all of that gunk into the pump causing it to fail over time
That's a Nissan fault.

Originally Posted by THE BULL (Post 3999062)

Top problems, well... that's convertibles for you especially anything that has angle/proximity sensors

Originally Posted by THE BULL (Post 3999062)

Oil overheating problems... How's your driving? usually these engines wont climb in temperatures unless they've been spirited for a while and since it's your first rodeo it will teach you. Many vehicles overheat their oils and you would never know. Be thankful of that gauge and install a cooler.

Originally Posted by THE BULL (Post 3999062)

By the way there is this little penis looking like gasket that will introduce some baldness if you still have hair and it's called the Gallery gasket.
keeping oil temps that high will kill this gasket prematurely as well.

Originally Posted by THE BULL (Post 3999062)

Welcome to the Forum;)