Hello Z Forum

[HEK]

I'm introducing myself but do not have a Z yet, I have an Acura TL and a Jeep Wrangler but with age, (male menopause...lol) are looking into a 2 door coupe and the 370 looks like it would fit the bill.
I'm doing the research for now, never had a Datsun but grew up around friends that did, I see that there are some overheating issues with 370 and I'm getting scared thinking that going from a "never" had an issue with Honda's quality to a vehicle that has an issue right of the back....
Wish me luck I have an eye for this "white" (not sure what the the name of the actual color is, forgive my ignorance) and will propbably take a test drive within a week, but I need to know from you ppl what other issues are there to be looking for, I'm a 1/2 century old and want to retire soon and not be able to drive a car due to the fact that Nissan made a good looking car with issues....
HEK aka Hector

[frost]

Welcome aboard Hector. I am as concerned as you are with the overheating issue since I live somewhere pretty hot, but am trying to remember that not too many people have actually had issues yet.

[HEK]

Thanks Frost for the reply, I thought that I would retire with the TL and now I see there is a demand for a 6mt TL and being that is all paid for I figured why not get a 2 seater....The kids are gone, wifey and I are left, the Cayman looks good but I know the maintenance is a bit pricey, so I'm hoping to lock a deal with Nissan if the price is right and the overheating issue is addressed as a possible "recall"...I'm old but not dead...lol...

[frost]

Let's keep our fingers crossed!
I think you're making a good choice on the Cayman versus the Z. I mean, sure some of us can afford to spend more, but what are we getting for that money? With the 350z, we had a less than desirable interior, so I could see spending more money. But the 370 is the whole bag.

[AK370Z]

Originally Posted by HEK

I'm introducing myself but do not have a Z yet, I have an Acura TL and a Jeep Wrangler but with age, (male menopause...lol) are looking into a 2 door coupe and the 370 looks like it would fit the bill.
I'm doing the research for now, never had a Datsun but grew up around friends that did, I see that there are some overheating issues with 370 and I'm getting scared thinking that going from a "never" had an issue with Honda's quality to a vehicle that has an issue right of the back....
Wish me luck I have an eye for this "white" (not sure what the the name of the actual color is, forgive my ignorance) and will propbably take a test drive within a week, but I need to know from you ppl what other issues are there to be looking for, I'm a 1/2 century old and want to retire soon and not be able to drive a car due to the fact that Nissan made a good looking car with issues....
HEK aka Hector

Welcome to the forums, hector . The name of the color is Pearl White and it looks really good. If you don't track your car, it's quite impossible to overheat your car. Only other thing I can think of is road noise when driving on gravel or rough surface. If you know a road in your area that's rough or gravel filled, take the Z to test drive there. Tell the dealer you want to check for the road noise. Since you're NOT coming from a 350Z, you may find that Z has bad rear visibility. I drove 350Z for a long time so I didn't even notice it. But those coming from Evo, STI or other cars with good visibility, may find themselves upset due to bad rear blind spots.

Good luck on your test drive and hope to see you on the forums regularly.

[HEK]

Well I just found out that thru one of my company's benefits I can buy a Nissan for Invoice -2.87. Now that would change my thoughts from buying a Base/ sport package to Touring / sports package most likely 6 MT....(is that possible?, meaning that combination) .
I'm a little nervous as I stopped driving rear wheel drive cars back in 1980 with a 1980 Celica GT and since then I've driven front wheel drive cars ( I also have a 2007 Rubicon which I drive 99% of the Winter here in Ma )... is that 1% of the time that the wifey needs to drive in the snow and I leave her Rubi and I drive the TL to work, that worries me having a 370Z ...has anyone driven their Z in the snow? ... or is the car more of a toy to most of you ...
On a different note a friend of mine who no longer works with me as he took too many snow days drove an Infinity G37 so again Im having 2nd thoughts...

[ChrisSlicks]

Originally Posted by HEK

Well I just found out that thru one of my company's benefits I can buy a Nissan for Invoice -2.87. Now that would change my thoughts from buying a Base/ sport package to Touring / sports package most likely 6 MT....(is that possible?, meaning that combination) .
I'm a little nervous as I stopped driving rear wheel drive cars back in 1980 with a 1980 Celica GT and since then I've driven front wheel drive cars ( I also have a 2007 Rubicon which I drive 99% of the Winter here in Ma )... is that 1% of the time that the wifey needs to drive in the snow and I leave her Rubi and I drive the TL to work, that worries me having a 370Z ...has anyone driven their Z in the snow? ... or is the car more of a toy to most of you ...
On a different note a friend of mine who no longer works with me as he took too many snow days drove an Infinity G37 so again Im having 2nd thoughts...

Yes that package combination is possible (and common) so you should be able to find some around in that configuration.

Driving in the snow on the stock tires is essentially impossible as they are high performance summer tires. With winter tires it is certainly possible but probably not quite as easy as the TL. Personally I actually like driving rear-drive cars in the snow (with the right tires) but I'm weird.

As for the overheating issue, it's not actually an issue unless you're running the car hard at high RPM's. The only way you can get the car to truly overheat is at the track.