Thanks for the response man, wasn't sure I'd hear from you! Thanks for the brief history too.. the car still has your tasteful mods on it, they did give me the stock parts too. Well it was great hearing from you man, if I ever see your BRZ up in Faytown I'll give you a Big Rev Take care and enjoy every moment in that Big Blue of yours!

Hey Man,

Congrats on the purchase. I bought the car when it only had 4500 miles on it. Previous owner was a Doctor who died and the car sat idle in the garage until his son traded it in for a Subaru. I traded in my '13 BRZ for it, thinking it would be the same driving experience, only with more power. I only drove it for about 8 months/3000 miles before I just sort of lost enthusiasm for it. One of the reasons was what you yourself have outlined about the transmission. I never had any problems with the clutch. What you are experiencing seems, from what I've read, to be just the nature of the drivetrain. Road & Track describes it as a gearbox that 'doesn't like to be rushed'. An apt description, if you ask me. I referred to it simply, as "truck-like". Gear whine in first and second at low speeds is normal. I'm assuming they left the mods in place I had installed. I put Z1 post-MAF tubes on it with K&N filters and an ARK Grip exhaust. The factory system droned, adding to the cacophony of road noise that is part and parcel of the 370z experience. Love my BRZ- Its obviously not as fast as the Z, but its 700 lbs lighter, has a much slicker shifting gearbox, and I've always been partial to Lotus like handling over brute power. The Z is a pretty car. I had the oil changed at 7500 miles and had Redline synthetic put in it. Had zero mechanical issues during my short time owning it. Anyway, enjoy the car. I'm certainly enjoying mine, so everybody wins. Cheers!

Hey man!

I found your posts of the #213 Nissan 370z 40th anniversary edition, just thought I'd reach out and let you know that I'm now the owner of the car! I bought it from Adventure Subaru - this is where you bought it too? crazy! The dealership said you traded it in for the Series Blue BRZ, sweet ride, you liking it? The dealer had this Z on the lot for 2 days when I rushed over there and bought it

Have any history you wouldn't mind sharing about the car? The good, the bad, the ugly? lol.. Hey did you have any clutch issues? It seems to me like 1st and 2nd are strangely difficult to get in and out of of... anyways, hope to hear from you, it was exciting for me to see the car had already hit the 40th anniversary list