Unsafe?

chii370 · 12-01-2014, 02:24 AM

So I dont know if this has been discussed before or not, but ive been here a good while and havent seen it. But as im sure 99% of you are well aware, the 350Z was..... pretty much the most unsafe sports car ever produced, ever. If you didnt, please do a little research.

That being said, why is it when I enquire information from the IIHS, safecar, or even nissan themselves non give clear and concise answers as to what the safety ratings on the 370z are? This has me quite concerned! rightfully so I believe. The 370 is built on a "revised" version of........ the exact same thing, lets not kid ourselves.

Im aware the 370 has several new features on the inside of the cabin to help, such as airbags for every possible place on your body........ but if its anything like the guaranteed 100% to kill you death trap 350z they wont really amount to anything useful aside from helping soak up some of the blood i guess.

Has anyone found any viable, credible information about this? is anyone concerned? has anyone gotten killed in a 370 yet? "would like to see per million manufactured numbers" we are the community, we all drive this car, our wifes, our kids drive this car. This is something I think someone needs to find out. Would do it myself if i even knew where to start digging. Its been 6 years, I think thats 6 years too long to go without releasing info. Seems like they want to hide it to me.

also, unrelated.... but this made me lul. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...mo_first_test/
new nismo is worse than the old one in literally every single category. This will be the last nissan I ever own in my entire life. Might add a desperate price drop on the sale of my car now that I know it will probably kill me soon.

BGTV8 · 12-01-2014, 02:50 AM

Whhaaatttt ......

Are you serious or is this a pi55-take ...............

Wonka2581 · 12-01-2014, 05:10 AM

It really does not matter what car you are in when you are in a major accident... If the (delta V) Is to high you are dead... There is litteraly a million things that can kill you in a traffic accident... And it does not matter what "safety" rating the car has... Every car in the U.S. has to meet a standerd safety rating in order for it to be legal. Bottom line SPEED KILLS...

TerribleONE · 12-01-2014, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Wonka2581

It really does not matter what car you are in when you are in a major accident... If the (delta V) Is to high you are dead... There is litteraly a million things that can kill you in a traffic accident... And it does not matter what "safety" rating the car has... Every car in the U.S. has to meet a standerd safety rating in order for it to be legal. Bottom line SPEED KILLS...

Speed has never killed anyone... its suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you -Jeremy Clarkson

Wonka2581 · 12-01-2014, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TerribleONE

Speed has never killed anyone... its suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you -Jeremy Clarkson

LOl... yes speed has not killed anyone... its the other forces that can come into play when at high speed... I.E. dumb *** old person pulling out in front of you, Deer, tire blowout, Ice, ECT... lol..

Nargrakhan · 12-01-2014, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TerribleONE

Speed has never killed anyone... its suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you -Jeremy Clarkson

I agree. It totally collaborates with the fact that: "Falling doesn't kill. It's the sudden stop."

NoLaKrewe · 12-01-2014, 05:35 AM

This post gave me cancer. I can't imagine a state of mind where I would type of this non sense.

dant1127 · 12-01-2014, 09:51 AM

Chii, you should sell immediately. I got rid of my death trap when I found out how shitty it was compared to everything else. Im going to a tC since i read an article saying how well it handled and how cheap they are compared to other sports cars.

Unfortunately, now that the cat is out of the bag, your trade in value has plummeted.

So I know a guy with a 40th who happens to be car shopping for a second 370Z. I tried talking sense into him, but he wouldn't listen to reason. PM me when you're ready to sell. He said 15K will work.

Wonka2581 · 12-01-2014, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dant1127

Chii, you should sell immediately. I got rid of my death trap when I found out how shitty it was compared to everything else. Im going to a tC since i read an article saying how well it handled and how cheap they are compared to other sports cars.

Unfortunately, now that the cat is out of the bag, your trade in value has plummeted.

So I know a guy with a 40th who happens to be car shopping for a second 370Z. I tried talking sense into him, but he wouldn't listen to reason. PM me when you're ready to sell. He said 15K will work.

Hmmmm he's Right......

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2011 Nismo#91 · 12-01-2014, 10:22 AM

3AM drunk posting at its finest.

theDreamer · 12-01-2014, 01:03 PM

To quickly answer your questions:
-Yes, someone has died while driving their Z.
-And not all cars are required to be safety rated, usually they take a sample of new cars and rate them. The EPA for MPG do the same thing, they pick & choose cars, so many times car manufactures can just claim whatever safety or MPG they want, until it gets challenged. Good example of this was Ford recently who had to adjust many of its cars MPG ratings.

6MT-Z34 · 12-01-2014, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

To quickly answer your questions:
-Yes, someone has died while driving their Z.
-And not all cars are required to be safety rated, usually they take a sample of new cars and rate them. The EPA for MPG do the same thing, they pick & choose cars, so many times car manufactures can just claim whatever safety or MPG they want, until it gets challenged. Good example of this was Ford recently who had to adjust many of its cars MPG ratings.

And hyundai too, they had to pay a fine for false MPG claims

Mitco39 · 12-01-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT-Z34

And hyundai too, they had to pay a fine for false MPG claims

Yeah my sister has one and she gets a yearly check from Hyundai because they mislead her on the mpg. haha

mdxj · 12-01-2014, 03:16 PM

Yea, I would not call it unsafe from personal experience. I will include the 350 too. Had a friend roll his several times and he had to crawl out of it. All he had was a small scratch on his hand. In my last 370, i had someone pull out in front of me at speed, crushed the front but the cabin was 100% intact and I was perfectly fine.

DEpointfive0 · 12-01-2014, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mdxj

Yea, I would not call it unsafe from personal experience. I will include the 350 too. Had a friend roll his several times and he had to crawl out of it. All he had was a small scratch on his hand. In my last 370, i had someone pull out in front of me at speed, crushed the front but the cabin was 100% intact and I was perfectly fine.

Chii, I'll answer you legitly.

The reports saying the 350Z are the most unsafe car are very biased/written shitty.

Based on the crashes I have seen on this site like mdxj said, the 370Z is an exceptionally safe car

12-01-2014, 02:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 16	Unsafe? So I dont know if this has been discussed before or not, but ive been here a good while and havent seen it. But as im sure 99% of you are well aware, the 350Z was..... pretty much the most unsafe sports car ever produced, ever. If you didnt, please do a little research. That being said, why is it when I enquire information from the IIHS, safecar, or even nissan themselves non give clear and concise answers as to what the safety ratings on the 370z are? This has me quite concerned! rightfully so I believe. The 370 is built on a "revised" version of........ the exact same thing, lets not kid ourselves. Im aware the 370 has several new features on the inside of the cabin to help, such as airbags for every possible place on your body........ but if its anything like the guaranteed 100% to kill you death trap 350z they wont really amount to anything useful aside from helping soak up some of the blood i guess. Has anyone found any viable, credible information about this? is anyone concerned? has anyone gotten killed in a 370 yet? "would like to see per million manufactured numbers" we are the community, we all drive this car, our wifes, our kids drive this car. This is something I think someone needs to find out. Would do it myself if i even knew where to start digging. Its been 6 years, I think thats 6 years too long to go without releasing info. Seems like they want to hide it to me. also, unrelated.... but this made me lul. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...mo_first_test/ new nismo is worse than the old one in literally every single category. This will be the last nissan I ever own in my entire life. Might add a desperate price drop on the sale of my car now that I know it will probably kill me soon. Last edited by chii370; 12-01-2014 at 02:48 AM.

12-01-2014, 05:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Wonka2581 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 3,083 Drives: MY WIFE CRAZY.... Rep Power: 2612	It really does not matter what car you are in when you are in a major accident... If the (delta V) Is to high you are dead... There is litteraly a million things that can kill you in a traffic accident... And it does not matter what "safety" rating the car has... Every car in the U.S. has to meet a standerd safety rating in order for it to be legal. Bottom line SPEED KILLS... 370zHawaii, FPenvy and carlitos_370z like this. __________________ "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat""Winston Churchill"

12-01-2014, 05:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
NoLaKrewe Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: NoLa Posts: 469 Drives: 2011 FJ//2015 370z Rep Power: 13	This post gave me cancer. I can't imagine a state of mind where I would type of this non sense. Zoren 370 likes this. __________________ Starting a NoLa Z club https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheBigeZClub/ The struggle will be real!

12-01-2014, 09:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
dant1127 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: US Posts: 110 Drives: NA Rep Power: 11	Chii, you should sell immediately. I got rid of my death trap when I found out how shitty it was compared to everything else. Im going to a tC since i read an article saying how well it handled and how cheap they are compared to other sports cars. Unfortunately, now that the cat is out of the bag, your trade in value has plummeted. So I know a guy with a 40th who happens to be car shopping for a second 370Z. I tried talking sense into him, but he wouldn't listen to reason. PM me when you're ready to sell. He said 15K will work. carlitos_370z likes this.

12-01-2014, 01:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4211	To quickly answer your questions: -Yes, someone has died while driving their Z. -And not all cars are required to be safety rated, usually they take a sample of new cars and rate them. The EPA for MPG do the same thing, they pick & choose cars, so many times car manufactures can just claim whatever safety or MPG they want, until it gets challenged. Good example of this was Ford recently who had to adjust many of its cars MPG ratings. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

12-01-2014, 02:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,515 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 39974	Whhaaatttt ...... Are you serious or is this a pi55-take ...............

12-01-2014, 10:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,408 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 40570	3AM drunk posting at its finest.

12-01-2014, 03:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
mdxj Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: OKC Posts: 290 Drives: 09 Nismo, 98 Jeep XJ Rep Power: 14	Yea, I would not call it unsafe from personal experience. I will include the 350 too. Had a friend roll his several times and he had to crawl out of it. All he had was a small scratch on his hand. In my last 370, i had someone pull out in front of me at speed, crushed the front but the cabin was 100% intact and I was perfectly fine. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ '09 370 base - RIP '09 370 Nismo - New track car