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Replacing a failed part with another of the same kind. Nissan is pure genius! :ugh2:

My warranty will actually cover to install a non nissan csc, just didn't have the money at the time. No worries it'll go out again, 3rd times a charm :bowrofl:

powertrain is 5 years/60k right?

I honestly don't remember, I got an extended 8 years/100k just incase the car sucked.. Greatest decision ever. Lol

HAHAHAHAHAHA this made my day!:happydance::rofl2::icon14:

I have several friends that have FIAT 500C ABARTH, they love them, but they also have several Alfa's to drive as well...

i know a senior mechanic at a local Nissan dealer/stealerhip and he says they never see any 370's come in for repair. Take it for what it's worth.
My Z never has any issues. Knock on wood.
Not discounting your feelings OP, if you don't like it you should move on.

You are right the pain on the Z is horrible, I mean a fly can hit it an the pain will chip.

Mini
 

I rode in my first 'new' Mini this last week. It was my cousins wife's DD. Made a lousy impression.
It looks just fine and he says it goes great and gets good gas mileage.
I just couldn't get over how crappy it rode and how much the interior 'rattled' around. WTF? These are modern cars. I would expect them to be real tight.
Opening and closing the door felt awful. I just can't imagine how bad it will be in a few years when there's some mileage on it.
My Z with Swifts feels less 'rough' and stiff and is way more compliant over bumpy stuff. The Mini is a unrefined go kart in comparison.

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Well, yeah, you can't repair something you never sold in the first place!

Well...
 

Report back with what they think in a few years. What they think of them when they're new doesn't indicate their reliability over time. I don't think anyone disagrees with them being fun; the issue brought up here was if you could expect them to be trouble free over time. That's why I have such an issue with ratings for car 'Initial Quality'. WTH?

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47k and some change. It's an '09 though so beyond the warranty. Guy called at lunch and said he's pretty sure it's a bent/broken fork or dislodged pin but couldn't be positive until he dropped and popped the tranny.

Alfa...
 

You said they have Alfas to drive, like that's a GOOD thing.
Real fun cars, but also junk if you put enough miles on them to find out. Parts? Forget it. Don't ask me how I know.
They went away for a bunch of years too. Just long enough to come back and re-fool a bunch of new pooches who don't know otherwise.

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Which could also mean it's time to check your brake pads.

09 Z here also, bought used sitting at 128,000 when i picked her up and now sitting at 132,000....engine itself is a replacement that was put in back in 2011 so engine itself has a little over 100,000....still fires up and purrs like a kitten and no squeaks or rattles, aside from having to catch up on all the maintenance the previous owner didnt do, the car has been trouble free