I hate this car

Z370Z011

Actually I love my car, but at 50k miles my cpu has gone out, my CMC has gone out, my trunk locked one day and i had to take it to the dealership so they could unlock it and replace the entire locking mechanism.. and just today I've become a victim of the infamous steering lock failure.

luckily this has all been covered by my extended warranty, and although I've seen other members have it worse I think I'm done with my Z. I guess it may be ok to some, and I know nothing is perfect but at 50k it just sucks. I mean come on the cpu went out at 11k!.. I once had a honda at 300k miles and it never let me down. I guess I'm pissed off because I went out to lunch from work and the steering wheel failed at carls jr so i had to uber my *** back to work. lol.

So I was considering trading it in for a fiat abarth yeah I know change of pace.. its cool if you all hate lol, its not exactly a NISMO.. but I'm always open to other options haha.

RomerZ

Subaru BRZ :-p

Zipper 104

I'm old enough to remember the days long ago that Fiats were available on our shores. Essentially they were such junk they went away for about 30 years.....and now they are back again, but my understanding is they still remain just about as unreliable as they ever were.
Cool? Well, OK, maybe, but I'd rethink buying one however.
I'm just waiting for the days Peugeot, Citroen, Skoda, Lada et al return.
OK, NOT.


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Z370Z011

I like the brz but I kind of don't want to spend as much as they cost.. Not that there expensive but my gf was in the market for a fiat (which is when I saw the Abarth) I was joking with the guy, told him I'd buy two if he'd give me a good deal and long story short I could get one for about 16k.. And if I sell the Z I'd pretty much pay it Off. I don't want a car payment lol.

Z370Z011

........ I don't get it

onzedge

Never mind

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Trips

By the looks of it you've almost had everything that could go wrong with a Z as in the most common issues.

I think if you hang on to it you should be able to put plenty of miles on it and really enjoy a trouble free car.

I wouldn't blame you if you still feel the same and you just want to move on.

I have an early build Jan 09 in fact and knock on wood I have not had any problems with it so far.

I still believe the majority of 370Z's are trouble free but there is small fraction that we have come to learn have had issue as you have experienced a lot of unfortunately.

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Z370Z011

Yeahh, thanks for the post Trips It made feel a tad better. I do love the Z line, I just hate mine. Maybe some mods will help ease my mind. Lol

MagmaRed370z

Z370Z011,

It really sucks that with only 50K you have had so many issue with this car. This is suppose to be a reliable Japanese car and it just sucks that it does not deliver.

I agree on the above, you have fixed all the common issues so it should be Ok to keep.

Zbrah

Fiats are for phags. Got it? Get the Abarth and you're upgraded to super phag

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Z370Z011

So we hope. Lol
Recently I've noticed the brake light in the dash come on when I speed up... And my rear brakes squeak when I'm driving even if the ebrake isn't engaged. It almost sounds like the rotors aren't even because it isn't a continuous squeak.

I suppose they aren't major issues but it adds on to my headache.

kenchan

i like the abarth but to replace the z with one is not logical.

Z370Z011

Lmao!!!! Both messages made me crack up! haha.. So maybe I should keep her lol.

ShutokuZ

The brake light upon acceleration is more than likely just low brake fluid. Even if it doesn't appear to be low, it can trigger when the fluid shifts when you accelerate.

shaun66

I have an early 09 with 46K miles now and never had an issue. Guess they built yours on a friday! I do hate this paint though.