Lifespan of 370Z ??

felix0121

500K miles ?!!

Lukcas61

So, true that if you take care of her she will in turn take care of you.

Fuzzzy

My '85 300 ZX that I bought new had > 250,000 miles on it when I traded it in '94. I never had any significant mechanical problems with it. If the electronic dash hadn't been so expensive to replace, I probably would have kept it at least a few more years.

I will be disappointed I can't get that out of my 370--if I want to

felix0121

Are you still driving your 300ZX ??

mrflip69

He could get hit with a lot of the known issues of the Z. CSC failure, bad ECU, oil consumption, etc...

If you're lucky, this will happen within the warranty period. Preventative maintenance is good, almost requisite for any car--but some are more prone to failure than others so I think that argument is kinda moot.

Kenwoodturbo

No your missing the point. YOU may choose to junk your car or trade in at 75k because csc goes bad out of warranty. Not everyone. It isn't that the car failed, it's that you decided not to fix. Again loaded question. You could argue that csc failure you replace with elimination kit, the ecu, many cars have those issues. The question is what your definition of last is? Google some of the people who have records with cars with most miles on them. They will have replaced engines, trans, suspension, paint, are fanatical about maintenance.

None of them say... Well I got to 150k and a $600 csc failed so car is done.... Their story will include... I've replaced csc 10 times, etc.

It doesn't mean that they went 2.3 million miles with no problems other than oil changes.

So my accord EATS rear brakes, it's a known issue. I consider it cost of doing business. I had 2 separate co-workers who sold same gen accords because it "always needed brakes" . I have no other issues with car myself, so every 2 years I put on new rear brake pads. Honda won't recall because the rear brakes are undersized. Instead they sell revised pads that still die way too soon.

But again, I kept mine. Better to be 20 brakes than engine. I "could" also add aftermarket big brake kit and eliminate the issue. But in my sample size 2 out of the considered the car "failed"

mishuko

KM! LOL

he did it three times at varying mileage due to varying reasons iirc.

oil gas and rubber was what I remembered reading when I was looking at this car. sure their are other issues that can arise but the CSC as 'common' as it is I think isn't as widespread. pre-mature csc blowing seems more than likely due to pilot error or hammering the clutch like you hammer yourself at night.

90 ST

As a few guys mentioned it really depends on what you consider "life span" The whole car? The original numbers matching engine? If you swap parts/engine rebuild, body work as needed the car could last 100 years...

If it's just how long till you have to replace something major, depends on your maintenance. If you never change the oil...you may not last more then a year. Unless you never drive your car.
Then there is time vs mileage? LOL

Currently my goal is 400,000 kms (250,000 miles) before I sell the car, currently i'm at 363,xxxkms (227xxx miles) and as also mentioned nothing really more then the common problems we've all seen with the car. I may be the only one to have had to replace the front hubs though?

kenchan

oh so u're getting ready to sell your car next week?

90 ST

LOL, spring, i'm ordering my next vehicle in January, so when ever it gets here, and once i'm done with most of the modding.

kenchan

dat's cool. im keeping my z for another 5yrs probably.

90 ST

So first oil change and that's it?
Step 1 and 2, done!
1. Buy car, drive till first oil change needed
2. Trade for new car with fresh oil. LOL

kenchan

i guess then the frame of the car is the actual car then?

change everything else, its still the 'same' car?

kenchan

reminds me of my dumbarse neighbor...

why did you buy 2 of the EXACT SAME car?! (looking at my G and Z)

90 ST

Alright, off to put on more miles.