Wife drove my Z in 1st gear on the highway

chubbs · 03-26-2009, 02:26 AM

Let's hope there's no damage, because if any dealers in the SEATTLE AREA read this forum (and why shouldn't they?), they'll sure as hell know who you are and how the damage occurred by now, as you have given them all the information they could possibly want.

Bye bye potential warranty claim?

People really should be very careful what they post in PUBLIC forums.

How about editing your details or your story - maybe it was your 'friend's' wife's car?

Edit - Having said that, I have a very similar story. We bought a Peugeot for my wife (a very careful, slow driver) a few years ago. On her first journey she phoned me to say "This car's going back, I can't get it to go more than 50mph". Of course, she'd been looking at the rev counter, not the speedo. ...I worked out that to get it up to 5k revs in 4th or 5th gear along the twisty country lanes she was driving, she must have been going at PHENOMENAL speeds - heeehee. The thought still amuses me.

joeyz10 · 03-26-2009, 02:27 AM

Your car will be fine. Dont' bring it to the dealer. What will they do there? stare at it? the smell is normal for a brand new engine. Forget about everything and enjoy your z to it's limits.....I am

travisjb · 03-26-2009, 02:30 AM

um yup, what he said... trust me, no pics with license plates, no real names etc

Josh@STILLEN · 03-26-2009, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by chubbs

Let's hope there's no damage, because if any dealers in the SEATTLE AREA read this forum (and why shouldn't they?), they'll sure as hell know who you are and how the damage occurred by now, as you have given them all the information they could possibly want.

Bye bye potential warranty claim?

People really should be very careful what they post in PUBLIC forums.

Well Mr. 2bits.. I'm sorry but we cannot honor your warranty because one of our techs believes he found proof of your wife hitting the rev limiter on several occasions during the break-in period of your new Z..

While I'm all for the tinfoil hat here and there, discussing issues that happen and looking for honest insight on problems should not invoke some secretive society to get a real answer.. or live in fear that your local dealer is dying to screw you out of a warranty claim by spending crazy amounts of time lurking in forums and documenting your alleged abuses..

We've all done some stupid things here and there with our cars, including pure enthusiastic abuse over others who baby theirs at all opportunity. This is most obviously an unintended 'overuse' of the cars abilities.. but I can assure you there are plenty others that will put the ropes to their new cars a 1,000 times more than this guy and his lead-footed wife..

2bits · 03-26-2009, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chubbs

Let's hope there's no damage, because if any dealers in the SEATTLE AREA read this forum (and why shouldn't they?), they'll sure as hell know who you are and how the damage occurred by now, as you have given them all the information they could possibly want.

Bye bye potential warranty claim?

People really should be very careful what they post in PUBLIC forums.

I'm not worried about the dealer finding out, and posting here wasn't a mistake. This wouldn't constitute abuse since it's operating within parameters, and they themselves have told me there's no break-in period due to "microfinishing of driveline components". I was worried about reduced lifespan after the warranty expires, hence my mention of 61k. The encouraging comments here speak highly of the Z, so I'm feeling better about this morning's episode. Time to move on.

I should add that a proper break-in is not a condition of the warranty.

MC · 03-26-2009, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh@STILLEN

Well Mr. 2bits.. I'm sorry but we cannot honor your warranty because one of our techs believes he found proof of your wife hitting the rev limiter on several occasions during the break-in period of your new Z..

good thing it wasnt a GTR... the black box would tell the tech not only how far she went at 7K but what she was listening to on the radio what road she was on what kinda drink was in the cup holder and what type of panties she had on

2bits · 03-26-2009, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh@STILLEN

Well Mr. 2bits..

What he said... +1

Josh@STILLEN · 03-26-2009, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MC@MYGTR

good thing it wasnt a GTR... the black box would tell the tech not only how far she went at 7K but what she was listening to on the radio what road she was on what kinda drink was in the cup holder and what type of panties she had on

Good news is that the GT-R cup holder is insulated.. we found that out after tearing ours apart for the rally car.. so that hefty starbucks is good to go..

36 hours.. a battery charger... hit the start button without the brake.. you're good to go.. that's all the data-logger can hold..

GP370Z_Funk · 03-26-2009, 03:01 AM

Got 3000 miles on my 370Z here in Seattle, no problems. Like they said, drive it like you stole it. worked on my sport bikes (R1,R1, R6), seems to be working on the car. Got to love Japanese engineering. I've had 33% tint on my windows, and 3M clear bra on the front, and the Jim Wolf POP charger intakes on my car since February 17 (ordered car Jan. 11, Received Feb 2). Not disappointed with any one of my purchases.

Enjoy your car and maybe I'll see you around. I haven't seen any other 370Z's on the road here in Seattle, but my friends say they have, maybe they say yours.

Got you beat, I was the first in Seattle with tinted windows, and 3M clear bra on the front.

AndreZ Cadena · 03-26-2009, 03:06 AM

I wouldnt worry about it. The "burning smell" is the new car smell on the outside.

MC · 03-26-2009, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh@STILLEN

36 hours.. a battery charger... hit the start button without the brake.. you're good to go.. that's all the data-logger can hold..

oh i know.

(except VDC offs are permanent

)

ok back on topic

Forrest · 03-26-2009, 04:42 AM

your wife has to be amazingly hot. Thats the first thing that came to my mind hehe.

DJcuetip · 03-26-2009, 08:21 AM

haha

semtex · 03-26-2009, 08:37 AM

Yeah forget the car, post a picture of your wife already!

zZSportZz · 03-26-2009, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by semtex

Yeah forget the car, post a picture of your wife already!

^^ What he said

03-26-2009, 02:26 AM	#16 (permalink)
chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7586	Let's hope there's no damage, because if any dealers in the SEATTLE AREA read this forum (and why shouldn't they?), they'll sure as hell know who you are and how the damage occurred by now, as you have given them all the information they could possibly want. Bye bye potential warranty claim? People really should be very careful what they post in PUBLIC forums. How about editing your details or your story - maybe it was your 'friend's' wife's car? Edit - Having said that, I have a very similar story. We bought a Peugeot for my wife (a very careful, slow driver) a few years ago. On her first journey she phoned me to say "This car's going back, I can't get it to go more than 50mph". Of course, she'd been looking at the rev counter, not the speedo. ...I worked out that to get it up to 5k revs in 4th or 5th gear along the twisty country lanes she was driving, she must have been going at PHENOMENAL speeds - heeehee. The thought still amuses me. __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^ Last edited by chubbs; 03-26-2009 at 02:35 AM.

03-26-2009, 03:01 AM	#24 (permalink)
GP370Z_Funk Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 14 Drives: 09-370Z-PG-7A/T Rep Power: 16	Your all good. Bullet Proof Motors Got 3000 miles on my 370Z here in Seattle, no problems. Like they said, drive it like you stole it. worked on my sport bikes (R1,R1, R6), seems to be working on the car. Got to love Japanese engineering. I've had 33% tint on my windows, and 3M clear bra on the front, and the Jim Wolf POP charger intakes on my car since February 17 (ordered car Jan. 11, Received Feb 2). Not disappointed with any one of my purchases. Enjoy your car and maybe I'll see you around. I haven't seen any other 370Z's on the road here in Seattle, but my friends say they have, maybe they say yours. Got you beat, I was the first in Seattle with tinted windows, and 3M clear bra on the front.

03-26-2009, 08:37 AM	#29 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 54 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	Yeah forget the car, post a picture of your wife already! __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

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