For those of you who have gotten rid of your 370Z

emx620 · 10-10-2011, 02:42 PM

So I was curious as to why people got rid of their 370Z that have. Several reasons I see for getting rid of a 370Z would be needing more than 2 seats, wanting something with more power (e.g. corvette), or just not being able to afford the car anymore.

I'd love to hear from any and everyone who owned a 370Z at one point and no longer do.

If I were to get rid of mine, it would be for something with more torque like a vette or possible an AWD vehicle.

TongMan · 10-10-2011, 02:50 PM

Most who upgraded or swapped rides don't stay active on this forum so your responses may be lacking and inconsistent. From my recollection, ex-owners of Z cars tend to go for the 2011+ Mustang, Evo X, and STI because of similar power and the availability of rear seats and more storage. The mustang owners swapped because of more power.

Jeffblue · 10-10-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TongMan

Most who upgraded or swapped rides don't stay active on this forum so your responses may be lacking and inconsistent. From my recollection, ex-owners of Z cars tend to go for the 2011+ Mustang, Evo X, and STI because of similar power and the availability of rear seats and more storage. The mustang owners swapped because of more power.

yea most people don't stick around after they sell their 370z. except for all the OG members, none of whom even own z's anymore

Blue370tt · 10-10-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TongMan

Most who upgraded or swapped rides don't stay active on this forum so your responses may be lacking and inconsistent. From my recollection, ex-owners of Z cars tend to go for the 2011+ Mustang, Evo X, and STI because of similar power and the availability of rear seats and more storage. The mustang owners swapped because of more power.

THIS IS NOT ACCURATE!

Many people who sell their cars didn't put enough time into why they're buying it! Spur of the moment or getting caught up in the looks, however nice contributes to impluse buys. According to someone stats I read on here. The majority of 370Z owners where mustang guys! Whatever the reason many don't really have deep rooted love for the Z car in the first place.

THIS IS ALSO NOT ACCURATE

I had my 2009 touring sport for 2 years. I added a GTM TT stage 2 and many other mods. I came from a 2006 Z51 Corvette and before that a 2003 350Z and before that a 911.

I am currently shopping for a 2012 GTR and will eventually buy one. I have NEVER owned a Mustang, an EVO, or an STI.....AND NEVER WILL! Dont know where Tong is coming from BUT most of us go UP from the Z.....not down!

370zproject · 10-10-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

yea most people don't stick around after they sell their 370z. except for all the OG members, none of whom even own z's anymore

im still around and have my 370

m4a1mustang · 10-10-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue370tt

THIS IS NOT ACCURATE!

Many people who sell their cars didn't put enough time into why they're buying it! Spur of the moment or getting caught up in the looks, however nice contributes to impluse buys. According to someone stats I read on here. The majority of 370Z owners where mustang guys! Whatever the reason many don't really have deep rooted love for the Z car in the first place.

THIS IS ALSO NOT ACCURATE

I had my 2009 touring sport for 2 years. I added a GTM TT stage 2 and many other mods. I came from a 2006 Z51 Corvette and before that a 2003 350Z and before that a 911.

I am currently shopping for a 2012 GTR and will eventually buy one. I have NEVER owned a Mustang, an EVO, or an STI.....AND NEVER WILL! Dont know where Tong is coming from BUT most of us go UP from the Z.....not down!

I didn't really consider my move "down." Maybe lateral with a slight upward tilt given performance.

That said, I don't really care which direction I go as long as I like the car. If I fell in love with a Prius I would buy it.

hdskull · 10-10-2011, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue370tt

I am currently shopping for a 2012 GTR and will eventually buy one.

Why not wait for the 2013?

370zproject · 10-10-2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hdskull

Why not wait for the 2013?

we are all going to be dead then remember

eddieconfetti · 10-10-2011, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zproject

we are all going to be dead then remember

no way. the world is not gonna end 2012. if it does, i really need to make out with cwris brfore the world ends.

CarsRfun · 10-11-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue370tt

THIS IS NOT ACCURATE!

Many people who sell their cars didn't put enough time into why they're buying it! Spur of the moment or getting caught up in the looks, however nice contributes to impluse buys. According to someone stats I read on here. The majority of 370Z owners where mustang guys! Whatever the reason many don't really have deep rooted love for the Z car in the first place.

THIS IS ALSO NOT ACCURATE

I had my 2009 touring sport for 2 years. I added a GTM TT stage 2 and many other mods. I came from a 2006 Z51 Corvette and before that a 2003 350Z and before that a 911.

I am currently shopping for a 2012 GTR and will eventually buy one. I have NEVER owned a Mustang, an EVO, or an STI.....AND NEVER WILL! Dont know where Tong is coming from BUT most of us go UP from the Z.....not down!

I respectfully disagree, the STi, Mustang 5.0, and EVO dont have oil cooler issues, limp mode or braking issues...They arent a step down at all from a Z, as a previous poster said they may be a lateral step with an upward tilt.
The EVO comes with the superior brembo brakes, has a quicker 0-60 time and 1/4 mile time and was voted best handling car under 40k. Just because you've never owned one does not make them inferior in any way...you sound very biased. Ive driven the 370 z, my friend owns one by the way. Nice car but I value the room of my 4 door EVO, the AWD/all weather capability, excellent braking, handling, and thrust/torque 300ft/lbs.
To each his own...Id own a Z if my needs and wants were different.

Pharmacist · 10-12-2011, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by CarsRfun

I respectfully disagree, the STi, Mustang 5.0, and EVO dont have oil cooler issues, limp mode or braking issues...They arent a step down at all from a Z, as a previous poster said they may be a lateral step with an upward tilt.
The EVO comes with the superior brembo brakes, has a quicker 0-60 time and 1/4 mile time and was voted best handling car under 40k. Just because you've never owned one does not make them inferior in any way...you sound very biased. Ive driven the 370 z, my friend owns one by the way. Nice car but I value the room of my 4 door EVO, the AWD/all weather capability, excellent braking, handling, and thrust/torque 300ft/lbs.
To each his own...Id own a Z if my needs and wants were different.

I'm pretty sure they do have oil cooling issues. Just because many sports cars do not reach limp mode doesn't mean their oil does not reach critically hot temperatures and damage the engine, unless of course they come with oil coolers, which I believe none of the above cars do.

As for limp mode, apparently nissan finally addressed this issue by offering oem oil coolers on new Z models

And the Z doesn't have a "braking issue". It just has brakes that are not ideal for heavy duty track use, just like 99.99% of cars out there including many sports cars, even including more prestigious brands such as Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, BMW, etc. Almost any car out there, even sports cars, would need at least heavy duty pads and fluids before you even think of tracking them. Yes that includes mustangs and evos too. The whole "braking issue" thing has been blown way out of proportion ever since the apes on car and driver crashed their nismo. It's kinda like the oil temp issue which is also being blown out of proportion by owners who never track their car nor do they ever hit limp mode.

As far as performance of Evo vs Z, 0-60 and 1/4 mile are of course better with the evo due to the AWD traction vs RWD wheelspin of the Z. The turbocharged 4 banger however runs out of steam at high rpm and the Z is faster at higher speeds. As far as handling on a road course, laptimes of the Evo in different tracks around the world are about the same as or slightly slower than the Z. So handling is actually about the same, with a slight advantage to the Z. Actually the Z chassis is better balanced. The Evo is a bit heavier and nose heavy, like a FWD car. It's just that the AWD and fancy electronics compensate for that.

semtex · 10-12-2011, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

I'm pretty sure they do have oil cooling issues. Just because many sports cars do not reach limp mode doesn't mean their oil does not reach critically hot temperatures and damage the engine, unless of course they come with oil coolers, which I believe none of the above cars do.

Do you have any empirical evidence of this that you can point us to?

CarsRfun · 10-12-2011, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

I'm pretty sure they do have oil cooling issues. Just because many sports cars do not reach limp mode doesn't mean their oil does not reach critically hot temperatures and damage the engine, unless of course they come with oil coolers, which I believe none of the above cars do.

As for limp mode, apparently nissan finally addressed this issue by offering oem oil coolers on new Z models

And the Z doesn't have a "braking issue". It just has brakes that are not ideal for heavy duty track use, just like 99.99% of cars out there including many sports cars, even including more prestigious brands such as Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, BMW, etc. Almost any car out there, even sports cars, would need at least heavy duty pads and fluids before you even think of tracking them. Yes that includes mustangs and evos too. The whole "braking issue" thing has been blown way out of proportion ever since the apes on car and driver crashed their nismo. It's kinda like the oil temp issue which is also being blown out of proportion by owners who never track their car nor do they ever hit limp mode.

As far as performance of Evo vs Z, 0-60 and 1/4 mile are of course better with the evo due to the AWD traction vs RWD wheelspin of the Z. The turbocharged 4 banger however runs out of steam at high rpm and the Z is faster at higher speeds. As far as handling on a road course, laptimes of the Evo in different tracks around the world are about the same as or slightly slower than the Z. So handling is actually about the same, with a slight advantage to the Z. Actually the Z chassis is better balanced. The Evo is a bit heavier and nose heavy, like a FWD car. It's just that the AWD and fancy electronics compensate for that.

Here's my sources for what I stated, Road and Track and Car and Driver:

Sports Car Comparison - 2011 Nissan 370Z vs. 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo GSR - RoadandTrack.com

Best-Handling Car For Less Than $40,000: 370Z vs. Evo, Mustang GT, GTI, Miata, Mini JCW - Feature - Car and Driver

According to Car and Driver the 370z did have braking issues, read the article...it does not have Brembo brakes and No Oil cooler...hard to fathom and this will be corrected in future models.
I own the EVO GSR 5 speed manual...the EVO MR they tested is the automated manual. The GSR is quicker 1/4 mile 13 flat and 0-60 4.3 according to R&T stats listed above. The Z had a slightly quicker lap time in the C&D review but brakes had "the worst brake fade in our standard 5 stop 70-0 mph braking test" distances varied as much as 29 feet even with the Nismo pads...

I wouldnt trade the AWD, Ive owned many rwd sports cars. I want 100% usability in any season as Im a traveling nurse and cant afford not to show up.
Im not saying the Z isnt a great car, it is, but Nissan really dropped the ball for 2009-2011's with the omission of oil cooler and cheaper/inferior brakes.
Most of us dont track our cars and so not really a big issue but in hotter climates such as Texas the limp mode/lack of oil cooler becomes an issue with spirited driving as some posters on this site have said.

kenchan · 10-12-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CarsRfun

I respectfully disagree, the STi, Mustang 5.0, and EVO dont have oil cooler issues, limp mode or braking issues...They arent a step down at all from a Z, as a previous poster said they may be a lateral step with an upward tilt.
The EVO comes with the superior brembo brakes, has a quicker 0-60 time and 1/4 mile time and was voted best handling car under 40k. Just because you've never owned one does not make them inferior in any way...you sound very biased. Ive driven the 370 z, my friend owns one by the way. Nice car but I value the room of my 4 door EVO, the AWD/all weather capability, excellent braking, handling, and thrust/torque 300ft/lbs.
To each his own...Id own a Z if my needs and wants were different.

that's not the point for me. i dont value a practical all weather 4 door sedan to a 2 door sportscar that has only 2 purposes...which is only to drive and have fun with it visually. ive not had any issues with the oil temps.

'sedans' are boring anyway in my book as the formfactor is just too general. it's not really good at anything like an all-season tire. i only own hatches (for utility) and coupes for driving/styling. in that sense mustang and STI-hatch would be a better choice vs Evo as it has more commitment to wat it is.

Evo's are great for those that like the Evo's.

Kingbaby · 10-11-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue370tt

THIS IS NOT ACCURATE!

Many people who sell their cars didn't put enough time into why they're buying it! Spur of the moment or getting caught up in the looks, however nice contributes to impluse buys. According to someone stats I read on here. The majority of 370Z owners where mustang guys! Whatever the reason many don't really have deep rooted love for the Z car in the first place.

What is accurate?

10-10-2011, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
emx620 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 46 Drives: '10 370Z Rep Power: 14	For those of you who have gotten rid of your 370Z So I was curious as to why people got rid of their 370Z that have. Several reasons I see for getting rid of a 370Z would be needing more than 2 seats, wanting something with more power (e.g. corvette), or just not being able to afford the car anymore. I'd love to hear from any and everyone who owned a 370Z at one point and no longer do. If I were to get rid of mine, it would be for something with more torque like a vette or possible an AWD vehicle.

10-10-2011, 02:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
TongMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,297 Drives: 2013 Nissan GTR Rep Power: 716	Most who upgraded or swapped rides don't stay active on this forum so your responses may be lacking and inconsistent. From my recollection, ex-owners of Z cars tend to go for the 2011+ Mustang, Evo X, and STI because of similar power and the availability of rear seats and more storage. The mustang owners swapped because of more power.