How has your 370Z held up?
 

Mainly looking for input from '09 owners who DD their cars, are in/out of them a lot, etc.

Touring models with leather mainly. Any pix of your seats? How do the interior and exteriors hold up to the car with heavy usage?

As long as the motor and drivetrain is holding up I wouldn't worry about such things. Seats are replaceable. But I know where your coming from.

Do you work for GM? :roflpuke2:

Bought my 09' back in March of 2009. It's a DD except in the winter. As with any car, little things start to piss you off... such as little noises that come and go. I have this weird flutter sound when the air is on for some reason... it's coming from the glovebox area. It drives me nuts.

As for the leather seats... they are great! I've spilled coffee on them a few times (one time like half a cup) and after cleaning it up... it looks like it never happened. I'd even go as far as saying they are stain resistant. Don't quote me on that tho...

After almost having this car for 3 years, I only have 12k miles on it. But with noises and everything, you'd think it had 75k miles on it.

It's one of those cars where it's love at first sight but the more you get to know it, the less attracted you become. It's going to most likely be my first and last Nissan purchase. Not saying I don't love the Z... but I'm currently saving up for the 2014 M3 ;)

Hrmmm, I think all cars are like that to some extent. About 1/2 the cars I have owned have that flutter with the AC. I think somehow crap gets in there, and interfaces with the fan.

How are body-noises, such as when you smack a pot-hole? Still like a piece of billet like when new, just *thump* and life goes on, or is it rattly now?

What other "noises" do you refer to?

No. But I did stay at a Hoilday Inn last night. :tup:

Reason I ask is that seems to be EXACTLY how they felt when they designed the seats in my Z06. I'm done with crummy interiors and looking to get into a nicer one. At first feel, and riding in a HEAVILY abused 'vert with 9K miles on it, the 370Z felt like a bar of billet over bumps. Quiet as a tomb. Interior was very nice.

Just wondering how others have fared, if it is the general consensus that the car is an anvil, or do they rattle, seat bolsters wear, and the car feel cheap in 2-3 years 30-50K miles?

The seats in our carsr hold up pretty well. There the same as in the 350. I had my 350 for three years and they held up great. The side bolsters where you enter the car had little discoloration but the factor didn't wear thin. Maybe more so with leather though.

The "leather" held up pretty well in mine. Seats still looked great when I was done with it.

The inserts drove me nuts though. Make sure you keep a towel in the car if you hit the gym. Get sweat on them once and they're never the same.

Interior got the normal creaks and rattles. Mine were not as bad as some, except the headliner rattle I could never get fixed. It was the only one I couldn't drown out.

almost 77k here, its holding up good but i don't have leather... had it in my previous car and didn't want the cracking issues again. i'm fine with cloth

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Haven't had any issues with mine. Bought it used with 15k miles back in January and just hit the 32k miles earlier this week.

Can those inserts/seats tolerate hot-water extraction cleaning? My Dad owns a company and I can borrow his equipment no problem, if the material can handle about 190-200* hot water that is nearly instantly sucked back out. (he cleans upholstery pretty often, but I don't know the exact temperament of those inserts)

No clue. Never found any solid info. Shops near me would not touch them though.

one would need to take care of leather seats as if they were taking care of their hands... meaning how well it holds up is how well the user takes care of them.

my 7yr old G's seats are near new condition. only thing i do is treat it with leather products from time to time (like once a season), use special leather detailing spray every 2-3wks, and try to keep the car out of the sun when not in use. that's about all.

Most leather is just vinyl on the surface. I know Porsche uses real leather, but Ford, GM, others use vinyl faced leather. Does Nissan fall into that category? I know the inserts are a synthetic of some type.

on my G it's real leather, not the leatherette. i am pretty sure the leather in the Z is also real leather. (mine is cloth seats on my Z as i prefer cloth on sportscars).

It's real leather on the Z, save for the shift boot which I believe is vinyl.

The Mustang also uses real leather on the seating surfaces.

Apparently just the shitty seats from Lear do not :(

Hey kenchan, what leather products do you use on your Z and G?

on noes, free Griot's advertisement yet again. :icon17:

LeatherCare - once or twice a season. (just get the smaller 8oz).

Leather Care - Interior Detailing - Car Care - Griot's Garage

LeatherCare Spray - once every few weeks. this stuff is excellent. dries quick and matte. (also 8oz is plenty).

Leather Care Spray - Interior Detailing - Car Care - Griot's Garage

Thanks! I've started to use Speed Shine and really like it for a quick clean up. I'll have to get the leather products and add it to the detailing routine. :tup:

yah, especially the LeatherCare Spray is very easy to use. just spray into your MF towel and wipe down. just keep working over the same seat until the towel eventually evaporates (takes no more than a min or so). super easy, no mess.

I've been driving mine for 12 months now. I've managed to add 14k miles to it in the process... about 5k miles of that have been road trips.

My seats are fine looking. Pass seat is perfect. Driver seat bolster is a little fuzzy looking, but in great shape. Driver floormat is a little worn from where I put my feet. Pass mat is perfect.

All the interior stuff is holding up well, nothing wearing irregularly. @ 28k miles with the factory windshield wipers and brake pads with plenty of life left. No major issues to report other than my hatch shocks still stick a little even though they were replaced about 5 months ago.

I've got a whole 15k on mine since May 09, and I've had no issues with the interior like premature wear or rattles? its still pretty tight. I've taken it Canyon carving many times, and it handles great but of course thats with coilovers and bigger sways. The front ends got some minor pitting from rocks getting kicked up but other than that I'm pretty pleased. :)

My car may not be the example your looking for but owned her for about a year and a half put 15k on her and its not my DD. Not one problem ever. Never been to the shop, and the tranny shifts fine :tup:

Mine isn't quite the example you want either being a base+sport. I bought mine new back in March and have been using it as a DD the whole time minus 3 months while i was deployed. So far I am at 12.5k miles and it still is nice and quiet. My biggest issue is that for some reason my A/C has decided to start blowing a strange smell even after changing the cabin air filter. The seats are holding up great and I have yet to notice any rattles. So far I would say the car has been doing great!

My car has about 33k on it now. 09 base without leather. Nothing on the car other then the rubber in the drivers door is broken. I wouldn't say broken exactly, but "worn". If someone knows a fix for the rubber,let me know!

But no problems with interior parts breaking, seats breaking, etc...

find the replacement bit here.... Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

Not exactly (actually not even close lol) to the spec'd out 370z you asked about IC, but I can tell you that with almost 14K on my '10, the seats look brand new, the car still feels super "tight", like a block of billet like you mentioned even after 4 track days. It's got a couple rattles on the interior but that is 100% caused by the rediculously loud exhaust setup on my car. The shift knob,steering wheel, dash etc all look new too. hell, even the floor mats are holding up great.

I wonder if I spill coffee on my Frost interior if it would look great after cleaning it.. :shakes head:

Jeff Blue has spilled a lot of protein shakes on his interior and it was totally spotless when he sold it. :icon17:

I've had my 09 for over 2yrs and 40k miles and it still looks good.

This is a good read and even better for us newer 370z owners...
lol I remember my 350 was falling apart before it was totaled. The seats were even getting "loose". When I would get out and push off the seat as support, I could feel the damn thing move.

I'm assuming your 370Z experience has been superior?

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How does it drive/feel? Still solid, or a few creaks here and there, or what?

Bought my '09 new and put Katzkins leather in it. It remains perfect, gorgeous black leather with red trim.. The car itself is also perfect in every respect, as it is garaged in winter and used as DD only in good weather rest of year. Only have 8,000 mi. on the car and have never been back to the shop (oil changes at independent garage). Uses virtually no oil between changes and all interior areas are immaculate and wear free. No rattles. no nothin', though I admit I drive carefully and never race the car,etc. She's garage kept, covered in clear bra and has a good life. Will keep her as long as I remain able to enjoy this kind of car (now 63 yrs. old).

Pretty much identical to how I treat my Z06, which has not fared as well in the creak/rattle/vibe department.

I plan on treating the 370Z similar, but will DD it in nice weather as it's much less of a target than a Z06. There are several 370Z's at my hospital. No other 'vettes. I don't want to be a target, as I work night shift and the parking-lot is poorly patrolled.

The 370z is a DD for me and what I've noticed so far is that there are chips and other small damages to the front bumper. This is due to going on the freeway all the time to commute to work and such. It's too hard to keep the car free from any damage when it's your DD. Other than that, it works great. Until it snows again of course.