370Z as a daily driver?

doubleG370Z · 10-09-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The Z served me fine as a daily driver.

A 7AT with the 18" wheels should be a fairly comfortable driver. The Z has a lot of road noise (there is literally no sound deadening material installed in the car) so if that bothers you you could have some dynamat installed in the hatch and cockpit to dampen some noise. But otherwise it's a fairly well rounded car that will work for you on a daily basis as long as you don't need it to carry large items.

I changed my stock tires & sprayed the rear wheel well with rubberized undercoating, this reduced the road & debris noise by more than 60-70%...big difference now, so much quieter.

sonic370 · 10-09-2010, 07:21 PM

It's my DD and have no problems..... Depending on my mood it does get old answering the same questions, how do you like your z,is that a z,how fast have you been in it,love the color,love the rims.............but i can deal with that..............

TreeSemdyZee · 10-09-2010, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by doubleG370Z

I changed my stock tires & sprayed the rear wheel well with rubberized undercoating, this reduced the road & debris noise by more than 60-70%...big difference now, so much quieter.

What rubberized undercoating did you get. Is it spray can?

doubleG370Z · 10-10-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

What rubberized undercoating did you get. Is it spray can?

undercoating was a spray can, comes in rubberized or non-rubberized...used rubberized type b/c it's alittle thicker & better soundproofing properties than one's indicated for wheel wells...beside soundproofing helps protect wheel wells area from all that road debris.

in future, planning to spray inside trunk area to help reduce further noise, that squeaking noise from styrofoam inserts around spare tire is annoying.

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sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 19	It's my DD and have no problems..... Depending on my mood it does get old answering the same questions, how do you like your z,is that a z,how fast have you been in it,love the color,love the rims.............but i can deal with that..............