Some 370Z Concerns

sboden

As you can see in my signature, I owned a 03 G35 6MT so I can definitely answer some questions with having come from the same car.

1. You already owned the first year of the G35. Did you notice any major problems? Mine went in for some TSB's but that was it. The 09's in my opinion don't have any reliability problems though they may have some TSB's as they were the first year model. You do get some added features if you go later such as heated outside mirrors and music blue tooth streaming.

2. The visibility isn't any worse than the G. It is a sports car and it does have poorer visibility than a family car. I don't think it is really any worse than the G was though except out the side rear.

3. Very safe car and the seats are sport seats. They will be a little tighter for a large person (width). I don't buy my cars based upon the occasional passenger though. My wife and I have to be comfortable and that is all I care about. It only has 2 seats after all which is one of the reasons I got the G in March 03. Ordered it in November of 02.

4. I've always thought the Z to be pretty forgiving on the road. It is a sports car but again not much different than the G.

5. It is louder than the G. One of the ways to reduce weight is to take some of the sound deadening out. You do not have to yell to talk. We take it on long (5 hour or so) trips and are comfortable and not worn out at the end. You can put sound deadening in place with dynomat and other substances.

6. Not a lot of storage in front with either the nav or without the nav. There is storage behind the seats (shelves behind both and a glove box also behind passenger). The trunk holds a lot more than you think. If I go by myself, many times I've put $250 to $300 worth of Costco items in the car. You are better off to have loose items though because of the struts.

7. Just as reliable as the G. I've had 0 problems with mine. As with ANY car, you may run into problems but I laugh at those that say this is a problem car. You will see posts where someone got a lemon on here but with as many owners there are you don't see many bad posts. Every car forum has the lemon post though including the G.

I didn't need 4 seats anymore and I thought they softened the G too much with the new model thus my switch to the Z from the G. You will get more looks than the G as the car is more aggressive looking and there are not many of them out there.

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09 Monterey Blue 370Z Sport/Tour, Takeda Shorties, Blk Nismo Wheels, Blk Painted Top/Exhaust cut out, Invidia Gemini CBE, Southbend Stage 2 clutch, Lite weight flywheel, Zspeed HD CSC, flat black headlights. Previously owned 03 G35 Coupe 6MT and Volvo C30 R Design.

KORRUPT

I came from an 04 G35 and now have a 09 Z. I agree with everything said above. I would recommend that you take care of the steering lock issue right away. That's about the only issue I have had and I'm at 48000 miles right now both summer and winter driven.

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forza370z

I still own an 06 G35 coupe so I can speak for it too.

All in all, this is a pure sports car will have less passenger and storage capacity but give you more fun to drive. Another factor of the 370Z is I get more thumb ups on the road then the G coupe.