lol, have to agree with the civic part...my 96 which i currently own sounds like a freaking tin can being dragged down the street when you start it up from a cold start, mostly due to the exhaust rattling the back end of the car until the car warms up a little. Other than that though it does great on gas and the engine is pretty much in pristine condition for a 96 and returns over 40mpg regularly on the highway and a hair over 30 in the city. as for build quality i can't agree at all with what jungle has to say about anything. As for OP, i hope you can get things worked out man, one rotten apple doesnt always spoil the whole barrel is all i have to say.

OP you got lots of feedback from legit members who've been around the forums for a while as well as from those with real life experiences with their cars. The CSC IS annoying but there is a fix. Quite common but it does not make the Z a bad car. There are numerous '09 owners who has had nothing but excellent things to say and have 0 issues. There are many other upgrades mentioned here that will fix it and give you a much greater experience. 5h!t happens you know.....the good news is any 5h!t can be wiped off clean and fixed.

Don't listen to those who shoot generalities about the brand. He's just scorned. Good luck with you and your Z.

Totally sucks, I would have traded it in after it cost me $2k in repairs.

I have a confession to make guys, Im bi polar and actually really like the Z most of the time. Its a love or hate relationship. I am a fan of Nissan.
I still have my Frontier and will probably keep it for life. I'm sorry to rustle jimmies all the time.

Well that answers... NOTHING!!!

Cars = fuckload of mechanical moving complex components = **** breaks = if **** isn't breaking... it will for some sooner than later for others visa versa.

Dareen kos o sher meegeen, if this was true, you would've/should've told us before when you started getting blocked by members by the dozen

Reliability, or problematic, is usually in the eyes of the beholder.

LMAO! That explains it! :roflpuke2:

Not to defend someone, but you probably don't volunteer that sort of information very quickly.

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No worries here, just make sure you take your meds.

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2012 w/ 26.6k miles, no problems at all!!

Thanks everyone for the feedback. The CSC has been replaced several months ago at a cost of $900.00, and the lines have been bled, but from time to time the clutch still sticks at the bottom and does not return into the original position as it should. I am simply expressing my opinion with this model and brand, as it is my first and only Nissan product! I have purchased numerous vehicles and have not experienced the amount of problems that I have had with this car.....all within 40,000 miles of ownership. I purchased the car based upon all of the positive things I had heard about the Z's, i.e., good resale, low ownership cost, reliable etc...only to have one that has given me the problems that I have encountered. I wouldn't be expressing my concerns if it were not for the things that have been said about Nissan vehicles. It's just that I expected my vehicle to meet the standards of the things that were reflected. While, it's a beautiful car, it scares me that I may get stranded somewhere by a car that has low mileage. It's like trying something for the first time, only for it to be a bad and costly experience....it'll be hard to try it again! Had not the car been paid off for a while, I would've written my losses off and moved on. I am just lucky that this is not my primary vehicle! BTW, the car is totally stock, with no aftermarkets.

Have the dealer replace the CMC, assuming they installed the CSC and bled the lines correctly.
What is the CMC, mentioned in your post?

CMC = Clutch Master Cylinder

The words that come out of Jungles mouth make me laugh.

I have a 2010 and never had a issue with anything.

What is a statement like this supposed to demonstrate?

I hate Nissan because I have to get new tires when the old ones wear out and I have to refill the gas tank when it is empty :thumbsdown:

:iagree: If they aren't going to respect all these minions I got them.....

:worship:

......then I'm gonna trade in the Z for a horse-drawn carriage, and have the ponies crap all over their showroom floor :mad:

Hey, CSC is a NISSAN problem, and the OP is still having issues... That sucks.
IMO, the OP shouldn't have gotten a replacement at the dealershit, the aftermarkets are 10 times better

I bought an '09, new, also and haven't had any problems. I fear you just got a bad unit. It happens with every make and model. Luck of the draw, so to speak. I'd sell it and move on. Get an other car you'll enjoy and hopefully have no problems with. Life's too short for aggravation like that.

Spoken like a true old guy :tiphat:

Are you sure the car was not defective when you bought it? We had a incident here several years ago when a big dealer was caught selling Honda's as new when in fact they had been declared "totaled" as a result of a flood elsewhere in the country..

The dealer had sold many such cars until one woman found out the cars were defective. She went to the dealer and demanded her money back. Like an ***, he refused and so she went to the dealer commission and that started an investigation that eventually resulted in this company loosing four large dealerships..

Nissan Spain is a complete disaster initially trying to impugn me for fraud one day!.
OK, so the car's really great...and takes my boxer dog in the back...but.

RiCharlie wrote
Are you sure the car was not defective when you bought it? (Mine was!)

The Great One wrote:
Ya, like other's have said, that first production year is bound to have some kinks but people can't help themselves to grab that new car. (So I avoided it...or tried.)

Yes!

I specified a "made in 2010 car". That's on the contract and the dealer put it in the Government license booklet ("reg book" or "Matriculation book").
In Europe a 2010 car is Euro5 spec.
This one turns out to be Euro4 and minus some 2010 parts.
Actually they made a complete mess of all the paperwork ...part of the scam....made me into a suspicious character cos nothing matches up.
Nissan routinely avoided registered letters or e-mails.
It took me 2.5 years of aggro for Nissan to admit the car was made in May 2009....and it broke down --VVEL relays and steering lock warranty denied then, so I have a laugh now a new lock is offered...but even supplying that strains Nissan Spain!
(European VINs conceal the date of manufacture, despite Wikepedia who are wrong !).
Dealer stonewalls the date and "didn't know" and still stonewalls....but Nissan's invoice to her shows the year model "MY09" and "Euro4" is elsewhere.
Nissan actually help the dealer in this scam...and still do.

The car's super (in spite of small problems). The customer service network exists to push loads of paper and to push me into accusations of fraud if I have an insurance claim or try to sell it.

Angry? You bet! Who needs this non-stop aggro? ...and I don't ask for USA style compensation and penalties.

Fritz,

I feel for you brother... It's a shame Nissan spain does bad business. :shakes head: