How hard do you drive your Z
 

I have a 2010 370z with 83k miles. I drive my car pretty hard daily but don't abuse it. I like to feel that rush of power, also people like to challenge me a lot. I make sure to take great care of my baby by keeping oil fresh and plugs are changed every 25k miles(overkill I know). Seeing as im getting close to 100k miles I'm not sure if I should start taking it a little easier on her. Im about to go get retuned at Z1 next month and going on the dyno pushing my car worries me a little. So what I want to know is how hard does everyone else drive their Z and at what point do you say I have too many miles to be pushing this hard?

Just drive it hard. It'll be fine. If its going to pop its going to pop and there is nothing that you will be able to do to stop it.

Aggressive street driving should be fine as long as you keep up with maintenance... I mean, you're not redlining every gear, banging hard downshifts, and drifting through your apexes, right?:eekdance:

My point is that spirited driving isn't racing, and if this car can't handle a bit of that then it isn't worth having.

You maintain your car for what it was designed to do. I do the same. Our cars should be fine.

drive it like u stole it!!!

op- there are people here that have double your milage... so i think you're fine.

and hell, if you're not going to drive spiritedly (safely), why bother getting a sports car, right? :D

OP don't worry and drive it hard, these cars were engineered with a lot of durability.

the transmission is a stout unit, check out supra forums they use the nissan 6 speed manual in their supras, our 6 speed is stronger than their r154 5 speed manual.

the engine is bullet proof, a lot of people are running FI on their engines for thousands of abusive miles.

If you are stock or just N/A then you have nothing to worry about.

The weakest link in the entire car is the clutch hydraluic system (mainly the CSC), everything else is solid.

Yes, the wise words of kenchan! If you want to want a sports car to drive it like a grandma, buy a corvette lol.

I drive my car like a sports cars! haha ... Not a day goes by that it doesnt see high revs :)

Ive already had the trans replaced (under warranty). The 5th gear syncro crapped out. Other than that I have not had any issues. That was at 74k miles.

Im glad to see that I am not the only one to drive it like its meant to be. Im going to keep driving it hard and keeping the maintenance up on it. This is by far the best car ive ever owned.

You wont fully appreciate the car until you push it hard. I would say i haven't pushed my Z to the point of its limits cuz my driving skills are not good enough up to that category.

Im sure this engine can run up to 250k miles, just look at the 240z....20 years still kicking a*s on the road.

... or that 2015 nismo AT... :ugh2:


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I don't drive it like I stole it as much now, but I will run it hard, other then the CSC and Master that have already been mentioned the rest is solid.

oh and i'm at 284,xxxkms. and just about to leave to put on another 2500kms, this week...

I'm still in the break-in period of my Z but I still squeeze in some fun while staying under 4-4.5k. I can not wait until she's past 1200 miles.

When I had my G35 6MT coupe, once she was warmed up (engine and tires), it was fun time.

I don't see the sense in buying a sports car and not having spirited drives and tapping into its performance while still being safe on public roads. I love taking nice curves and feeling the rush of the engine and shifting gears :eekdance:

Nismo and AT, what a blasphemous combination!

I sure hope so. I had put over 300k on my '85 300ZX when I let it go. And the engine was still fine. If the electronic "scoreboard" hadn't crapped out, I would have put quite a few more miles on it.

The most important key to keeping our engine in top running condition is to make sure that you are on top of your maintenance, most especially your fluids....By the looks of it, you're on top of it so you shouldn't have anything to worry about.....

I don't know, dual clutch with flappy paddles would be nice.

That calls to mind somthing another said ...

Because.... race car!

(here I would normally use the driving emoticon. We need one with flappy paddles)

Laid back on the streets, with a very occasional moment where I'll push it. As an example... Got 33k miles out of my stock bridgestones. On the track... Different story :)

They can last that long?!

I had the same feeling. Pulled over, snapped this pic and then did a 1st/2nd pull to 7K. Eye watering fun the first time. Had to tone it down after that. Havn't had a car with this much power since my dad's 66 El Camino (375hp 396 w/4sp).

Sure, a proper DCT would be nice, but the current iteration of the auto in the Z is pathetic. My old '13 Z auto damn near blew itself at Homestead Miami. Pulled into the pits and a Nismo engineer told me they werent designed for hard use in the slightest, such a shame.

such irony indeed...

pharmdz drives a 370Z BS .. so there's definitely something stinky going on in there... :icon17:

Sigh...800 more miles on break in...THEN I'll be driving a little more...spirited, if you will!

The stench could be picked up all the way here in Georgia :D

:driving: :drama: :tup:

I usually drive mine pretty aggressive. Not redline every shift but she gets worked pretty well.

So what happened to the trans? I spent last weekend at Sebring with mine and it did great. We tuned the pressures for the Stillen Supercharger and it hasn't given me any trouble. Before the tune the shifts were slow and hard but thats all gone now that it's tuned.

I never go over 17 mph. Most crashes occur at greater than 17 mph, so it's the safe thing to do.

I have my red tach light set at 4K, so that's where I stop. Being in this crowded *** place unless you go to track you can't get up any speed anywhere (without a heinous ticket) anyway. I'm out of warranty on drivetrain and bumper to bumper so I'm extra careful since I still owe on it.

I was 2 laps in at Homestead Miami when it starting slipping shifting from 3rd to 4th, then it started from 2nd to 3rd and also 4th to 5th, I was slipping on downshifts back to the garage and was told to take it to the tech, where I left it for a while. They called me in and he said his team looked at it and it was slipping bad outta the gate when they test drove it, checked the temps and they were high, then let it cool and tested it again, still slipped but not as bad. Thats when they explained everything about it not being meant for track use. Later on I slipped all the way home, a 2 hour drive. Traded it in with 3rd and 4th slipping quite often, even cool.

So my first hand experience was crappy, but it could have easily gone the other way I'm sure. Just like how some of these engine have to be replaced due to oil consumption, but most don't, but it still exists and people should know about it.

Interesting, thanks for the info. Mine so far has been solid but only time will tell.