Down Under 370Z Road Test

SoCal 370Z · 05-15-2009, 02:24 AM

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miguez · 05-15-2009, 05:03 AM

Hmmm, rear window wiper...

For US$51,652, damn!

Chan Chee Hoe · 05-15-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by miguez

Hmmm, rear window wiper...

For US$51,652, damn!

That's cheap,i bought mine @ S$155,000.

ChrisSlicks · 05-15-2009, 08:52 AM

Remember the Aus spec car comes as a Touring Sport w/Nav, the only thing it is missing is the sport wheels ... who knows why.

Cars in Australia are 25-30% more expensive, as they are in Europe. We really get a bargain in the US (on all cars).

theDreamer · 05-15-2009, 08:58 AM

Since they get touring/sport (with nav), do they have the upgraded brakes? And the 18s fit around them?

ChrisSlicks · 05-15-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Since they get touring/sport (with nav), do they have the upgraded brakes? And the 18s fit around them?

Yes. They just fit.

semtex · 05-15-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Chan Chee Hoe

That's cheap,i bought mine @ S$155,000.

Wow, that IS expensive! 155,000.00 SGD = 105,714.59 USD

miguez · 05-15-2009, 03:26 PM

We are privileged in many ways...

Chan Chee Hoe · 05-17-2009, 12:14 AM

Cars in U.S. is real cheap,imagine you paid a top spec 370z at US$40,000[=S$60,000],for this amount,i can only get a 2L Korean saloon,not even a 2L Toyota Camry.!

NissanZ46 · 05-18-2009, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Yes. They just fit.

Are you 100% that we actually get an upgraded brake package. Stuff me if I'll buy this without the 19" - Nissan Oz are a bunch of numb-nuts, offering a 370Z without even an option of getting 19" - just defeats the purpose, car looks pretty shyte with the original 18" rims IMHO.

semtex · 05-18-2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by NissanZ46

Are you 100% that we actually get an upgraded brake package. Stuff me if I'll buy this without the 19" - Nissan Oz are a bunch of numb-nuts, offering a 370Z without even an option of getting 19" - just defeats the purpose, car looks pretty shyte with the original 18" rims IMHO.

I understand your sentiments about not being able to have the 19" rims as an option, but if you don't believe him regarding the upgraded brakes fitting the 18" rims, why don't you just go to the Nissan Australia website and look at the car? Or would that be too logical?

Here's a screenshot from the Nissan Australia site. (I'll save you the effort seeing how I'm already there checking it myself.)

Those would be the same brakes we get in the US as part of the 'sports package'.

ChrisSlicks · 05-18-2009, 10:11 AM

There's nothing all that great about the large brakes anyway. Better fade resistance my a$$, my 13" rotors and single piston calipers on my G35 sedan resisted fade better than these "sport brakes". Apparently they dropped the Brembo's for cost concerns, but whichever engineer designed this replacement Akebono system seriously dropped the ball on performance.

shumby · 05-18-2009, 10:22 AM

^^^ disagree completly

370er · 05-19-2009, 08:17 AM

He gave it 7.5 / 10. I think it deserves higher. It's a pity the 19" aren't even available as an option. What is it with Japanese cars having no options?

bullitt5897 · 05-19-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

There's nothing all that great about the large brakes anyway. Better fade resistance my a$$, my 13" rotors and single piston calipers on my G35 sedan resisted fade better than these "sport brakes". Apparently they dropped the Brembo's for cost concerns, but whichever engineer designed this replacement Akebono system seriously dropped the ball on performance.

I completely Disagree!!! I changed my brake fluid to super blue DOT4 and took the car to lil tally which is notorious for killing brakes and these brakes were phenomenal!!! I mean I was 4th gear 105mph and waitng til the 2nd to last cone to brake and the car would stop on a dime!!!! I mean my passengers were commenting on how they were gonna have bruises from the seat belt it stopped so hard.

The brakes are amazing I cant wait to see what the aftermarket ones can do!

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ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 654	Remember the Aus spec car comes as a Touring Sport w/Nav, the only thing it is missing is the sport wheels ... who knows why. Cars in Australia are 25-30% more expensive, as they are in Europe. We really get a bargain in the US (on all cars).

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05-18-2009, 10:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 654	There's nothing all that great about the large brakes anyway. Better fade resistance my a$$, my 13" rotors and single piston calipers on my G35 sedan resisted fade better than these "sport brakes". Apparently they dropped the Brembo's for cost concerns, but whichever engineer designed this replacement Akebono system seriously dropped the ball on performance.

05-19-2009, 08:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
370er Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia, VIC Posts: 231 Drives: Yellow 370Z Rep Power: 17	He gave it 7.5 / 10. I think it deserves higher. It's a pity the 19" aren't even available as an option. What is it with Japanese cars having no options?