Gotta warn ya!

jlo370z · 05-28-2015, 03:45 PM

I jumped into the oven

all happy miles so far

ImportConvert · 05-30-2015, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jlo370z

I jumped into the oven

all happy miles so far

Very nice! The Viper is literally the only "Chrysler" product that I won't talk crap about. They are durable as hell and very sexy! Your JK? Well. Just you keep it long enough

No love for anything except the Viper from me, and that's mainly because the driveline is brick ****-house tough, and it's an All American icon in my book! I often wish I had bought a Viper instead of a Z06 a few years ago, but I had to pick one, and the 'vette offered near identical performance for $20K less.

Smashley · 05-29-2015, 02:42 AM

My Toyota 4 runners have been bullet proof

eastwest2300 · 05-29-2015, 05:01 AM

buy foreign!!!!!

jpkirk · 05-29-2015, 09:15 AM

I have a '02 dakota that has been pretty bullet proof for 140K miles. It is starting to exhibit standard wear and tear issues though. Xfer case has started a low whine and the power steering pump needs to be replaced. Gonna keep it and fix it.

DLSTR · 05-30-2015, 03:18 AM

Cars fail and break or they last forever. My GTi needed a motor due to an ignition misfire/broken igniter off the spark plug - oh and that was NGK. So much for faultlless Japanese parts eh? The car itself never had an issue but that problem with the plug ate cyl 4 and needed new motor.

My M235i so far is bullet proof and it gets driven hard here in Germany. Rain, shine snow sun and fast and furious on the Autobahn, lots of boost and lots braking. Small roads in the Alps to city traffic and pain. My 370Z was treated the same and it was perfect.

Its a roll of the dice on cars. No brand is perfect and all you can do is drive and fix as needed. Its cars and car life.

ImportConvert · 05-30-2015, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DLSTR

Cars fail and break or they last forever. My GTi needed a motor due to an ignition misfire/broken igniter off the spark plug - oh and that was NGK. So much for faultlless Japanese parts eh? The car itself never had an issue but that problem with the plug ate cyl 4 and needed new motor.

My M235i so far is bullet proof and it gets driven hard here in Germany. Rain, shine snow sun and fast and furious on the Autobahn, lots of boost and lots braking. Small roads in the Alps to city traffic and pain. My 370Z was treated the same and it was perfect.

Its a roll of the dice on cars. No brand is perfect and all you can do is drive and fix as needed. Its cars and car life.

I agree, but some brands are more perfect than others...

Ghostvette · 06-02-2015, 12:29 PM

Well... MOPAR does stand for "Mostly Old Parts And Rust"...

ImportConvert · 06-26-2015, 03:25 AM

Just an update. I am getting around 23-25mpg in daily use. I live only 3-4 miles from work, and it's a hilly drive. VERY pleased for an AWD SUV doing that! It's not the fastest, but I've yet to be in a bad situation with it. 0-60 in 7.8 seconds isn't shabby really for its intended purpose. A full second faster than the CR-V, Forester 2.5i, or RAV 4. So far, all is well.

By this time, I had already had to replace the front LCA's on my Jeep, and was worrying about the N23 recall, which did indeed affect me.

ImportConvert · 06-27-2015, 03:09 AM

300 mile road trip through the hills of NWA to Tulsa,OK, drove around Tulsa, came back. Averaged 28mpg. Paid $31 to fill it back up with ethanol-free 87 octane (Could have gotten away with $26ish or so using the 10% stuff).

05-28-2015, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
jlo370z Im a Fireball Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ill in noise Posts: 3,370 Drives: 11 370z Red 6spd Rep Power: 43426	I jumped into the oven all happy miles so far TerribleONE, JARblue, Rusty and 2 others like this. __________________ ❝The Jlo370Z Build❞ 523HP \| 455 ftb tq \| 11.5 PSI \| 93 Octane *2017 Porsche 991.2 C4!l*

05-29-2015, 05:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,019 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684551	buy foreign!!!!! jlo370z likes this. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

05-29-2015, 09:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
jpkirk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Merry Land Posts: 5,515 Drives: '14 MidBlu ST MT Rep Power: 3376	I have a '02 dakota that has been pretty bullet proof for 140K miles. It is starting to exhibit standard wear and tear issues though. Xfer case has started a low whine and the power steering pump needs to be replaced. Gonna keep it and fix it. jlo370z likes this. __________________ intake \| exhaust \| wheels \| tires \| suspension ... um ... stock, do speed stickers count? intake \| exhaust \| TE37 SL \| RE-11 \| suspension ... um ... do speed stickers count? Signature under construction

05-30-2015, 03:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
DLSTR A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Süd Germany Posts: 2,462 Drives: 21Supra 2.0/22 M240i Rep Power: 21267	Cars fail and break or they last forever. My GTi needed a motor due to an ignition misfire/broken igniter off the spark plug - oh and that was NGK. So much for faultlless Japanese parts eh? The car itself never had an issue but that problem with the plug ate cyl 4 and needed new motor. My M235i so far is bullet proof and it gets driven hard here in Germany. Rain, shine snow sun and fast and furious on the Autobahn, lots of boost and lots braking. Small roads in the Alps to city traffic and pain. My 370Z was treated the same and it was perfect. Its a roll of the dice on cars. No brand is perfect and all you can do is drive and fix as needed. Its cars and car life. GaleForce likes this.

06-02-2015, 12:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ghostvette A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Shawnee KS Posts: 5,698 Drives: 15 Magma Red 6MT Rep Power: 2684377	Well... MOPAR does stand for "Mostly Old Parts And Rust"... UNKNOWN_370, 6spd and ImportConvert like this. __________________ 2015 Magma Red 6MT Sport Tech/2012 Fairlady MB 6MT Base (RIP 08032018)https://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/370Z/Coupe/

05-29-2015, 02:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Smashley Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 347 Drives: mt/sport/tour MB Rep Power: 12	My Toyota 4 runners have been bullet proof

06-26-2015, 03:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7627	Just an update. I am getting around 23-25mpg in daily use. I live only 3-4 miles from work, and it's a hilly drive. VERY pleased for an AWD SUV doing that! It's not the fastest, but I've yet to be in a bad situation with it. 0-60 in 7.8 seconds isn't shabby really for its intended purpose. A full second faster than the CR-V, Forester 2.5i, or RAV 4. So far, all is well. By this time, I had already had to replace the front LCA's on my Jeep, and was worrying about the N23 recall, which did indeed affect me.

06-27-2015, 03:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7627	300 mile road trip through the hills of NWA to Tulsa,OK, drove around Tulsa, came back. Averaged 28mpg. Paid $31 to fill it back up with ethanol-free 87 octane (Could have gotten away with $26ish or so using the 10% stuff).

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