What do you dislike about the 350z.

[xjmxstac]

Very well put, that's what i thought you meant the whole time. Just bustin your chops bro. I agree about the tcs/vdc button. It would've been pretty awesome if nissan put that button on the steering wheel, or have so that it stays off everytime you start the car.

[R350Zz33]

the only time tcs is on is in the snow or rain lol. dont hate on the nismo stickers soup if u want one let me know im getting more made for my moms 09 frontier

[350z_drift]

that it should have been turbo from the factory

[bmike818]

I want my door locks to say lock and unlock just like the 08s I guess Nissan was making improvements until the end.

[dasoupdude]

how bout the fact that it took years till they finally had the illuminated ring around the key hole.

[bmike818]

hey at least they fixed it. I don't need illumination to put it in the key hole.

[Sardonic]

Ok, granted I'm a total newb but I'm learning a bit listening to you guys. I'm confused on the LSD though. How does the base lay down two equal tire marks? What does the base come with? How is this better/different than having an LSD and finally, that being answered, is an LSD worth the price?

Thanks!

[R350Zz33]

lsd lets you kinda drive it in snow

[Sardonic]

UM....yea. Now I'm totally enlightened.

[R350Zz33]

the base z comes with an open diff. an lsd is better it helps to provide better traction. in the z's(all except base) we have a viscous limited slip differential or VLSD as its know. the vlsd uses viscous fluid that when at a certain speed heats up and expands causing the diff to lock up like a posi.

[Sardonic]

Thank you. That makes better sense. So the fact that when i take off and leave to equal black strips means pretty much nothing. I was trying to figure out what the heck I had, as I have a base I knew it couldn't be a vsld but i was confused by the posi behavior.

[R350Zz33]

do u have a base if so u have an open diff.

[Sardonic]

I started with what I didn't like and I ended up thread-jacking. My apologies for that I was just confused by the fact that I've got a base with apparently no LSD which still lays two perfectly equal stripes down and spins both wheels. So here's my dislike, I dislike when people do stuff to their Z's and don't tell anybody else what's been done, leaving them to figure it out on their own and hijack threads.

[R350Zz33]

you must have got it used im guessing

[phyzicxz]

ehh pretty much the weigh.. these s*** are FAT!! and there pretty much not much you can do about it.. beside spending $$$ on carbon fiber.

[R350Zz33]

you can do alot about the weight strip the whole car stereo system sound deadener all the plastic interior ,passenger seat, spare+ tools put all carbon body pannels doors ect on and add light weight lexen.

[noobedloser]

my friend hates how theres no coin change.i dont like the seat because when you push back against it some weird flap thing pushes out on your head

[R350Zz33]

my Z has a coin thing. flap thing on your head ? explain

[Sardonic]

you must have got it used im guessing

,

Yea, bought it mid 07. It's sitting at the Nissan distributorship right now because I tried installing the KPtechnologies door modules and kicked it into Lock Out Mode. (nothing to do with the modules by the way, just a coinkydink)

[BigRiz]

I agree with the general census that the blind spots are huge in this car. The worst part about the z is it's naturally aspirated status. Should have invested more time in R&Ding a turbo version instead of a Nismo option.

[RCAnismo]

I agree with the general census that the blind spots are huge in this car. The worst part about the z is it's naturally aspirated status. Should have invested more time in R&Ding a turbo version instead of a Nismo option.

I think they already did this......it's called the GTR

[xjmxstac]

+1^ Everyone seems to wonder why the 350Z never introduced a V6 turbo (twin) out of the factory. Well if they did, nissan wouldn't have a reason to sell the GT-R for $70k+.

[Fahaka]

Everything. The original 240z was great, and the 260 and 280 were good as well. Those cars inspired a whole generation of nissan/datsun enthusiasts. Every generation since was crap and didn't inspire anything.

The spiritual replacement for the Z was the 240sx but nissan is too blind to see that. The current 350/370 z is a great example of a car designed by comity for a group of blind consumers.

The current z is not a sports car, but it is marketed as one...I'd rather have a g35 because it is prettier and doesn't pretend to be a sports car.

[xjmxstac]

Everything. The original 240z was great, and the 260 and 280 were good as well. Those cars inspired a whole generation of nissan/datsun enthusiasts. Every generation since was crap and didn't inspire anything.

The spiritual replacement for the Z was the 240sx but nissan is too blind to see that. The current 350/370 z is a great example of a car designed by comity for a group of blind consumers.

The current z is not a sports car, but it is marketed as one...I'd rather have a g35 because it is prettier and doesn't pretend to be a sports car.

The 240sx was an economy version of the Z. It has 4 cylinders, and four seats unlike the any of the previous Z's. Not to mention a stock suspension that doesn't compare to the handling any Z in history. Yes, many 240's find their way to countless drift competitions. And that's excatly what they are--show competitions not races. The 240sx was built as an affordable version of the Z, and is nowhere close to even being a track worthy vehicle in stock form. BTW, I would like to hear your definition of a sports car.


Modified by xjmxstac at 5:43 PM 3/12/2009

[trentj]

Is there really as many problems with the 350z as people say? i am looking into getting an 08 or

[Sardonic]

Is there really as many problems with the 350z as people say? i am looking into getting an 08 or

You know what they say about opinions and @**holes, everybody has them. I think this as any other discussion should be taken with a healthy dose of multiple grains of salt. I have had my Z for a little over a year and a half and I love it. The little crappy things about it are subjective, you either like it, love it or deal with it. Overall I've had absolutely ZERO problems with it that I didn't initiate myself and personally I love the SPORTS car Z for what it is. Quick, good looking, great handling and not built for groceries or kids.

[R350Zz33]

how can you say the 350 is not a sports car. the z line has always been about the same thing great looks and high performance thats what made them so popular so many years ago and still to this day. and if your gonna get any z of any gen get the last year of any gen because it is bound to be the best because all the kinks have been worked out. for example the NEw hr engine is perfection remember that vq35de the one that can handle about 400hp safe well ive seen people on other fours with the new HR running 600hp safe the 07/08 is probably the best years to buy in the 350z gen.

[trentj]

cool! there selling the 08's for pretty good deals right now. I just keep hearing about a lot of problems more then any in there class, but maybe those people just have bad luck lol. Sardonic do you drive your car hard or no? I just hope its as reliable as my 240

[Sardonic]

cool! there selling the 08's for pretty good deals right now. I just keep hearing about a lot of problems more then any in there class, but maybe those people just have bad luck lol. Sardonic do you drive your car hard or no? I just hope its as reliable as my 240

Pressure plate smell is my air freshener and Red Line ain't no energy drink.

[Fahaka]

Hmm well my definition of a sports car would be nimble light and fast. The Z has become a touring car.

As for the 240sx it is the only car that nissan has produced that has come close to the original z in as a sports car (light, nimble...).

Regarding the 240sx suspension...how is it not just like the z32? Multi link front and rear with antisquat ...they even had that silly hicas on the s13. I would say that the 240sx suspension is better than all previous z generations and equal to the z32...as for the new z33/34 suspension it is just strange, big and heavy.

We can talk stock for stock all you want, but I am not here for the stock cars, I modify them. My s13 will crush any stock Z and about 95% of all stock cars on the road. The beauty is that I did it for less money with my s13 than you could with a Z31-Z34. Old school Zs are a different story.