I'm close to the 15,000 mile mark and I was looking over what the maintenance consists of and i'm not sure if it's worth it. It's an oil change which i'll definately have done. Then change of air filter but I have an aftermarket oiled filter. We don't have the micro filter (I don't think) and Z's can't get tire rotations. So what's the 150 bucks for?

 

all you need is oil change and 4 wheel alignment. You might consider changing the transmission and differential fluid also (eventhough they are rated as "lifetime" by Nissan)

 

sounds good to me

 

What about the 18,500 mile maintenance thingie? I just got that letter in the mail, and I have 18,567 miles.

 

scheduled maintenence at the dealer is a total rip-off. there are other places you can go if you don't know much about cars. have the things they do is visually inspect. probably the biggest money maker for them though.

 

I don't know about Nissan, but I have checked with other car manufacturers. I was told that as long as I had written proof that the work was done or the required inspection was done--it would suffice as warranty work in accordance with their warranty requirements.

(If would not hurt if the mechanic doing the work is ASE)

 

I totally agree. At 15k miles all you need is a oil change and maybe top off the fluids. Nothing else has to be replaced unless there is a mechanical problem. I have 23k miles and by 30k Im getting the tranny,coolant,differential fluids changed.

 

This has come up before. Check out this thread:

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....hreadid=101243

 

I got the 15,000 service... don't waste your money. here's what they did...

change air filter...whoopdidoo..could of done that myself.

check the differential and transmission fluid...could of done that myself.(@15000 chances are that the fluids are fine).

Check my brakes. (rear brakes were 50% worn. Front were 80% worn.) They quoted me 240 just for the parts. I think I'll swap out the pads myself. besides i'm thinking of upgrading my whole braking system.

all this cost me 150 ... at least i have lifetime oil/filter change. I think i'll get my oil changed every 2months to get my money back..heehee

 

It's a scam. They give you a big checklist of things they "supposedly did" at the end to justify their crazy price but the fact is most of that stuff took maybe 5 minutes of their time.

Not that hard to check all fluids, change air filter, or even brakes...

 

my dealer told me that you don't have to do shat for 100k miles, just oil changes. I take that with a grain of salt and will change the air filter way later (prolly not cuz I'm going SC). All the other fluids will go a lloooong time

 

AGREED!

A family member is a very experienced Infinity tech (worked at Nissan for years). He states that the G35/350z was engineered to be as maintenance free as possible.

He told me this: Just change your oil and air filter.

 

On another note, a jackass at the dealership was trying to sell me a 15K mile check-up & after I kindly said "NO!!!" he said that they may deny warranty service if something was to go wrong............WTF? haha They are SCARING people into buying this pointless shiit!!!