All I hear all the time from people is how supposedly horrible Nissan does with regard to quality and reliability. My experience with the 3 nissans that I've owned has been just the opposite..and now I can actually back it up with some evidence.

Z takes JD power's top honors in the premium sports car segment for 05.
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article....&src=LP%20used

Hmm...don't see the corvette on there...

 

Beat me to it... for those too lazy to follow the link:

Premium Sports Car
1. Nissan 350Z
2. Honda S2000
3. Porsche 911

 

Too bad the G35 didn't make it on the list......

 

Heres the whole list

Segment Vehicle
Compact Car Toyota Prius
Kia Spectra
Honda Civic (tie)
Toyota Corolla (tie)

Entry Midsize Car Chevrolet Malibu/Malibu Maxx
Hyundai Sonata
Volkswagen Jetta

Premium Midsize Car Buick Century
Chevrolet Impala (tie)
Pontiac Grand Prix (tie)

Full-Size Car Buick LeSabre
Mercury Grand Marquis
Ford Five Hundred

Entry Luxury Car Lexus IS 300 /IS 300 SportCross
Jaguar X-Type
Cadillac CTS

Mid Luxury Car Lexus GS 300/430
BMW 5-Series
Cadillac DeVille

Premium Luxury Car Lexus SC 430
Lexus LS 430
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
Sporty Car Scion tC
Acura RSX
Ford Mustang
Premium Sports Car Nissan 350Z
Honda S2000
Porsche 911

Midsize Pickup Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Ford Ranger
Subaru Baja
Light-Duty Full-Size Pickup Ford F-150 LD
Cadillac Escalade EXT
Toyota Tundra

Heavy-Duty Full-Size Pickup GMC Sierra HD
Chevrolet Silverado HD
Dodge Ram HD

Entry SUV Toyota RAV4
Mitsubishi Outlander
Hyundai Tucson
Midsize SUV Toyota 4Runner
Mitsubishi Endeavor
Honda Pilot (tie)
Nissan Murano (tie)
Full-Size SUV Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet Tahoe
Toyota Sequoia
Entry Luxury SUV Lexus RX 330
BMW X3
Infiniti FX-Series
Premium Luxury SUV Lexus GX 470
Lexus LX 470
Lincoln Navigator
Midsize Van Toyota Sienna
Chrysler Town & Country
Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan



Source: J.D. Power and Associates

 

Nice!

 

probably because it has backseats

 

Alright!!! my lil' girl is a winner.

 

its not a sports car

 

Hmm... don't see a ferrari on there either...

Anyway, I agree with you. Nissan's build quality is underrated. I think they make fine automobiles, and the first few year bugs are common among all cars. With any new body style/major change to a car, you should expect a few bugs to work out... I think that people complaining that the 350z is bad because it breaks just don't have common sense. Weither its a Corvette, Mustang, 350z, STi, or WRX... the first year of a major change always has a few bugs to work out.

Nissan rocks IMO, they are definitely one of my favorite car companies.

 

I have a titan also and have had many problems. The fuel guage didnt work from the factory and now i have a rotor warping issue also, but no problems with my Z

 

The 911 has back seats doesn't it?

 

its more of a grocery bench

 

nah you can get real people back there.


what criteria did they use? number of recalls/complaints?


the z is great for $30k, but my 01 TT looks way better and is much better built than my Z was...

 

I believe they compile data from recalls, complaints, "expert" reviews and customer surveys.

what did you expect for 30% of the cost of the porsche??

 

So there's only 3 cars in the "Priemum Sports Cars" JD Power group?

Does anybody have the entire group?

 

G35 is not a sports car. Its a sports couple

 

You won't find Audi on any list by JD Powers or Consumer Reports. I just sold an '02 A4 and while it was a nice car, the quality was no where near that of a BMW or the like. CR rips Audi as cars not to buy used. I'd own one only if it was under warranty. My neighbor had a TT and it was plauged with problems and was a fixture at the Audi service department.

Edit - DUH!!! by TT you meant Twin Turbo. Didn't notice your sig LOL

My buddy has a 996TT. Fasted car I've ever been in!

 

Mine too, with the ~dozen Nissans I've had over the years.

 

Number of complaints per 100 vehicles sold. According to the USA Today article I read, the industry average is 118 per 100. If every single owner complained about the tire feathering problem and nothing else, that would be 100 complaints for every 100 vehicles.

 

What kind of "real" people do you know? Nobody with a normal sized adult body can sit in the back of a 911TT for more than 5 minutes without wanting to get the **** out of it. But who cares, its a 911 TT.

And i think your last comment is just kind of silly. My Z is great for the money, but my Ferrari Enzo is waaay nicer, faster, and better built than my z.