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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 03:03 AM
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Ok I drive a 03 Touring with.............(GULP) 64,000 miles and it worries me. Is there anyone with more miles and how has she held up. I know there is a Lemans with over 70K somewhere on these boards and he calls her "Marilyn" I think......What is your mileage
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 05:01 AM
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Ok I drive a 03 Touring with.............(GULP) 64,000 miles and it worries me. Is there anyone with more miles and how has she held up. I know there is a Lemans with over 70K somewhere on these boards and he calls her "Marilyn" I think......What is your mileage
So how's ur Z? any problem at all? Mine is 42000 now. I felt my car lost some power. Also there is a noise while I turn on the AC. Has anyone get the same problem?
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 05:25 AM
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mines at 47k, no problems but i dont feel as safe doing high speeds. Might have been switching from 19" to 19" becuase its more bumpy.
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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Give me few more months and I'll be up there.

I'm at 32k now but driving about 4500 miles a month. I'll probably get rid of it when I get around 60K.
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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I'm at 54,000 with my 2003 Pre-order Brickyard Touring AT. It's held up well so far, the problems that popped up during the first 3-6 months for the most part still remain: Tire feathering (unfixable by dealer so far with alignments, tires, etc.), AC Noise (dealer doesn't believe me even with known TSB), Brake pad squeels often (regardless of what brand of pad so it must be my driving style), slightly foggy gauges, gas pump whine, leather on steering wheel wearing away, CD player skips when cold, rattles from everywhere (I keep sunroof open all the time so it helps mask out all the rattles from the interior), driver side seat squeek that comes and goes, and I'm sure there have been others that I've temporarily forgotten.

Even with the above issues, I consider them mostly minor compared to the continued fun I have driving the car. No other car anywhere near that price range I'd rather be driving.
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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Well for me 1 burned out hid bulb, both license plate bulbs burned out, passenger window sometimes wont roll up, I have replaced the bose headunit because of the skipping with a 04 unit and updated the amp. I have the rear clicking noise and my engine belts are starting to look worn. I have to say she has held up fine...
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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i am at 43k and rising fast. i have been dating a girl thats about 25 miles away for about 6 months now, and good news for me is things are going great but thats bad news for the Z. we split time at each others place but at 50 miles round trip, i tend to do that 4 times a week.

no real problems other than the feathering. for the last month i have not been able to roll my drivers side window down, motor is dead and i am not paying 400-500 bucks to get it fixed. specially when the climate control works just great. also i have other stuff to put the money towards, like my house.

anywho, 43k, and can wait for 43k more!!!
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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60,900 k now..
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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How many miles have you guys gotten out of each set of tires?
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Masterfulks
How many miles have you guys gotten out of each set of tires?

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT TIRES OK..THAT'S A TOUCHY SUBJECT HERE.
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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I just rolled 3500, but thats after owning it for 4 weeks. It had 45 when I bought it.
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by OUphidelt
I just rolled 3500, but thats after owning it for 4 weeks. It had 45 when I bought it.
lol that is such a good feeling, congrats on the stilll brand new engine
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Masterfulks
How many miles have you guys gotten out of each set of tires?
LOL start a thread with that title
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:30 AM
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haha this is way too funny....well i got a '03 and got 55k and got a whole lot of probs....ya lucky ya got new tires the factory wouldnt give me tires so i baught new ones with a set of rims...now they feathering too...my a/c i f@#$ing hot and my interior is rattling,light bulbs are fine..hmmm ac makin weird noises thats about it other than that shes a beauty..=D
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 12:28 PM
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mine 03 touring 50k, tire feathering came up after 25k miles. I am getting tein basic coilovers...hope that soves that issue...in the process of new tranny also getting a JWT flywheels to help the tranny from going bad again...windows don't go up at the same time...whenever i go up a driveway she rattles underneath what is that???

buying an 06 CBR to give my Z a break during the week
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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46k on my 03 Enthusiast and I don't baby it... had tranny replaced at 36k, but other than that, pretty good!

JWT Intake, Kinetix Plenum, Tanabe Exhaust, and UDP and dynoing a tad over 250whp.

I'd say she's still running strong?
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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I'm at 28k and yes, rattles! One seems to live in my dash somewhere. My engine no longer sounds smooth when it idles, 5th gear grinds if i go from 3rd to 5th. The window stop actually ate away a spot in my tint, magnet to azzes who likes to park next to me in the middle of no where and gives me door dings, but after all these, its still nice to know that I can whoop almost any car's *** I see around me, except for the other 350s I see on a daily basis.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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I am at 49K miles with an 03. I've performed nearly every warrantee repair in the book, grease, tranny, etc. Some minor rattles still persist (but most were removed with dynamat). I am on my 3rd set of tires, and got a hold of an 05 Z Suspension. There really is no comparison between the two. 05 Suspension is much better. Time will tell how my tires respond.
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