What dont you like about your 350Z?
Originally Posted by joegengsta
camaro194, i did look at it, it's just the things i dont like about it. doesn't say i don't like the car overall. i find faults in everything i have. nothing is perfect.
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Originally Posted by joegengsta
i've had my Z for about a month now.. here are all the things that bother me
-where the hell is the glovebox?
-why the hell is there this random plastic mountain thing behind the seats?
-dumbest sized trunk space ever
-center console's cubby is placed so damn far back
-bose cd player skips hard
-reflector housing is poor quality, HID cut-off is poor
-can do a damn brake standing burnout... the brakes override the drive-by-wire
-the interior door panel is bigger than the 'green monster' (baseball field wall)
-everytime i turn on the fan, the stupid A/C light comes on, and the car bogs a little bit from the a/c compressor coming on
-can never get the stupid temperature right
-turn the temp to > 75 degrees, and it's still effing cold! i swear the stupid temperature thing doesnt work. and when it does, it's way too effing hot!
-horn is too far from driving thumb.. it's the stupid center piece
-rear window is way too small
-why the hell does the window go down half an inch when i open the window, and then goes up when the door is closed, the car is not a damn zip-lock bag!
-why the hell is there so much dorifto styled negative camber? my damn tires are wearing out unevenly!
-transmission is louder than dropping a metal trashcan down 10 flights of stairs
-you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
-shifter/tranny has more vibrations than a California earthquake
-why the hell are the gears so short!?
-got traction?
-eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat
-i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
-the top cubby above the radio is a joke, what am i suppose to put in there?
-cubbies in the door and seats are even more a joke, was someone drunk when they designed that? !?
-um.. my knucles bleed when trying to adjust the seat position because adjusting **** is 0.001 mm from the door.
-why didn't the car come with wheel locks?
-dumbest designed dipstick ever, it zigzags 100 differnet places.. it reminds me of centipede
-shoulda baught a track model, gawd... where the hell are my brembos
-shoulda got the factory nav, who knew you can't add that later!?
-wow, my front bumper has acne.. why the hell does it get chipped so easily?
-i just love huge vibrations at lower rpms -.-
-sure wished the car had backseats
-whats with the awful gas mileage?
um.. yeah.. i'll probably sell this sometime next summer,
-where the hell is the glovebox?
-why the hell is there this random plastic mountain thing behind the seats?
-dumbest sized trunk space ever
-center console's cubby is placed so damn far back
-bose cd player skips hard
-reflector housing is poor quality, HID cut-off is poor
-can do a damn brake standing burnout... the brakes override the drive-by-wire
-the interior door panel is bigger than the 'green monster' (baseball field wall)
-everytime i turn on the fan, the stupid A/C light comes on, and the car bogs a little bit from the a/c compressor coming on
-can never get the stupid temperature right
-turn the temp to > 75 degrees, and it's still effing cold! i swear the stupid temperature thing doesnt work. and when it does, it's way too effing hot!
-horn is too far from driving thumb.. it's the stupid center piece
-rear window is way too small
-why the hell does the window go down half an inch when i open the window, and then goes up when the door is closed, the car is not a damn zip-lock bag!
-why the hell is there so much dorifto styled negative camber? my damn tires are wearing out unevenly!
-transmission is louder than dropping a metal trashcan down 10 flights of stairs
-you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
-shifter/tranny has more vibrations than a California earthquake
-why the hell are the gears so short!?
-got traction?
-eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat
-i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
-the top cubby above the radio is a joke, what am i suppose to put in there?
-cubbies in the door and seats are even more a joke, was someone drunk when they designed that? !?
-um.. my knucles bleed when trying to adjust the seat position because adjusting **** is 0.001 mm from the door.
-why didn't the car come with wheel locks?
-dumbest designed dipstick ever, it zigzags 100 differnet places.. it reminds me of centipede
-shoulda baught a track model, gawd... where the hell are my brembos
-shoulda got the factory nav, who knew you can't add that later!?
-wow, my front bumper has acne.. why the hell does it get chipped so easily?
-i just love huge vibrations at lower rpms -.-
-sure wished the car had backseats
-whats with the awful gas mileage?
um.. yeah.. i'll probably sell this sometime next summer,
Behind the passengers seat. Didn't you look before you bought it ?
dumbest sized trunk space ever
It's a two seater sports car. There's ample space
bose cd player skips hard
Mine doesn't and never has. Maybe your CD's are scratched or dirty
horn is too far from driving thumb.. it's the stupid center piece
What the hell is a driving thumb?
why the hell does the window go down half an inch when i open the window, and then goes up when the door is closed, the car is not a damn zip-lock bag!
This is so the window does not catch the angle in the roof when you open or close it it. It is discussed in the manual.
the top cubby above the radio is a joke, what am i suppose to put in there?
Well if you didn't opt for the navigation system then use it for your wallet, cell phone, pen, bag of weed. Whatever
you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
Push the clutch in all the way
i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
This happens with every car you tint. The darker the tint the harder it is to see out of. Especially at night. This issue was caused by you not Nissan
got traction?
Got traction control
um.. my knucles bleed when trying to adjust the seat position because adjusting **** is 0.001 mm from the door.
Adjust the seat when you have the door open. How many times do you need to adjust the seat? Only once I would assume. ( or once before the chinese buffet and once after)
dumbest designed dipstick ever, it zigzags 100 differnet places.. it reminds me of centipede
Well there's a HUGE issue
sure wished the car had backseats
What. You didn't notice this when you first looked at one to buy it?
I think you probably find a lot of things to complain about in life. It's just a feeling I'm getting.
Originally Posted by horse110
joegengsta...with all those complaints, I think you're better off with a sedan.
i gotta say i found his post kinda amusing since although theyre not serious problems they are a little not too thought out in the design process...
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I only have one complaint, and its just a oversight I believe. If you have the stock navigation system, it *only* show NAV stuff. My thought is you have this nice big screen, and the radio shows on a small single line clock radio interface. This is would really come into play if you have XM.
Other than that I think the Z is a killer car for the price. You who complain about the gas mileage and trunk space, have you forgetten this is a sports car..... Look at the trunk of an Elise (well if you call it a "trunk") And the think about the gas mileage of an Elise its barely a ton and has a 4 banger and only gets like 22 mpg in the city (which is only like 5-6 more than what I get)
Other than that I think the Z is a killer car for the price. You who complain about the gas mileage and trunk space, have you forgetten this is a sports car..... Look at the trunk of an Elise (well if you call it a "trunk") And the think about the gas mileage of an Elise its barely a ton and has a 4 banger and only gets like 22 mpg in the city (which is only like 5-6 more than what I get)
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Originally Posted by joegengsta
i've had my Z for about a month now.. here are all the things that bother me
-where the hell is the glovebox?
-why the hell is there this random plastic mountain thing behind the seats?
-dumbest sized trunk space ever
-center console's cubby is placed so damn far back
-bose cd player skips hard
-reflector housing is poor quality, HID cut-off is poor
-can do a damn brake standing burnout... the brakes override the drive-by-wire
-the interior door panel is bigger than the 'green monster' (baseball field wall)
-everytime i turn on the fan, the stupid A/C light comes on, and the car bogs a little bit from the a/c compressor coming on
-can never get the stupid temperature right
-turn the temp to > 75 degrees, and it's still effing cold! i swear the stupid temperature thing doesnt work. and when it does, it's way too effing hot!
-horn is too far from driving thumb.. it's the stupid center piece
-rear window is way too small
-why the hell does the window go down half an inch when i open the window, and then goes up when the door is closed, the car is not a damn zip-lock bag!
-why the hell is there so much dorifto styled negative camber? my damn tires are wearing out unevenly!
-transmission is louder than dropping a metal trashcan down 10 flights of stairs
-you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
-shifter/tranny has more vibrations than a California earthquake
-why the hell are the gears so short!?
-got traction?
-eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat
-i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
-the top cubby above the radio is a joke, what am i suppose to put in there?
-cubbies in the door and seats are even more a joke, was someone drunk when they designed that? !?
-um.. my knucles bleed when trying to adjust the seat position because adjusting **** is 0.001 mm from the door.
-why didn't the car come with wheel locks?
-dumbest designed dipstick ever, it zigzags 100 differnet places.. it reminds me of centipede
-shoulda baught a track model, gawd... where the hell are my brembos
-shoulda got the factory nav, who knew you can't add that later!?
-wow, my front bumper has acne.. why the hell does it get chipped so easily?
-i just love huge vibrations at lower rpms -.-
-sure wished the car had backseats
-whats with the awful gas mileage?
um.. yeah.. i'll probably sell this sometime next summer,
-where the hell is the glovebox?
-why the hell is there this random plastic mountain thing behind the seats?
-dumbest sized trunk space ever
-center console's cubby is placed so damn far back
-bose cd player skips hard
-reflector housing is poor quality, HID cut-off is poor
-can do a damn brake standing burnout... the brakes override the drive-by-wire
-the interior door panel is bigger than the 'green monster' (baseball field wall)
-everytime i turn on the fan, the stupid A/C light comes on, and the car bogs a little bit from the a/c compressor coming on
-can never get the stupid temperature right
-turn the temp to > 75 degrees, and it's still effing cold! i swear the stupid temperature thing doesnt work. and when it does, it's way too effing hot!
-horn is too far from driving thumb.. it's the stupid center piece
-rear window is way too small
-why the hell does the window go down half an inch when i open the window, and then goes up when the door is closed, the car is not a damn zip-lock bag!
-why the hell is there so much dorifto styled negative camber? my damn tires are wearing out unevenly!
-transmission is louder than dropping a metal trashcan down 10 flights of stairs
-you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
-shifter/tranny has more vibrations than a California earthquake
-why the hell are the gears so short!?
-got traction?
-eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat
-i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
-the top cubby above the radio is a joke, what am i suppose to put in there?
-cubbies in the door and seats are even more a joke, was someone drunk when they designed that? !?
-um.. my knucles bleed when trying to adjust the seat position because adjusting **** is 0.001 mm from the door.
-why didn't the car come with wheel locks?
-dumbest designed dipstick ever, it zigzags 100 differnet places.. it reminds me of centipede
-shoulda baught a track model, gawd... where the hell are my brembos
-shoulda got the factory nav, who knew you can't add that later!?
-wow, my front bumper has acne.. why the hell does it get chipped so easily?
-i just love huge vibrations at lower rpms -.-
-sure wished the car had backseats
-whats with the awful gas mileage?
um.. yeah.. i'll probably sell this sometime next summer,
Maybe rice is more appropriate with your listing of mods.
I can see a Civic in your future.
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The paint doesn't hold up. I may have it repaint next summer. Its only three years old and trunk/roof have a dozen quaters size web spots. My grand prix (daily driver) paint job holds up/looks better and it is 8years old.
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Originally Posted by joegengsta
i've had my Z for about a month now.. here are all the things that bother me
-dumbest sized trunk space ever
It's a sports car...you should have gotten an SUV if you want trunk space.
-bose cd player skips hard
Better quality CD's?
-can never get the stupid temperature right
I'm assuming you do try doing this while driving...I would set it before I headed off...or just look at the manual.
-you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
Lift weights
-shifter/tranny has more vibrations than a California earthquake
It's a sports car. You want smooth shifts...get an automatic. I'm assuming you have a 6mt.
-why the hell are the gears so short!?
Maybe you're shifting too soon?
-eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat
Adjust your seats or don't drive your Z to a restaurant if you're gonna stuff your face.
-i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
Shoulda thought about that beforehand...
-why didn't the car come with wheel locks?
You should have looked into that before making the purchase.
-shoulda baught a track model, gawd... where the hell are my brembos
Error on your part.
-shoulda got the factory nav, who knew you can't add that later!?
^^^
-wow, my front bumper has acne.. why the hell does it get chipped so easily?
Have you driven it on gravel?
-sure wished the car had backseats
Again...it's a sports car...you want backseats? Get a sedan. That's your fault. Even if the Z had backseats...what would you fit in there a midget?
-whats with the awful gas mileage?
If you drive fast all the time...or put in the wrong type of gas...that can happen...
um.. yeah.. i'll probably sell this sometime next summer,
Good idea
-dumbest sized trunk space ever
It's a sports car...you should have gotten an SUV if you want trunk space.
-bose cd player skips hard
Better quality CD's?
-can never get the stupid temperature right
I'm assuming you do try doing this while driving...I would set it before I headed off...or just look at the manual.
-you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
Lift weights
-shifter/tranny has more vibrations than a California earthquake
It's a sports car. You want smooth shifts...get an automatic. I'm assuming you have a 6mt.
-why the hell are the gears so short!?
Maybe you're shifting too soon?
-eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat
Adjust your seats or don't drive your Z to a restaurant if you're gonna stuff your face.
-i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
Shoulda thought about that beforehand...
-why didn't the car come with wheel locks?
You should have looked into that before making the purchase.
-shoulda baught a track model, gawd... where the hell are my brembos
Error on your part.
-shoulda got the factory nav, who knew you can't add that later!?
^^^
-wow, my front bumper has acne.. why the hell does it get chipped so easily?
Have you driven it on gravel?
-sure wished the car had backseats
Again...it's a sports car...you want backseats? Get a sedan. That's your fault. Even if the Z had backseats...what would you fit in there a midget?
-whats with the awful gas mileage?
If you drive fast all the time...or put in the wrong type of gas...that can happen...
um.. yeah.. i'll probably sell this sometime next summer,
Good idea
Things I don't like,
Bose Cassette Player - Who listens to Cassettes anymore?
Pop Out Cup Holder - Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
Sunglasses Holder - Can you really fit sunglasses in there, I cant?
Clutch Chatter - Makes the Z sound like $hit at idle
Stock Tires - Between the roar, feathering and $hitty grip whats not to love.
Hatch Struts - BEWARE you can get attacked at any moment, please wear a helmet before opening your hatch.
Thats about it. Love the Z though and most things mentioned have either been fixed or replaced with aftermarket parts.
Bose Cassette Player - Who listens to Cassettes anymore?
Pop Out Cup Holder - Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
Sunglasses Holder - Can you really fit sunglasses in there, I cant?
Clutch Chatter - Makes the Z sound like $hit at idle
Stock Tires - Between the roar, feathering and $hitty grip whats not to love.
Hatch Struts - BEWARE you can get attacked at any moment, please wear a helmet before opening your hatch.
Thats about it. Love the Z though and most things mentioned have either been fixed or replaced with aftermarket parts.
The only thing on my 2004.5 ZR that I actually hate is the Bose system. But I do dislike that there is a distinct paint color difference on the plastic pieces (bumpers and fuel filler cover) versus the main body parts on the chrome silver color. I don't know if that is the case with the darker colors though.
Last edited by JMT; Dec 21, 2006 at 12:05 PM.
Originally Posted by joegengsta
i've had my Z for about a month now.. here are all the things that bother me
-where the hell is the glovebox?
-why the hell is there this random plastic mountain thing behind the seats?
-dumbest sized trunk space ever
-center console's cubby is placed so damn far back
-bose cd player skips hard
-reflector housing is poor quality, HID cut-off is poor
-can do a damn brake standing burnout... the brakes override the drive-by-wire
-the interior door panel is bigger than the 'green monster' (baseball field wall)
-everytime i turn on the fan, the stupid A/C light comes on, and the car bogs a little bit from the a/c compressor coming on
-can never get the stupid temperature right
-turn the temp to > 75 degrees, and it's still effing cold! i swear the stupid temperature thing doesnt work. and when it does, it's way too effing hot!
-horn is too far from driving thumb.. it's the stupid center piece
-rear window is way too small
-why the hell does the window go down half an inch when i open the window, and then goes up when the door is closed, the car is not a damn zip-lock bag!
-why the hell is there so much dorifto styled negative camber? my damn tires are wearing out unevenly!
-transmission is louder than dropping a metal trashcan down 10 flights of stairs
-you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
-shifter/tranny has more vibrations than a California earthquake
-why the hell are the gears so short!?
-got traction?
-eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat
-i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
-the top cubby above the radio is a joke, what am i suppose to put in there?
-cubbies in the door and seats are even more a joke, was someone drunk when they designed that? !?
-um.. my knucles bleed when trying to adjust the seat position because adjusting **** is 0.001 mm from the door.
-why didn't the car come with wheel locks?
-dumbest designed dipstick ever, it zigzags 100 differnet places.. it reminds me of centipede
-shoulda baught a track model, gawd... where the hell are my brembos
-shoulda got the factory nav, who knew you can't add that later!?
-wow, my front bumper has acne.. why the hell does it get chipped so easily?
-i just love huge vibrations at lower rpms -.-
-sure wished the car had backseats
-whats with the awful gas mileage?
um.. yeah.. i'll probably sell this sometime next summer,
-where the hell is the glovebox?
-why the hell is there this random plastic mountain thing behind the seats?
-dumbest sized trunk space ever
-center console's cubby is placed so damn far back
-bose cd player skips hard
-reflector housing is poor quality, HID cut-off is poor
-can do a damn brake standing burnout... the brakes override the drive-by-wire
-the interior door panel is bigger than the 'green monster' (baseball field wall)
-everytime i turn on the fan, the stupid A/C light comes on, and the car bogs a little bit from the a/c compressor coming on
-can never get the stupid temperature right
-turn the temp to > 75 degrees, and it's still effing cold! i swear the stupid temperature thing doesnt work. and when it does, it's way too effing hot!
-horn is too far from driving thumb.. it's the stupid center piece
-rear window is way too small
-why the hell does the window go down half an inch when i open the window, and then goes up when the door is closed, the car is not a damn zip-lock bag!
-why the hell is there so much dorifto styled negative camber? my damn tires are wearing out unevenly!
-transmission is louder than dropping a metal trashcan down 10 flights of stairs
-you have to be a prowrestler to wrestle the tranny into the right gears some times
-shifter/tranny has more vibrations than a California earthquake
-why the hell are the gears so short!?
-got traction?
-eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat
-i've tinted my windows and now the rear window is definetly worthless
-the top cubby above the radio is a joke, what am i suppose to put in there?
-cubbies in the door and seats are even more a joke, was someone drunk when they designed that? !?
-um.. my knucles bleed when trying to adjust the seat position because adjusting **** is 0.001 mm from the door.
-why didn't the car come with wheel locks?
-dumbest designed dipstick ever, it zigzags 100 differnet places.. it reminds me of centipede
-shoulda baught a track model, gawd... where the hell are my brembos
-shoulda got the factory nav, who knew you can't add that later!?
-wow, my front bumper has acne.. why the hell does it get chipped so easily?
-i just love huge vibrations at lower rpms -.-
-sure wished the car had backseats
-whats with the awful gas mileage?
um.. yeah.. i'll probably sell this sometime next summer,
... Anyone with any common sense usually informs themself when plunking down 30k for a car. you wish the car had backseats? how is that a complaint, its a god damn 2 seat sports car.
your knuckles bleed when adjusting the seat? how many times do you need to adjust the seat
eat at a chinese buffet and you won't fit into the seat? lose some weight
please sell your car ASAP and get a nice cushy benz
Last edited by kcobean; Dec 17, 2006 at 08:22 PM.