I wish I had a Z :P

What are the 'tranny' issues?
And does the dashboard really rattle on most cars?

 

The things I miss compared to my previous car (3000GT) are

1. The toggle head light switch. Instead of having the 2 state switch to change between high and low beams. I prefer the old pull the lever and the lights change state.
2. Being able to crack the windows or wind them up from the key fob remote.
3. Sometimes the front wheel drive, other times I enjoy my new rear wheel drive.

I wish I'd had the patience to wait for my preference of Daytona Blue/charcoal interior instead of settling for the redline/frost interior that the dealership had.

These are all minor things, everything else I like about the Z.

 

I wish I had known how easy the car is to drive, and how much fun it is to drive!

 

wow your insane

 

FWD is pretty fun on a light car. My sisters RSX feels like it handles pretty good and is more predictable than my Z. I always throw it around since its 5 speed auto w/ the shifter thing :-D Plus, its got almost the same gearing as my Z. Her car can hit 72mph in 2nd gear!

 

yea fwd is fun for light low poer cars, but you start pushing to far past 200 hp and it gets retarded

 

I wish I had known about the excellent shifting qualities, superb sounding and flexible engine, crisp handling and solid stiff chassis sooner. I wouldn't have waited so long. I still wish it had about 100 more horsepower and 700lbs less weight. Overall it is a very balanced car with good power, handling and brakes.

 

I wish I knew how many Z's were going to flood my town. It's starting to get ridiculous.

I also wish I knew that modding this car would be expensive, regardless of how popular it's gotten in the last 4 years.

 

You should read this thread!!

Just about all points (positive and negative) are covered.

I still feel the same way as when I posted in that thread.

 

Even though it's a car I wish I knew how much it would drastically change my life. I don't do certain things I used to do. Like go out as much, park in certain places, drive the way I drive,etc.

 

That Super Black swirls and scratches were so easy to get and show up.

 

The capability of piling trashbags in the hatch and driving them to the dump....you can fit at least 8

 

I wish I knew that chics came with the car standard. Then I would have bought the Z earlier.

 

I wish I knew I would be able to afford a TT kit for a while (medical bills... bad kidneys). I probably would've bought something with a factory turbo. Maybe an Evo, Mazdaspeed6, or even a Solstice GXP.

 

For the tranny issue, if it was replaced just recently (in 2006) should I still have to worry about it?

The car is an 03 w/ 6MT and the tranny was replaced a month ago at the dealer.

 

I'm right there w/ ya' Rat. I have had ZERO major issues w/ my car. In 03', for the price it was/is an all around better performer than anything in its class. $27k...come on. Plus the majority of people are laughing at those f&f evo and sti guys for driving factory supd' up lancers and imprezas... they will laugh at themselves in 10-15yrs. when they look back and see how but ugly those cars were. Unless modifying the evos and stis from 03' my Z will run w/ them and that's sorry considering their sacrificing so much in looks for marginal performance gain.

Here's an 05'. http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/lancer_evo.asp

for comparo' http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/nissan_350z.asp

 

I wish I knew how far I was going to take it with the modding thing...

 

do ur research before modding lol
i learned the hard way
and o ya build a motor before u throw a turbo

 

I got a 3K stereo in it, keep the windows rolled up and crank the sound system. The rattles are so bad I still hear them.....when I say rattles, I mean RATTLES!