Hi,

Lately I've been doing a lot of reading on these boards, trying to find out as much information as I could (search has become my best friend). I've pretty much come to the decision that I want to get a 2006 Z Grand Touring, with the sirius and side airbag options. According to Edmunds.com the invoice price of the GT is $33,695, so this is the price I'm going to try to haggle to.

Anyway, the point of my post is really to ask, "What do you know now that you wish you knew when you purchased your 350z?" Options you didn't get that you wish you did, or maybe vice versa. Nuances about the Z that new owners might not notice at first, or things to watch out for. I'm not really asking questions about mods (yet), as I don't plan to do anything to the Z in the near future... however I know how the mod-bug can bite so that's not a permanant thing.

I know many people are thinking "why not just use the search feature more?" Well, this is really to get some responses to questions that I haven't thought of yet, if that makes sense.

Thanks in advance!

 

actually im very interested in this thread, the first thing i research when trying to get a car is what is wrong with it

so far ive read about the tranny issue (cleared up on 06's though right) and a skipping 6 cd changer (does the single changer skip), abnotmal tire wear (again cleared up or at least reduced with the 06 right?)

 

I brought my used an '03 and I wished I knew about the tranny issues.

TSG

 

me too. Even worse, the tranny in my car was replaced literally 100 miles before i bought it and no one told me.

 

I did my research for 6 months so I knew all the pros and cons. Pros outweigh the cons big time!

 

Dashboard rattles, there are new ones as soon as the old ones get fixed. It drives me nuts & makes me want to get rid of the car sometimes because of it.

 

I wish i knew how delicate the paint was so I would go get a clear bra before all the paint chips on the front bumper come

 

Or read my thread "read this before modding your Z". I put getting a clear Bra on the top of the list of things to do right away.

 

I wish I knew I was going to track the car. I would have bought the track edition instead of spending $1600 on a (albeit better) front BBK. For what I am doing the brembos would have been good enough.

I also wish I knew how much fun they were to drive hard in the twisties, then I would have known that I would want to take them to the track in the first place. The road test was no indication. I thought it would be a good street car (which it is), but didn't realize how good of a track car it is. Nice predictible handling even all stock

 

Drive with the windows (or top) down and the stereo cranked!

 

Welcome.


I wish I knew how capable the 350Z handles.

After several times on an open road course, and several days at autocross, the 350Z still amazes me. The cars potential takes practice to master. Lots and lots of practice.

 

I wish I knew how addictive modding this car would be. >_<;;

 

[B]CLEAR BRA ....[B] This car is a freakin` catcher`s mitt for pebbles

 

I wish i knew that 3g's of mods can get you no where (bolt ons) and yet 7g's can get you 400rwhp. Such a weird jump.

And also, i wish i knew that black seats stain EZ!!

 

I wish I knew that the paint is terrible and needs to be protected immediately after purchasing.

I wish I wasn't so impressed during the test drive. In retrospect I would have like to have test driven an EVO and other comparable cars at the same time. I dunno why...just for due diligence I suppose.

I wish I would have known about the rev-up engine. Not that I could have afforded a brand new Z but it would have been nice to know while I was looking at 03's.

 

I was just thinking the other day, the Z is the one car that makes teh most FANTASTIC first impression. The engine noise, the driver oriented gauges, teh 6 speed, the stiff clutch, and the over all appearance. I guess it really can grow old sometimes, but when you do a nice drift around a turn and all the gweedo 16 yr olds stare at you, it makes you feel all better.. Oh and the hot beeches on campus. They all stare

 

Kind of common sense but, with the height the Z sits at, park away from Soccer mom vans SUVs and crossovers or anything for that matter. That beutiful crease right in the middle of the door is a target for hyper kids who kick the doors open on the beasts that everyone drives these days . don't risk it.it will happen.

 

+1

 

pros>cons

 

I wish everyone was as happy with their Z as I am.