I'm going to import a 2008 350Z enthusiast to Canada and we require an electronic immobilizer to pass the initial inspection. Do the 2008 models all have them ?

If not, any suggestions on an appropriate after market model ?

 

Yes, all 350Zs come with NVIS (Nissan Vehicle Immobilizer System).

 

wtf is that?

 

a computer chip in your key that is programmed to your cars computer. "saftey" feature that is quite effective actually.

 

expensive as **** when you get one replaced to.

 

did some one say $100 a key???

 

yup...i was so pissed when i went to go buy a spare key and they told me the total was like 86 bucks....im like "wait, i didn't say i wanted the keypad to, just the key".. "yea, with keypad would be like 160!"...

 

Apparently, someone else didn't read their owners manual.

 

hah!
speaking of, i pored through the owners manual this past weekend looking for the jack stand/lift points of the car. it's not in there, is it? found the diagram on here [thanks my350z.com!]

 

Look in section 6 - In Case of Emergency. There is a section titled "Changing a flat tire" - it has the jack points shown.

 

hmmmm i looked in the regular 'changing a tire' section, it wasn't in there. i'm not sure if that was in section 6 or section 8 [the maintenance section, i think?]

now i'm damn curious.. i'll check when i get to my car later.

 

Look around page 6-4 or 6-5 depending on what year manual you have.


You can't miss the spots on the car. There is a weld seam down each side, it has little mark cut into it near the front and rear wheels where you put the jack when lifting the car.

 

aye aye captain!

 

haha guilty...

 

They never do & then act shocked when you tell about the owners manual. Who would have thought???

It was one of the 1st things I read when I purchased my Z car

 

Since I ordered my Z, I had three months to read through the manual before it arrived. Between that and this site, I knew more than the salesman when it arrived as he was going over the features with me.

There's a huge thread on here along the lines of "look at the neat things/features that I found out about my Z". Half the stuff in the thread is readily described in the owners manual.