The 06 didn't have an HR. It was a DE. The HR never had any oil problems.

 

'06 = Revup, not DE.

 

now im just confused by the last few posts and embarrased

 

I just bought an 04 Touring,black 6 spd for 17K canadian with 71K kilometers You can do the math.By the way,the car is flawless and gets 9.8 litres to 100 KM.

 

I probably wont be about to afford an HR but maybe ill shoot for one of those Higher revving ones...I sure do love being able to shift at 8400 rpm =P

You guys are definitely more responsive than evolutionm.net...i got one f'ing response to my question there...

Speaking of 370z...me and my friend were car shopping and we stopped at a nissan dealership to look at the z...i was sitting in it and looking around and then i turned it on (didnt start it up tho i knew what i was doing) to look at all the gauges and stuff(i wanted to show my friend the multi-use gauge like in the 350z) but before i really got to look for it a salesman came up and was rude as hell...He start saying, and quote, "this isnt a toy you need to turn it off now" i said i was just looking at the gauges and he said "i understand that, turn it off..." Me and my friend just looked at each other and were like WTF???...guy was a total *****.

 

If a salesman was ever a douche to me, I'd be 10x the douche back to him... complain to the manager and say you'll never consider buying a car from that dealership and will tell everyone you know, due to your bad experience with the staff.



You won't care about the higher redline in the Z when you have a much smoother power curve at your disposal.

 

What did the evo guys say?

 

So how old are you?

 

^ first page bottom,

he's 19 in college

 

Who f[_]cking cares how old people are? Jeez.

 

Why did you skip the 06? I'm just curious.

 

"i had an 03 350z before my 03 evo... and i honestly like the evo more. The evo looks better imo, and the evo is super easy to work on and mod. the 350z was nicer on the inside but only a 2 seater, which was cool when i got it at 18 years old, but i really appreciate the room in the evo now. the 350z cost alot more to modify and was way harder to modify."

lol that was the only response i got...

 

i saw that too i figured it was just a typo

 

You seem to be pretty set on the earlier models, but I can't stress it enough, go for the 07 and up. A lot of problems which could be a ***** to deal with like tire-feathering, grinding gears, window-streaking, and oil consumption are fixed on 07s-08s. Plus you get the revised suspension, which is heaps better than the older one, in my opinion. The best part of it all is the HR motor, which is a lot more refined than the 03-06 motor, in my opinion. It revs higher, its a lot smoother, and noticeably faster. Plus with the new 370Z out, you can get one fairly cheap.

 

Im telling you i would lol but i cant afford it my limit is about 16k

 

i used to have a celica and wished toyota would answer the Z with a celica that could hang with a Z. if you like the celica you will definitely like the Z. the only thing i don't like about the Z is the blind spot but i just stuck on thos grandma blindspot mirrors and all is well, takes times to get used to them because you've been brained washed to check over your shoulder.

 

Think the biggest thing to look for so far was the tire feathering on the 03-05 models. Apparently there's a class-action lawsuit against Nissan concerning it. I've got an 06 and I've noticed a little on my rears. Just a side effect of not having a solid rear axle.

Window problems are high on the list as well, but I think that goes for pretty much any coupe. Mustangs, Camaros, etc etc. Thus the reason alot of new cars have that auto-slight-roll-down feature when you open the door (which pisses tinters off completely) in an attempt to prevent the constant flexing of the window as you close the door causing premature wear issues.

Scratching of the interior is a common complaint. Hard to find a used one that doesn't have fingernail nicks throughout. Could be worse. Try finding a Dodge truck without a cracked dash.

Oil consumption has been brought up a few times as well.

All comes down to a test drive. Look for scratchy gears, loud road noise, etc.

 

wow thanks neo..i should be selling my car within a few days(hopefully...everyone keep your fingers crossed...also...knock on wood) but i might be picking up a blue touring in the next week!

lyork92, Toyota does have one but its on hold right now cause the economy...if you didnt hear toyota is teaming up with subaru to make a turbo'd boxer awd celica i know i know cool huh? I would definitely buy it if it was as sexy as my celica now.(o how i hope its sexy!)

 

I just thought of another question...is there a way to fix the tire feathering???...i read that its cause by having your toe to negative or positive...if you got the car aligned or something would that help?

 

I'm pretty sure I read something about that being canceled because of the economy. I'm not sure, though.