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Looking into purchasing a z that has around 40k miles and was wondering about the reliability of this vehicle. The Z is a manual transmission. I plan on driving it til about 100k miles. To give you a perspective on how much I drive, my previous car averaged about 7k miles/year the two years I’ve had it. I am just learning stick and want to know about how much money i am going to have to put into it (besides the normal oil change, regular service etc...) depending on how reliable is it. Anyone have any problems with your own z?
Any modern car is going to be pretty reliable if treated well. Was it a race tracked or daily drifted Z with frame damage at 40k or a meticulously maintained non-accident all original Z? If its your first manual and you ride the clutch to death, its going to be a hefty bill and reliability goes down the drain. All relevant to who owns the car.
Again like Mr. Sparco said that question could be subjective if you find a Z, low in miles like that and purely stock you should be good to go just have a reliable mechanic check it out for possible things you may have missed. Honestly I would get a beater car to learn how to manual shift and graduate to the Z once you mastered it, to drop the transmission and put in a new clutch on a Z could run you upward from 800.00 to 1000.00 so be careful with your decision!!!
Thanks for the responses. Yes I am still learning how to master stick but I forgot to include that I have driven a couple times with the help of a couple of my buddies’ manual tranny cars. As for the car, it is completely stock and owned by old men who have taken great care of it. They have not driven it obnoxiously. It only has 40k miles!
Thanks for the responses. Yes I am still learning how to master stick but I forgot to include that I have driven a couple times with the help of a couple of my buddies’ manual tranny cars. As for the car, it is completely stock and owned by old men who have taken great care of it. They have not driven it obnoxiously. It only has 40k miles!
Purchased my Z with 16.5k miles. Took very good care of it (oil changes, belts, coolant, brakes, battery, wheel bearings, etc). All normal wear and tear items. The vehicle was extremely reliable up to and over 100k miles. As others said, it really depends on who the owner(s) are and how well they treated the car. These are good reliable vehicles so long as you stay on top of maintenance. This is true for just about any vehicle on the road today.
-Icer
I learned to drive stick with the jeep similar to the pic below from overseas. I was 13 and whenever my brother is not around, I would take it for a spin to practice (around our village). The car has no e - brake and no electronic sensors, no power steering or whatsoever.
15 yrs later, I drive a vq35de now and I would say it is not for beginners. Maybe learn in a Honda or something smaller. GL
Last edited by deeliciousqueen; 07-13-2018 at 11:25 AM.
Wow lots of pinoy fans in here lol! But yeah this is the jeepney from Philippines, very compact, smaller engine (slow) gas saver and comes with built-in roll cage lmao! Very fun to drive and easy to learn manual transmission with.
check:
windows regulator
alternator
radiator
steering wheel clock
starter
control arm/bushings
engine/knocking sound.......simple stuff to fix, but the less the better and you will save some $$$.
I got mine with a blown engine/tranny because I was going to deal with it anyway and it was going to be my 2nd car. happy with the built so far to a point that I am dailying it.
The DE engines with regular maintenance, fluids, belts etc were designed to cover 200,000 miles. and there are many members on here who've covered 250,000 miles. I've had mine now for six years and other than a battery, exhaust, brake pads, tires, engine oil, gearbox oil, VLSD oil, coolant, brake and clutch fluid I've never had a problem with it at all. As DJNekkon mentions there are a few weak points like window motors (passenger side replaced before I bought the car) the drivers side was done via warranty. The previous owner had a pile of receipts for everything and was a mature Doctor, so not likely to be out drifting and street racing every weekend. Generally its the old cliche, you look after it and it will look after you. Oh yeah I use mine as a DD.
Old, you say????!!! That's a relative term. At 62, I maintain I'm still young, until I get my glasses and look in a mirror. LOL
I've had my '07 for over a year now and it had 53K on it when I got it. So far, fluid changes, new tires, new TPMS sensors are all that it's required. Sitting at about 63K now and it's my DD. Just stay on top of the maintenance schedule and you shouldn't get too many surprises....
Good luck and have fun..
07-12-2018, 05:40 PM
Z Reliability
