Didn't realize my car was unreliable. Thanks for updating me, b/c wow, I'd have never known my Z was such an unreliable POS. I'm so terribly lucky it hasn't spontaneously combusted! Whew, but now that I know the truth, what do I do? I must do something....or not.
(this is intended to contain at least 47.3% sarcasm)

 

I'll add my $0.02 to this. I moved up from a WRX to a Z over a year ago. I love the Z as it offers more of true driving experience than my 04 WRX did. However, I don't think of the Z as a reliable car. Just read the list of all TSBs out there for the Z. It's frighting. Lucky, my Z seems to be a lucky 03 with the original tranny that is holding up pretty well. I also don't beat the **** out of it. I actually learned a lot of good habits on the WRX since AWD drivetrain is a lot less forgiving than RWD.

Anyways, comparing my WRX reliability to my Z, it just didn't have these annoying issues all the time. Why is Nissan struggling with window motors or suspension geometry? This stuff wasn't invented yesterday. The truth is Nissan doesn't care unless it sees its bottom line reduced because of it. We'll continue to put up with this crap because it's bearable.

Overall, I see a trend in Nissan. The cars are fairly reliable but they suffer from these problems because Nissan's general complexity is pretty high. They just shove a lot of stuff into these cars. Look at the new Rouge. It has all sorts of electronic gizmos....some that I see no value in. Just more crap that will break in few years. The new Z will probably be even more complicated and will suffer from the same annoying issues and we'll just put up with it because it's good enough. Personally, I could care less about push start ignition, keyless/touch entry with the key magic, or any other crap that does nothing for me in the end other than adds weight to the car.

My guess the 370Z will be about the same in quality as the 07s. I love my Z but sometimes I wish it was built like an Impreza: if you have 4 wrenches: 10, 12, 14 and 17, you can take 90% of the car apart. Everything is meant to be easily accessible and quickly swappable. But that being said, I wouldn't switch back

 

Please explain how a "Driver" can cause a 5th gear synchro to fail.

If I am doing something to cause this, I definately would like to stop it.

 

I've had experience with Subaru and WRX since before there was a WRX in the US (my '99 RS purchased new in '98 received a built V4 engine swap 2 years before a WRX ever was in the US, and I was one of the early Subaru modders in North America). To give Nissan a hard time about tire feathering (which happens on other cars too mind you, and where there are several easy solutions to) and window motors (which is a recall item BTW, and again, which can happen on other cars), is a bit far reaching IMHO. Subaru's have constantly had transmission issues in all their 5 speed models, from the RS to WRX.....and last I checked those weren't invented yesterday either. Impreza's of all kinds have also had issues going back to the 90's over windshields creaking and often cracking when doing nothing more than pulling into a driveway...surely glass wasn't invented yesterday either. Front wheel bearings are another problem area on Subaru's, and 98-99 RS's are well known to have clutch master cylinders that go poo poo in the 30-40k mile mark. My point is, again, that a car is a machine. Show me a single machine in history that has not had any issue, for any reason, ever. A 350Z comes apart just as easily as a WRX does...I should know, as I have had both apart and back together more times than I can count as I've done upgrades. Like any other car, it has it's quirks. If you want a vehicle free of quirks, you could always buy a canoe

 

How can you make this statement when noone even knows what it looks like muchless specs!!!???

 

Trust me my friend it is coming and it will be alot better of car than nissan could ever build.

 

I'm sure it will be a great car, but you posting as if you somehow have the inside line to Toyota R&D and can magically predict reliability on a car that doesn't yet exist is pretty amazing. You sure this isn't Nostradamus posting?

 

Bad marketing stradegy FTL

 

u still sound like ur on honda-tech

 

getz dem evary tyme

 

The truth hurts guys I know because I was madley in love with mine. Sometimes it felt like I owned an american car due to all of the issues I had with mine and with nissan's Crappy Customer Service to boot... Bottom line if they step-it-up I will consider but doubt it because I know whats coming very soon and trust me it will be worth the wait..

 

truth ain't hurting me buddy....my Z has been flawless

bottom line is you have no idea if the Supra will be reliable or not. Hopefully it is, on paper it sounds like a great car

 

I will see if I can dig up some info for you on it...

 

I've read the info on it and it sounds great. But you can't know or suggest to know if it will be reliable or not, that's just a retarded statement to make

 

Gosh i just want to walk away from this thread but I cant.

First off since most everything posted on then internet is opinion, ill give you mine.

Supra's Suck. They do. They were an over priced over weight non handling POS. They had a great engine, but a great engine doesnt make a great car. As far as a new one, I sure hope they make the changes needed to change my perception of them. I am sure they will. You will see a six figure price tag and performance to match. Big deal. And to say that something is better than X company could ever build is just stupid. Chevy could build something that could just make everything be something of shame. What crock.

 

Nissan would have to be crazy to sell this car at $35,000 dollars.

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Ok so your saying that Toyota is not the most Reliable car on the planet and holds it value better than most? If your answer is NO I would start thinking about who is retarded here...

 

When the Supra is actually OUT, then you can school me on reliability - till then, it's a pretty stupid conversation to have.

Nice family portrait btw

 

I thought you might like that....

 

Actually, the tranny isues in our Zs have to do with MTs. ATs are flawless.
The only other pet peeves I can think of are the driver's side power window
thingy, the hatch door's struts not doing their job, & the gas door's latch pro-
blem. Other than that, Zs are VERY reliable. No cooling system problems, no
electrical problems, its engine has been awarded as the best one in the auto-
motive industry 13 years running. They are classified as average by CR, main-
ly due to the MT difficulties, & the other 3 issues I just mentioned. Other-
wise, "el no problemo"!