i no when the z hit high 70k the price really starts to drop..i bought mine at the start of june last year with 52k for 20 and now im sitting at 79k lol and when i checked the resale in KBB it said i could only get around 15,000 for my car and i still have to pay more than that .....money pit but i wouldnt spend it any other way.

but other than that all i have seen is about 1 qt of oil gone every 3000 and a new tranny 3 days after i got my car

 

I burn a quart of Mobil 1 full synthetic after about 4,500 miles. My stock clutch went out at 26k miles. Other than that, I beat the crap out of my car and have had no problems. 34k miles on her...................

 

all depend how you drive...I put in alot of mile on mine..I bought mine used with 50k..now 98k..well I had to replace new belts thats it and oil change every 3-4 month still run strong...knock on wood...its all depend how you take care..

 

Supposedly the VQ should be good for 200K miles. Ive got 55K on my '03 model and i baby it...probably only redline i5 once a week.

 

Old thread i know but....


183k miles on the clock!!!!
And still runnin' great on those oh so good spirited drives

 

154k on my motor now, valve covers have never been removed. I think its still doing pretty well.

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My z has 125k miles. Doesn't burn oil. Oil changed every 7500 miles, synthetic. Never left me stranded and still runs great. I wouldn't worry about 75k. As long as it has never had a twin turbo attached to it running boost you'll be good.

 

I bought my 04 enthusiast with 78k for 11 from a 40 year old man,1 owner and have put 6k miles on since I bought it and have had no problems. Try not to buy a car with a bunch of owners or at at least a young one and you should be fine.

 

Guys, there's already a High Mileage thread in the General '03-'09 section

 

My cousin has an 2006 automatic with 120k miles, bought it with 45k if im not mistaken, he lives down in homestead and works in miami beach, whoever lives in FL knows that is alot of driving, thats 100 miles everyday and his Z still runs perfect.

 

bought a used 03 z auto with 100k 4 or 5 years ago for 13k added full bolts on's uprev tune and drove it hard everday from the firstday of highschool to the last day only things that went bad radiator and bushings lol I finally sold it when I hit 220k for 8k and put it back to stock I see the guy sometimes tells me it still holding on but one thing I did was do all my maintence on time I love the z car's never been stranded in one lol switched to a lexus then a camero and went back to the z lol now rockn a 35th aniversary with a vortech with 65k on it

 

https://my350z.com/forum/2003-2009-n...le-club-18.htm

Engine is solid. Bushings are all made of crap and will need better replacement around 100k.

 

Just like any highly engineered piece of equipment, if you treat it right and maintain it, it will last for damn near forever.
My late grandfather had a lathe from 1966, it runs on belts. He kept it oiled and clean his entire life. My lazy uncle inherited it, and in 6 months of him (ab)using it, it was scrap metal.
I know of two 350Z's down here with well over 200k miles.
With 70k on mine now, if I keep driving it as much as I do, I'll be at 150k+ in less than a year, on an oil burning RevUp engine. In this car's life it's only had fluids and consumables replaced.
I know of a Maxima with the VQ35 in it, 280k, and a Quest 3.5 with almost 300 on it. If the VQ can haul around a van full of kids, driven and maintained by parents who hardly even has time to go on a romantic date, I'm pretty sure with proper maintenance and use, these engines in these cars will outlast the car around it.