So, I was readin up on some R&T and I noticed the Z gettin some bad comments of the 03 and it stated that the repairs done over the 2 years for 50K miles were $21,000 They said about 27k miles the tranny went and so did the clutch and afew other stuff....just wanted to see how large of a dent this car has put on peoples wallets with the 03 in high mileage on repairs.....

 

While my car was purchased used I have the following problems/things fixed:
Tire feathering (free)
AC belt snapped (free)
Power driver seat doesn't go up sometimes (still there)
Intermittent speaker problem on the Blose system (still there)
Reverse lights are out (doesn't really count) (haven't fixed)
Nismo exhaust cracked (800 bucks) ouch
1 exhaust cam shim bucket (30 bucks) Good thing i did cams to find it!

 

I had the power seat problem myself. I sprayed some electrical contact spray into the switch and worked it back and forth and it was good as new.

 

Well as long as nothing TOO expensive has exploded yet

 

mine:
trunk release-warranty fix(wf)
tire feathering/alignmnt-wf
axle clicking-wf
window grease-wf
total out of pocket cost=$45 for my prorated share for new front tires.

 

'03, 53k miles,
tire feathering- fixed at 36k with independent alignment, $50.
A few squeaks- DIY fix, $0
No other repairs...NONE.

I think your repair cost (just like any car) will depend on luck, mods, maintenance quality and driving abuse.

 

I'm guessing the 21,000 was a typo. They shouldn't have paid anything for powertrain issues. That's covered for 5/60. Maybe it was 2,000 for a clutch and tires?

 

Hey! I never gave R&T permission to write a review of MY car!

 

haha...ya they could've been nicer