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Old 12-16-2002, 02:17 PM
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Default How many Z owners actually read the manual?

How many Z owners actually took the time to go thru the manual?
Seems like alot of the questions posted are covered in the manual.
Old 12-16-2002, 07:09 PM
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Yea I read it. Did it on and off over a couple of days. Total time spent was less than two hours.
Old 12-17-2002, 07:28 AM
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I read it front to back but that's because I was so dang excited to finally have it in my garage...

I do find the Nav manual to be quite tedious to read. Its more or less been trial and error for me.

Old 12-17-2002, 03:00 PM
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I just look at the pretty pictures....













Kidding. Actually, I downloaded the thing off the net and read it from front to back in one sitting at least a month before I got my Z. How **** is THAT?
Old 12-17-2002, 07:12 PM
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I read the manual before I ordered my car!
Old 12-18-2002, 12:44 PM
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Originally posted by Old Skooler
Actually, I downloaded the thing off the net and read it from front to back in one sitting at least a month before I got my Z. How **** is THAT?
Sounds very normal to me! (I did it too!)
Old 12-22-2002, 04:52 PM
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Default I read it!

Same as some others, I downloaded the PDF, and read it cover to cover before the car came.

But even more than that, I printed it out double-sided, and bound it with a nice color picture of the Sunset prototype on the cover. I use this one as much or more than the real one that came with the car because I printed my copy on 8.5 x 11-inch paper, and it's easier to read.
Old 12-24-2002, 09:50 PM
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Not me

I'm Cpt. Wing it!
Old 12-26-2002, 03:50 PM
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Front to back....twice.

That was before I got the Z.

Since then, I've skimmed it again.
Old 01-13-2003, 09:18 AM
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Where can you get the PDF version of the manual?
Old 01-13-2003, 09:28 AM
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Courtesy Parts posted it on its Web site:

http://www.courtesyparts.com/350z/2003-Nissan-350Z.pdf
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thanks, commasense
Old 01-17-2003, 11:01 AM
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Default Re: How many Z owners actually read the manual?

Originally posted by alphared
How many Z owners actually took the time to go thru the manual?
Seems like alot of the questions posted are covered in the manual.
Read the pdf here before the car got here. Had to re-read it when the car got here, forgot most of what was in it. Reading for comprehension is tough if you're a slow learner.
Old 01-22-2003, 03:14 AM
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I read every single word of both the owner's manual and the DVD NAV manual.

I love reading that crap!
Old 01-22-2003, 11:32 PM
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Default From cover to cover

several times......which is wot we should all do
Old 01-27-2003, 11:23 AM
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Oh yeah? Well my Z is on order and won't be here until at LEAST June and I have already read the PDF online. I also bought the CD of shop manual and have started looking at that for ideas!

Who says Z owners are competitive?!??

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2 or 3 times!

Heck you guys can't keep me entertained all of the time. I have to find something else to read.
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When you have to wait 7 months or so for your car like 6,000 of us did and all that was available was the manual. Of course you read the manual. The Z manual must be the most read manual in the history of of the auto industry.
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Originally posted by JZC
Not me

I'm Cpt. Wing it!
Same here, Look at all these guys who read it more than once..... If I have a question I'll just ask them on here.....

Old 03-02-2003, 07:57 PM
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I skimmed through most of it before leaving the dealership.

From some of the questions asked here, I have a feeling that many people don't read it. ("What time of light in my high-beam?")


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