Hi all,

I have a 2004 350z, 6-speed. A little under 70,000 miles. Wow !

Nissan tells me both front spindle ball joints are separated. Repair cost is $1,000.

And there is a transmission leak. Repair cost is $1,600.

Any thoughts would be appreciated, also does anyone know anyone who works on 350zs in Las Vegas or Los Angeles ?

Thank you.

 

The problems you describe are not common on a 350z with 70k miles. Do you have a service history on your car?

 

What Spike said.

Those repair quotes are ridiculous and opportunistic (read: "ripoff"). $800 labor to repair a couple hundred bucks worth of suspension components?? Ummmm, no. I don't have access to my old AllData stuff to verify but there's no way there's even the worst case 4 hours of $200/hr labor for ball joints and alignment. NO WAY.

My local Z shop charges under that to replace multiple components including UCAs on the front end of a Z.

$1600 for a tranny leak repair? How're they repairing it? By R&R of the entire unit????

Walk away. Walk away with your checkbook in your pocket and find someone else less crooked.

 

You have a local Z shop in No. California ? I would be interested in more information about it. Thanks.

 

I'm in Vegas. PM for my number. I work at Planet Nissan.

 

I am the original owner of the vehicle. I bought it new. I have all the service history invoices. Thanks.

 

Yup! One of the best, IMO.

Z Car Garage, San Jose

They work on everything Z from S30 to Z34. Mine's there right now. Heh heh.

Seriously though, Rob and his crew know their stuff. Spent an hour talking with another customer of theirs. His ZCG-installed supercharger equipped G37S was there for an oil change.

Used to be at least two other Z-only shops in the Bay Area. Z Doctor in Richmond (Rob told me that Dave retired, sold the entire shop, building and all, retired to the Wine Country!) and Datsonville (spelling is correct) on the Peninsula (Burlingame I think) but they're more of a general shop now servicing all Japanese makes.

Mic

 

Thanks for the information ! greg