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I just bought a used ZR 05 model in July.The care has only 13k miles when I drive it out.COme to find out when I take it to service today, the compressor belt is cracked($200 fixed) the power module on the seat Broke(1000 to fix it).Wtf up with that?I just bought it like 4 months.Overpaid the car and now I have to deal with all these malfunctions!Guys make sure u inspect the car if u plan to get a used car.Thorougly....esp if u bought it from the dealership besides nissan!
I just need to vent.Have a good day!
I just need to vent.Have a good day!
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And there's something to be said for doing your own work.....
Ac Belt = $30 max. And is a 2 on the difficulty scale to replace.
Seat Motor may be semi-expensive (Not $1000!!!) but for 1/4 that price you could of bought someone's OEM seat off ebay with a working motor. Then spent 15mins taking out the 4 bolts and replacing your old one with it! Then sell yrou old seat for $100 with a broke motor!
Neither one of these items require any extensive mechanical experience to fix.
FYI the Z as a whole is an easy car to maintain. Contrary to how some on this forum feel, it's not an exotic sportscar that requires specialized care. It's no more difficult, nor does it require any more attention then any other Nissan or car. So don't let maintnance, or any other minor repairs cause you to shell out money to someone else trying to gouge you cause "it's a Z". Once you fix all your little problems all used cars come with, just change your oil and do your regular maintnance, and you'll be fine!
And there's something to be said for doing your own work.....
Ac Belt = $30 max. And is a 2 on the difficulty scale to replace.
Seat Motor may be semi-expensive (Not $1000!!!) but for 1/4 that price you could of bought someone's OEM seat off ebay with a working motor. Then spent 15mins taking out the 4 bolts and replacing your old one with it! Then sell yrou old seat for $100 with a broke motor!
Neither one of these items require any extensive mechanical experience to fix.
FYI the Z as a whole is an easy car to maintain. Contrary to how some on this forum feel, it's not an exotic sportscar that requires specialized care. It's no more difficult, nor does it require any more attention then any other Nissan or car. So don't let maintnance, or any other minor repairs cause you to shell out money to someone else trying to gouge you cause "it's a Z". Once you fix all your little problems all used cars come with, just change your oil and do your regular maintnance, and you'll be fine!
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And there's something to be said for doing your own work.....
Ac Belt = $30 max. And is a 2 on the difficulty scale to replace.
Seat Motor may be semi-expensive (Not $1000!!!) but for 1/4 that price you could of bought someone's OEM seat off ebay with a working motor. Then spent 15mins taking out the 4 bolts and replacing your old one with it! Then sell yrou old seat for $100 with a broke motor!
Neither one of these items require any extensive mechanical experience to fix.
FYI the Z as a whole is an easy car to maintain. Contrary to how some on this forum feel, it's not an exotic sportscar that requires specialized care. It's no more difficult, nor does it require any more attention then any other Nissan or car. So don't let maintnance, or any other minor repairs cause you to shell out money to someone else trying to gouge you cause "it's a Z". Once you fix all your little problems all used cars come with, just change your oil and do your regular maintnance, and you'll be fine!
And there's something to be said for doing your own work.....
Ac Belt = $30 max. And is a 2 on the difficulty scale to replace.
Seat Motor may be semi-expensive (Not $1000!!!) but for 1/4 that price you could of bought someone's OEM seat off ebay with a working motor. Then spent 15mins taking out the 4 bolts and replacing your old one with it! Then sell yrou old seat for $100 with a broke motor!
Neither one of these items require any extensive mechanical experience to fix.
FYI the Z as a whole is an easy car to maintain. Contrary to how some on this forum feel, it's not an exotic sportscar that requires specialized care. It's no more difficult, nor does it require any more attention then any other Nissan or car. So don't let maintnance, or any other minor repairs cause you to shell out money to someone else trying to gouge you cause "it's a Z". Once you fix all your little problems all used cars come with, just change your oil and do your regular maintnance, and you'll be fine!
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And there's something to be said for doing your own work.....
Ac Belt = $30 max. And is a 2 on the difficulty scale to replace.
Seat Motor may be semi-expensive (Not $1000!!!) but for 1/4 that price you could of bought someone's OEM seat off ebay with a working motor. Then spent 15mins taking out the 4 bolts and replacing your old one with it! Then sell yrou old seat for $100 with a broke motor!
Neither one of these items require any extensive mechanical experience to fix.
FYI the Z as a whole is an easy car to maintain. Contrary to how some on this forum feel, it's not an exotic sportscar that requires specialized care. It's no more difficult, nor does it require any more attention then any other Nissan or car. So don't let maintnance, or any other minor repairs cause you to shell out money to someone else trying to gouge you cause "it's a Z". Once you fix all your little problems all used cars come with, just change your oil and do your regular maintnance, and you'll be fine!
And there's something to be said for doing your own work.....
Ac Belt = $30 max. And is a 2 on the difficulty scale to replace.
Seat Motor may be semi-expensive (Not $1000!!!) but for 1/4 that price you could of bought someone's OEM seat off ebay with a working motor. Then spent 15mins taking out the 4 bolts and replacing your old one with it! Then sell yrou old seat for $100 with a broke motor!
Neither one of these items require any extensive mechanical experience to fix.
FYI the Z as a whole is an easy car to maintain. Contrary to how some on this forum feel, it's not an exotic sportscar that requires specialized care. It's no more difficult, nor does it require any more attention then any other Nissan or car. So don't let maintnance, or any other minor repairs cause you to shell out money to someone else trying to gouge you cause "it's a Z". Once you fix all your little problems all used cars come with, just change your oil and do your regular maintnance, and you'll be fine!
now the z32 that was much easier to repair..........*cough,cough* jk havent had to work on my 07 at all yet but looking under the hood dosnt seem nearly as bad as the previous z where gettin a finger between things was a good gap
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I just bought a used ZR 05 model in July.The car has only 13k miles when I drive it out.Come to find out when I take it to service today, the compressor belt is cracked($200 fixed) the power module on the seat Broke(1000 to fix it).Wtf up with that?I just bought it like 4 months.Overpaid the car and now I have to deal with all these malfunctions!Guys make sure u inspect the car if u plan to get a used car.Thorougly....esp if u bought it from the dealership besides nissan!
I just need to vent.Have a good day!
I just need to vent.Have a good day!
Oh, and ps, if I'd recommend to anyone buying a pre-loved car to checked or get it checked over first irrespective of it's from a dealer or not.
Good luck, let us know how you get on.
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I just bought a used ZR 05 model in July.The care has only 13k miles when I drive it out.COme to find out when I take it to service today, the compressor belt is cracked($200 fixed) the power module on the seat Broke(1000 to fix it).Wtf up with that?I just bought it like 4 months.Overpaid the car and now I have to deal with all these malfunctions!Guys make sure u inspect the car if u plan to get a used car.Thorougly....esp if u bought it from the dealership besides nissan!
I just need to vent.Have a good day!
I just need to vent.Have a good day!
I will not go to dealer, contact with our vendors and i will try take it to local shop.
Sorry to hear, good luck.
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