Who owns a 350z/370z?

unrealrocks · 22 Aug 2016 at 21:15

garak112 said:
I wanted to do this but the Mrs has put her foot down. She has demanded that my next car be 'practical' and something she could drive if necessary.

I'll just have to keep it then or I'll end up in a bottom of the range fiesta.

Thankfully my Mrs, although currently spending all my money on an extension -is accommodating with cars and doesn't mind the idea of folding herself in and out of it if she needs to :cool:

That said I think I'm swaying towards a Mk3.5 MX-5, mainly as it will get far more use than an Elise (and the 350Z). Also if I use it for 12 months and decide I really can't live without the performance I can't imagine I'll loose a huge amount in that time.

Kaeo · 23 Aug 2016 at 01:10

Are the import autos really that bad? I'm considering one of these for my next car.

unrealrocks · 23 Aug 2016 at 08:37

Kaeo said:
Are the import autos really that bad? I'm considering one of these for my next car.

Yes. They really are that bad.

Out of interest, what makes you want to consider the auto over the manual, price alone? If its because you want an automatic fun car with decent power - I'd look elsewhere. If its because of the price I'd really try and hold out for a manual.

Now the 370Z I think is a different story, it was a far more thought out product and is a genuine option.

Maximum Triceratops · 23 Aug 2016 at 17:39

Actively looking for a hr now, if you see any low mileage ones give me a shout, have around 10k

muon · 26 Aug 2016 at 17:06

Whats with the ridiculously low depreciation on the 370z?

Nasher · 26 Aug 2016 at 18:40

Dunno but I wish the road tax depreciated on it

kindai · 26 Aug 2016 at 19:08

muon said:
Whats with the ridiculously low depreciation on the 370z?

Its a lot of car for the money, if I didnt go for the grown up version id of gotten one myself.

Kaeo · 27 Aug 2016 at 02:16

unrealrocks said:
Yes. They really are that bad.

Out of interest, what makes you want to consider the auto over the manual, price alone? If its because you want an automatic fun car with decent power - I'd look elsewhere. If its because of the price I'd really try and hold out for a manual.

Now the 370Z I think is a different story, it was a far more thought out product and is a genuine option.

Oh I wasn't specifically looking for an auto, I may have come across that way. Was just wondering.

What is it about them that's so bad? I assume the power is the same?

Freefaller · 27 Aug 2016 at 13:59

The box is just rubbish and not engaging. This is the sort of car that needs a manual. It is also slower.

muon · 28 Aug 2016 at 13:18

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi.../nissan-370z-v6-gt-with-fnsh-2011/5629075?v=c

This must have had a respray to get the colour right?

Also what do people think of the price? Normally I'd say for a 5 year old car that is high, but like I said before depreciation seems to be low for these cars.

killsta · 28 Aug 2016 at 15:27

The 350Z auto is a load of **** and best avoided.

The 370Z auto is decent, I like mine

Akagi · 28 Aug 2016 at 15:30

muon said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi.../nissan-370z-v6-gt-with-fnsh-2011/5629075?v=c

This must have had a respray to get the colour right?

No I don't think so. I've seen a couple in that colour before. LeMans blue. It looks a bit lighter in those pictures.

Ahleckz · 2 Sep 2016 at 20:05

I'm considering buying a 370z. £15.5k, 2010 with 47,000 miles on the clock. To me, I reckon I could get at least 8k back in 3 years time which makes it quite affordable.
However, I'm keen to know any things to look out for. I've tried finding a buyers guide but can't find anything decent!
Also, I reckon servicing should be around £200-£250 a year which seems cheap! I work in the motor trade so can get good discounts as well.

Anyone got any good tips?

Maximum Triceratops · 3 Sep 2016 at 08:40

Ahleckz said:
I'm considering buying a 370z. £15.5k, 2010 with 47,000 miles on the clock. To me, I reckon I could get at least 8k back in 3 years time which makes it quite affordable.
However, I'm keen to know any things to look out for. I've tried finding a buyers guide but can't find anything decent!
Also, I reckon servicing should be around £200-£250 a year which seems cheap! I work in the motor trade so can get good discounts as well.

Anyone got any good tips?

Not done Any research on 370's but I there is one on the forum for sale for 12k with those miles, it's the base model though so does not have cruise/rev matching.

I have a 10-11k budget for a 350z and was hoping to get a sub 50k hr model, am I been realistic here as they few I've seen are up for 13-14k. Overpriced? To me that's entering 370 territory, dealers taking the **** or is this how much they Are selling for?

unrealrocks · 3 Sep 2016 at 08:54

Maximum Triceratops said:
Not done Any research on 370's but I there is one on the forum for sale for 12k with those miles, it's the base model though so does not have cruise/rev matching.

I have a 10-11k budget for a 350z and was hoping to get a sub 50k hr model, am I been realistic here as they few I've seen are up for 13-14k. Overpriced? To me that's entering 370 territory, dealers taking the **** or is this how much they Are selling for?

From my research the 350Z market seems to have gone crazy in terms of people asking for bonkers money. If you look at the kind of prices people are asking for vs the prices they are actually selling for on eBay etc. (about the only place I can find that actually publicises sold prices!) there is a huge difference!

hawker1986 · 3 Sep 2016 at 11:56

Maximum Triceratops said:
I have a 10-11k budget for a 350z and was hoping to get a sub 50k hr model, am I been realistic here as they few I've seen are up for 13-14k. Overpriced? To me that's entering 370 territory, dealers taking the **** or is this how much they Are selling for?

I think that budget is entirely reasonable, youll probably have to go private. We got our 57 plate HR GT 32k miles for £10k 2 years ago. If you look on the forum the recent HRs have been going for that.

Maximum Triceratops · 3 Sep 2016 at 12:39

Cheers fellas, good to know, the search continues

grudas · 3 Sep 2016 at 13:03

That's a lot of money to spend on a 350z tbh. You're tickling cheaper 370z for that amount..

Maximum Triceratops · 3 Sep 2016 at 13:41

grudas said:
That's a lot of money to spend on a 350z tbh. You're tickling cheaper 370z for that amount..

Agree mate, I thought I would be looking at an exceptional 350z with good mods but doesn't seem that way

I have seen the perfect car on pistonheads, great condition, Invidia pipe, remap etc with 34k on the clock but he wants 14k for it

grudas · 3 Sep 2016 at 14:16

I wouldn't stress too much about mileage on these, many have them with 100k+ and no issues, yes it's a performance car but from reading around they're very reliable.

Who owns a 350z/370z?

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