Z....S2000.....Gen Coupe???? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

tahms350z · 06-01-2010, 07:39 PM

I would suggest the Z of course, I own an 03 Enthusiast (step above the base model, gives TCS,cruise control, HID lights and LSD), I have owned this car for more than 5 years and love it.

Having bought an 03 I knew there would be issues with the first year... like the tire feathering, the window motors and regulator going bad, the fuel hose needing to be replace but most of these issues were a recall and were fixed. The following year vehicles had these issues resolved.

I bought this vehicle with high mileage because I have faith in Nissans, and it hasn't let me down, I have 166500 miles on the car now, all I have done to the vehicle is brakes and tires, and have only had to do the brakes once all the way around after putting 80k on the car, tires on the other hand I have probably done 4 times, expect 20k tops out of tires, less if you drive it real hard!

Anyway, that's my experience with the 350z, I take care of the car and drive it 8 months out of the year, any friend or coworker that has driven my car can't believe how tight the car still feels with the age and miles. The engine is still strong as if it had 30k miles, I work for a dealer and whenever we take one in I drive it to see how it feels.

The S2000 is a 4cyclinder 2 seater, the Gen is 4 or 6, but has a back seat, which would you prefer? In my opinion if you wanted a back seat I would go G35, it's a long wheel base Z, but once again I'm a Nissan guy.

Sorry for being so long winded, good luck!

Pblesh85 · 06-02-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tahms350z

I have 166500 miles on the car now

Damn that is a shit load of miles, my 97' 240 does not even have close to that. And how do you get 20k out of tires on a car while doing ANY KIND of "spirited" driving ?

tahms350z · 06-02-2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pblesh85

Damn that is a shit load of miles, my 97' 240 does not even have close to that. And how do you get 20k out of tires on a car while doing ANY KIND of "spirited" driving ?

Front tires I usually get 20k or a little more, rears are less of course, and I run them until they really need to be replaced. I'm not drifting or tracking the car either, just driving it.

06-01-2010, 07:39 PM	#1
tahms350z Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northwood, NH Age: 50 Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would suggest the Z of course, I own an 03 Enthusiast (step above the base model, gives TCS,cruise control, HID lights and LSD), I have owned this car for more than 5 years and love it. Having bought an 03 I knew there would be issues with the first year... like the tire feathering, the window motors and regulator going bad, the fuel hose needing to be replace but most of these issues were a recall and were fixed. The following year vehicles had these issues resolved. I bought this vehicle with high mileage because I have faith in Nissans, and it hasn't let me down, I have 166500 miles on the car now, all I have done to the vehicle is brakes and tires, and have only had to do the brakes once all the way around after putting 80k on the car, tires on the other hand I have probably done 4 times, expect 20k tops out of tires, less if you drive it real hard! Anyway, that's my experience with the 350z, I take care of the car and drive it 8 months out of the year, any friend or coworker that has driven my car can't believe how tight the car still feels with the age and miles. The engine is still strong as if it had 30k miles, I work for a dealer and whenever we take one in I drive it to see how it feels. The S2000 is a 4cyclinder 2 seater, the Gen is 4 or 6, but has a back seat, which would you prefer? In my opinion if you wanted a back seat I would go G35, it's a long wheel base Z, but once again I'm a Nissan guy. Sorry for being so long winded, good luck!