Possibly buying a 350z soon Options

[ClevelandGaint]

Been looking for a while for something i havent had yet. A nissan 350z sounds pretty good right about now. Now to find a touring model since i love leather and all the extra bells and whistles. Now the hard part is purchasing one that hasnt been beat to crap buy a young kid or made into a drift car, since drifting is the "in thing" now. I still own my 300zx, fun little car just bored with it. But the possibilities of a 350z are endless for me. Definitely gotta re freshen up the engine and suspension. Any in put on them, pros and cons? I been searching the 350 forums for a while now, so been learning as much as i can. Anyone have real world experiences with them??

[richee3]

I LOVED my Z and miss it every day. I had an 04 Touring. If you've been on the Z forums then I'm sure you've seen the cons already- alignment issues in the '03, oil consumption in the '06 RevUp, syncro issues in the early 6 speeds, shoddy power window motors no matter which year you get. But those cars are so much fun that they're well worth any issue that you may come across. The VQ35 is a damn good engine and I saw 29 mpg out of mine once, and consistently got 25. I plan on buying an HR Z in a few years to replace my DE, but for now I'm moving on. My Z was very controllable whether I was weaving through traffic or driving like an idiot with the tail hanging out. It never failed to out a smile on my face, no matter what kind of trip I was taking.