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'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
If you were told by your dealership that you no longer qualified for warranty repair go back! I'm taking my 2003 in this week to see what they do. I have 13,800 miles and the noise is pretty bad around 20-30 mph range or when braking. It's not bad on the highway, all the other good sounds from the engine drown it out.
With Aero kit, paint flaps, door sill trim, and mats, I paid invoice at $27850. There are no taxes in Oregon, where I live. I used the internet manager as my contact for quotes at every dealer I visited. Keep in mind that it is hard to find any Enthusiats with the factory bare bones spec. I'd bank on at least seeing some of the options listed above in any Z's you find at the local dealers.
WARNING: dealers fill your car up with regular gas as a "thank you" at the point of purchase. I strongly suggest that you ask what kind of gasoline they have and if they have only regular, as them to reimburse you for a fill of premium. I suffered from knocking as a result of the gas they filled for me, not knowing that it was not premium. :mad:
I experienced knocking on my first tank as a result of crap gas. The next tank of premium took care of this; however, it was very disconcerting to have your brand new car knock because of a dealer goof-up.
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That little plastic box jabbing into my thigh cost them a sale.
My thigh never comes close to it, and, if it did, the switches are below the level of the padding, so I still wouldn't feel them.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
yes, i have.
I got a burnt orange shift boot and ebrake boot from redlinegoods.com.
They had a limited supply of factory burnt orange and made up a set for me for $65. Looks great!
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
So far, I'm very pleased. I really had no idea the car could be this quiet on the road.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Thanks,
-mike-
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
i was at work once when it started snowing. Just a think coating on the ground and I couldn't even get out of the parking lot.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
I hope to agree w/ cdnpinhead, but I haven't tried the snow tires. I will this winter. I have heard great things about Blizzaks with about 50 lbs of weight in the back.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Last I read, the '06 has a revised front suspension. Only time will tell if it helps.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
You can fit one set of clubs in the Roadster's trunk, and I beleive two sets in the coupe. I would definitely not let that affect your decision though, the Roadster is way too much fun to worry about carrying someone else's clubs around.
You can also fit one 29" suitcase in the trunk, a 30" won't fit.
Last winter I didn't get the snow tires, and I couldn't even get out of the parking lot with 1/2 inch of snow on the ground. The stock tires will give you absolutely no traction on snow, regardless of what traction control system you have.
airbags?
Have a 5yr old, and I am considering an '04 or '05 Z Roadster,
but if I cna't disable the bags, I'll be forced to look at something with a back seat.
thanks,
m
I obtained such an approval for my 2002 Honda S2000, but never had a switch installed. At the time it was purchased, our daughters were 3 and 6. Even with an air bag cutoff switch, the standard Recaro seats in the S2000 would not have accomodated a booster seat for the younger one. And even my oldest was barely 55 lbs when we traded the S2000 when she was 9. I did take both of them to school on occassion at 5-10 mph on side streets and the oldest to soccer and errands at 25-30 mph max on city streets. But I never would have had either of them in the passenger seat on the DC Beltway.
FWIW, I saw an article comparing the passenger safety of roadsters a year or so ago in one of the car magazines and the 350 Z came in dead last. Boxster and new SLK were tops, S2000 and BMW Z4 were in the middle. Audi TT and Miata were slightly above the 350Z. The ratings were based upon structural integrity/analysis, not actual injury reports. You might want to do a Google search.
We now have a 911 Cab and everyone is happy. The rear seats are tight, but considerably safer, with appropriately fitted seat belts. Fortunately, my wife and daughters are relatively small, so it looks like we won't grow out of it soon.
The roadster is the convertible, which stickers for over $38k new. So I'm guessing you mean the coupe ... right?
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
I always wondered how they could get away with a rag top.
I figured it would have the potential for a lot of flexing unless they were really careful in the Roadster design because of the loss of the ever important roof structure.
Sounds like my suspicions may have not been so nutty.
Take a car that is more flexible than it's hard top sibling, push it hard around curves for long term (which you should as that is why we own a Z) and it sounds like you are now finding a potential design flaw.
You must really push this car hard all the time though because I did not expect to start reading about problems that you are describing until well into the 20K to 40K range.
Do you run this car at the track much,autocross it or much worse for 'bending' a car, do a lot of drifting?
Does anybody know of any other problems with the 2006?
Many thanks.
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I have the TRACK version, no bose there, I dont like it and plan on doing an upgrade...poor sound from it.
I had been thinking along the lines of a Solara or the new Volvo C70, very different cars, but loved driving the Z-car.
On the whole, would those of you who own 2005 convertibles do it again? Are you happy with your choice? If you decided on or wish you'd decided on something else, what other car would you have picked?
Did I mention that I'm currently in a law suit on this car?
See my previous posts...
Thanks
Have you heard of anyone else having this problem? Yours is the first I've personally heard of, so I'm certainly not willing to shoo people away from the Z convertible in general for this one instance.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
The Volvo was very comfortable, obviously more practical, very quiet even with the top down. With top down, windows up, I could carry on a conversation with the salesman. Turbo-lag was very noticeable; as compared to either my Maxima or the Z-car, it took a bit of getting used to because the Nissans respond immediately. The Volvo had that moment of hesitation. Dynaudio stereo was fabulous. I tried out the back seat; it was VERY difficult to get out of, despite the control of pulling the front seat forward. Dealer is asking full sticker, no negotiation possible.
The Solara had a decent ride. Seats felt like they needed more padding. The trunk was huge for a convertible, almost equal to the Maxima trunk. It was also pretty easy to enter and exit the back seat. What makes it a loser, for me, was the horrendous rear visibility with the top up. The broad side pillars, combined with the tall headrests in the back, made it almost impossible to see out of.
So, oddly enough, for me right now it's between the Nissan and the Volvo, two very different cars. More test-driving is clearly necessary before making a final decision. Tough job, but someone's gotta do it. ;-)