STR8 H8N

you cant put moneys down when you need moneys for turbos

Mister.E

These 370z guys sound like inexperienced morons. I'm talking about inexperience with life in general, not just cars. The posted comments make them sound like a bunch of "rich" kids who don't even know the first thing about their own cars.

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STR8 H8N

contacted 09 370z nismo owner on autotrader

he was asking around 6k more than kbb

asked him why? and if he was obo

answer word for word text

"you have to consider that the nismo is a very limited edition and having one is a statement"

Mister.E

I stand corrected...it looks as though they know everything there is to know about their cars.

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driftsucky

I don't know how you DIDN'T see that. Clearly, the Nismo is the creme de la creme

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ixfxi

its off topic

guy who's Z caught fire is not the same as the "finance king" who went through all the hoops and monthly payments just to own a Z.

im not knocking people who finance. i am knocking people who finance and consider themselves superior.

Sileighty_85

To me this sounds like the guy was trying pull a "Jalopnik Skyline Douche" maneuver.

Just finished installing the turbo kit and takes his car to the dealership for "maint" so that when the service workers work on his car, he hopes they will ride is dick when they test drive it or see his turbo kit.

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derass

haha you mean Jalopnik. It comes from the term jalopy, as in a shitty car. Like this guy's turbo Z.

Sileighty_85

haha whoops, Guess I was typing too fast, I even re read it a few times before posting and didn't even catch it lol

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1990 R32 GTR - 320hp
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zerodameaon

Screw the Nismo, ~50k for a car that really only has a different body kit, tires and other shit vs the $29k version. You don't get more power, you don't get a stiffer chassis.

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lunchmeat

Buy used 370z. Use the money that would have gone to getting a nismo for go fast bits. While nismo owners are making a statement, remind them that your car is faster and better handling for less money.

zerodameaon

Or buy something not 370z, though a used sport I turbo would be the only way in hell I end up in one. Even then maybe not.

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lunchmeat

Honestly, I can't imagine myself owning a 370, 350, or even a G series. I just don't like the noise the v6 makes. Makes me cringe for some reason.

BoostyMcZface

imo the 370 isn't worth 40k in its stock form(I got a good deal on mine used or I wouldn't have bought it) and the Nismo especially isn't worth its price tag.. if it had 400 or so hp, like the mustang gt, Camaro ss, srt8, etc does in that price range, that'd be a game changer. it also drives me crazy when people buy something they have absolutely no idea about.. to the point you need a stealership to mess with a brake line, which should be a simple fix if you have something as complex as a twin turbo Z car.


ixfxi yeah.. financing isn't bad if you play it well and live within your means. a lot of people on there have all these shiny things they flaunt around, but with massive debts hiding behind them

driftsucky

I loved my G. And I financed my G. But, there's a long 240sx story behind how I even ended up with a G. The ONE thing I hated about it was that people would call my car a "build". It used to really piss me off because it was easily one of the most stock cars I've ever owned (just suspension, wheels, and maintenance)..but I guess that wasn't the cars fault.
When I had my 350Z TT, I, admittedly, didn't know as much about VQ's as I do now, but I had enough general car/turbo knowledge to not do stupid ish like this guy. And that car and all it's goodies were cash. But, I was single, military, single, kidless, single...uhhhhhhh....such good times.

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STR8 H8N

how about 52k for a used 14 base with turbos ?

http://www.the370z.com/370z-sale/114...rt-aam-tt.html

MJenkins1101

Now that's a steal. I wonder if he has a brake line leak?

STEEZxIT

this whole thread is like an insane asylum.

• car is fire hazard
• dealer plz fix
• ok we will fix
• kthnxbye
• lets drive fire hazard car
• car is fired now
• not our fault
• good luck sir thank u for choosing ryan dealership we suck

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driftsucky

[*]interwebz rantz

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STR8 H8N

man drives car to dealer
car broken please fix
dealer test drives car to find problem
hot hot hot
dealer owes man new car?

driftsucky

to the facebooks!!!

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TSL

• Guy modifies car badly so that very hot turbo is rubbing on brake lines.
• Has wasted all money on financing car and shitty mods so can't afford to fix it.
• Intead of taking it back to the people who did the fucked turbo install decides to take it to a dealer because everyone knows new car service departments are experts in aftermarket turbo kits.
• Drives around in car with known problem.
• Blames dealer because they were the last people to touch the car even though they had nothing to do with causing the problem.
• Tells tear-jerking one sided story on facebook in an attempt to get support/sympathy and avoid all personal responsibility and shift the blame away from his own series of bad decisions.
• Give money now pls.

Also lol at the thread title "One of our own" Haha wtf. So any random douche who happens to own a nissan is like a member of a secret club? Are we supposed to have a minute silence every time a 17yr old drifts their s-chassis into a kerb?

Fuck some of you people live in a fantasy world.

STEEZxIT

i think if you look at this whole situation subjectively, (that means without opinions, simpletons), you see that:

• issue identified
• vehicle brought in to rectify issue

at this point the vehicle is out of the owner's hands. now what happens next is murky. but the fact is,the vehicle caught fire while under the dealer's care. obviously the guy didn't roll up to the dealer like the human torch. in any case, the driver left the car not on fire.

something a dealer employee did indirectly or directly caused a fire. also, whats up with test driving the car before making the repair? how stupid? driving a known fire hazard vehicle is stupid, especially if you're the one who's supposed to fix it, and especially negligent to drive the vehicle before making any changes under the hood.

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ixfxi

haha thats exactly how I felt about the situation. its not like dude is an active member here on zilvia, he's just some random dude on the 370 forum. trust me, i am not happy that dudes car caught fire - but shit happens. i've had friends flip their car at a track event and there was less bullshit and crying, and thats a complete loss.


Your logic makes sense on paper, but in the real world shit does not always work as you suggest. Ever work on a car that was not assembled or modified properly? You start working on making things better and everything you do results in things getting worse. Its the equivalent of leaving a jug of milk at the edge of the refrigerator door and then closing the door - the next person who opens it ends up with milk on the floor. Clearly, the person opening the door did nothing wrong, right?

I would be curious to see more photos or history of this turbo setup, who installed it and what shortcuts were made. Oh wait, nevermind - we're supposed to go rant online and leave nasty reviews because "one of our owns" vehicle caught fire.

TSL

That's the nissan life we live bro, gotta stick together.

I had to pour one out the other day when the lady down the street accidentally backed her pathfinder into the mailbox. RIP.

STR8 H8N

sounds like a scam artist

he knew what was going to happen

he poured the brake fluid/gasoline mix all over the motor

BoostyMcZface

this is the boat I'm in.. except for GF, but she's got a job and supports herself lol

but what if the person was told before they opened it, that the milk was about to spill and to be careful? then it would be on the person opening to be VERY careful, no matter how big of a dumbass the first person was for putting them in the situation in the first place

STEEZxIT

this is my point exactly.

"i have an issue with my car, please fix it and be very careful. there is a fire hazard."


things that bunch my jimmies up are:

• regardless of anything leading up to that moment, the vehicle was undamaged upon delivery to dealer and should have been returned to the customer, at the very least, in the condition it arrived.
• the dealer did not have to accept responsibility for that vehicle, but they did as soon as they agreed to make any repairs and those keys hit the hand of an employee.

why did the car catch on fire? probably because the employee drove around before fixing the vehicle. if it were my employee, they'd be fired.

yes the customer drove to the dealership, but i'm willing to bet he limped it there. (thats why it didn't catch fire.) we have no information regarding the employee test drive, we only know that it happened.

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driftsucky

• Sounds good, but a car that is ALMOST a fire hazzard or ALMOST can catch fire, when dropped off, isn't undamaged. It's just not on fire. That's the equivalent of pouring gasoline on the ground and throwing a match at someone and saying "catch the match or it's your fault that the ground is on fire". Driving 2 miles isn't enough to do something that isn't already close to done nor undo something that has already started. I know it's easier to blame the dealership as their pockets are fatter and people assume they could just write it off or claim it under insurance. But, even if that were accurate (it's not), it still wouldn't be their doing.
  
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  Originally Posted by STEEZxIT the dealer did not have to accept responsibility for that vehicle, but they did as soon as they agreed to make any repairs and those keys hit the hand of an employee.

  ...yeah, but only on the internet. In the real world, it doesn't play out the same way. Had it, he wouldn't need internet validation. He could've just hired a lawyer and moved on.
  
  

He drove it 2 miles. 1 mile away and 1 mile back. If you fired your employees for driving vehicles before fixing them, you wouldn't have a dealership because you'd never diagnose anything and the manufacturer would pull your franchising license because your CSI is in the toilet. But, you could still have a shop and be a "backyard mechanic". But, then you'd get sued and slandered on the interwebz and probably have to pay out of your wazoo in legal fees. However, again, in the real world, MANY cars are driven before fixing the issue because driving a car is part of diagnosis when no one INSTANTLY knows the issue (typically sounds that customers can't describe). If you ever receive an invoice of work completed from a dealership, somewhere on it, it will say mileage in and mileage out. That's because dealerships anticipate that there may be a time, on occasion, that they have to drive it.
Well, obviously, given the circumstances, we should pass judgement without any further information. That's clearly the best option as adults.

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STEEZxIT

your sentence implies that i would fire someone for simply driving a car to diagnose an issue, you are taking my statement out of context. if my employee drives a known fire hazard vehicle before making any repairs or mitigating the fire risk, you are sure as fuck fired because you are a human idiot and should be sent away to live on a farm somewhere.

what was there to diagnose by driving?

when the issue is explained, clearly and concisely, to be a fire hazard, is your first course of action going to be to jump in and go for a spin to determine "oh yep, this will probably catch fire" ?

we have different opinions, i'm ok with that.

-an adult

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