NISSAN 350Z Road Test Reports and Car Reviews

Nissan 350Z 2004

This is a great, great car. 4 stars do it justice though. I have have a couple of issues with mine (listed below) you should consider before buying. 1. Leather - Not good. When I bought mine it was 18 months old and the driver’s seat has already started to crack and wear, rubbing off the tan surface leather layer. By comparison, I also have a 12 year old Mercedes and the seat leather is, even now, in better condition. 2. Wheel Bearings - This is a little known fault that is on most dedicated 350Z forums. Nissan feign ignorance of this issue and fobbed me off when I asked them about a rumbling in the front left (under warranty). I haven’t driven the car much but need to get this seen to as it’s getting worse. 3. Mazda RX8 - If you are considering an RX8 against a 350Z consider this. Forget performance, forget looks, forget mpg, forget colour(!), if you want to be the one sitting in the true driver’s sports car, it’s the 350Z every time. The Mazda has 4 doors, so takes the kids. In 5 years it’s style will be so dated you’ll think you’ve been transported to 1999, and it doesn’t stop traffic the way a 350 does. It’s also too much of an all rounder to be a ’serious’ sports car. 4. Fun - I have driven mine to the south of Spain (a longer, twistier, more interesting route), and I vowed I would NEVER sell this car. My daughter’s arrival has put paid to that, but I will NEVER forget it once it’s gone. Get one, you won’t regret it.