So I guess because the bike is up on stands for the winter

[eesnas]

the ride:

[DoubleEagle]

+1 on the new Z!  But can't you hold out a little longer for the Z370?  Lighter, more power, attrative exterior with much better interior.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/20/video-nissan-370z-doing-its-thang/

Road and Track basically said the car was a piece of crap  !

Brakes and Tranny troubles , windows didn't work right, plastic interior . all around disappointment.   Dolph

[Goat_Herder]

the ride:

Congrats!  It's a sharp looking car!

   Road and Track basically said the car was a piece of crap  !

Brakes and Tranny troubles , windows didn't work right, plastic interior . all around disappointment.   Dolph

Maybe I am reading a different Road and Track magazine.  But the version I read had a slightly different tone:

Full Test: 2009 Nissan 370Z
Now smaller, lighter and more powerful, Nissan's 330-bhp rear-drive sports car is pure high-performance muscle.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=10&article_id=7241

[Latinbalar]

The green and gold Monster, I'm jealous.

The green and gold Monster AND a Z-car?

I hate you. 

Jealous not me it never snows here and never too cold to ride, plus my grocery getter is a '69 Cutlass

[eesnas]

I must say after 2 days with this car I really love it, good to have finally stepped into something different after 8 years of the same car. Don't get me wrong, the 3 series was great but it just got old and stale, this seems so fresh and different, reminds me of my old VR4 Mitsu, I'm very happy with it. 

[roggie]

Be sure to check the oil RELIGIOUSLY!!! These cars have a problem with valve stem seals leaking, and the manuals are so much worse than the automatics. Closing the throttle between shifts creates a high vacuum in the intake and pulls more oil through the seals. I know of 4 MT Z's with blown motors at less than 30k miles with regular maintenance performed.

Other than that, cool car, and enjoy.

90,000 miles on my 6 speed Z and no probs with the oil leaking?

but get the winter tires for sure...

[dutchy73]

+1 on the new Z!  But can't you hold out a little longer for the Z370?  Lighter, more power, attrative exterior with much better interior.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/20/video-nissan-370z-doing-its-thang/

What's great about the new Z, is that it looks so much more like the original Z cars. I'm glad they are getting back to the roots.

[AfroStar]

I love my 04 G35 MT, like the Z it will be a classic! Just moved to Boston, and will be hibernating the rides until spring. had several close calls in Houston, don't even want to chance it in the snow, hills, and ice! So I get to drive a Geo Prism and mass transit for the Winter. 

[cgos4r]

Should be a fun car. I had a 2005 Infiniti G35 6MT for a while. I special ordered it from the factory with the options I wanted. It was nice until it hit 13k miles. Then, it started consuming lots o' oil. Nissan said they were aware of the problem and were replacing engines under warranty. Said they were working on a fix, but weren't sure how long it would take. I sold it and picked up a 2005 Crossfire SRT6 which is one of 2016 ever produced. Flat out blows the doors off of nearly anything on the street under $100K! It's all AMG 32 Mercedes complete with the tri-star emblems on everything under th hood which is good since I can get parts at Mercedes dealerships if Chrysler goes out of business! 0-60 in 4.7, 1/4 mile in high 12s, factory supercharged, and definitely not a winter car! That's what the daily driver is for (used to be my 200 F150, but now is the Metro rail system)!