Originally Posted by furry
freind of mine has a 53plate import 350z in pearl white, at 18k he had to have the clutch replaced. then after a further 2k i had to pull the engine out after no5 went dry and shafted the entire motor. local nissan garage wanted 13k to put an engine in. 9k for engine and 4k in labour. reckoned it was 2 guys and 4 days of work. tryed to get nissan uk to contribute as it's surpossed to be there flag ship but after them first of all giving a green light they changed there minds over night and denied all knowledge of the conversation. anyway dropped a replacement motor in from japan and 6 hours after we started she was running.
despite all the probs the car it's self is awesome, the complete package, no where near as quick as the escos but still a wonderfull car to drive.
no offence but i do understand there reason for not bothering with it, being that grey imports cost less adn they get no cash for it and not knowing how the car was treated
bet your company would agree to fix a 14k problem that they dont have to aswell
the engine problems you mention ive never been aware of but then most the 350z drivers ive seen just pose in em rather than drive
must admit i really like em and find em a nice car being N/A and a v engine i dont think theres room for many problems if treated right
the price of parts does scare me though