Johnster

anyone have problems with their bose sound system when it is cold? mine jumps like hell first thing in the morning, even if the temperature is about eight degrees. is this normal? are there any fixes? thanks in advance

I was the poster that came on here saying how disappointed I was after buying the 350z. remember? the guy who said he had backache and couldn't stand the bloody car. well I've come to my senses. it's a f***** brilliant car so, here I am eating a large slice of humble pie. how did I ever survive without it? why did I drive a Golf for four and half years (and think it was good)? thanks to all that gave me tips on how to improve things. ps - to sort the backache (well, 95% of it), I fitted a lumbar support and made a couple of trips to an osteopath.

thanks a lot any ideas how i could improvise and create an arm rest for my right arm? to be honest I think your best option will to bail out now before you lose too much money, sounds like your never going to get comfortable in this car mind you it is possible to convert to this i'd love to. you going to make me an offer?

thanks a lot any ideas how i could improvise and create an arm rest for my right arm?

If you wanna go Recaro, you'll need runners and mounts - information on the US forums for these LOL at lomoto more info here .......... http://www.envyperformance.com/index.cf ... gory_id=77 i can recommend these guys for the work they did on my interior and i am sure they can customise your chosen seat to fit or lower the stock ones http://www.precisiontrimming.co.uk/interiors.htm I think I know what the problem is with the seats. They are shaped with a ridge around the edge. This has the effect of pushing my shoulders forward (which i think is what is causing the problem). Is there any way fo changing the seat for a flat leather seat that will still be adjustable but won't push my shoulders forward in this way?

hey, i might be a moaning so and so but I'm not completely insane

Ditto, I'm with Val.... Your body needs to develop and become used to your new type of seating posture Just give it more time P.s where do you live in Warrington, I'm fairly local I live in Grappenhall, close to Latchford Locks and the Spar. Feel free to come round and compare cars

cheers for advice. will give the configuration of the seat another try and see where it takes me. silly question time: should your neck actually touch the headrest? mine never has in any car i have ever had.

you'll lose more than your shirt if you sell now? I think you will be arrested for gross indecency Definitely not wanting to patronise but I can take a few grand on the chin if it means I get a car I am better suited to Seems you've made your mind up! :bye: not at all. if i can make it more comfortable, I will keep the car.

you'll lose more than your shirt if you sell now? I think you will be arrested for gross indecency Definitely not wanting to patronise but I can take a few grand on the chin if it means I get a car I am better suited to

I paid £29,000 but got a good price on the trade in and saved £450 on metallic paint.

haha, sounds about right. anyway, i'm determined to try and enjoy the 350z for a couple of weeks before making a decision on it. i know that I will lose my shirt if I sell the car this soon but at the end of the day i can't survive on ibulieve and pain killers! if i have a change of heart, rest assured I will be back on here telling you all how wrong I was, how amazing the car is and how you lot were right all along...

Thanks to all for your constructive replies. Though I am tempted to sell up (and did call the dealer this morning to mention it to him - though he was out), I genuinely want to grow to love the 350Z. I like the car's looks and it's sound system but, as yet, little else. Yes, I did test drive the car but there is a BIG difference between going for a fifteen minute test drive (at rush hour) and using the car regularly. I guarantee I WON'T get back pain after a fifteen minute spin in a car. It's the 30 min-1 hour or more drives to and from work (every day) that triggers this. I said in my post that I can live with most of the 'faults'/'quibbles' that I have but the one that I really can't live with is back, shoulder and neck ache that gives me a groggy head. So any further comments on this would be much appreciated. PS - I knew that I was walking into a lion's den posting negative comments about the 350Z on an owner's board but I am pleased with the responses so far and welcome others. PPS - to answer an earlier reply, my previous car was a Golf GTI 1.8T imported by motorpoint and, for half the price I paid for the Z, looking better value by the minute. Thanks again Jon

I've had a 350z coupe (GT model) for a week and I really don't like it! The seat has no lumbar support so I've had nothing but backache ever since! A £30 lumbar support from halfords only partly helps. I feel every bump on every road. Everything slides round the boot whenever I drive anywhere. I bang my head getting out and my knee getting in (and I'm only 5'9")! Driving on open roads is great but driving round town is awful - the gear box is clunky and the gear stick is stiff; the car just hates being in first or second gear; the brakes seem unresponsive; the steering is heavy; it just seems like hard work to drive it around; reverse is terrible (rarely goes in gear first time). The bluetooth doesn't work - though this, I am assured, is being fixed. The seatbelt cuts into to me. The lack of storage space is annoying. The car's only redeeming features are its looks and the Bose sound system. Am I going crazy????? I thought these cars were good. I can live with all of the above apart from the backache. This is the one that needs solving as I cannot afford weekly trips to the osteopath and to wake up as stiff as a board. Does anyone know of a way of improving these godawful seats? Help. Please