100,000 miles of 350 zedding

[350Doc]

Total Costs over 100,000 miles:

Hardware
350Z GT with RAYS alloys, Alezan Leather, Supaguard and Phone Kit (18/12/2003)
£28,561

350Z Valve Caps, Car Cover (18/12/03)
£292.49

Nissan mats, trunk net (20/12/03)
£100.17
Subtotal: £28,953.66


Servicing
Nissan High Mileage Service Plan:
£1031.19

FP1 (8/3/2004 @ 9,059 miles)
Included in Service agreement

FP2 (10/7/2004 @ 18,838 miles)
Included in service agreement

P1 (2/12/2004 @ 27,010 miles)
Included in Service agreement

FP3 (30/4/05 @ 37,362 miles)
Included in service agreement

FP1 46,621 miles (and brake fluid change) (31/8/2005)
Included in service agreement
Rear Brake pads replaced (£234.41)

FP2 (23/1/2006 @ 53, 775 miles)
Platinum spark plugs replaced.
Included in service agreement

FP1 (16/6/2006 @ 62,182 miles) (oil supplied)
customer supplied clutch fluid changed, replacement of auxillary drive belts
£284.45

FP3 (14/9/2006 @ 71,042 miles)
Flwheel + Nissan Clutch + Windscreen wiper arms + replacing customer supplied brake fluid
£1615.47

FP1 (24/2/2007 @ 78,039 miles)
£87.94


FP2 (3/8/2007 @ 88,796 miles) (own engine oil and gearbox oil)
+ change gearbox oil
£231.69

FP1 (5/12/07 @ 99,448 miles) (own oil supplied)
£76.96
(+£15.39 to replace customer supplied differential oil)


Subtotal: £3579.50


Consumables and Non-warranty/non-scheduled maintainence

Nissan Clutch, cover, clutch release bearing and fitting (15/10/04 @ 23,388 miles)
£543.32


Fitting of tyres *2 rear (Hi-Q Motorway) (22/1/05)
£35.25

Supply and fitting of front brake pads, supply and fitting of rear parking sensors (painted at body shop), loan car (14/2/2005@ 32,055 miles)
£670.42


2* Pirelli P Zero Rosso (225/45 R18) (Hi-Q Motorway) (4/3/2005)
£313.21

Nismo clutch, Nismo Clutch Cover, Clutch Release bearing (Ordered from Performance Nissan, USA) (30/4/2005 @ 33,222 miles)
US$ 693.15 + Tax/Duty
£305.50 (fitting)


Fitting of 2 tyres (Bower Lane Tyres) (31/8/05)
£28.20

Nissan Clutch, Nissan Flywheel, windscreen wiper arms (15/9/2006 @ 71,042 miles) (own oil supplied)
see servicing FP3 for costs

Passenger window regulator, passenger door trim, driver's seat belt and fitting (28/9/2006 @ 71,843 miles)
£1606.99

FP1 (24/2/07 @ 80,359 miles) (own oil supplied)
£87.94

Coolant (31/5/2007)
£9.98

Subtotal £4100.81


Insurance
Estimated at £700*4
£2800

Petrol
100,000 miles at estimated 22 mpg at estimated £1.00 per litre:
17901 litres
£17,901


Special note regarding clutches:
My last clutch (an OEM Nissan clutch, flywheel and cover) is the first clutch which has felt normal in my car; it has lasted considerably longer than the initial Nissan OEM ones, and interestingly, is the only clutch I have used on a driver training day, or at the Nordschleife.


GRAND TOTAL (not yet complete, some items, e.g. tyres, brake pads and one set of brake discs missing):
£57,334.97

Current value of car (Parkers: private sale: (100,000 miles) Good Condition: excluding satnav)
£11,195

Cost over 4 years= £46,139.97
Cost per mile= 46 pence
Driving experience: Priceless

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Interesting!

I have a 2004 350Z UK car bought in June this year, similar mileage (97k) to yours.

It drives really well, you'd never guess it had done the miles. However I do find the clutch a bit fierce for a road car. It's ok for quick and slow starts but anything in-between takes a bit of concentration to get it smooth. I've no idea if it's the original clutch but I'm surprised that you've had 3!

Great 'Grand Touring' cars. Your 22 mpg is way less than mine at 27, you are either a maniac or do a lot of town work (or both)!

Is the GT generally more thirsty than the standard car?

What is your oil consumption like, I've heard horror stories? Isn't the dipstick the most awkward to use ever!!

 

[350Doc]

Hi. My new clutch feels like in a normal car. My 22mpg is a mixture of commuting and continental driving (see the last Zed club magazine on the trip to Istanbul). The GT has the same consumption as the standard car (just comes with leather seats, cruise control, heated seats and a 'premium' sound system). The oil consumption is O.K.; am using more now than in the first few tens of thousands of miles (when it needed no oil between services). The dipstick wasn't well designed, and has been improved on the 2007 model.

 

[Russ]

Excellent report! Frightening how you pay X for a car, and even a new one doubles in price using it

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Sorry was thinking of GT4 re extra fuel!

 

[BRONZEE]

Well done on the mileage!! We have a few import 350z's starting to appear in NZ that are up around, 100k's (not miles). Average mileage on one in NZ is about 30k -60k, plus import one with extremely low mileage, but beaten up.

 

[Rob Gaskin]

After reading about your clutch problems I have contacted the guy I bought my 04 car from. He is the only previous owner of this UK car.

He confirmed that the car is still on its original clutch at 97k miles! He didn't take it round the 'ring though and a lot of his miles would have been motorway miles.

 

[350Doc]

Yes, my last OEM clutch is going strong in excess of 30,000 miles. There are several reports of failures at around the 25,000 mark, and some at below 2,000 miles (and VERY few warranty replacements). Interestingly, my last clutch is the ONLY one which I taken to the Nordschleife or any sort of driver training day. Early on, my car did virtually only motorway miles; the car was run in in a weekend.