Faults:

The coolant or radiator fluid has leaked, but has been fixed.

The shocks have to be replaced now because of excessive drifting.

Other than that, that's about it.

General Comments:

This car is seriously one of the best cars you will ever drive.

It is incredibly fast and can take just about anything including an Acura Integra GSR.

The v6 Turbo kicks in nicely and when it does, it's just about unstoppable.

Excellent car, great buy, and a super quick machine!

Faults:

Oil sending unit keeps going bad starts out great when cold, then drops as engine heats up.

Replaced engine at 10100 because someone borrowed it while I was out of the country. She did not pull over when the temp light came on, blew the small hose on the front of the engine.

Replaced with a 3.0 from a Pathfinder from Japan total cost for job was $2800. She paid $2300 of it.

Replace Master cylinder and brakes and rotors at 90000.

General Comments:

This is the most reliable car I have ever owned.

It is fast I have had it up to 130 a few times, and sold as a rock at those speeds.

Love the ride and the seats are wonderful.

Faults:

Oil sending unit.

Blew engine.

General Comments:

For me this is a very nice car, being 22 and only owning a Toyota, it was a big change, but I love my car. The only thing I wish is that I could find upgrades for it.

It hugs corners - I have had it up to 135mph and it feels like I'm still doing 75. Up here in Montana it's nice to have high speed limits like that for cars such as this.

Faults:

My Z has been a great car however it does require a little maintenance. I have changed the oil, spark plugs, and the filters since I have had it. The AC doesn't work, but that's quite common for this year car for some reason. The CD player I had installed was rather expensive to have installed because of the space they had to work with. A little wear in the inside, but nothing bad.

General Comments:

The car handles like a dream, it won't back out of a turn for anything.

As far as acceleration is concerned she's very quick.

The interior is nice and fits like a fine tailored suit.

Faults:

Oil pressure sender blew out.

Muffler fell off.

Tape deck broke.

General Comments:

I was a little leery about buying a Nissan, what with their spotty reliability record, but I've been very pleased with this car all-and-all.

First of all, this isn't a little rice-rocket, it's a solid little sports car with a lot of pick-up. I get a kick out of flying by bald-headed teenagers in Hondas that they've pumped $2000 into in my 16 year old car that requires no modification at all. I've gotten the Z up to 120 MPH, though admittedly, since it is such a low-slung car you feel every bump and crack in the road at those speeds, which just means you've got to know what you're doing if you want to push this car to its limit. Its very comfortable as well, with cushy seats complete with adjustable back-support.

This car is amazingly reliable. I haven't had one major problem since I bought it, outside the muffler (which can't really be blamed on the car, considering the poor conditions of the roads I'm forced to drive on), and after a long, hot day of driving the oil pressure sender blew out (not really a big deal). The main annoyance is the crummy stock stereo unit, which, as I understand, is a common problem with the entire line of Zs. This isn't too big a problem, except you have to (as I understand it) have some major re-wiring done to install a after-market head unit which is not cool. Beyond that the car has a tendency to get a bit hot on especially hot days, which is solved easily enough by using heavier motor oil, and the transmission is a bit on the clunky side, which, considering the age of the car, is to be expected.

Admittedly this isn't a road-trip car, I wouldn't expect this to last on a cross-country trip, but that's not the point, it's a fast and cheap little car with a lot of power that's also a lot of fun to drive and is perfect for somebody on a low-budget who doesn't want to be caught behind the wheel of a Civic or an Escort.