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TESTING THE LOVE.(News)
Byline: ROGER HART
When you love something (or someone), you can overlook flaws that others, less enamored with your subject, would find objectionable. That's what happened during the third quarter of the long-term test of our Nissan 350Z.
Since the shiny blue Z arrived in April, the car has not had much downtime. One member of our staff has made it his mission in life to see just how many miles he can log behind the wheel of the car.
He's not alone in his affection. The two-seater remains a first choice for anyone making a trip where not much space is required for luggage or passengers. Our logbook continues to record notes of praise for the car's quickness, handling and overall high fun factor.
Unfortunately, a problem we noted during the second-quarter update (AW, Dec. 1, 2003) regarding front tire noise grew worse this quarter. Even those who love the Z have started to pass over the car in favor of others in the fleet. A staffer noted one of the great joys of driving the car-listening to the sweet song of its 3.5-liter V6-had been lost because of the din caused by the tires.
Partly due to the tire noise, and the coming of winter, the miles driven dropped off precipitously. We logged just 3979 miles for the quarter, about half of what we've done in each of the previous two quarters.
We're not alone in experiencing the tire problem. Z owners across the country have noted the same thing, forcing Nissan to issue a service bulletin saying the suspension design/geometry of some models is causing the inside of the tires to wear in a choppy fashion. Once the tire wear begins, so does the noise. The more miles accumulated, the louder the noise gets.
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Source: HighBeam Research, TESTING THE LOVE.(News)