Considering saying goodbye to the Nismo

Tadpole

Also consider the nissan sentra. My wife has the 13 SL model and it's a very nice car. I'm still trying to get use to the cvt transmission tho. It's loaded with leather, nav, bose, moonroof, backup camera, and cost about 23k out the door. At least stay with nissan if you sell your nismo

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DCNISMO

Only if you can afford a Porsche mechanic or do your own work, a 996 Turbo is nice....but if one thing goes wrong..be it a turbo, intercooler, or some other things....its major cash to get fixed. Porsches are not cheap to keep running, if you go that route get a 996 911S...plenty of fun as well.

Push370zzz

If you really want a cheap option, lease an Elantra for $150-180/month. You should be able to get one with nothing down. Or hell, I've seen Versa sedans advertised for $10-12k new.

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Joepro

Said goodbye to my boosted Z at the being of August, dumbest thing I have done thus far in my life...however if I save my dough for another 6 to 8 months I can put hefty down payment on c7...the Z is still one of the most well rounded modern sports cars IMO, my car always turned heads.

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Gadgetech

Maybe in 6-8 months the halt on sales of C7s will be lifted.

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Joepro

The Z has its fair share of issues just like any other car.

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Gadgetech

You are correct but GM is up to 67 recalls this year. I like the new Corvette, I like the old Corvettes but you gotta wonder how much GM can really put up with before there's another gov't bail out. Of course several manufacturers are dealing with the same air bag issue the GM had to deal with. GM is also trying to shift it's image as one of an industry leader which is commendable.

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sunkist350z

the c7 is a great car but I would wait till 2016 model to get out the kinks..car & driver did a long term test and blew the engine at only 6,000 miles and the are blaming the oil filter lol

Mbreese

Not to mention they are gonna make the next corvette mid-engine which will knock the price of the c7 down considerably !

Joepro

And the next z will be in line 6 turbo...I'll beleive it when I see it! To the op, in hind sight I would keep it, the new ford fusion coupe looks like trash IMO.

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nomodsjk

Get a used wrx sti. And please keep the nismo. There is a guy on this forum selling a really nice Subaru legacy for a good price and the thing is really clean. Maybe cooltoy will read this and post the link for you. He's the matchmaker on this forum! And he's damn good at it.

Mbreese

Just repeating what I saw on hot rod magazine and motor trend .ImageUploadedByTapatalk1410619334.314174.jpg

Still a long shot though ! Lol

Joepro

I work for an auto manufacturer(not chevy or nissan) and they did not just spend all the R&D money to make the C7 for 3 or 4 years and R&D another new sports car...wont hapeen anytime soon anyway Cant bash GM when Nissan had how many oil burners in 09-10? THeir failure rate it still lower at this point(from what I can see on their forums, they have had 3 forums members plus the 3 CD cars, but I trust mags as fr as I can throw, there are also many high HP c7s running around, my guess is they were not broke in properly)

I want another sports car, and have been shopping the 50-60k range, I hate german cars, I cant stand mustangs, No 4 doors, the list got real short without not getting something new...only hesitation on the Z is what Nissan come out with next, but at this point I will speculate it will be a 2017 model...I cant wait that long..

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Gadgetech

I'm thinking my next ride will be a C6 GS convertible. I like the C7 to but too many hobbies curtail spending at that level on a car. GL with your decision on that. See you on Corvette Forum?



OP- any decisions yet?

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chii370

Not everyone can afford to have 2 cars. Im an engineer, single income living in Wash DC and i can barely afford my z when rent, utilities, food and any form of sanity are included into the mix so keep that in mind before making blind comments that seem simple for some and impossible for others.

I too have a little one coming within the next 5 months, and ive been scrambling desperately to find a way to dump this lead life anchor of a car for something actually useful. Cant straight up sell it because i owe more than its worth, cant trade it in for something cheap as **** because the negative equity makes the new car too much for a bank to touch, and cant get a loan for the remaining payoff amount due too poor credit thanks to putting effort into life and going to college.

Luckily of all the stealerships I went too begging on my knees to let me even LOOK at the cheapest cars they make...... nissan stepped up to the plate. I went to sheehy in manassas park and they lined up a 2014 maxima with leather for 22 grand, it blew my mind. With negative equity it would make it just under the listed MSRP. Would have did it right on the spot but they said I needed a minimum credit score, so I hired a company to dispute my credit until dec and hope its high enough.

The other options to hope I get into a legitimate accident with it that and total it that wasnt intentional, aka fraud. I would say "2013 mag red nismo for sale 12k miles" but everyone expects to pick them up for $15, while the dealerships sell these used for 32-35 grand depending on condition.

So i feel your pain man, dont let people talk you into making the wrong choice by ******* pear pressure. Family should always come first, not some useless *** sports car. You can always buy another one someday. Dont feel like your making a sacrifice. Its your car, or your kid. Common sense.