Advice: from g37s to NISMO?

Matt · 11-02-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Exactly, it has heated leather seats.

Nismo v. coupe is a tough debate, do what I did, find out all the differences and weight how much it is worth your money/time to buy it from factory or go aftermarket. I did this with the base v. touring and base one, loved the leather seats but the other features I could have cared less for.

I'm kind of happy with not getting the Touring with Nav, seeing the deal I got on a navigation/bluetooth HU and speaker/amp installation.

Everything has relative value. For some, even the Sports package on a 7AT isn't worth the $, for others, the touring & nismo packages can be "bought" cheaper with respective upgrades.

shabarivas · 11-02-2009, 01:24 PM

Comes down to this: if you want a car that has some improvements and will be slightly better for resale than a base + sport = get the nismo... If you plan on tracking the car - and plan on doing a lot of mods (read: intake / wheels / exhaust / headers / anything)... get the Base... unless you want the exclusiveness of the nismo in which case get that and still do mods on top of it...

If it were me... I would get a base + sport .. get new seats ... get new wheels... get sways... and intake / exhaust / headers / tune and call it a day... you will probably have to get an oil and diff cooler either way

gnarf · 11-02-2009, 05:19 PM

I had such high hopes for a Nismo...but the difference in performance is marginal...Nismo owners talk about how they never go to the track and how their time is too valuable for modding...what is the point of buying the Nismo in the first place then? it is supposed to be a track car... i think a base+sport is more than adequate for you...if you want the exclusivity and marginal performance increase..go with the Nismo..is you value your money..go with the base+sport

rcm2525 · 11-03-2009, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by gnarf

I had such high hopes for a Nismo...but the difference in performance is marginal...Nismo owners talk about how they never go to the track and how their time is too valuable for modding...what is the point of buying the Nismo in the first place then? it is supposed to be a track car... i think a base+sport is more than adequate for you...if you want the exclusivity and marginal performance increase..go with the Nismo..is you value your money..go with the base+sport

Because I just turned 60 and I can. Plus I drive 110 miles a day to work 1/2 being twisty mountain roads.

BennytheBlade · 11-03-2009, 12:10 PM

HP wise, no noticeable difference, cornering wise, noticeable difference.

Smallywood · 11-02-2009, 05:49 PM

I like the Nismo parts as they are Nissan manufactured performance and are fully warrantied. I went the route I did as I love Nismo, but not at the expense of my options. I also went the s-tune route as I think it's the best looking since it's a mixture of both models and there very very few out there willing to plunk the money down for one so it seperates the look of my car from all the other Z's out there. The same can be achieved from body kits and performance parts from other manufacturers, but as I stated earlier it's your car so do what you like with it, and choose what you want...

Zsteve · 11-02-2009, 06:28 PM

Isnt the Z faster than the G37 anyway? If so then you will be gaining in that aspect already, so if you still want some creature comforts get the touring and mod as needed for whats needed.

11-02-2009, 05:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Smallywood Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 501 Drives: 12 GT-R BlackEdition Rep Power: 18	I like the Nismo parts as they are Nissan manufactured performance and are fully warrantied. I went the route I did as I love Nismo, but not at the expense of my options. I also went the s-tune route as I think it's the best looking since it's a mixture of both models and there very very few out there willing to plunk the money down for one so it seperates the look of my car from all the other Z's out there. The same can be achieved from body kits and performance parts from other manufacturers, but as I stated earlier it's your car so do what you like with it, and choose what you want... __________________

11-02-2009, 06:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 22	Isnt the Z faster than the G37 anyway? If so then you will be gaining in that aspect already, so if you still want some creature comforts get the touring and mod as needed for whats needed. __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

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11-02-2009, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 915	Comes down to this: if you want a car that has some improvements and will be slightly better for resale than a base + sport = get the nismo... If you plan on tracking the car - and plan on doing a lot of mods (read: intake / wheels / exhaust / headers / anything)... get the Base... unless you want the exclusiveness of the nismo in which case get that and still do mods on top of it... If it were me... I would get a base + sport .. get new seats ... get new wheels... get sways... and intake / exhaust / headers / tune and call it a day... you will probably have to get an oil and diff cooler either way

11-02-2009, 05:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
gnarf Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 160 Drives: G37 Rep Power: 17	I had such high hopes for a Nismo...but the difference in performance is marginal...Nismo owners talk about how they never go to the track and how their time is too valuable for modding...what is the point of buying the Nismo in the first place then? it is supposed to be a track car... i think a base+sport is more than adequate for you...if you want the exclusivity and marginal performance increase..go with the Nismo..is you value your money..go with the base+sport

11-03-2009, 12:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
BennytheBlade Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Huntsville Posts: 180 Drives: 09 Black 370 NISMO Rep Power: 16	HP wise, no noticeable difference, cornering wise, noticeable difference.