Totaled my 95 Z today / Thinking about a Nismo

specZ

nismo is not daily driver material....other than that... you cant go wrong.

kevin1985912

If you don't want the power, leather seats, nav unit, go with the nismo.

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blue660r01

Its no different than any other Z....

Joseph B

I feel in love when I saw the Nismo, so that's what I got. Go check 'em out, see what you like, drive them. Buy what you feel is right for you. I could drive my Nismo daily, sleeping my commute away on the bus is much better.

pty370z

Oh come on... Tell the truth.. You wrecked the car on purpose as an excuse to go with a 370Z... Good job!!

Joke aside, glad you're OK and nobody got hurt... I'd go for a regular 370Z with Sport Package and mod the hell out of it..

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johnnydrama

Welcome to the forums and glad youre ok! Go with the Nismo. I love both cars and test drove a red 370z touring sport several times but only because my dealer here couldnt get a Nismo in stock but I really had already made my mind up on the Nismo. And I purchased without ever even seeing one in person. People always say buy a sport touring and mod it but it's not the same. It's a good head start in the modding department and I have still modded mine a decent amount. Only performance mods tho. I got sold on the Nismo bc I wanted a factory track car and I believed that every mod makes it more and more ahead of the 370 sport when it comes to performance. I drive the car very aggressively. This car is easy to drift, drag, etc.. And the looks are more exotic than a 370z sport. Park em next to each other and people are gonna look more at the Niz. And I DD my Nismo 2-3 days a week just bc I cant stand to not drive it in a 24 hour time frame. I can qoute alot of people from this forum saying if they could do it again they would get a Nismo.... including the site administrator. But we all want different things from our cars so it really just depends on what you want the car for and whats most important to you

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UNKNOWN_370

Sounds good in theory but that's not quite the case. The base Z carries a few advantages over a nismo. A factory mod verses an aftermarket mod 99% of the time will be inferior. The only advantages you really have is that your parts are covered under warranty and the nismo wheels give u a superior wheel set up at a bargain. But the modder will have the advantage based on...
The Z base is nearly 200lbs lighter than the NISMO.
The modder can choose lighter weight mods to keep that weight off.
The aftermarket ECU tunes for the Z are superior to the NISMO.
A stage 2 intake and catpipe alone will bring its crank hp beyond a NISMO AT AROUND $1K.
A tune wouldn't run more than $700 and most aftermarket tunes rev the car farther than 7600rpm.

At the end of the day the superiority factor will be diminished and all that you really end up with is personal preference.
OP, buy what you love!! You just have to decide, are you modding or buying a premade track car? Either way, you can't lose.

elm_tx

unknown_370

Thanks for the feedback. Your advice is probably pretty sound for many people. As for me, this car will be a daily driver. It Might see a track once in it's life just to see what it can do, but beyond that it's just intended to be a fun ride that gets me to work and back. Twenty years ago I would have been on the streets Friday night trying to race it, not so much anymore. I'll be the old fart that some youngster will be creamin in his pants to buy my car 10 years from now.

Nitex

Just curious.. why are you people buying the sport package to then mod it... wheels will be updgraded, brakes upgraded or replaced with a BBK. VLSD can be replaced with OS giken/carbonetics carbon. Only thing left is SRM and imo heel and toe is more fun, i know you can turn it off. Now you have some OEM parts that need selling or held onto for backups. Oh and the sport spoiler, but i added that as an option.

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pty370z

Well, in my very specific case, the local dealer in my country only brings down Touring 370Z's with Sport Package and no NAV.

But putting that aside, I would've bought the exact same setup. I don't track my car but I wanted better brakes, VLSD, and SRM. I'm not planning to upgrade to an aftermarket BBK, maybe change the rotors, pads, and brake lines in the future, and I'm not planning to go with an aftermarket VLSD either..

I do get your point about the wheels but, oh well, I guess I can get back a bit more $$ from selling 19's than from selling 18's...

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Exterior: INGS+1 * SEIBON * FUJIMURA * PW:JDM * UAM * KICS * VOLK

wilsonp

Nismo suspension is different, and stiffer:

"The Nismo's suspension is tuned for a firmer ride and sharper handling. Compared to a standard 370Z Coupe, front spring rates have been dialed up 15 percent, rear spring rates 10 percent, front stabilizer bar rate upped 15 percent, and the rear stabilizer bar is 50 percent stiffer. The roll stiffness rate has been increased by 15 percent and front and rear damping factors have been increased by 40 percent and 140 percent, respectively."

I'd probably like it - I'm used to a very stiff car and the Touring+Sport is a little bouncy.

I think the Nismo looks great, but the video comparison of the 300ZX to the 350Z and 370Z the 300ZX owner felt the 370Z was a little too harsh for every day driving, the Nismo will be stiffer, so it depends on what you want. I love the looks of the Nismo, however.

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cerruto

I DD my Nismo, only 15 miles each way. (rocking 26 mpg in the process)

G Fo12ce

I DD mine. If you've had a car with performance suspension before it's not going to seem strange.

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fullmonty

I'd reccomend touring w/ sport. You could always mod it if you chose to do so.

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SiXK

Very sorry to hear about your 95 300ZX. Not alot of good ones around and now one less. :-(

Glad you made it through safely. That's the most important thing.

I agree with fullmonty, I'd go touring with Sport if I had it to do again. I'd really like to have that built in screen in the dash. The 370Z is a great car, and, coming from 2 consecutive Z's I bet you'll really enjoy it. In a few months you very well could be shopping for that weekend 300ZX...... They make a great pair.

Best of luck to you in your search for your 370Z.

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