Am I crazy??? 370z Roadster over GT-R

Jeffblue

altima 2.5 -> is an amazing difference in and of itself. I think you will be happy with either. If you like a manual transmission and aren't going to be able to realize the full potential of the GT-R, i'd say go with the Z. Then again, i think the GTR could be considered more practical if its your only car, since it has back seats and more room. why don't you put up the pro's and cons of each?

Vegitto-kun

Take the GT-R honestly, it is such a more awesome car.

and the GT-R's AT boring? lol wut

SMcK23

Yea, I had an '07 Z touring...had to get to get rid of it bc of the winters in NY! I have since moved to Arizona and have been riding out this lease (I've been tempted many times to just eat some money but I've refrained)! Now come April, I'm in a pretty good position financially and I want to make that one car purchase I plan on keeping forever (it won't be my DD, I get a work car and my wife has a car)

Jeffblue

sounds good man!

did you have snow tires on te Z in winter up here?

SMcK23

No, I was about to throw them on because I did for my prior mustangs I had...but decided against it and just traded it in (big mistake)!

Jeffblue

lets just say, if you buy the GTR you're gonna have some pretty high standards . i dont itnk the debate is which is a better car, which i believe the GTR is a better all around vehicle from almost any perspective. The debate is whether or not the extra 30-40k is worth it when you wont be able to fully utilize what you just spent the extra 30-40k on

Jquad

I'd take gtr all day if I had the money

SMcK23

Thanks guys! I'll keep you posted on my decision, it probably wont happen until Spring if it is the Z and Summer if it is the GT-R! There are tons of threads on the maintenence costs on nagtroc.com and it seems likes its expensive if you track, but at most I will probably put 5k/year!

Trust me, I can't wait to get out of the Altima. Before this car, I bought a new 2007 Z (touring) and before that it was many mutangs...my next car will be the one I keep "forever" in the garage so we'll see...thanks again!

Jeffblue

if the only thing holding you back is the MT vs AT, then go with the GTR. Its not a slush box. its a dual clutch transmission, they aint boring and you have full control of the gear the car is in when you want to.

SMcK23

Awesome advice...I appreciate it all guys, thanks

Vegitto-kun

Take my word on this, my parents own a pearl white GT-R

It is such an awesome car, they use it as a DD and they have never regretted the move from MT to AT.

The gear changes that this thing can do is just insane. I have droven it several times now and I would dump my Z for it so ******* fast haha. Sometimes its almost like the car changes gear before I touch the paddles

JACKPAC

Did you have it in full auto?

Hi-Step'n370Z

Maybe you should look at the maintenance costs between the two cars before you make your decision.

The Nissan tech was telling me the difference in cost to do a brake job on the Z vs the GTR. The dollar figure I THINK I heard is staggering, so much so that I am not going to risk spreading mis-information by saying what I THINK he said.

If any of you on the Forum do know the answer to this please post it so SMcK23 will have the right info to use to make his pick.

Sometimes just the purchase price is not the big deal, but the cost of just may be to some.

SMcK23

I've been following a lot on the gtr forum (nagtroc.com) and it seems like tires and brakes are ridiculous and the transmission fluid change as well, but for guys who don't DD it (like I won't) it's pretty manageable...I won't be pitting more than 5k a year on it!

TreeSemdyZee

Boring transmission???
I'll be watching those boring old Formula 1 cars in the morning (on TV) with their boring 7speed trannies.