get nismo now or wait for 2013

UNKNOWN_370

Ur serious??? INSIGNIFICANT brake upgrades. Better pads and a brake cooling kit is NOT minor. As catastrophic our brakes can be on a track without brake cooling and better pads I would hardly call it insignificant.

Get the 2013 if you plan on tracking your car? The upgrades should be good enough for it to be track capable. If you don't plan on doing any kind of off road events then maybe this current deal may be ideal?

We only know what nissan has written. Count on it that nissan only tells you half of what will be in the package. Right before the NISMO'S release we will know the full details on the Z lineup. As of yet there's no power upgrades and possibly won't be any... but, other functionality upgrades may be surprisingly good?

FL 4Motion

13 nismo doesn' thave brake cooling, only stiffer brake lines ala the GTR and aftermarket braided lines will still be an upgrade to those--they're just stiffer rubber lines. Pads are irrelevant imo, unless the 13 nismo comes with XP8's or equivalent (it doesn't) then pads still should be changed prior to hpde event. I'm guessing the nismo pads are standard, not up to track use.

If the OP LOVES OEM upgraded stereos and slightly dark wheels vs silver, then the 13 nismo is right, if not, then save $$$ and get the 12.

LakeShow

+1... No brake cooling and pads are exactly the same. Just brake lines are different and fluid is different. This is insignificant and can be done with a little money. Thank you for clearing it up FL 4Motion.

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UNKNOWN_370

My bad... for some reason I thought I. Read brake cooling hoses. But its rigid brake hoses and high performance brake fluid. I found that here.

2013 Nissan 370Z First Look - 2012 Chicago Auto Show - Automobile Magazine - Mobile

But I did read another article where they said they are redesigning the NISMO pads for better track use in 2013. in that article though they didn't specify if it was for the car, s tune or r tune... I guess I just assumed it would go on the nismo. Again my bad... either way though. Even the line upgrade is a huge safety measure and is far from insignificant. Since there are no styling changes... I would wait and see how much they will really do. Nissan never says everything.

Like the oil cooler. We found out 2 weeks before the car was released. When the future spec sheet hit the nissan website 2 months earlier. It stated NO changes. It turned out we got the oil cooler. And I do know of a lot of tweaks on the Z most don't know about.
Having had an 09 and now an 11. I can tell you there's a big difference in ride quality and engine harshness. So I would wait.

FL 4Motion

I would still try to steer the OP toward saving the $$$ up front with a good deal on a leftover 12. You're right, manufactures regularly "sneak in" little changes every year but I don't think any of them will warrant the $$$ difference imo.

TBH, at this point, I'm over the 370z and eagerly anticipating the the Z35 and what (hopefully) it will bring to the table to address all the Z34's weak points. Looking at nissan's production history with the 350 z as a benchmark, there's only 2 more years of 370z production left (13 and 14) and then they'll retire the platform at the 6 year mark and either wait one year or immediately bring in the new model.

/\ off topic, but IF it were me, I'd be very very tempted to just wait it out and then buy the next gen Z. You can get into a 350z Nismo for around 20-22K iirc and that would tide you over for 2-3 years and save serious $$$ until the new Z is out. my 2cents.

UNKNOWN_370

Hahaha... I don't know about being over the 370z? But I am already contemplating the Z35. I will not trade my Z. But I will buy a next gen and add it to the stable IF it comes FI and reduced weight.

Oh and Op bough 3 cars in 4 years... lol. He will probably trade next year again. Lol.

FL 4Motion

That's actually kinda how the wife and i are leaning. Keep this nismo 370z and keep modding into more and more of a track car and get possible a z35 to complement it. BUT, the Z35 will need dct/dsg for that to happen since I'm getting to the point where even driving around the block in the Z is painful.

Other option for a thrid car is an evo mr if they still make them in a few years or if the next gen STI gets the option for a dual clutch or MAYBE, a used GTR. We'll see, either way, when i limp over to the grocery store, I want to be ballin in my sporty car that I can't really drive the way it was meant to.

If the next gen Z is truely game changing, ie dct, FI, etc etc. Then we may stay with two cars and just unload the 370z. Only time and budget will tell.

UNKNOWN_370

You are going in the EXACT same path as me and my wife. Lol. Those are the cars I have on the list.

Streetlife

, I can remember reading that at the Nissan website, after i had ordered my 370Z, that there were no changes for the 2012. I had already planned to buy a 25 row oil cooler from Z1 Motorsports along with other goodies, then two weeks later all the online car mags and Nissan announced the change of including an oil cooler for 2012. Nissan is constantly working to improve issues without reporting, there have been small changes to every year model since the 370Z's release.

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