get nismo now or wait for 2013

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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.