Need Advice from 370Z Owners - Buying My First!

andyj · 08-13-2014, 05:58 PM

Be Careful- I don't think this car is a Touring model.

The Touring option includes three items this car does not have:
Satellite radio
Power seats
Heated seats

It looks to me like someone added the persimmon colored seats and doors panels. If you notice, the seats do not have the built-in indentations on the forward side of the thigh bolsters next to the console that house the power seat controls.

The Touring model would have the heated seat controls on either side of the power convertible top switch, which you can see are blanks in the pictures.

Also, the radio is not the satellite radio. I doubt someone actually removed a satellite radio from a touring model and replaced it with the base radio.

Also, the wheels look like model year 2013/2014 wheels, not 2010 Touring wheels.

Seems to me like a prior owner "customized" a base model.

If you call a Nissan dealer with this car's VIN number, they can probably tell you if it is indeed a base model or a Touring, which I doubt.

Good luck, and you might not want to pay a "Touring model price" for a base model car.

kenchan · 08-13-2014, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyj

Be Careful- I don't think this car is a Touring model.

is it the tourist model with brembos?

DEpointfive0 · 08-13-2014, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyj

Be Careful- I don't think this car is a Touring model.

The Touring option includes three items this car does not have:
Satellite radio
Power seats
Heated seats

It looks to me like someone added the persimmon colored seats and doors panels. If you notice, the seats do not have the built-in indentations on the forward side of the thigh bolsters next to the console that house the power seat controls.

The Touring model would have the heated seat controls on either side of the power convertible top switch, which you can see are blanks in the pictures.

Also, the radio is not the satellite radio. I doubt someone actually removed a satellite radio from a touring model and replaced it with the base radio.

Also, the wheels look like model year 2013/2014 wheels, not 2010 Touring wheels.

Seems to me like a prior owner "customized" a base model.

If you call a Nissan dealer with this car's VIN number, they can probably tell you if it is indeed a base model or a Touring, which I doubt.

Good luck, and you might not want to pay a "Touring model price" for a base model car.

He is 100% correct

andyj · 08-13-2014, 07:45 PM

Just noticed that this car is for sale at a Nissan dealer!!!??? Yikes

gr8-wrx · 08-14-2014, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyj

Be Careful- I don't think this car is a Touring model.

The Touring option includes three items this car does not have:
Satellite radio
Power seats
Heated seats

It looks to me like someone added the persimmon colored seats and doors panels. If you notice, the seats do not have the built-in indentations on the forward side of the thigh bolsters next to the console that house the power seat controls.

The Touring model would have the heated seat controls on either side of the power convertible top switch, which you can see are blanks in the pictures.

Also, the radio is not the satellite radio. I doubt someone actually removed a satellite radio from a touring model and replaced it with the base radio.

Also, the wheels look like model year 2013/2014 wheels, not 2010 Touring wheels.

Seems to me like a prior owner "customized" a base model.

If you call a Nissan dealer with this car's VIN number, they can probably tell you if it is indeed a base model or a Touring, which I doubt.

Good luck, and you might not want to pay a "Touring model price" for a base model car.

All correct, except that the same wheels for that model year could be for either the Base OR Touring models. The Touring/Sport models would've had the 19'" wheels instead. Source: I still have the 2010 and 2011 Nissan 370z brochures from the dealership from when I bought my car new!

08-13-2014, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
andyj Base Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: MO Posts: 30 Drives: no z yet Rep Power: 14	Not a touring model Be Careful- I don't think this car is a Touring model. The Touring option includes three items this car does not have: Satellite radio Power seats Heated seats It looks to me like someone added the persimmon colored seats and doors panels. If you notice, the seats do not have the built-in indentations on the forward side of the thigh bolsters next to the console that house the power seat controls. The Touring model would have the heated seat controls on either side of the power convertible top switch, which you can see are blanks in the pictures. Also, the radio is not the satellite radio. I doubt someone actually removed a satellite radio from a touring model and replaced it with the base radio. Also, the wheels look like model year 2013/2014 wheels, not 2010 Touring wheels. Seems to me like a prior owner "customized" a base model. If you call a Nissan dealer with this car's VIN number, they can probably tell you if it is indeed a base model or a Touring, which I doubt. Good luck, and you might not want to pay a "Touring model price" for a base model car. jpkirk and PearlWhite55 like this.

08-13-2014, 07:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
andyj Base Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: MO Posts: 30 Drives: no z yet Rep Power: 14	Just noticed that this car is for sale at a Nissan dealer!!!??? Yikes PearlWhite55 likes this.

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