Here is a NISMO owner jumping in to help the OP.
Chicks dig NISMOs.
Seriously, I love mine but it is a garage queen. I do not drive it very much and so I look forward to each drive like it is a reward. Get what appeals to you, when I saw the NISMO I knew it was what I wanted and I could care less what others think.
If you prefer the base/sport, get it and don't let anyone influence you. In the end you have to pay the note and it needs to make you smile when you look at it. I know mine does.
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