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Originally Posted by persian54
hmm. so the 09s do NOT have the cabin air filter....
Anyway to have it installed on the 09s with minimal cost/under warranty?
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It is easy to install, would cost the same as replacement air filter maintenance on a 2010 or you could do it yourself.
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Originally Posted by persian54
How different are the roadster seats versus the coupe ones?
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The roadster seats have a cooling unit built into the back of the seat - there was a thread about trying to swap, but I think it was determined too hard. My memory says they are different from the Touring seats in other ways, but I can't find a reference.
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Originally Posted by persian54
A dealer told me their 09 coupe HAS vented seats... (it's fully loaded)
Were they lying? (they're too far for me to just go 'check out')
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The seats are perforated leather, so you could call that vented, but there is no active cooling in the coupe.
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Originally Posted by persian54
When you mention a better screen... you mean resolution/clarity? Or functionality?
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I don't believe the functionality is significantly different - I glanced over the 2009 and 2010 Nav manuals, but they got way too boring to compare actual details.
Here's is a review of the 2010, but a lot of the features are in the 2009.
YouTube - 2010 Nissan 370Z Navigation
Here is a list of 2010 enhancements:
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The new navigation system offers a number of enhancements (versus previous Nissan Navigation System designs), including four times higher screen resolution, wireless music player audio streaming capability (via Bluetooth®), on-board Zagat restaurant ratings database, an in-dash DVD player and XM NavWeather™ weather information display (XM™ subscription required, sold separately).
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I forgot the A2DP support for bluetooth streaming audio.
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Originally Posted by persian54
For a 09 with nav, it has a 9gb HDD right? you load music through a USB or through CDs/DVDs? I would assume USB...
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The 2009 and 2010 have the same 9.3GB MusicBox functionality with onboard GraceNote database. Sadly you can only load music by playing regular audio CDs which are then compressed onto the hard drive by the system. MP3 CDs, and other media (CF or USB HD) can not be loaded. I guess Audio DVDs would work as well.
However, if your album is not in GraceNote, you can use a PC and a CF (2009) or USB HD (2010) to transfer album information and load onto your PC. Also, you can manually edit in the car.
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Originally Posted by persian54
Thank you everyone for all your input and help; I like this forum much better than the other ones I've been on (Nagtroc is great too)
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Your most welcome
The 2010 upgrades to Nav/Audio were my second biggest concern when getting a 2009 (the oil consumption was first), but as long as the Nissan backup camera can be made to work, I am fine with the features in the 2009. With my eBay 80GB iPod, access to all my music is quick and easy and updating just requires a PC sync. I would like 4x resolution, but I can always use my iPad Nav, and bluetooth streaming would be nice for Pandora/Internet radio, but my city is Edge right now, so I don't use them anyway.
If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, a Scosche PassPort or something similar will charge your device and let you access your music on the 2009 without a problem.