Touring vs. Touring & Sport

theDreamer

While the sports package is just "upgrades" of already solid parts on the Z, it does add features, i.e. VLSD & SRM. How much is an equal VLSD and install? How much is SRM worth?

I had a nice thread here about sport v. non-sport and in the end you get a great value for the sport package. Yes you could go aftermarket and get "better" parts and save some money up front and spend more later, but why not take a great value and use these parts and upgrade down the road when/if needed.

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jginnane

Thanks, I'll look for it. I'm still going through old threads. I only found this forum a couple weeks ago, and agree it's a big improvement over the Z-forum competition.

Also this week, the Z I expected to pick up next Monday didn't work out (don't ask), so I have a different dealer looking for me. This morning, I emailed him that if the config I wanted wasn't available, I would "reluctantly" consider adding Sport. I'm not shopping value (aside from buying a Z) -- I just didn't want to foreclose future options.

That OEM spoiler needs to be bent up about 5-6" to be any good at all, though, and I'd much rather have an articulated (retractable) one. This one's only good for parking your can of Pabst while your mullet gets honed.

ZYUL8R

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Im not being Lazy per se..
The akebono brake pack was good enough for me...if there are better brake kits so be it.....but in my experience its the brake pads (Hawk DTC60s will probably be my next choice) that really do the trick...the sport pack had the size of calipers and rotors i wanted. The BBK was worth the 3k for me..as my 350z lacked one..and i hated killing my rotors every 2-3 track events...while my track buddy with a BBK didn't have that kind of rotor wear problem.

Though i do admit...if you don't track the car..the little brakes are adequate enough for spirited/street driving, and auto-x especially with a pad upgrade. This can turn in a -1 for the sport pack if you dont track, since you will have to hash out more for brake parts when the time comes for replacement.

Also the wheels played a big factor for me...the wieght, size and look of the wheels is excellent in the sport pack IMHO...i plan on keeping my wheels stock. Not dealing with 30lb 18x8s like on my 350z, and not having to go out and getting a set of LMGT4s like i did in the past....also made it worth it for me. Though this may not be the case for all.

jginnane

If my wife drives my Z, likely since I'll be getting the 7AT so she can drive it too, I'd have to factor in the cost of a couple replacement rims every year. New York City curbs and New York potholes are not kind to good rims.

(My stepson is one of the most careful drivers in the world, but lives in Queens. His $3K worth of chrome rims were almost completely square by the time he stopped trying to bang them out each week, and went back to OEMs.)

ZYUL8R

Ouch..lol.