Nismo Recaro seat comfort?

wildolympic

I'm 5'10 190# and I love my Recaro seats they are better than my c6, and better than my BMW M3.

twyrick

Yes! I just started a new message thread on here asking about that!
I love the Recaro seats overall, but that seat back is starting to bug me. It seems like it retains the position I set it to for as long as I'm sitting in the car. But as soon as I get out for a while get back in, it "drifted" to a position where it's leaning back further than I prefer it. Always have to turn that triangle adjustment knob about 1/4" of a turn when I get in, as my routine.

I'm due for an oil change anyway.... May bring this up to the dealership to see if there's anything they can do under warranty.

david81968

So tell us Analogman, did you end up buying a NISMO?

analogman

I'm a little embarrassed to say that I'm still shopping, still equivocating, between the Nismo which is the one I "want", and a Sport which will be more comfortable, and will fit my use better for less money....

Jayhovah

What is it about the Nismo that appeals to you over the sport? Since comfort is important to you the Sport will have much comfier seats and suspension... if it's mostly the look, converting to the new body style is not terribly difficult and a fraction of the cost of getting the Nismo model over a sport. =)

The sports package is by far the best bang/buck for this car.

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analogman

In another (related) thread, twyrick posted some great comments on this -

Crazy idea: swap Nismo Recaro seats for Sport?

Like him, I love the old-school analog feel of the 370Z, and want to get one as one of the last of its kind - naturally aspirated V6 and manual transmission - in a time when everything seems to be going towards turbo-4s and 'paddle shifter' abominations. I like the looks of the Nismo, and also like the purely emotional idea of getting the 'top of the line' version, before the 370Z disappears (which it seems likely to do). I love the driving feel of the Nismo, even if objectively it isn't that much different from the 'regular' one.

But, at 60 (-ish), 6'0", and 210 lbs, the Recaro seats aren't the most comfortable for me. So the Sport would work just fine and would be more 'comfortable' for the kind of 'normal' street driving I do, but I wonder if I'll always long for the Nismo...

370zBoyz

I would just get the nismo and call it a day. You can awlays swap out the seats Im sure

crazy4oldcars

Bottom line, (you see what I did there?) I have never bought a car, and wished I had bought a lesser version. Ever. I have wished I could afford the better one, though. I do like being at the Pinnacle of 370Z-ness. We'll, factory Z-ness, at least, lol.

Kirk B.

analogman

Kirk, you just influenced a decision I was about to make. You make a lot of sense, and there's a lot of wisdom in what you said.

I've been in the same position many times. You're absolutely right - I've never sat in a car I've bought, and wished I had bought a lesser version. But, a number of times I've had the opposite reaction, and wished I'd sprung for the higher end version.

This is purely a 'toy' second car decision for me. It's a 'want' car, not a 'need' transportation car (like I suspect the 370Z is for most owners). At 60, and after having owned 104 cars in my life (yes, I know, it's a disease, and I'm not right in the head, I'm a deeply disturbed man), this may well be one of the last (if not the last?) 'toy' car I buy (though I hope not!).

A dealer offered me a great deal on a Sport, which I was going to take. You've inspired me to go for what I really 'want', which is a Nismo.

Thank you!

crazy4oldcars

Glad I could inject a little insanity into your life, lol.
Like I said early on, there was a bit of a learning curve with the seats, but now it's smooth sailing. Enjoy your car when you get it. (I drove 600 miles round trip to get mine!)

Kirk B.

DesertZ

Well Analogman welcome to the club of sick car buyers. My wife tells me I have a sickness. I have been driving the same car for 10 years now (2008 VWPassat wagon) With a 2012 Z thrown in a few years ago to help with my aliment. I am now looking at cars again to buy a new toy. I have looked at the Corvette but just not for this old guy (63). I am still looking at the F-Type jag, this a a nice car. i am also looking at the Nismo Z having owned 4 Z cars over the years. Great car for the money and the local dealers has 3 2017 Nismo Z that were Nissan executive cars with under 10K on them. Cant beat the car for the money. But the jag is very sexy. Tough choice.

analogman

DesertZ, I think I'm a charter member of the sick car buyers club, having owned 104 of them over 45 years of driving. I'm about the same age as you, I guess doing the same thing, trying to recapture the lost days of my misspent and wasted youth by chasing fun cars (it's cheaper and less stressful than chasing women)(even though, truth be told, I'm getting a little old and arthritic for them)(both cars and women).

I also thought about the F-Type Jaguar. They depreciate like a rock falling off a cliff, and a couple of year old used one with under 10k miles can be had for about half its original price. But, there's probably a reason for that. British cars were never the most reliable (ask me how I know...), and I suspect being owned and made by a company in India (Tata) hasn't helped with that. Especially in my neck of the woods (Oregon), Jaguar dealers are far and few between - it would be tough to drive it farther than I care to walk home.

I've also thought a lot about the Corvette. Dealers were having some incredible fire-sale prices last month, many offering them at 15% below invoice. It's a lot of performance for the money, and fairly roomy and comfortable as well. It's still possible to get a new 2017 base car in the $40k's, and it's hard to beat the performance value. Most Corvettes I see are actually driven by cars around our 'age'. But, I don't know if I can get past the styling. The front 3/4 of the car is fine (if a little cartoonish and a bit of a Disney-esque caricature). But the rear end... that huge, rectangular block... I don't know if I could live with having to look at that.

I'm still shopping for a 370Z, have decided to go for a Nismo, and am finding a very wide range of prices being offered by dealers.

Zdana

Good luck with your search, Analogman. I just went through the same process you’re going through. I had a 2013 Base Sport, but I still kept looking at the Nismo. I sold the 2013 Z in 2016. When I decided to buy another Z, I went for the Nismo Tech. I drove 550 miles from KY to Kansas City to buy a used 2016 Nismo Tech with 1,300 miles on it. I just got home with it today.

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crazy4oldcars

That's what I'm talking about!
(Should have gotten a red one, though.)

Kirk B.

BadBoy

I am just seeing this . . . I am 52yrs old, 6' 0" 195lbs and have a 2017 370z Nismo. Compared to my 2010 (40th Anniversary, sport/touring) the seats are not as comfortable. I took several long trips (8-9hours) in my older Z. That said, as long as I do not wear my pistol (yes I am from Texas) and no wallet in my back pocket they are just fine.

I have taken several 3-ish hour drives and one 8 hour and was perfectly comfortable.

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