Well, today I was headed home and decided I'd take some "SS"s by my house...it had been a light drizzle, traction control was on...dash light was flashing like mad, but never once felt out or control...Yes, it would could have a turbo and more torque, but the balance reminds me of Alfa and it's not all just about power, but balance of the car...it makes you smile... :D

to be honest... I bought my base with flaps, mats, other charges and stuff for 28,500 NEW. The difference of the 12grand can be used for GTM turbo kit OR a well built NA motor with BETTER suspension and BETTER brakes then the nismo. Get some 4-6 piston brake brake with some springs and exhaust system with headers and thats STILL less the nismo with BETTER parts. Just my .02 But the overall of the 370z is amazing. My prior 350z did so well that I decided to break my rule of duplicating the same make and model. Nismo looks Cool but for 12K EXTRA what do you expect. Hell you can spend 4k and get an amuse kit. And then buy a used Nismo exhaust and ur done lol. Same motor as base and power.... just slightly tuned different and you can fix that for about 500 bucks and tune it to your likings

True. But all those aftermarket goodies are not going to hold their value much when you go to sell it or trade it. Dealerships don't care what you put on it. They may give you a little here and there but in the end unless the entire car is completely custom it won't be worth as much as a NISMO. And its got a factory warranty........ Doing those mods on a base is going to void your warranty. As far as the different body kits........Good luck finding someone who can match and paint and install perfectly without problems.

look how much a used Nismo goes for and compare it to how much a used 370 base goes for. Now compare both of them new.... Nismo used is a higher than a base 370 but by a grand. Talk about reducing the price range. New is about 12 K difference, used...about 5-7

Nismo
Cons: No leather or Nav but not really expected.
Pros: It's a bloody Nismo and looks awesome. More rare than typical GT Mustang.
BWM 1 series
Cons: It's a BMW, a small one at that. It looks terrible.
Pros: It's a BMW, so its sort of nice.
EVO MR
Cons: Two too many doors. Not really a looker. Gets very pricey if you start stacking on the options. No manual.
Pros: AWD turbo :)
Camaro 2SS
Cons: No Nav option. Gauge cluster looks... funky. Pretty common now and hard to tell V6s from V8s.
Pros: Looks awesome. V8. Decent factory options [except nav]

my 2 cents

I don't think it is a 12k difference brand new.... it is more like 9k difference when you are comparing the two invoices. If you add the sports package to the base, it would be about a 5-6k difference? Most people that buy the 370z buy it with the sports package.

Assuming you are comparing the nismo to the base then with 9k more you get new rims, tires, exterior mods, suspension upgrades.

High quality aftermarket rims already goes for a good chunk of the 9k difference.

Fit and finish will never be as good as factory if you go aftermarket with exterior mods.

Honestly though, Nismo is worth it if you are planning to never mod the exterior.

i was going through the same struggle when i was buying my nismo..however going by your figures, i ended up only paying ~6k more than your base for a new nismo with 10miles on the clock. there are a TON of nismo's sitting on the lots here and no one wants to buy them. was very easy to haggle

problem with buying a base+sports and upgrading from there...i would probably never get around to it. i dont mind paying a little more for having a factory fit and finish. if i went with an aftermarket front/rear bumper it would cost 4-5k to obtain the bumpers and have them painted to my expectations. an exhaust would be another 1500 or so which puts me at the same price as a nismo already. im actually a huge fan of the nismo suspension as well...and in order to get something that stiff id have to throw in another 1-2k for coilovers, or 500-1000 for some take off nismo suspension. add in some decent 19's and thats another 4-5k.

it was a no brainer to go with the nismo for me

:iagree:

but calculate the additional sales tax. Based on percentage, the amount being higher means higher sales tax. I think I was out of the door at 32,020. How much is a nismo out the door? The nismo is beautiful and i dont want want to become the anti-nismo chris angel guy lol just saying.. But seriously, if u plan on keeping the car nismo style and all..then nismo. If you plan on getting a nismo and then changing everything NOT WORTH IT.

btw I REFUSED and I mean REFUSED to test drive a nismo..... LOL I know exactly what would have happened. I wouldnt be fixing up a base ;)

difference in taxes wouldnt have been too much in california. ~2500 vs ~3500...we get raped on taxes and registration regardless here.

i definitely agree though..if you plan on changing alot of the car, its a much better idea to just get a base+sport. however, i dont regret my purchase one bit! im also not a fan of leather at all, so touring was automatically crossed off the list!

hey chops how much was ur nismo out the door after tax and charges and etc? if u dont mind me asking

No idea what Chop got it for but I got it for 41200 OTD. We have a sales tax of about 10.25% in chicago.

not bad.. around 9k-10k additional then i paid. That tax is ridiculous

i think the right thing to really say in this entire topic is.... A 370z is differently the way to go. So the hard part should be which package.