Is the NISMO worth it?

stunner253 · 12-03-2010, 11:02 PM

I had sports touring pearl white for about 4 months with that short time i installed F.I. exhaust BC racing coilover, black out head light, black out rear valance, 25mm spacers front and back and a nismo s-tune front lip and i totally love the car but every time I see a Nismo i just wish i had one. so i went to the dealer ship and traded my beloved modded PW 370z for 09 Nismo with only 2800 miles on it and god know how happy i am. so if you ask me if the Nismo is worth it? Hell to the effin yea! and on top of that the dealership let me have all the mods that i installed to my PW.

Nismoracer · 12-04-2010, 12:26 AM

Some ppl may think you're crazy for doing that. But not me. I don't know what it is about the Nismo but I Love this car. I've had 350Zs, vettes, mustangs and the new challenger and none of them make me WANT to drive it as much as the Nismo. Just wish it came with 50 more horses from the factory to really set it aside from the rest of the 370s but right now just havin fun driving the car.

LuckyJinx · 12-04-2010, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by stunner253

I had sports touring pearl white for about 4 months with that short time i installed F.I. exhaust BC racing coilover, black out head light, black out rear valance, 25mm spacers front and back and a nismo s-tune front lip and i totally love the car but every time I see a Nismo i just wish i had one. so i went to the dealer ship and traded my beloved modded PW 370z for 09 Nismo with only 2800 miles on it and god know how happy i am. so if you ask me if the Nismo is worth it? Hell to the effin yea! and on top of that the dealership let me have all the mods that i installed to my PW.

Of course nodded cars are hard to sell ha

stunner253 · 12-04-2010, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LuckyJinx

Of course nodded cars are hard to sell ha

It works out great for me instead of them having a modded PW 370z I have a modded Nismo lol!

Pelican170 · 12-06-2010, 09:54 AM

I think its definately worth getting. I got mine over the summer and my reasoning is I wanted something that is going to be able to be comparable with other cars out there. From what ive read, it has about as good, if not better numbers than the Mustangs, Camero's, Challenger's and BMW's (except new M3's), and looks better than the Evo's and STi's, and is still about as fast. I think they are more unique and also leaves me with not too much modding to do. When you line them all up together, the Nismo tends to be the one turning the heads...

ludeakris7 · 12-15-2010, 01:49 PM

IMO I like the idea of having the car look the way I want it straight off the dealer floor. If I'm putting out almost 40K I shouldn't need to add anything to make myself happy with it. I don't want to say "it just doesn't look finished to me" everytime I look at it, and to be honest my wife would give me the smelly eye if I went out and bought mods right away on a 30K+ car (they just don't understand those things).

I have contemplated buying a base w/sport and then adding the NISMO aero kit and spoiler (at time of purchase from dealer) which would give it a similar look for a little less money but I would be losing the "limited" aspect and the tuning/performance aspects the NISMO comes with. Overall in the end it would cost roughly 3-4k less going that route. But is the loss of all those NISMO'y gadgets worth 3-4k? I'm not so sure ie exhaust, tuning, badges, limited edition, etc...

The reality of that is...I'm already paying say 35k so why not try to find a deal on an actual NISMO at 38-39K for basically an extra 75 bucks a month on a 5 year loan. Yea that extra cash adds up and affects the interest payed but I'm already in the boat for 500+ a month so the prestige of the NISMO seems worth the extra cost. Also, when someone says "hey man nice car...is that a NISMO" I can say yea..I'm special! haha

That type of stuff (for my sick ego) is important to me. I'm the type that wants the top model of the line...I always seem to want the top of the line and if I get the second best I always regret the decision. This is why the NISMO twinkles in my eye. At this point in my life I have been waiting and saving for extra time to get a nice car and I feel that if I don't go all in my patience and determination is somewhat worthless.

As far as going sport/touring..I've decided that leather power heated seats would be the only perk I really want out of the touring deal and an extra 5K is too steep for that. I don't really "need" the technology aspects (nav etc) and currently don't have anything luxury in my current 01 Prelude....honestly I drive a car with a 90's style interior and absolutely zero luxuries aside from cruise control. I personally like to do my own stereo system so no issue there as well.

So its Base w/ Sport and NISMO Aero package or NISMO
Colors- 1st Black 2nd Pearl White 3rd Gun Metal...Opinions on best color are welcome
All of the other car options I was looking at are now off the table. It will be a Z no matter what!

Planning to purchase New or under 1K Used Summer 2011 (Previous year model preferred)

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12-03-2010, 11:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
stunner253 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Seattle Wa. Posts: 235 Drives: Nismo red Rep Power: 16	I had sports touring pearl white for about 4 months with that short time i installed F.I. exhaust BC racing coilover, black out head light, black out rear valance, 25mm spacers front and back and a nismo s-tune front lip and i totally love the car but every time I see a Nismo i just wish i had one. so i went to the dealer ship and traded my beloved modded PW 370z for 09 Nismo with only 2800 miles on it and god know how happy i am. so if you ask me if the Nismo is worth it? Hell to the effin yea! and on top of that the dealership let me have all the mods that i installed to my PW.

12-04-2010, 12:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nismoracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 420 Drives: 10 Nismo Rep Power: 15	Some ppl may think you're crazy for doing that. But not me. I don't know what it is about the Nismo but I Love this car. I've had 350Zs, vettes, mustangs and the new challenger and none of them make me WANT to drive it as much as the Nismo. Just wish it came with 50 more horses from the factory to really set it aside from the rest of the 370s but right now just havin fun driving the car.

12-06-2010, 09:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Pelican170 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 972 Drives: Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 16	I think its definately worth getting. I got mine over the summer and my reasoning is I wanted something that is going to be able to be comparable with other cars out there. From what ive read, it has about as good, if not better numbers than the Mustangs, Camero's, Challenger's and BMW's (except new M3's), and looks better than the Evo's and STi's, and is still about as fast. I think they are more unique and also leaves me with not too much modding to do. When you line them all up together, the Nismo tends to be the one turning the heads...

12-15-2010, 01:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
ludeakris7 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 27 Drives: 2001 Honda Prelude Rep Power: 16	IMO I like the idea of having the car look the way I want it straight off the dealer floor. If I'm putting out almost 40K I shouldn't need to add anything to make myself happy with it. I don't want to say "it just doesn't look finished to me" everytime I look at it, and to be honest my wife would give me the smelly eye if I went out and bought mods right away on a 30K+ car (they just don't understand those things). I have contemplated buying a base w/sport and then adding the NISMO aero kit and spoiler (at time of purchase from dealer) which would give it a similar look for a little less money but I would be losing the "limited" aspect and the tuning/performance aspects the NISMO comes with. Overall in the end it would cost roughly 3-4k less going that route. But is the loss of all those NISMO'y gadgets worth 3-4k? I'm not so sure ie exhaust, tuning, badges, limited edition, etc... The reality of that is...I'm already paying say 35k so why not try to find a deal on an actual NISMO at 38-39K for basically an extra 75 bucks a month on a 5 year loan. Yea that extra cash adds up and affects the interest payed but I'm already in the boat for 500+ a month so the prestige of the NISMO seems worth the extra cost. Also, when someone says "hey man nice car...is that a NISMO" I can say yea..I'm special! haha That type of stuff (for my sick ego) is important to me. I'm the type that wants the top model of the line...I always seem to want the top of the line and if I get the second best I always regret the decision. This is why the NISMO twinkles in my eye. At this point in my life I have been waiting and saving for extra time to get a nice car and I feel that if I don't go all in my patience and determination is somewhat worthless. As far as going sport/touring..I've decided that leather power heated seats would be the only perk I really want out of the touring deal and an extra 5K is too steep for that. I don't really "need" the technology aspects (nav etc) and currently don't have anything luxury in my current 01 Prelude....honestly I drive a car with a 90's style interior and absolutely zero luxuries aside from cruise control. I personally like to do my own stereo system so no issue there as well. So its Base w/ Sport and NISMO Aero package or NISMO Colors- 1st Black 2nd Pearl White 3rd Gun Metal...Opinions on best color are welcome All of the other car options I was looking at are now off the table. It will be a Z no matter what! Planning to purchase New or under 1K Used Summer 2011 (Previous year model preferred)