Nissan 370Z or BMW Z4 s35i

BrianZ

I don't know man, I owned BMW's up until my G35 and now my Z, and I did all the work on them. A car's a car for the most part when it comes to that. Just because most BMW drivers are 328i-driving sorority girls doesn't mean they're hard cars to work on

Crap, speaking of which, when I had my 2000 MZ3, I don't remember ever seeing another M, and every "normal" Z3 was some old lady in an automatic

Sardis

Have a buddy who has a 335, before that a 328

Not sure why people would spread false information about the free maintenance. Only thing you take care of is the tires, period.

These Z versus BMW threads should really be Infiniti VS BMW threads as they are more closely matched.

I really fail to see how you can drive both, rather it be a 1,3,Z and a Z34 and not understand the differences.

Really a simple test drive should illuminate the luxuries and refinement of the BMW versus the focused and raw nature of the Z.

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Matt

I would think a glance at the sticker price would illuminate it as well.

radiZh

Hell yeah it illuminates!!

No offense but when I went to the automall in my area and looked at numerous of cars, none of them had the, "wow factor," the 370Z has. Saw a nice RX-8 and Genesis but it didn't quite catch my attention. I was crazy over the Audi TTS but when I saw it up close, it's not that nice. The interior is worse than a Honda. This applies for most of the cars I see nowadays, unless it's something real nice like a R8, I would still say the 370Z steals my heart away.

But, everybody is different. Instead of asking others for their opinion, you should go and see the cars yourself. Test it out. Coming here and asking us what we would pick is kind of an obvious answer. No duh most of us is going to say the 370Z, why else did these people purchase the car? LOL.

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Mike

Exactly, At Zdayz last year, I saw the 370 in person for the first time, and I bought mine the day after we got home. The new Z4 does the same thing for my wife, and who am I to deny her?

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Holliday

I agree with Sardis. The Z4 and the 370Z are not even in the same arena. They are completely different. In the nissan/infinity worth the only thing close to compare with the Z4 would be the G35/G37 IMO.

Even then, the G wins! I just got rid of my G35 to get a 370Z for that more nitty gritty sports car.Test driving and price comparison would seal the deal for most though. If you are married, the wife might lean more towards the Z4 cause it is "CUTE" HAHAHAH!

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Holliday

My co-worker bought a brand new 3 series here in Germany and he does not have the 4 year warranty plan like they get in the states. He also did not pay as much as people do in the states either. Like I said before, you pay for it one way or another!

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ianthegreat

That's true. I'm at 30k and haven't paid a dime for my 335i. They even take care of interior cosmetic issues for you. I scraped the crap out of my interior trim by the door and it was replaced as "defective, should not have scraped."

And the modding bs here is crap also. If you modify your 370, you can bet Nissan will not warranty the car either.

nicknick

Ian are you saying that you can mod your bmw and bmw will still honour your warranty? I find that bad business practices.

Also I find it puzzling that BMW will replace a part that was/may be, clearly wear and tear and possibly carelessness by the owner. If that is so then good on BMW and I guess the extra money you pay for the BM goes into "claims" like these.

ianthegreat

Definitely not. If I mod my car I lose my warranty. Everyone pays to play.

Definitely a wear & tear item w/ a little negligence on my part. No, the extra 15k goes into replacing my defective door trim. Sheesh.

Holliday

THE Z WINS!

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Mike

If you are referring to what I had posted about not being into modding on the bmw vs modding a Z, what I meant was that either way with modding, you won't have a warranty, but with the bmw you will be giving up services you don't even get with the Z.

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ianthegreat

My bad! I thought you were saying Nissan would still warranty you while modding.

I understand what you mean.