Base 2013 Nissan 370z or Base 2013 328I

kaylikestofly

This may be a dumb question because its a Z forum but which is better out of Z and 328i? BWM is more practical and drives better but I love the power of the Z. Anyone have experience with both cars and can over solid advice? Thanks!

Nismodean

What drives better is more opinion than fact. To each their own, but you have your answer already. Which is the most important to YOU? Practicality or sportiness?

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kaylikestofly

True. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you love your Z?

Nismodean

Fuel starve issue (hopefully soon to be fixed) -1, CSC issue ($1500+ fix) -1, steering lock issue (warranty fix) -.5

So I guess 7.5/10 for reliability.

9/10 for sound, mustangs and camaros hate that I sound better than most of them lol.

10/10 for surprising the above mentioned drivers with their girlfriends keeping pace with them.

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Lukcas61

Don't have the CSC issue or the steering lock problem. My reliability has been 9/10. And mustangs and camaros do hate the Z because most of them rev next to me trying to intimidate me.

Red__Zed

In what word is the VQ37 a pleasant sounding engine? And the Z is not keeping up with either car in recent gens.

MB370Z

Rusty

Wait until the warranty is up on the Bimmer.

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axmea?

OP. Driven both. Two different cars targeting diff drivers. You can find the Z' s faults in this forum.

Z sits me much more comfortably than the bmw. Clearly sportier inside and out. Way noisier and louder. More engaging to drive. This has the fun factor and wins by a mile. Faster than the bmw. Transmission is rough compared to the bmw. Night and day. Turns more heads than the bmw. Who looks at a 328i anyway?

BMW interior is not that great. Some cheap plastics in there. Great 8spd auto transmission. Stereo sounds better. Cannot stand the car seemingly shutting itself off in a full stop. Absolutely hate that feature. That shutoff causes so much lag when launching from a stop. Did not care for the seats. It did not feel as comfortable and secure as the Z's. Smoother ride. Boring.

Again two different cars and curious why between the 2.

If I'm buying a bmw it'll be an M4 and nothing less.

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kaylikestofly

just debating whether i want conform of BMW or Z. Im going on 27 and I feel that I have outgrown the z. I drove the automatic and to be honest I was bored with it after like 5 minutes. Plus I live in an area with not a lot of open (LA, lots of traffic and stop lights) roads so I do not think I can really drive it. This will be my only car as well...not a 2nd one.

TBatt

Yep. My BMW loved to go to the shop. I think it got homesick. In the four years I had my 540 I had the following problems:

Radiator
Driveshaft (twice)
Brakes (four sets of rotors)
Transmission (twice)

As soon as the warranty ran out I got rid of it.

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Guys at work with their Bimmers. Just before the warranty is up. They're gone.

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sp911

I have a 2012 370z and the car before that was a bmw 330xi. for the most part I like the z more. what I liked more on the bimmer was all wheel drive for the winter months which might not be important to you. and of course it's more practical. the bimmer was expensive to fix and that was why I sold it. fun-wise the z has it all over the bmw. what I do recommend is considering a sport instead of base z. I had the choice of either and spent a little more for sport, touring, nav and i'm very glad I did. it sounds small but having the touch screen nav instead of a vertical glove box was a great decision for me. good luck.

scope22

I couldn't agree more, i bought the car for rev matching cause its cool, but after a couple of years i think rev matching is the cause of throttle lag, i seem to enjoy driving more with sport mode off.

2011 Nismo#91

I wouldn't get the base Z unless you plan on doing a lot of mods. The Rev matching is nice, and the VLSD will always be better then an open diff. The wheels and brakes are also well worth it.

As for the BM I just don't know how reliable they will be. With the Z we know what the issues are and how to mitigate and avoid them. Honestly the only real $ issue is with the Z is the CSC failing. Which if you are going to fix you might as well upgrade the clutch and flywheel so it will be over 1k in parts to do.

Remember to compare warranty and maintenance costs too.