Trade Maybe?
 

Have a manual 2014 MB base model with only 17,xxx miles and I owe like
$18 grand and also has Berk TP's , Ark Dts exhaust , k'n short ram intakes and a ecutek tune as well and aftermarket wheels

Question is should I trade for a 2015+ Nismo costing over 30 grand ? I really like the body style it's starting to grow on me and the recaro seats

All opinions welcomed thanks guys

No.

Depends on your financials. If you can freely do it then go for it. If money is tight then absolutely not.

Take great care of what you have :tup:

-Clifford :tiphat:

If money is tight don't do it. Basically they are the same car with a few differences. The price is not really worth the upgrade. Although, I am in love with the new nismo and I want one myself.

If it doesn't make any impact in your finacials, then yes do it. Hell you have a base, upgrading to a Sport is a while other animal.

no. upgrade to a used sport.

NO! you can take 1/4 of the money you would spend on the NISMO and make the Z you have better then the NISMO..

I don't think sport is a whole other animal... the only differences are brakes and VLSD, which can both be had for ~$2200 total.

You could also buy the Nismo aero for ~$1500 plus paint and have your car look the same. Seats on the other hand...

I actually thought about that very exact idea..... but..... You could get all the ground effects for your base and make it look just like the Nismo if not better for less money. :twocents:

Dump the one wheel wonder and go for a sport or a nismo.

That's not how differentials work. Both wheels are driven with the same power with an open differential.

Exactly..:iagree::driving:

highly doubt someone owing $18k on a $30k-something car has such options financially.

so i agree with dont.

There is no point of having this car without a VLSD

Until your VLSD wears out and becomes an open diff anyway... It's definitely not an end all be all performance upgrade in this car. Sure it's a lot better (before it stops working better) but it's not even close to a "real" diff.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but with an open differential, the engine's power follows the path of least resistance, so when one wheel has less traction than the other wheel, the engine's power will go to the wheel with the least traction. Hence, the one wheel wonder comment.

Or just change the fluid regularly, and the VLSD doesn't wear out.

Actually you can't change the viscous fluid from what I understand, it's separate from the diff fluid.

Do it.

Yea I think Ima keep it then one thought was by the time I finish paying the new Nismo I could of went FI TT thanks everyone for your replies

I actually didn't know that, but perusing the forum seems to confirm what you say. I guess it's upgrade time when I hit 60k!

Save the cash...keep it.

the VLSD won't wear out for 60-70k miles a real sports car should indeed have one. this isn't a one tire fire that open diff you have is night and day vs the stock vlsd. and i know this because i also have a base, and the open diff is poop