Another 'Which one' thread

[PapoZalsa]

Originally Posted by Ole Rusty

Okay, I know that there's a hundred 'do I buy this or that' threads, but I'd like to hear from the Nismo, Roadster, and Touring crowd to compare. I love all three-the Nismo for its looks and performance, the Roadster for top-down fun, and the Touring cuz I'm old and like my cars comfortable.

You can erase the Nismo then!

Originally Posted by craniac24

You will get much more pussy with the roadster. Without question.

If you buy a car to get pussy you are in serious trouble my friend!

[Jeffblue]

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

/\ Hey, I'm a a slightly older guy and my wife and I love the way the Nismo looks. Honestly the best thing about the aero like I said earlier is that it's functional (it ain't rice if it's functional), which is important to us since this car will be tracked regularly. if it weren't for that, we'd probably have gone with a touring/sport pack/nav etc.

i dont mean ricey in a bad way. just in a descriptive way. the nismo body kit is definitely, in your face, aggressive, japanese sports car styling. if thats what you want, then more power to you. didn't mean to generalize, just a lot of older people seem to like more subtle styling. but then again, a lot of those people buy lexus and other boring cars, so you are already a step ahead

only problem with the nismo and getting it as your 'track' car... is that it really isn't much more track ready than the sport package. still needs an oil cooler, and i'm not sure how the brake pads are as far as track use.

Originally Posted by craniac24

Don't get me wrong...the coupe is a great looking car. But chicks dig roadsters. Putting the top down allows for a great many more possiblities than the coupe offers.

...like driving with the top down? Yea... chicks do did roadsters... thats why chicks buy them

[craniac24]

Originally Posted by PapoZalsa

If you buy a car to get pussy you are in serious trouble my friend!

Did I say that I bought my car to get pussy? I'm just letting the OP know that it's a nice fringe benefit.

[Ole Rusty]

All great comments, I appreciate them all. I do like the roadster, but not sure that the TN weather really makes that worth it. I hear what you're saying, JeffBlue, and agree with you a bit. I'll be turning 40 next month and don't like 'ricey' cars, but I agree with FL 4motion that I don't really think it looks ricey. That's one of the things that appeals so much to me is that it all looks factory. Been looking at a few 996 GT2 Porsches as well and find the wing a bit too big and a little 'ricey' for a DD. Don't get me wrong, they're BEAUTIFUL, but I don't like how massive the wing is because I'm not going to track it.

I forget which poster made the comment, but I think it sums up the solution most succinctly. He said that either the Touring or the Nismo will be just as great, it just depends on whether I want to mod the interior or the exterior.

Thanks all.

[Urbanracer]

There are older member on this forum that own nismo models, not just younger guys. I went with the nismo because I liked the more agressive looks. The nismo really isn't any more track ready then any of the other models, as stated, they all need an oil cooler and upgraded braking systems to be safely tracked. I drove both and ended up with the nismo and haven't looked back. Leather, nav, heated seats were all just a waste of money for me, I really have no use for that stuff in a sports car. I ended up getting a great deal on my nismo which put it at close to the same price as a touring with nav. I just decided that if I'm buying a sports car then I'm going to buy the sportier model. Everyone has different needs and desires in a car, I wanted something that I could track once in awhile with the agressive wider look, just get what fits your needs. I certainly wouldn't say that any of the other Z models are "superior" to the nismo, performance wise they are all on the same level. Marginal differences at best that likely couldn't be replicated by most people on this forum. A nismo will likely have a better resale given its limited production numbers. Buying a touring and putting nismo parts on it will cost you plenty too, I can't say that I've seen anything aftermarket that looks as good as the nismo aero kit either. IMO the wing is bigger then I'd like but it fits the type of car that it is and carries the car lines well enough; and its functional according to Nissan (something to the effect off 150lb of downforce @75mph or something?). Just my $0.02 Best of luck to you in your decision.

[FL 4Motion]

Originally Posted by Jeffblue

i dont mean ricey in a bad way. just in a descriptive way. the nismo body kit is definitely, in your face, aggressive, japanese sports car styling. if thats what you want, then more power to you. didn't mean to generalize, just a lot of older people seem to like more subtle styling. but then again, a lot of those people buy lexus and other boring cars, so you are already a step ahead

only problem with the nismo and getting it as your 'track' car... is that it really isn't much more track ready than the sport package. still needs an oil cooler, and i'm not sure how the brake pads are as far as t

Gotcha Well, the Nismo still needs and oil cooler and brake pad upgrades just like all the rest of em (big pet peeve of mine btw). However, my biggest reason for choosing the nismo is that the it would be difficult/expensive to replicate the functional aero with aftermarket parts. Could you do it? sure, but how many manufactures are going to list how much downforce their wings, front lips/canards produce? Not to mention the prep, paint bodywork needed to get them to fit and look oem can sometimes be $$ and time consuming. Even for me, sticking an aeromotions wing on the back of my Z (which is super functional) is a bit over the top for a car that is still a dd as well.

Originally Posted by Urbanracer

There are older member on this forum that own nismo models, not just younger guys. I went with the nismo because I liked the more agressive looks. The nismo really isn't any more track ready then any of the other models, as stated, they all need an oil cooler and upgraded braking systems to be safely tracked. I drove both and ended up with the nismo and haven't looked back. Leather, nav, heated seats were all just a waste of money for me, I really have no use for that stuff in a sports car. I ended up getting a great deal on my nismo which put it at close to the same price as a touring with nav. I just decided that if I'm buying a sports car then I'm going to buy the sportier model. Everyone has different needs and desires in a car, I wanted something that I could track once in awhile with the agressive wider look, just get what fits your needs. I certainly wouldn't say that any of the other Z models are "superior" to the nismo, performance wise they are all on the same level. Marginal differences at best that likely couldn't be replicated by most people on this forum. A nismo will likely have a better resale given its limited production numbers. Buying a touring and putting nismo parts on it will cost you plenty too, I can't say that I've seen anything aftermarket that looks as good as the nismo aero kit either. IMO the wing is bigger then I'd like but it fits the type of car that it is and carries the car lines well enough; and its functional according to Nissan (something to the effect off 150lb of downforce @75mph or something?). Just my $0.02 Best of luck to you in your decision.

/\ well said. At the end of the day, OP can't go wrong cause he'll still be in a Z. Well, except if he gets a convitable, that's a no go for me.