Traded in my 09Z for a 2012Z

[kidkotic2001]

So ..... I did what I most not wanted to do, I traded my 09Z for the 2012Z. I went to the Nissan dealer yesterday with my sister in law and father in law as she was looking to get into a new Altima. I was just tagging along as my father in law asked me too.

So I was sitting down and the sales rep who was selling the Altima saw me looking at the Nismo and the touring with sport package. He got another sales rep to bring them out of the showroom and had me take a test drive. I took a drive on both with another sales rep that was in training. By the time I knew it, I had signed the deal. I was really waiting for the new model but I will just trade this one in if I really like the new body if it does change. I got home and told my wife, she diagnosed me with impulsive disorder since I do this a lot with cars and electronics.

I do have a questions does the 2012 come with that oil cooler?

[reunited]

Yes ... it has a small oil cooler. Not big enough for track use but supposedly an improvement for spirited road driving in warm weather over previous model years

[LakeShow]

Haha that's funny. What did you get the Nismo or the Touring sport? I know there's no actual difference between the 09 vs 12 but could you say you feel a difference?

[UNKNOWN_370]

Originally Posted by LakeShow

Haha that's funny. What did you get the Nismo or the Touring sport? I know there's no actual difference between the 09 vs 12 but could you say you feel a difference?

The biggest difference between the 09 and 11 is the Z can absorb bumps better. 2012 they added the cooler. Dampening was improved in 2011 as well as some sound deadening was added. In 2010 they added the hvac air filters and better screen for nav and all Z's added a tonneau cover bracket in case you want to order the cover.
Every year they make small changes on the Z..

[Gauge]

Originally Posted by reunited

Yes ... it has a small oil cooler. Not big enough for track use but supposedly an improvement for spirited road driving in warm weather over previous model years

I find the oil cooler to be good for just about anything you can do on a regular road. I've beat on this thing pretty hard.

[kidkotic2001]

I took the Touring with sport package since I only had the Touring before. I loved the Nismo at least the power but I did not like that there was really no leather interior, no Navi, heated seats which my wife loves. It was missing to many things that I already had.

I do not feel buyers remorse, in my entire life I have only owned one car (1999 Eclipse GSX). After that I have never owned a vehicle.

I did take the 0 interest and I was not upside down on my 09 Touring with no sport package. This was part of my agreement with the sales rep, I told him that I could not be upside down on my current car.

I just looked at it as I wont have to deal with the lock issue, I have navigation, I have the rays rims, and the color that I really wanted from the start.

[Thechidz]

Originally Posted by kidkotic2001

I took the Touring with sport package since I only had the Touring before. I loved the Nismo at least the power but I did not like that there was really no leather interior, no Navi, heated seats which my wife loves. It was missing to many things that I already had.

I do not feel buyers remorse, in my entire life I have only owned one car (1999 Eclipse GSX). After that I have never owned a vehicle.

I did take the 0 interest and I was not upside down on my 09 Touring with no sport package. This was part of my agreement with the sales rep, I told him that I could not be upside down on my current car.

I just looked at it as I wont have to deal with the lock issue, I have navigation, I have the rays rims, and the color that I really wanted from the start.

I would say good deal then. you probably extended your payments but you have a brand new and better car. don't listen to the haters. enjoy

[edub370]

Originally Posted by thechidz

i would say good deal then. You probably extended your payments but you have a brand new and better car. Don't listen to the haters. Enjoy

orly??

[Thechidz]

Did you finance with the 0% deal at all? I was tempted but just cant swing it right now we're looking to buy a house

[tonybui]

What's the big difference that made u decided to switch to the same car?

[Compdoc777]

Yeah I am on this one too. Why? For less than you paid you could have purchased the lighted door plates $145 and a better cooler for $500. A bottle of new car $3.00. Heck on that note a new set of $1400 sticky tires and either had a custom stereo and exhaust, intake...

I am sure you probably went up about $5000-10k depending what you bought sport or Nismo and lost about 4k on your old unit for the exact same car. And on that you could have had twin turbo setup.

Now if you purchased I Nismo I could see a little, but if it was sport for sport? Seriously?

Yes that would be defined as impulsive compuslive disorder

I bet that sales guy was like Steak and lobster tonight bitcheass!

[MacLean]

Congrats!!!! So which model did you get & did you get the 0% interest.

[NYBladeZ]

So you get yourself into making car payments for a longer period of time on the same or damn near close to the same car you had? Man they gotcha...

[mhcoss]

Originally Posted by NYBladeZ

So you get yourself into making car payments for a longer period of time on the same or damn near close to the same car you had? Man they gotcha...

And you complain when others troll your new car purchase thread?


OP congrats.. My suggestion is you do a bit more research next time though!

[NYBladeZ]

Originally Posted by mhcoss

And you complain when others troll your new car purchase thread?


OP congrats.. My suggestion is you do a bit more research next time though!

I haven't really got many trolls on my thread and it still doesn't justify getting the same car. I guess if the OP is happy then by all means, its not something 99% of us would do. I can related to driving a car that really makes you feel good and happy .