Get used to it bro. It was the same way over in My350z forum with the 350 Nismo. I don't really understand all the hater comments myself... its not like you see Nismo owners making comments claiming that our trim level is superior over others... all I see is non nismo owners saying we wasted 10k dollars... blah blah.

Exactly. It's like us Nismo owners just mind our own business here. But ever since somebody started Nismo topic, we are buried under rice rocket, over priced, underpowered, overweight. Oh well, now I started to believe haters gonna hate IS true.

I did not start this thread so people can jump on a "Let's talk smack about Nismo" bandwagnon fan club.

I deeply feel for Nismo owners that are voicing concerns about people attacking them for wasting their $ on their cars. Like I said earlier, the $ spent is over rated.

Some people just want to buy their car with the things equipped from stock for a couple of years to enjoy and if they don't like it, they can then upgrade (whether itd be seats, suspensions, whatever) - while some people just want to drive it as is. Either case is up to you.

I'm sure someone's gonna say how the factory's Bose Nav or the leather seat isn't as good as what you can get aftermarket with the same cost.

In my case, I had to choose between upfront to enjoy for a couple of years:
-The Nismo w/ all the performance benefits and the fancy the Nismo body
-Sport/Touring w/the luxuary amenities
Unfortunately in my case I couldn't have both.

I do finding it interesting that there are some strong believers that once it's not a Nismo to begin with "It SHALL NEVER BE A NISMO". I thought the NISMO plaque in the back bumper is just saying you're supporting Nissan Motorsport while some Nismo owners hold dearly that it's something a car cannot replicate as if it's some kind of cult that can be joined only if you have a #. Otherwise, "It's not a NISMO." It's an interesting fact though isn't it?

I do support exclusivity and find it good that Nissan created the Nissan 370z Nismo model for people to buy to help support their Nissan Motorsport Passion but I don't agree with the "if I never got a Nismo from the beginning as it was never built and BRANDED as one, it shall never be." Nor do I agree with or appreciate the "Wanna be something I'm not" statements. - It just makes the Nismo 370z people sound more like a cult.

Because what is a Nismo? What makes up a NISMO? The authenticity plaque in the center console? What if I were to buy a Nismo and take out Nismo Seats, Suspension, exhaust? Is it still a Nismo? If you were to start off with a Nismo and start switching out performance parts, you're just as much as a "wanna be something you're not".

OP, I was not exactly bitching about you and I liked this thread discussion until someone started to bashing on the Nismo just like in some other threads too. To me, I have no problem if you put on the Nismo badges on your z. Like I said before I am happy to see people convert their z to a nismo z and make it even better. There is another guy made a blue nismo conversion and I think it was so cool and so exclusive.

Now, I don't think other Nismo owners would really care you put a Nismo badge on your car or not include dmhenderson. They just tried to give you their opinons and heads up since you were asking for opinions. Having said I don't care if you put on the nismo badge or not, I do understand why others suggest you not to... The best way I could explain this better to you is, let's say you have a DG 370z. Just because you powdercoated your wheels and brake calipers to gun metal and red, would you throw on a 40th anniversary tag on your car? For people don't know the Z history of course they wouldn't notice. But when you go to the car meet and people ask you is that a 40th? What you gonna say? And further more, when you sell your car are you gonna tell people it's the 40th? I give you this example so now people can't use performance crap to debate on it. Yes, there IS a versioning no matter it's a better version or same version...

But at the end of the day, you should do whatever YOU want. This might sound cliche but this is so true. Now I think you've got enough ideas of other people's. It's time to make your own call and close this thread. No matter what decision you make, we will(should) respect it. Good luck with the conversion and post up some pix when it's done!:tup:

lol, 11 pages all about a piece of plastic lettering. I guess Nissan's brainwashing does work if you are honestly offended. It's all a marketing gimmick. If you've ever been a part of any type of business, you'd be familiar with this tactic. It's nothing but pomp and circumstance. If Nissan had named this the "Nismo Package" instead of calling the car the "Nismo," I don't think this would even be an arguement. At the end of the day, this is something someone in Japan just came up with out of thin air. Nothing stoping you from doing the same.

....same with the 40th. In Europe it was called the Black edition for the exact same car (mostly).

OP, put the badges on if you want. If anyone ask, say it's a Nismo replica, lol....and if that still bothers you, drop some turbos and say it's what the Nismo should have been.

You have a very valid point! :iagree:

12 now....I want to thank you all for participating in this conversation. I am sorry if it offended some along the way. You guys are a good crowd. In the end we all are just part of community with the same general interest - cars.

As for my car, I've decided to go without the Nismo emblem. While it was entertaining to keep this thread going, there'll always be my fiancee who supported me financially thru this conversion project that will call me out on me being a poseur. lol I've been pretty passionate about the Nismo since day 1 but she'll never understand why I didn't just get one in the first place.

Funny thing is, I would be in the same boat - of wanting all the features my current car has which the Nismo lacked.

I do respect her taste though, I'm not going to go with shaved emblems nor blacked out emblems. While it also looks nice, I personally like a little bit of contrast on my Magnetic black Z and don't want with the murdered out batmobile look. My car is black enough with the tint and dark gunmetal powdercoated wheels.

I'm just going to have the silver Nissan logo in front and back without the 370z emblem or the Nismo emblem. Who knows, maybe someday I'll slap on the emblem to make it look good =) Hopefully I'm getting my Z back next week and I'll post some pictures in my journal.

Anyone know how I can close this thread?

Go Premium and you can close your own threads :tiphat:






or you can PM Frost or Triple's and ask them to close it

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to the first part :p