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Ladies and Gentlemen, I do not see your opinion on real advantages or disadvantages between base versus touring models. A Z should be a Z, no matter what, but are

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Old 09-10-2009, 06:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I do not see your opinion on real advantages or disadvantages between base versus touring models. A Z should be a Z, no matter what, but are there any real differences? or is it all just superficial asthetic differences?
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Touring includes:
Leather w/ heated seats
Bose sound system
Bluetooth connectivity
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homelink system, leather seats, 8 way adjust...things like that

if you can afford touring, get it
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The base has a lot of empty buttons all over the place, the Touring fills them nicely.
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I wouldn't be happy with this car if I got the base model. It's my DD and the extra creature comforts are nice.
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I have a base and i would absolutely not get touring... its such a rip off lol... you pay so much for leather / bluetooth / misc... I for one do not care about heated seats... also... I plan on upgrading my seats eventually - so its a no-brainer for me... Also you get a nice lil weight saving
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Thats cool if that what gets you off.Thats why they have chocolate and vanilla!
Touring and sport package are really cool and make the car but not for everyones pocket.Its a reasonable package also.
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  • Aluminum Pedals
  • Leather Heated Powered Seats
  • Bose Audio System with 8 speakers and bluetooth
  • Hatch Area Cover
  • Rear View mirror with auto dim and homelink
  • Optional Navigation System

If you can afford it and like the amenities, definitely Get... if you get these individually, you would pretty much spend the same with install.

Some of us prefer to go aftermarket for audio/dvd/navi and speakers... don't care much about the leather heated heavy seats...

-But secretly looking to upgrade pedals and get dimming rear view
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if you can afford touring, get it
Disagree.

I can certainly afford the Touring but decided against it. I personally think buying a Touring and not opting for navigation makes very little sense, so fully loaded, this car runs a hair north of $40K. I see that as paying $40K for a jazzed up $29K car, or a 30%+ increase in price. In that price-range, your options open up to a whole new level of car, most notably an almost brand new 2008 or 2009 Corvette (by almost brand-new, I mean <5K miles), late E46 M3, 335i, <10K mile CLK550, etc. Of course, I know you can't compare a used car to a brand-new one, but your options are there (I would never buy a used car unless it had <10K miles and a good portion of the warranty remaining anyway). Don't forget, those have already been titled, so if you change your mind and sell it a year later, you will lose relatively nothing.

This is a sports-car, and one of the purest available on the market. If heated-leather, Bluetooth, navigation, etc. are a priority in a car, shop elsewhere. The Base with the Sport package offers you a no-frills performance car at a price-level which can't be matched by many other, be it new or very slightly used.

I often see cars optioned out to the till, making me question why they didn't chose to buy a different model in the first place. Porsche makes the perfect example, where you can option out a base Cayman to more than a 911 Carrera S.
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Disagree.

I can certainly afford the Touring but decided against it. I personally think buying a Touring and not opting for navigation makes very little sense, so fully loaded, this car runs a hair north of $40K. I see that as paying $40K for a jazzed up $29K car, or a 30%+ increase in price. In that price-range, your options open up to a whole new level of car, most notably an almost brand new 2008 or 2009 Corvette (by almost brand-new, I mean <5K miles), late E46 M3, 335i, <10K mile CLK550, etc. Of course, I know you can't compare a used car to a brand-new one, but your options are there (I would never buy a used car unless it had <10K miles and a good portion of the warranty remaining anyway). Don't forget, those have already been titled, so if you change your mind and sell it a year later, you will lose relatively nothing.

This is a sports-car, and one of the purest available on the market. If heated-leather, Bluetooth, navigation, etc. are a priority in a car, shop elsewhere. The Base with the Sport package offers you a no-frills performance car at a price-level which can't be matched by many other, be it new or very slightly used.

I often see cars optioned out to the till, making me question why they didn't chose to buy a different model in the first place. Porsche makes the perfect example, where you can option out a base Cayman to more than a 911 Carrera S.
I do see your point about an jazzed up 29k car... but this features are desirable to some and not too ridiculously priced when taken all into account.

Over here in Puerto Rico, we get Two 370z Models... Base non sport goes for 38k. and Touring Sports goes for 48k.

So the Sports package on a base is not available (Sucks). I Almost bought an Touring Sports for 50k when the 370z arrived... Shortly came to my senses... now sportspackage-less and getting some upgrades eventually.

The non touring seats are not top noch tough...
-Clicking noise when hard cornering is an issue...
-When you puch the headrest backwards, the support pops you in the back?...
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Disagree.

I can certainly afford the Touring but decided against it. I personally think buying a Touring and not opting for navigation makes very little sense, so fully loaded, this car runs a hair north of $40K. I see that as paying $40K for a jazzed up $29K car, or a 30%+ increase in price. In that price-range, your options open up to a whole new level of car, most notably an almost brand new 2008 or 2009 Corvette (by almost brand-new, I mean <5K miles), late E46 M3, 335i, <10K mile CLK550, etc. Of course, I know you can't compare a used car to a brand-new one, but your options are there (I would never buy a used car unless it had <10K miles and a good portion of the warranty remaining anyway). Don't forget, those have already been titled, so if you change your mind and sell it a year later, you will lose relatively nothing.

This is a sports-car, and one of the purest available on the market. If heated-leather, Bluetooth, navigation, etc. are a priority in a car, shop elsewhere. The Base with the Sport package offers you a no-frills performance car at a price-level which can't be matched by many other, be it new or very slightly used.

I often see cars optioned out to the till, making me question why they didn't chose to buy a different model in the first place. Porsche makes the perfect example, where you can option out a base Cayman to more than a 911 Carrera S.
Dude whats the mystery? A lot of people only like or want a certain make or model. And the notion of..You could have bought this or that for the price?

Sure a loaded Cayman comes close to S territory, but that 911 will be pure bare bones. Besides the fact many owners wanted the midship layout. A fully loaded Croc S would be nowhere near a fully optioned C2S in price..

So if some dude is a real diehard Nissan (370Z) fan and wants leather and nav etc..? Telling that same guy he could buy a vette for that price, is probably out of the question no matter the cost.
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What are your plans with it? Track/Daily or Full out track? If the first, go with touring; if the latter, go with base. I have the base and do not intend on tracking it whatsoever, but the empty buttons really do make it as a daily seem kinda blunt. Just my 2 cents.
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Disagree.

I can certainly afford the Touring but decided against it. I personally think buying a Touring and not opting for navigation makes very little sense, so fully loaded, this car runs a hair north of $40K. I see that as paying $40K for a jazzed up $29K car, or a 30%+ increase in price. In that price-range, your options open up to a whole new level of car, most notably an almost brand new 2008 or 2009 Corvette (by almost brand-new, I mean <5K miles), late E46 M3, 335i, <10K mile CLK550, etc. Of course, I know you can't compare a used car to a brand-new one, but your options are there (I would never buy a used car unless it had <10K miles and a good portion of the warranty remaining anyway). Don't forget, those have already been titled, so if you change your mind and sell it a year later, you will lose relatively nothing.

This is a sports-car, and one of the purest available on the market. If heated-leather, Bluetooth, navigation, etc. are a priority in a car, shop elsewhere. The Base with the Sport package offers you a no-frills performance car at a price-level which can't be matched by many other, be it new or very slightly used.

I often see cars optioned out to the till, making me question why they didn't chose to buy a different model in the first place. Porsche makes the perfect example, where you can option out a base Cayman to more than a 911 Carrera S.
so why cant i get my leather and nav, and have a gorgeous car on the inside with the daily necessities here, AND have a great sports car? i am very happy i got the touring/nav, because every time i get in the car the inside puts a smile on my face before i even start the car.
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Get the sport package for sure.

Get the touring package if you like what it provides you with for the money it will cost you.
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