is the Touring package worth it?
 

I'm looking to buy a 370Z with <30k miles on it. Sports package is an absolute must, but I'm trying to determine if the Touring package is worth it. Glancing at truecar.com it seems to add about $4k to the price of the car which seems crazy for what is basically leather, upgraded stereo, and nav.

Personally, I just really want an XM capable radio, but I'm curious if anyone has opinions of the upgraded sound system in the Touring vs. the base sound system.

One other thing to take into account is resale value. Think it would hurt resale if it has an aftermarket tuner in it? I can't live on local radio, so if I buy a base + sport pkg, I'll be putting in a new head unit with XM.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

seats are 100X better looking and feeling in my opinion and the bose system sounds great to me. has plenty of power considering the level it has to be turned up to with my very lous exhaust setup lol

the nav setup is ood as well. mine could def use the update since its a 2009 but it's so nice for all the display options and everything else that comes with having it.

i'd say if the price either way is do-able for you then get the touring package as well.

Buy a base and take my touring seats off my hands! Lol

I have to agree with FP

For a DD, I'd say the Touring package is worth it. See FPenvy's comments above.

If you are looking for max performance, the Touring package will add a few pounds and zero HP, so probably not what you want.

Thanks for the comments so far, guys. Does anyone know how much the touring package is actually worth? Also, you think it would affect resale value negatively to put a new head unit in a base package?

FPenvy, yeah, the price is doable, but the options are limited. There aren't very many touring + sport + 6spd cars out there. Base + sport + 6spd is much more available. I set a fairly arbitrary budget of $25k for this purchase. I'd go above that if I thought touring was worth it. I haven't driven a touring model yet, but I thought the seats in the base model felt pretty good. (you got 324 whp with just 3 bolt ons and a tuning? wow)

One more question, what's up with Nissan holding out on 370 owners by only giving cooled seats to roadsters? I'd absolutely be buying the touring package if it had cooled seats. Down in Texas I couldn't care less about heated seats.

P.S. side note - I can't believe how many 370Z's were sold with automatic transmissions. You'd think people in that demographic would flock to the G37 and all the enthusiasts would go with the 370.

i'd honestly tell you to take the time and find one with your option list + touring. the seats are so much better in looks and comfort. bose system is just as good as most aftermarket head units.

i searched for 3 months to find mine and it was in louisiana. i flew down there with a check and drove it home to pittsburgh in one shot lol

...........so what's your issue with 7AT Z's? :stirthepot:

Crap, is yours an automatic? I'm thinking this is the most appropiate emoticon for this situation since I don't see a foot in the mouth: :wtf2:

I guess it just doesn't seem very "sporting" to not do my own shifting. I haven't looked into it, but they also used to be heavier and had more drivetrain loss. But if you are putting down 324 with just those add ons then it must be pretty efficient.

I've been looking for a couple weeks. I'm about to sell my MR2 and IS300 to consolidate them into one daily driver. Would like to replace the hole in my heart from my MR2 as soon as possible. Would really prefer another mid-engine car, but not very many platforms out there.

if the Z will be seeing miles then why not bump up to better seats. i made a 1300 mile drive as my first drive in the Z and it was one of the most comfortable i've ever had.

and yes mine is an automatic but i've made every shift in that car since i've bought it. i never have it in auto mode always in manual mode. even the downshifts coming to a stop or when driving hard for tranny braking. :tiphat:

324whp and a sub 13s 1/4 mile so the AT is very good in the 370 trust me :tup:

6MT/Touring/Sport/Nav is the way to go for sure.

tranny choice aside the sport/touring/nav is such a great set-up. i wouldnt have mine any other way.

:iagree:

To be honest, I don't know why the Z is even offered without the sports package, much less why someone would buy it.

I bought mine, 6mt/Touring/Sport without the nav. Sure nav is cool but this is my DD, easily 95% of the driving I do is in familiar territory, plus I'm looking at mounting my ipad mini in it so that solves that.

I would never buy a base model and miss out on the heated leather, aero kit, Bose system (love that auto volume adjust!), 19" Rays wheels, dual piston calipers, LSD, and Synchro rev-matching tranny. Just too much cool stuff to pass up...

Well, I'm a warm natured person and I feel like cloth breathes better. And the base seats felt good to me, but I guess I owe it to myself to at least test drive a touring to see if the seats sell me. But like I said, I'm seeing about a $4000 premium for the touring models, and although I can pay it, all I really want it for is the XM radio and the frugal angel/devil on my shoulder is making fun of me for thinking about paying that much for that one feature. If the nav system doesn't update itself and include traffic, it is dead weight to me. Would rather use google maps on my phone.

I'll take your advice, though, and take it slow. Wait for the right one to pop up at the right price. I'm just trying to figure out what that price is. Is $4k accurate or have I been mistaken?

it all depends price wise. i do know on my particular Z the sport package still is +1400 in the price and nav is +500 in the price for it being used. i'm guessing touring is about +2000 at most sincei believe the package was only 4000 option new lol i'll check my window sticker later.....its still in the glove box.

also as for the breathability of the seat you must remember the outside edges on the seats are leather. the inside of the seat back/bottom are microfiber suede/alcantara style material. just watch wearing cut-offs/tank tops when its hot weather lol that about the only way that leather will burn you down in texas :tiphat:

A lot of that stuff you listed was from the sports package, not the touring. And I generally agree about the sports options. I need that LSD and really like the rims.

I didn't realize the nav was not automatically included with the touring. I think it has been on all the touring models I've looked at online. Like you, I'm not interested in the nav system, but I'm sure they'll want to bump the price up for that feature.