2014 Nissan 370Z

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by schlomo

No reason to be jealous at all. The FR-S is a spectacular car. Now you get to have both in your stable!

+1 agreed.

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by G_Ride

That's a good entry price, but if you don't want the open rear diff you're looking at ~$34k.

True, but even then it's just a crappy viscous LSD. Better off swapping something into the base model yourself

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

True, but even then it's just a crappy viscous LSD. Better off swapping something into the base model yourself

Agreed. There are some nice 1.5 way units for the 370z.

If serious about buying a 370z to use on the track, I'd probably save the $3-4k from the sport package and upgrade the brakes, LSD, and oil cooler. Basically what the sport pack should have been.

[Synack]

I had the NISMO, nice car. Bought it for $30k (basically invoice) and sold it for $33k after 1.5 years. Got rid of it because every repair or part was insanely expensive. Boosting it costed > $8-9000. Glad the twins came out because my car is much faster than the Nismo ever was.

[G_Ride]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

True, but even then it's just a crappy viscous LSD. Better off swapping something into the base model yourself

Agreed

[mid_life_crisis]

Other thing to consider is that the Nissan looks like a PITA to work on.
The twins on the other hand look like they were made to be modified.
Of course this only matters if you can't resist modifying your car, but if you can, what are you doing joining a forum?
My wife would love to see me get a CPO Cayman (they can be had for just a little more than a loaded BRZ) because she knows I'd just drive one of those but wouldn't be able to resist tearing a twin apart.

[tennisfreak]

Originally Posted by Synack

I had the NISMO, nice car. Bought it for $30k (basically invoice) and sold it for $33k after 1.5 years. Got rid of it because every repair or part was insanely expensive. Boosting it costed > $8-9000. Glad the twins came out because my car is much faster than the Nismo ever was.

not sure if serious?


Did you buy the NISMO new because invoice on a NISMO is more like $40k.

[Synack]

Originally Posted by tennisfreak

not sure if serious?


Did you buy the NISMO new because invoice on a NISMO is more like $40k.

Bought a 2010 Nismo in 2011 with 15,000 miles used for $30k. I got a really big deal due to having pull at the dealership I bought it from.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by Synack

Bought a 2010 Nismo in 2011 with 15,000 miles used for $30k. I got a really big deal due to having pull at the dealership I bought it from.

I wouldn't call that a deal. 1 year used 370Z NISMO with 15000 miles goes for just over $31K private party.

[Synack]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

I wouldn't call that a deal. 1 year used 370Z NISMO with 15000 miles goes for just over $31K private party.

I don't know where you're looking but people are selling 2012 Nismos around here for ~$35k. Not like it's a big deal or anything.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by Synack

I don't know where you're looking but people are selling 2012 Nismos around here for ~$35k. Not like it's a big deal or anything.

Edmunds TMV for a 2012 NISMO with 15K miles is $31.3K in my zipcode; doesn't seem to be much higher nationally. That's a pretty decent amount of miles in a year anyhow, I wouldn't pay that much...

Shrug. Just putting down some numbers.

[regal]

Originally Posted by mid_life_crisis

Other thing to consider is that the Nissan looks like a PITA to work on.
The twins on the other hand look like they were made to be modified.
Of course this only matters if you can't resist modifying your car, but if you can, what are you doing joining a forum?
My wife would love to see me get a CPO Cayman (they can be had for just a little more than a loaded BRZ) because she knows I'd just drive one of those but wouldn't be able to resist tearing a twin apart.

You can barely change the plugs on the FA20 without pulling the engine, anything beyond that, something as simple as a head gasket is pull the engine time. Also look at all the gaskets in general, that timing cover is a monster. The '86 is definitely a difficult and expensive car to work on. One guy (FRS300) blew his engine 6 months ago, it is still in the shop and its a toyobaru specialist shop with national recognition.

Parts availability is worse than a Lotus Elise. You definitely don't want to have to do any major mechanical repairs on this car, right now its worse than a Porsche Boxster/Cayman as far as engine related repair costs.

But things will get better if they continue to sell.

[mid_life_crisis]

Originally Posted by regal

You can barely change the plugs on the FA20 without pulling the engine, anything beyond that, something as simple as a head gasket is pull the engine time. Also look at all the gaskets in general, that timing cover is a monster. The '86 is definitely a difficult and expensive car to work on. One guy (FRS300) blew his engine 6 months ago, it is still in the shop and its a toyobaru specialist shop with national recognition.

Parts availability is worse than a Lotus Elise. You definitely don't want to have to do any major mechanical repairs on this car, right now its worse than a Porsche Boxster/Cayman as far as engine related repair costs.

But things will get better if they continue to sell.

I was thinking of modifications. The interior comes apart easily; compared to most cars I've seen in the last 20 years there is a ton of space in the engine compartment; I've never seen a car that was so easy to swap in headers and bolting on a turbo looks like you could do it in your sleep if you have access to a lift.

[G_Ride]

Originally Posted by regal

You can barely change the plugs on the FA20 without pulling the engine, anything beyond that, something as simple as a head gasket is pull the engine time. Also look at all the gaskets in general, that timing cover is a monster. The '86 is definitely a difficult and expensive car to work on. One guy (FRS300) blew his engine 6 months ago, it is still in the shop and its a toyobaru specialist shop with national recognition.

Parts availability is worse than a Lotus Elise. You definitely don't want to have to do any major mechanical repairs on this car, right now its worse than a Porsche Boxster/Cayman as far as engine related repair costs.

But things will get better if they continue to sell.

That's some of the uniqueness of owning a boxer motor. Also, didn't FRS300 blow his motor after a turbo install? Not to mention, not everyone is blowing their motor. Every car will have a few bad eggs in the batch.