I have my loan and everything set for my z. Now i cant decide if i want to save a few thousand and get an 03...or go for the 04. My friends have told me there is a difference in the 03, something about fual mapping and gear ratio....is this true? is there any difference in the two at all? please help me if you know. Thank Youu

 

The 03 and 04's are very similar and both contain very similar sets of problems... It seems to me that by 05 the problems were all fixed. If I was you the question would be buy an 03.... Or save more money and buy an 05 or 06

 

not sure but i know the there were two different 04's, some refer the later 04 models as the 04.5, which are basically 05's. one quick way to check to see if its a 04 or 04.5 is to check for knee pads on the side of of center console area. 04.5 have them 04's do not

 

depends on the 03 your looking at. I gotta helluva deal on an 03 touring with only 18K miles. ONly cost me 21 Grand. Perfect condition, never raced. LIke new. But i would pay more attention to the conditions of the years youre looking at. But as far as differences, none that i know of.

 

The are several cosmetic differences. A non-enthusiast would not recognize those minor differences.

 

The 04.5 has a revised suspension, with a stiffer/thicker front sway bar, and some other suspension changes to try and fix ride quality and tire wear. The former was "corrected", while the latter continued to plauge the car.