thats cool theres also a bunch of Zs in jersey if ur willing to drive out

 

for the right price im willing to drive almost anywhere lol. some nissan dealerships?

 

yeh thats what i did with mine i drove upstate a couple of times just to get my 03.Yeh and some small private dealers.

 

the only thing is i wanna try and still get a warrenty still so just incase if something is wrong i can get it fixed. i dont wanna get stuck with something 8 months down the road something bad happens to it like a problem known for them and the warrenty wont be there you know what im saying?

 

Yeh i understand.With mine i didnt buy any warranty from the dealer but i have a friend thats a mechanic so anything wrong in the future he will do the job.

 

i bought my 08 Z enthusiast stick with 5k miles for $21K about 3 months, so 03 should be lower than $14k for sure.

 

im having the hardest time right now finding a good price. i want anything thats stick besides red or blue, the touring model from 03 - 07 and not a convertible. what the diff between the track enthusiast and all that, just the interior?

 

vsc,traction control,bose,tire pressurse sensors etc

 

whats vsc? i looked through about 100 or so and couldnt find 1 in a decent price range for me. i dunno where else to search, i searched a 400 mile radius form where i live, i found a few private but i dunno if i wanna buy privately?4

 

also i wanted to ask about the 06 oil consumption problems, is it like a deffinate that it happens or some get it some dont?

 

alright so i just applied for a loan for a 05 thats 20k and has 21k miles on it and fully loaded. its about a hour or so away. hopefully it all goes well and come with a extended warrenty

 

For 20k I'd rather get an '07 for the HR motor.

 

You really bought your 2008 base model for only $24,000? This pisses me off because When I came home from Iraq last year in may, I bought my 2008 350 for $31,000. Ohh maan

 

whats the difference between the 07 enthus model and a 05 touring? they have both there. and whats the hr motor? higher revs or something? im new again to the car world

 

If it was me and I had to choose between 07 enthusiast and 05 touring I would definitely go for the 07. But I guess it all depends on what you're chasing.

The 05 touring will have power/leather seats, bose sound system, optional navigation, LSD, TCS, and the VDC. Basically you get more luxury but you get the older DE engine, which is not quite as good/refined as the new HR. Its not a BAD engine, but the HR is better/faster. BTW you get TCS on all years and models except the base Z.

The 07 enthusiast wont have the power/leather seats, bose, navigation, or the VDC. Basically it will have less luxury but all the performance things you need and more, because of the HR. Plus in 07 the Z got the revised suspension, which is much better than the one in 03-06. You get the HR engine, which is more refined, smoother, revs higher, has more power, and in my opinion, has much better power delivery, you get most of your torque starting from like 3.5k RPM all the way 7-7.5k RPM. A lot of problems that the older Z's had like tire-feathering, grinding gears, and oil consumption (mostly 05-06) are fixed on 07 and up, though some people have had oil consumption problems with their 07s-08s, but a very small amount.

Like I said, in the end it all depends on what you're looking for. Go test drive both cars and see which one you like better. Though, I think its pretty safe to say that for the most part 07-08 year models will be more reliable.

*VDC is more of a safety thing than performance/luxury thing, together with the TCS they assist you in the prevention of loss of control (spinning out..etc) of your car. If you're driving like an idiot, no TCS or VDC will save you from crashing, I had to learn that the hard way.

 

thanks alot man, that helped alot. im leaning alot more towards the 07 now

 

If you are still asking questions like this then you aren't ready to buy. There is great information here as to the differences between the models and between the model years. Do some more searching.

Personally, I'd avoid an '03. There are inexpensive, lower mileage Zs out there in the '04 and up years.

 

No problem, man. I'm glad to help.

Yea, the 07s-08s are awesome. The HR engine is the bomb. The only downside of the HR that I can think of is that there are not as much aftermarket modifications out for it at the moment, there are a couple of twin turbo kits for it. I don't think there are any single turbo kits out for it right now, though, same goes for the superchargers. There are plenty intakes/exhausts and small things like that, though.

In my opinion, after trying out both, the difference between the DE and the HR is like night and day, the HR is a much better engine.

 

i just found 1 near me. its like 80 miles away. the touring modle i think it is. its 22995 and like around 9.5k miles on it. is that a good deal? its looks really clean

 

It sounds decent to me, but I'm not the person to be asked about prices, though. I got my car a couple of months after the 07 came out and my car had 8 miles on it when I picked it up, because I didn't really feel like getting one off of the floor that already 200-400 miles on it, I wanted it as fresh as possible, since I was getting it brand new. I went from dealer to dealer getting a lower quote every time, and I haggled a lot with the final dealership the I got it from, too. I ended paying 29,6xx.xx for my car, while most people would pay 32-33k out of the door at the time. Since I got my car I haven't really been following up on the prices. 2007 Touring Z would be dope, though. With the leather and bose and everything...

Is it manual or auto?