From time to time I still look though car sites like cars.com and autotrader that show 350z's and their trim levels. I always find that for a touring, track, and grand touring, that it just looks like an enthusiast/base model.

I have a grand touring 06 which came with the lip spoiler, volk wheels (that look a little like the ones that come stock on a nismo), navi, and gold brembos.

Basically what I want to know is, are the sites just advertising trim levels wrong, or can a grand touring look like an enthusiast and still be called a grand touring?

http://bit.ly/fk4khX - that for example is a "grand touring" but the only difference I see from a standard base model is the color of the seats.

Thanks for any responses

 

Most car sites and even a lot of dealers have no idea what trim level the car is. Since it's not built into the VIN number, there's no official source for the info other than the Nissan computer system.

Once we start modding the cars, the trim can be changed and masked so you never really know anymore.

 

Yeah, just ask the wunderkids who bought a modded Base and then ***** because they didn't realize it doesn't have cruise or an LSD. I think car dealers go with whatever the previous owner told them, or maybe whatever they think will sell the car. Plus they use stock photos, not actual ones. - and they won't correct the ad even if you point out the mistakes.

 

Yeah joey, there are plenty of franken-z's out there lol some dealer tried to sell me a "nismo" which was just a base model with stickers all over it

 

ooo damn haha sounds like this http://bit.ly/iiVuBk cept no stickers or badges.

 

like what Dave said it's possible to mask the real trim of a certain Z then sell it as a higher one.

for all you know this could be a 240 with a 350z bodykit!!!

 

Yes. The Enthusiast is just like the Grand Touring but different.

 

probably was a 240! haha. thats why there were no interior shots and they just added some other pics of a cadillac hahaha

 

WAIT!!! Stickers don't make my Base model a NISMO!!??? **frantically rushes out to tear of 45hp of stickers**

haha, not really, but i agree that to anyone besides us, just saying the car is teh best trim they can think of sells cars,rather than knowing teh difference

 

bought my 2004.5 new sticker 27xxx paid 25500 base why pay 10xxx more for a/t a really crappy bose leather and and leather seats that crack...base do the mods yourself and get a really good looking car for alot less....downside top of the line cars always bring more at trade in (bank doesnt care about those 4000.00 volks and 12000.00 tt install

 

Bought my 2007 Base about 2.5 years ago and really had no idea of the trim levels or what came in them at the time. And I sell cars for a living!

I paid what we traded it in for($20,500, 13k miles)and just knew it was a base model. As I started driving it I was looking for the cruise control and obviously never found it lol. I was thinking how can a $30,000 car(new) not have cruise control?

 

look for a home link mirror and then check your brakes.

JK, there is a site that describes the subtle differences, kind of the "350ztech" differences, but in the past we couldn't post it here.