Thinking about trading in Revup for 370z nismo
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My short answer: NO.
But why......
Up until August '15, I owned a '12 Z34N (still in the family, living with daughter who absolutely LOVES her new car).
While we owned it, the car was/is an absolutely dream. More power, very refined manners and while most Z33 owners here seem to diss on it, I loved the car. In so many ways it was/is a better car overall BUT....
About THE CAR itself -
The Z33 platform IS more raw and admittedly - but for the power/TQ advantage the Z34N has over either Z33 - it's IMO, a bit more of a driver's car.
I look at the Z34N as an evolutionary car more than anything else - similar to the way I look at my '08 Niz vis a vis my '03. It's more refined and it's softer than it's predecessors - again, in the same way the '08 is to the '03.
From a driver's standpoint, it is as much point n' shoot as my '08 Niz, no doubt. Engine, being the uprated VQ37VHR with more displacement and output overall makes it an absolute needs-nothing more engine (I know I'll take flack for that so I'll qualify that with "for MY needs".) Brakes are FAR superior than anything on the Z33 - yes, my opinion that the Ake's are "tactilely" better than my Brembos - and the car requires little in the way of mods to make it do the things I use it for better.
From this perspective, money notwithstanding, it's a GREAT UPGRADE, IMO. However...
About the Financial Side -
But mostly, I say no due to the finances. It's a depreciating asset and after paying out $41k for it, you'll have a car worth MAYBE low $30s....
But it all depends on your financial situation and condition. We leased ours initially then bought it out at lease end for cash, net result being a total payout just under the original Mulroney sticker. I attribute this to good timing and good negotiating; so for us, it made a lot of sense.
The money I "saved" on incurred modest lease payments (and the ability to write it off as a business expense) went into appreciating assets.... namely, real property.
About the reliability -
As with nearly any Nissan (or Honda or Toyota FTM...), the Z34N *might* have your modified Z33 by the ankles. It's newer, has fewer miles and frankly, there's not much that's going to go wrong with a stock Z34N that's maintained. (We had a service contract negotiated into the price/lease structure which continues today) so we paid virtually NOTHING to maintain the car.
But honestly, how much could go wrong in 11k miles? Laff...
From THAT perspective alone, I'd say go for it BUT..... there's so many other newish cars out there that would out-justify it on reliability.
So, long and short, I'd say no, it doesn't make a lot of sense despite it being a really great car.
My devalued $.02....
Mic
PS If one could buy a 14k mile Z34N for around $30k cash, I'd say go for it. But that not being the case, well...
But why......
Up until August '15, I owned a '12 Z34N (still in the family, living with daughter who absolutely LOVES her new car).
While we owned it, the car was/is an absolutely dream. More power, very refined manners and while most Z33 owners here seem to diss on it, I loved the car. In so many ways it was/is a better car overall BUT....
About THE CAR itself -
The Z33 platform IS more raw and admittedly - but for the power/TQ advantage the Z34N has over either Z33 - it's IMO, a bit more of a driver's car.
I look at the Z34N as an evolutionary car more than anything else - similar to the way I look at my '08 Niz vis a vis my '03. It's more refined and it's softer than it's predecessors - again, in the same way the '08 is to the '03.
From a driver's standpoint, it is as much point n' shoot as my '08 Niz, no doubt. Engine, being the uprated VQ37VHR with more displacement and output overall makes it an absolute needs-nothing more engine (I know I'll take flack for that so I'll qualify that with "for MY needs".) Brakes are FAR superior than anything on the Z33 - yes, my opinion that the Ake's are "tactilely" better than my Brembos - and the car requires little in the way of mods to make it do the things I use it for better.
From this perspective, money notwithstanding, it's a GREAT UPGRADE, IMO. However...
About the Financial Side -
But mostly, I say no due to the finances. It's a depreciating asset and after paying out $41k for it, you'll have a car worth MAYBE low $30s....
But it all depends on your financial situation and condition. We leased ours initially then bought it out at lease end for cash, net result being a total payout just under the original Mulroney sticker. I attribute this to good timing and good negotiating; so for us, it made a lot of sense.
The money I "saved" on incurred modest lease payments (and the ability to write it off as a business expense) went into appreciating assets.... namely, real property.
About the reliability -
As with nearly any Nissan (or Honda or Toyota FTM...), the Z34N *might* have your modified Z33 by the ankles. It's newer, has fewer miles and frankly, there's not much that's going to go wrong with a stock Z34N that's maintained. (We had a service contract negotiated into the price/lease structure which continues today) so we paid virtually NOTHING to maintain the car.
But honestly, how much could go wrong in 11k miles? Laff...
From THAT perspective alone, I'd say go for it BUT..... there's so many other newish cars out there that would out-justify it on reliability.
So, long and short, I'd say no, it doesn't make a lot of sense despite it being a really great car.
My devalued $.02....
Mic
PS If one could buy a 14k mile Z34N for around $30k cash, I'd say go for it. But that not being the case, well...
At this point I'm thinking I'll sell the revup private party... If the nismo is a great deal.
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The NISMO is a rip off to start with. Not a bad car, mechanically. Its a bit slower than base 370's though. Love the 15's and up though. Still would never buy a NISMO.
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I look at it this way.... I bought a limited edition Z33 with comparable mileage for "just" 23% less than that and it's not really any faster or that much better than, say, another 7 year old Z in Grand Touring trim except for maybe the "exclusivity" of it and all the aero junk and a working suspension.
My other vantage point: $30k isn't much when compared to sports/GT cars of similar performance potential and considering that you advantage yourself of the big initial depreciation the car already took....some 33% off MSRP on just a one model year old car (give/take).
But the ONLY way you'll know for sure if it's right for YOU is to go drive it, push it a little during said drive THEN decide if a $30k lump sum hit to your checkbook is worthwhile to YOU.
(And since it's a dealer and still should be covered under warranty, negotiate with the dealer to get the extended warranty AND service contract.... Worked for me and now my daughter doesn't have anything to worry about for another few years. Then she can give it to her little bro.)
Good luck whichever direction you go.
Mic
