i want to see if the touring has the screen...because touring comes with bose i believe.
but then again...nav is only 1850................damn these options!!!

 

well if it is anything like the JDM it wont have the screen. Here you can see leather with no nav. It has a different stereo and climate controls and no screen.

Doesnt mean its what we will get, but its a good assumption.



You can also see 3 head unit styles in the owners manual (base, bose, and bose/Nav)

http://nissan-techinfo.com/refgh0v/o...Nissan-370.pdf

pages 154,158,163

 

^ ah...proof.
i was hoping for the screen...o well can't get everything we want.

thanks for the clear up.

 

The price is pretty much what I expected. I was hoping they'd keep it around $39K for a fully loaded model. However, if you get the 370Z fully loaded it offers the exact same content (hard-drive based navigation, music box, start/stop button, etc...) that you get in a fully loaded Infiniti. In addition you get performance that is better than any car Infiniti currently offers. Most people say they wanted to get the base car with only the sport package anyway (not many people purchase fully loaded vehicles) so I don't see this news affecting the majority of buyers. I plan to get a fully loaded touring and this news certainly doesn't dissuade me from doing so. My G sedan was over $40K fully loaded as well and I think the 370Z is priced correctly because it features the same content and better performance. I doubt Nissan is worried much about selling this car, even in these economic times. The Z car is not Nissan's bread and butter volume sales leader (the Altima is) and I'm sure their sales goals are pretty conservative anyway since two-door performance coupes are a niche market that don't appeal to everybody and don't meet the needs of the average consumer. I know that for me my upcoming purchase of this car is a want, not a need...

 

^ well said.

i want this car too.
whether it be a fully loaded or base with sport...
it will be a blast to drive!

 

I'm with ya on that, that is a big difference! Although some can't drive a manual so they will have no choice but to pay that!

 

The point is that for the price of the 370z, you could get a 2LT C6 Vette 6MT brand new. 370Z is nice, but the Vette is just too damn sexy. If the price is equal, it's a no-brainer.

 

Thats ture, Nissan is encroaching on the Vette in price but not in performance.

 

Yeah, it is a no-brainer, Nissan/Infiniti>GM/Chevrolet. The 370Z is a much more refined car than the Corvette. A new 2009 base Corvette starts off at $48,565 see link
http://prod3.gmautobuilder.com/Build...lname=Corvette
The 2LT C6 you are talking about starts off at $50,110 so it's no where near the price of the 370Z. And after paying $50K for either of these cars you still don't get things like a hard-drive based navigation, music box, etc... Corvette is a great deal when compared to porches, lambos, ferraris, etc... You can't compare it to the 370Z though, the cars aren't usually cross-shopped. The Vette is an all out performance vehicle that has the typical inferior interior domestic carmakers have become known for. So the point is you have no point...

 

Although GM will prob start offering employee pricing again which may get the C6 prices down to the $40s with 0% financing. Personally, I 'd never buy Corvette again.

 

The Z and the Vette aren't equal in price though, they aren't even close, and the Z is also better built then the Vette. The Vette's obvious strong point is the engine, no arguement. I know a few people with Vettes and they love them, but they often complain about GM's quality. Granted, these are C5 owners. the one C6 owner I know has a Z06 and he says it's insane. (pretty sure that means good)

I think the 350Z's interior was a joke compared to what it should have been, I had mine for four years before selling it and the only way Nissan gets me into a 370z is if they picked up their game, and if all reports are accurate, they did.

I agree the 370z is pricer... but as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. I smile when I read post after post of people whining because it's $3000-$5000 more expensive then the older Z's (depending on options and what not), yet the expect the car to have a nice interior, improve on the 350z weak points etc. I think an earlier poster pointed out... that stuff doesn't come for free.

Simple... to those that think the 370z is over priced... don't buy one. I for one would be pleased to see fewer 370z' on the road.

 

Can't wait to put one next to the GT-R in the garage.

 

This is the closest Corvette volume dealer to me and it doesn't even have the best deals for forum dealers.

www.kerbeck.com

There are 2008 1LTs going for $38,000 from CorvetteForum dealers.

While the Corvette's interior isn't as exciting as the 370Z's, Corvette's reliability for 2008 and 2009 models is impressive and nearly all of the kinks have been worked out. Nissan has a habit of not being able to make problem-free cars (all years of Z, GTR transmission, etc).

Here's another forum dealer that doesn't even have the highest amount of overstock.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...lt-coupes.html

You can get a 1LT with the Z51 and NPP options for under $40,000.

 

Base 6spd + Sport Pack FTW

 

Exactly what polo08816 said. You guys quoting Vette prices are using the MSRP but Chevy dealers haven't been using them for the last year. You can easily get a base Vette for under 40k. You can get a 2LT for not much over 40k and a 3lt for roughly 45k. True the Vette is in a different segment than the Z but the two are starting to cross in price due to the economy. You can't deny that these two cars will be crossed shopped until the econmy goes back up and Chevy can sell the Vettes for MSRP again. As for the interior comments, if either Z or Vette owners were that concerned about interior they would be looking at different cars. When buying a sports car engine and suspension typically come way before interior. Personally I don't believe the C6 interior to be all that bad. Compared to the porsche 911 4S coupe I test drove the other day the C6 interior was vastly superior to the 90k porsche.

The new Z is great and I'm considering it as a next car purchase but you can't negate the fact that there are other good car buys out there was well.

 

I understand what you and polo08816 are saying as far as comparing 08 Corvette overstock to a 09 370Z, yes they will be close in price because the dealer is trying to unload them (the company is in danger of going under for goodness sakes, lol). But for someone like me who doesn't buy used cars and only orders from the factory the car's aren't even close to costing the same. If I got a Vette I'd order it from the factory obviously at MSRP just like I'm going to do when I get the 370Z and the Vette is quite a bit more expensive and even more expensive if you start adding options. After the 370Z has been out a few years even if the economy hasn't recovered the 370Z will be an even greater bargain because their will be deals to be found on it just like the ones for 08 Vettes. Of course their are other good buys out there but when you're comparing NEW to NEW (2009 vehicles) two-door, rear wheel drive coupes with similar performance and interior options as the 370Z can be had with it really doesn't have much direct competition, fully loaded or not...

 

Yeah, I was thinking it might be in the 35-36K range, MRSP. I might could have talked my self into spending that much, but I'm going to have a real hard time on 37-38K. (and by spending that much, I mean after talking them down to invoice)

 

That's pretty pricey roughly 40k for a fully loaded touring 6mt
I would wait and buy a one year old one for more like 30k

 

but who wants an ugly *** nismo?

 

I'm not sure if this it correct but I thought I read that you must buy the NAV package to get the premium sound equipment including the hard drive for music storage.