almost as bad as the last anniversary. Those that have the 05's know what I am talking about. The 06 and up came with the 05 anniversary wheel, lol!

At least you a get a free cover, well I bet its not free!

 

i was hoping they would they would get rid of the fangs or at least get some braces to fix that grill.

 

wow that interior is sick

 

After observing the interior it looks like the car is equiped with the Navagation package...yet in the description of the car it doesn't mention it as an option. I called the local dealership and they called Nissan who said that no options were to be offered. The NAV package is an $1800 pkg so it couldn't be "standard" on the car otherwise it's cheaper than the "regular" 370Z with the 6-speed, Touring & Sport Package. Anybody heard anything on this issue?????

 

Great fooking song!

 

40th Anniv. Nismo 370z w/ stock turbo?

 

Nissan revealed that the model will cost $38,860, or about $1,000 less than the 350-horsepower NISMO version of the new Z.

That's a steep price, but things begin to come into focus when you learn that the car will be limited to just 1,000 units. That's a small enough batch that the car may have some collectibility down the road, though it'll probably take a few decades to get there.

 

I love my 2004 Daytona Blue touring roadster with the 2006 wheels....so much fun to drive and it turns heads, great to drive with the top down too. I'll be talking with the dealership about the Anniversary Edition within a couple of days when they have more details...I may even keep the 2004 if possible. I'll nix the deal though if I can't get the Navigation pkg (gotta have my iTunes and a GPS...the full Monte of gadgets!) on the Anniv. car or if they tack on a BS "Market Adjustment" price of $3-5K. I'll "settle" for the exclusive 40th Anniversary for the extra grand...I'm banking on the fact that it'll look really nice in person. I like the Nismo model a lot as I like a car with spirit and handling. The body kit accents give it a unique and very attractive profile. I also prefer the spoiler over the Sport Pkg offering. But unfortunately the Nismo can't be purchased with other options. Certainly one could accesorize but that would be questionable with a limited edition car that should remain stock (OK...OK I'll throw in a pop-charger and a cat-back exhaust!).Frankly, Nissan didn't comletely miss the boat or their intended target with the Anniversary Edition but they should have taken it a little farther and designed an all out exclusive 40th that incorporated the heart of the Nismo (and maybe a few extra ponies). It'd probably still come under the asking price for a nicely dressed 2010 roadster ($46-47K). But such a concept car would have rubbed someones rubarb...and you never rub another man's rubarb!

To each his own they say...and as everyone has an AH so we all have opions too
ZZ Rider (rides again)

 

Relax guys, nothing special here. The 370 Nizmo is a better alternative..

 

MAN o man, I finally found someone that's on the same boat as me. I've been digging everywhere and nowhere says that it comes with that as an option. And since they finally announced the price for the 40th Anniversary being around $38K, I'm certain that it doesn't come with it. I was on another forum and saw a 40th anniversary edition in Red....not for US though because the driver's side is on the right, but they have it without the NAV. And this is very very discouraging news to me because I had my heart set on wanting the 40th Anniversary edition for everything else As-IS.....except maybe if they swapped out the regular body style with the Nismo and maybe all of the Nismo performance parts - that'd be my DREAM Z!!! Anyways, I purposely waited till the 2010 edition because I know Nissan just implemented an Upgrade to their NAV system, which is a HUGE improvement to the 2009, but they're not having it as an option for the 40th Anniversary edition? That's messed up. I just wish more people are willing to pay for the OEM Nav's so that people from Marketing won't make decisions like assuming that most people aren't willing to pay for it - and i'm sure that's the case with the US 40th Anniversary edition. And I'm also sure that they're not gonna try allow too many options/configurations (i.e. by having 40th anniversary edition to have a choice of with Nav or w/o Nav, Auto/Manual, not to mention different body colors as choice like Japan does for the 40th Anniversary edition) Because the more configurations the more money it'll be. Also, if someone were to back out of the deal after ordering, they're now stuck with a fully loaded limited edition car that not neccessary anyone would be willing to buy because it's so tailored to a particular person's need. And now they have to sell it a lot less than what they woulda/coulda sold it for (prolly MSRP or beyond)

So as a conclusion, I'm not gonna have my hopes up to believe that the pictures we've all been seeing for the 40th Anniversary Edition's interior includes a NAV system. I'm pretty sure that's for Japan only. Just like how they have a Leathered version NISMO 370Z with NAV as an option (My dream Z).

 

As a Nissan Lease Manager, I can assure you there is no nav in it.

 

My local dealer confirmed that the Anniversary Ed is a "single-spec" car and that it does not include the Nav Package. When I told him that it was a crime that neither it or the Nismo came with the NAV Pkg he stopped me short and said that the Nismo could be customed ordered from Japan with the NAV Pkg! Said that they had researched it for another customer already. So that is even better news. I want a white one...STAT!

Yeah baby....yeah, I'm in the saddle again!
Figtuna

 

yea, a lot of people don't care about factory NAV, they look at the price difference of almost $2000 and right away think to themselves that they can get much better deck, iphones, tom tom, etc..whatever. Not a lot of people at this point are willing to pay attention to the details of improvement these factory OEM NAV over the years.

The Nissan NAV is by far one of the best integrated NAV system, I've ever seen. Your after market NAV or iphone can prolly do phone dialing, bluetooth, but the factory NAV will always top it because it has other things integrated in it such as the climate control and the touch screen with an keypad, and also steering wheel control. Not to mention, the placement of the screen in respect to the driver's pt of view. All aftermarket radios/nav systems, not to mention portable ones are just plain ugly and will never look flush nor ever look like it was designed to be built in with the car.

I've had this conversation with so many people that don't believe in factory NAV. They bash on it before knowing the time and effort a car manufacture spent making it as user friendly as possible. Speaking of price alone, you may think right off the bat $1800 is a lot, but in reality, it's a lot more than $1800 (Invoice $1600), the NAV unit alone is ~$4000 if you ever break it, and it doesn't even include the other stuff like GPS antenna which is a lot better reception than yours(~$70), Faceplate ($300), keypad (~$300), front control panel (~$600), touch screen ($800), wiring harness (~$100+), climate control unit (~$300+), brackets (~200+), bose audio sound system ($???)...and i'm not even done yet, but i know for a fact, you're paying a lot less than what they'd be charging you if you were to break it down to it's actual value ($7000+ easily).

Also, a side note, did I forget to mention that factory NAV uses your car's vehicle speed input to determine/calculates your car's position if your GPS reception ever get blocked by tall buildings or whatever? And with an aftermarket NAV system, you will always get more glare from the sun than you would with a factory NAV, which is designed to be embedded/recessed in so sun will hardly ever shine directly at it. Also, with a Factory NAV, you'd never had to worry about people breaking in your car trying to steal it as it is fastened into your car's center console panels VERY well. As oppose to you leaving your tom tom, iphone, even your aftermarket deck, someone can steal it within seconds or minutes if you left your car unattended (whether if you left your windows down or someone broke into your windows)

Then again, to me it's worth it, because I know all the features there is in the factory 370z Nav. Built in HDD, ipod interface, plays DVDs, XM traffic, SUPER high RESOLUTION, Zagat guide, weather forcast, and so on. I have an iphone and I admit that it can do a lot, but sorry a phone will never compare to factory nav system. Not to mention, your iphone's actual cost is $600 (which is almost half the price of the NAV) and you still have to subscribe to the service....in 2 years time, you're already paying easily over $2000. Even for the NAV system I currently have in my Lexus, it's worth every penny as I can also play movies, climate control integration, voice command, steering wheel control....that whole built-in look will always top any after market NAV system.

Sorry to ramble on and I don't mean to put my frustration on you or anyone, but I think if people start realizing this and willing to pay for these in their cars, the prices will come down significantly.

I was once really excited about the 40th anniversary edition because the pics I've seen previously had a NAV built in, but i was very very disappointed to find out the US version is the only one that doesn't come with NAV. It's because Nissan figures people in US prolly won't want to pay the extra $$$ to have the NAV since most people prolly don't really care for it. Also, they're only making 1000 units, so they kept it simple, 1 configuration, base on majority they made the decision to not make it with NAV. Stupid Nissan! Their reasoning is probably because they figure the price of the limited is already hitting $40K and if they want to keep it under $40K, they better not include the NAV, otherwise, even though it's a limited 40th anniversary edition Z, not a lot of people would care to pay close to $43K for a Nissan Z. There are much better options/competition out there than to get a Nissan brand car~which i'm very sure that's what Nissan Marketing in US thought. The Z's goal was to keep it cheap and affordable, less than $30K. Most Z owners would pay around low $30K, if you are spending more than $40K, there's more luxury brands out there. I've had an offer for a fully loaded G37S with NAV for less than that price - and i'm sure you get more respect than you would with a Z. But I guess they don't care to cater to people like me (which aren't many) who would love to pay for a fully loaded 40th anniversary edition with Nav + Nismo performance parts (only if they have that option), I'm all in to pay $45K for a top-notch stock Z that performs well and looks well (no need for aftermarket B.S.). Then again, they would only do that in Europe as this car is already waaayyy over priced there and they have a lot more competition as an import car. And for Japan, their Nismo 370z has everything! Leather, NAV, red stitch...you name it. That's what I want....but then again, it's Japan =(

Either way, I already have a Lexus and I want the Z because I know it's a much more fun of a car than the G37S or any car in that class/price range. So Z it is I'm gonna get, but no I'm not gonna get a 40th. The 40th isn't that hard to find. I've called up multiple dealerships and they all will have at least 1 or 2 by late February. But i know for a fact they're gonna jack up the price big time and you won't be able to negotiate to pay less than it's MSRP.

 

My DNX7120 > stock Nav.

 

Wait until Nissan finally announces their new turbo-Z plans for the US. Then we'll see what the HR fanboys have to say.

 

I wonder what the price tag would be on the NISMO Z with "touring options". It would probably be the price of the fully equiped Roadster, if not more.

 

I was gonna say your smoking crack, but I looked at the Nissan website. The Nismo Z starts just over at $39k and the Touring 370z Roadster with the Sport Package starts at just over $43k, both numbers being MSRP. WOW.

Makes the $32k I paid for my '05 Track seem like a bargain...

 

Haha, yeah. I just realized that I hadn't posted on this site until that last one. I read about the JDM NISMO Z having all of the same options as the Touring Z. You know the dealers would want to jack the prices up on a "Touring" NISMO or force it to be an order only situation. I would go with it if it was possible, but that would require more of a down payment than I am willing to pony up at this time.

Side note. Wonder if they will do the heated and cooled seats in future Touring Zs.

 

JDM has it all....forget the 40th anniversary...it's all about the Nismo + Touring + NAV + Rear Camera + Front Camera!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaQ_f4eWnqs

even if you get the JDM 40th Anniversary edition, you can get it with NAV and many other exterior body color

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF-EtseMKmc

 

That is pretty hot. Too bad we got short changed again. I just hope I can trade up once they allow those options on the USDM models. Hopefully, that won't be for quite some time as Iam about to close a deal on a 2009 NISMO Z <fingers crossed>.