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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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When I bought my 350z, the dealer said it was a grand touring. Is there a quick and easy way to tell if its a grand touring or if its simply just the touring edition?
I have the heated seats so I know it has to be a touring, how do I tell if its the grand touring or not?

I've tried searching but anything I found only shows whether its a touring, enthusiast, track or base
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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https://my350z.com/forum/buying-leas...0z-models.html

The only sure-fire way is to have a Nissan dealer or NNA look it up in the computer by the VIN.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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Leather and brembos. No brembo = just a touring. Another one is 18 inch front wheels and 19 inch rear wheels... gg buying somethig without research first though. Hope you got lucky.
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DavesZ#3
https://my350z.com/forum/buying-leas...0z-models.html

The only sure-fire way is to have a Nissan dealer or NNA look it up in the computer by the VIN.
I saw that, but the only difference between touring and grand can't just be the brembo brakes?

Is there any online website i can search the vin with?
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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Leather and brembos. No brembo = just a touring. Another one is 18 inch front wheels and 19 inch rear wheels... gg buying somethig without research first though. Hope you got lucky.
I'll check if I have brembo's then, can't check the wheels since I changed em up and have no idea where stock ones are

Either way I paid the price for a base 350z, so doesn't really phase me. But yes, I hope I got lucky and have the grand touring lol
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:03 PM
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did your stock wheels look like this?


or like this?
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 11:17 PM
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As previously said... Brembos. Orange brakes = good.
Many dealers try to swindle people by saying their 350z is a track or a GT. These dealers need to burn in H3LL
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
did your stock wheels look like this?


or like this?
The thing is the guy told me the previous owner bought new tires and rims for the car, so the ones I got were the base rims. I don't blame the dude, but I'm thinking he took the grand touring rims (If it even is a grand touring)

Originally Posted by bluelineshooter
As previously said... Brembos. Orange brakes = good.
Many dealers try to swindle people by saying their 350z is a track or a GT. These dealers need to burn in H3LL
Well I know for sure the brakes aren't orange lol, any possible way they changed the calipers I was excited of having a grand touring, guess I only got the touring one lol


Edit
Actually just looked at a picture of my car with the original rims, it looked like neither of the two lol so he took original rims off and swapped em with knock offs probably

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Originally Posted by Bruno350z
The thing is the guy told me the previous owner bought new tires and rims for the car, so the ones I got were the base rims. I don't blame the dude, but I'm thinking he took the grand touring rims (If it even is a grand touring)


Well I know for sure the brakes aren't orange lol, any possible way they changed the calipers I was excited of having a grand touring, guess I only got the touring one lol
its time...

time to come to the realization that you do not have a GT
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
its time...

time to come to the realization that you do not have a GT
Makes me a bit sad
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 11:58 AM
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ya u got a t not a GT brembos ftw!
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Originally Posted by F34RL355
ya u got a t not a GT brembos ftw!


Any other differences between GT and T that I'm missing out on? lol
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Originally Posted by Bruno350z
Makes me a bit sad
I'd go back to the dealer and raise H3LL!!! Those bass turds are crooks. They most likely new exactly what they were doing to you. Demand free oil changes for life or something.
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Originally Posted by bluelineshooter
I'd go back to the dealer and raise H3LL!!! Those bass turds are crooks. They most likely new exactly what they were doing to you. Demand free oil changes for life or something.
uh... why should he do that? he payed for a Base model he said. he got a Touring.
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Originally Posted by bluelineshooter
I'd go back to the dealer and raise H3LL!!! Those bass turds are crooks. They most likely new exactly what they were doing to you. Demand free oil changes for life or something.
Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
uh... why should he do that? he payed for a Base model he said. he got a Touring.
^ This lol
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
uh... why should he do that? he payed for a Base model he said. he got a Touring.
My bad. I didn't read that post.
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