IanLivy Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Hey folks - so old time Z user here - traded in my 370 for an 09 GT-R 18 months ago, but have to say really missing the Z, plus my wife refuses to drive the GT-R (which is a bad thing as sometimes I need her MPV!). So - it's going in the next month and am in the market for a newer 370Z (if anyone wants to trade for a new'ish Z btw I'm open to offers) - thing is I need an automatic - yes I know the thinking is that manuals are better but I want an auto - simple as that... Newb question but haven't seen any Nismo automatics for sale - did they ever do them in the UK? I guess it's not a popular choice for most... Cheers, Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, IanLivy said: Hey folks - so old time Z user here - traded in my 370 for an 09 GT-R 18 months ago, but have to say really missing the Z, plus my wife refuses to drive the GT-R (which is a bad thing as sometimes I need her MPV!). So - it's going in the next month and am in the market for a newer 370Z (if anyone wants to trade for a new'ish Z btw I'm open to offers) - thing is I need an automatic - yes I know the thinking is that manuals are better but I want an auto - simple as that... Newb question but haven't seen any Nismo automatics for sale - did they ever do them in the UK? I guess it's not a popular choice for most... Cheers, Ian I'm sure the nismo is manual only That will be a step down for you won't it or dose the gtr get boring eventually? Edited November 12, 2018 by nissanman312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanLivy Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Cheers - for me it’s too much power - and too noisy - I need a quieter engine to check my music mixes on, and never really bonded with it as much as I did my Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, IanLivy said: Cheers - for me it’s too much power - and too noisy - I need a quieter engine to check my music mixes on, and never really bonded with it as much as I did my Z. Ahhh ok interesting to hear your thoughts as it's a lot of people's natural progression from a z Good luck with your search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanLivy Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 I got the speed thing out of my system in the first month of driving it, and for me the Z is a much smoother ride.... can’t speak for the newer GTRs mine’s an 09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 You will find that the early GT-Rs were quite noisy, especially the agricultural transmission. The newer models 2017 up are much quieter and the GR6 transmission is much more refined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 370 Nismo is manual only (unless the option has been added recently?) but pretty sure the non-nismo 370 offers auto. https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-japanesecars/nismo-reveals-344hp-370z/26988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanLivy Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 I’m sure that’s the case - the interior looks much nicer on the 2017s too - my 09 is pretty much identical to my old 350z - hardly any leather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanLivy Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, Ebized said: 370 Nismo is manual only (unless the option has been added recently?) but pretty sure the non-nismo 370 offers auto. https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-japanesecars/nismo-reveals-344hp-370z/26988 Cheers Colin - looks the way in UK, but here's a (rather unfavourable) review of one in USA https://youtu.be/YmBfrB-A1X0?t=224 - and they did in Japan with the Fairlady Nismo from what I can see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 You may want to avoid the Nismo if you are looking for a more comfortable ride, most reviews and most owners on here have suggested its pretty firm ride. No bad thing though, buy a 370z auto and throw the remaining £15k for the cost of a Nismo and make it awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanLivy Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 Good call :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 As above, spend some of your budget on a decent GT auto and use the balance to mod it to your preference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 No autos for Nismo in UK. As the salesman said "just drive manual dude" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanjuke Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 as above get an auto gt and mod it more fun, put a Nismo body kit on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 On 13/11/2018 at 13:09, Jetpilot said: You may want to avoid the Nismo if you are looking for a more comfortable ride, most reviews and most owners on here have suggested its pretty firm ride. No bad thing though, buy a 370z auto and throw the remaining £15k for the cost of a Nismo and make it awesome This is a good plan,amazed the Gtr is noisier than a 370,i found the the road noise from my 370gt edition a real pain,so I have gone back to basics with a 350,lots of mods and not nearly as much road noise despite the fact its wearing 370 boots ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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