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Gday guys,

Im in the market for a 350z track 03-04 and I have a few queries about the car in general.

1. Was sat nav an option on this model 03-04 in Australia? I know it was in Japan and the USA.

2. Is sat nav available for purchase on this model through nissan, ebay or aftermarket?

3. Is sat nav a hassle to install if it is after market?

4. Anything to be aware of when I buy apart from the crappy interior plastics?

5. 350z or RX8???..........

Any help is much appreciated.

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Gday guys,

Im in the market for a 350z track 03-04 and I have a few queries about the car in general.

1. Was sat nav an option on this model 03-04 in Australia? I know it was in Japan and the USA.

2. Is sat nav available for purchase on this model through nissan, ebay or aftermarket?

3. Is sat nav a hassle to install if it is after market?

4. Anything to be aware of when I buy apart from the crappy interior plastics?

5. 350z or RX8???..........

Any help is much appreciated.

1. Never an option for australian market :blink:

2. maybe ebay, but you'd have to retrofit one into the centre pocket and who knows what that would involve?

3. depends what you buy, tomtom just plugs into a 12v socket for ex.

4. Being aussie delivered you can easily find specs so not much chance for nasty surprises unlike imports

5.... :P 350z all the way!

Good luck mate

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Arent they slower?

no, same engine, same specs

in fact, the V35 has japanese maps so in theory it might even put more power down at the rear wheels than an equivalent year 350z

Also I want something Australian delivery for insurance purposes.

well i am 24 and paying $1100 with just car insurance for full com which includes protection of my rating one

can't ask for better than that with my age!

also, its basically the same car (same engine, gearbox, brakes, suspension) but has rear seats and a nicer interior

check out the V35 section for more info they are a bargain car at the price they go for

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  • 4 weeks later...
no, same engine, same specs

in fact, the V35 has japanese maps so in theory it might even put more power down at the rear wheels than an equivalent year 350z

(snip)

Having owned both at the same time, the 350z has significantly more acceleration than the V35.

The V35 Sat Nav won't work in Australia, and I strongly doubt will ever work.

Oh, the lack of cruise control on the V35 is a pain, major pain in fact.

The rear seats are very laid back, uncomfortably so for a lot of people.

But don't get me wrong, if you are forced to have a 4-5 seater, the V35 is quite nice.

Rear wheel drive and the neo engine, but it is no Z.

If it is just you, the CF and a couple of overnight bags (a suitcase won't fit) then the Z is a the way to go. :-)

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Having owned both at the same time, the 350z has significantly more acceleration than the V35.

The V35 Sat Nav won't work in Australia, and I strongly doubt will ever work.

Oh, the lack of cruise control on the V35 is a pain, major pain in fact.

The rear seats are very laid back, uncomfortably so for a lot of people.

But don't get me wrong, if you are forced to have a 4-5 seater, the V35 is quite nice.

Rear wheel drive and the neo engine, but it is no Z.

If it is just you, the CF and a couple of overnight bags (a suitcase won't fit) then the Z is a the way to go. :-)

Cruise Control is eaisly fixed although not that cheap. About $800 for an aftermarket model that sits at about 4 o'clock on the wheel and if you didn't know how Nissan fit cruise control you would think it factory fitted. Very neat.

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Gday guys,

Im in the market for a 350z track 03-04 and I have a few queries about the car in general.

1. Was sat nav an option on this model 03-04 in Australia? I know it was in Japan and the USA.

2. Is sat nav available for purchase on this model through nissan, ebay or aftermarket?

3. Is sat nav a hassle to install if it is after market?

4. Anything to be aware of when I buy apart from the crappy interior plastics?

5. 350z or RX8???..........

Any help is much appreciated.

1- no

2- ebay yes.nissan oz with an appropriate jap VIN.

3- depends - screen is usable- nav unit is useless here though. can retrofit an Garmin to it easily.

4- not really- 350gt is better built in my opinion.

5 - Z..

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Having owned both at the same time, the 350z has significantly more acceleration than the V35.

The V35 Sat Nav won't work in Australia, and I strongly doubt will ever work.

Oh, the lack of cruise control on the V35 is a pain, major pain in fact.

The rear seats are very laid back, uncomfortably so for a lot of people.

But don't get me wrong, if you are forced to have a 4-5 seater, the V35 is quite nice.

Rear wheel drive and the neo engine, but it is no Z.

If it is just you, the CF and a couple of overnight bags (a suitcase won't fit) then the Z is a the way to go. :-)

a few points there on the acceleration of 350z and 350gt

- taking your username into account i assume you owned a 350GT8 sedan that has the CVT transmission.. this kind of transmission loses the normal concept of acceleration as it has no gears. it feels much slower than it actually is. go drive a 350gt coupe and make a proper comparison

- the cars have the same engine and gearbox (in coupe form) and have identical acceleration. both cars weight approximately the same also.

- factory 0-100 km/h claims for both cars in 2003 were 6.1 seconds for 350z (australian version) and 6.0 seconds for V35 coupe (japanese version) so these back-up that they are almost identical..

simple as that. the V35 is essentially are a 350z with 4 seats and more luxurious interior. for a cheaper price.

the only trade-off is that the 350z looks nicer imo :D

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I had a 350z, nothing bad i could say about it besides i hated the clutch. Handles very well, much better than an rx-8.

Plus the rx-8 drinks too much. I used to get approx 500 put of my z. Reason why i sold it was becuase i missed having

power, and to be honest they arent the quickest, probably one of the hottest cars you can buy though especially if you throw the '06

front bar on it, and get some low offset jap wheels. heres mine..

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  • 3 years later...

I have a 05 Track 35th Anniversary Model has a bit more power than the normal tracks, I have owned it for a bit over a month now and i freaking love it. I have always owned hipo skylines and GTR's and its nice to get in a car without a turbo with lag, they have plenty of torque no matter what gear your in and to be honest my Z would be on par or maybe quicker than my 98 R34 GTT which had 222rwkw. I've never driven a V35 but you would only get one if you needed 4 seats that would be all wouldn't be for its looks that's for sure. And did i mention the fuel economy is pretty damn good you will get 700kms highway driving and I can get 500+kms around town with my lead foot. My plan for my Z at the moment is to continue with trying to get as much power out of it whilst keeping in N/A. If you can afford it get a later model with the VQ35HR engine.

Here's some pics of mine:

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