I was toying with the idea of a Z, against everything I know as far as how it drives, performs, fake dual pipes, etc. Because it caught my eye when I went to get an oil filter. I like the discount on this car, but then again, not good for resale.

I kind of like the interlagos paint, and it's cool the grand touring has the track stuff plus the luxury. But it's just totally bizarre that if you want Sirius, you have to get a $600 side air bag option as well. What, so the airbag lamp can start blinking when the car hits 37,000???

 

It sure is strange how they tie options together. I'm thinking about a 2006 Frontier King Cab. They automatically add a $1000 tonneau cover when you build your Nissan on their website. To get a vehicle security system I would have to buy a Crew Cab. They are nuts.

 

If you want an SE Armada it can't have navi, only the top luxury/travel model.

 

bundling and packaging.. its the wave of the future. get people to buy 3 things they dont really want/need so that they can have the one thing they do.. and the manufacturer makes more money!

 

My dad wanted a moonroof is his '05 Titan LE, but he would've also had to get the $1500 mobile theater system just to get the moonroof. F*ckers...

 

Whoever bought my current maxima originally went around that. He/She got the base model, no options whatsoever, and added in sunroof, security system, etc. A smart way to get around the packaging.

 

if you want too bad enough they can make the car the way you want it. they always try the multi optioning, most companies do

 

every car company in the world has been doing this for 20+ years. it's just a fact of life. some companies will offer a "custom built" option if the production line is still running. i know it was available on the lexus GS series when my brother got his a while ago

 

Yeah, but bear in mind that a lot of times, these "custom" options are in fact aftermarket jobs done by the dealer. So, they can be of better (or worse) quality, fit, and finish than the manufacturer's rendition of the same option. My father's Buick Century Custom had wheel locks (from where, we don't know) some aftermarket alarm system that doesn't work incredibly well, and the list goes on... but the parts were rather obviously not GM-installed... and he got the car new!

Nowadays the dealer has contractors that can do pretty much anything (including putting in a sunroof- can you believe it?) on the cheap...

 

Not Honda, not Acura. Very straightforward. Porsche is quite complicated, but it's not irrational, like want navigation? Get side air bags! I know I spent hours trying to decipher the options on my 997 Turbo, definitely not going through that again....

 

you're right. in hindsight i should have said "most" car companies

 

Yeah, for a while you couldn't get a manual with leather. Don't know about the new models

 

You have a 997 turbo? Pics please?

 

I did end up buying the King Cab Frontier and to my surprise it came with the Vehicle Security System. It's a fine truck so far.

 

I bought it on the 24th of July.

 

Yea the same thing with my car, it came with 17" SE rims, sunroof/moonroof, heated leather, but no bose. Now i'm not too sure how Nissan organized the options for the 2000 model cars, but i'm fairly certain to get sunroof/moonroof, and heated leather you must get the bose, i lucked out. mine is an SE

Same for vipz01max, his car is a GLE, has everything but moonroof, but i can kinda see getting around that, and no heated leather.