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But really, it would be more helpful if you posted pictures of the interior. Isn't the only exterior difference between the Z's the wheels? I guess calipers too if that counts.

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AZ89two4Tsx wrote:But really, it would be more helpful if you posted pictures of the interior. Isn't the only exterior difference between the Z's the wheels? I guess calipers too if that counts.
but performance wise, i think the enthusiasm, touring and grand touring are the same right?

please let me know with details

And here are the different models, perhaps that will help... ?


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Well welcome to nico.

Im guessing that its not your car.....

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marchockey13 wrote:

but performance wise, i think the enthusiasm, touring and grand touring are the same right?

please let me know with details

And here are the different models, perhaps that will help... ?
As you can see from the pics you posted in your original post, the wheels are different. The easiest way to tell the difference is to see the interior and the options it has. Steering wheel mounted controls? Power seats?

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PERFORMANCE IS ALL THE SAME AS LONG AS WHERE TALKING DE VS DE, HR VS HR ETC THE MODELS CHANGE SLIGHTY WITH ASTHETHICS BRAKES AND SUSPENSION, BUT THAT ALL........DOES IT HAVE VDC, BREMBOS, ETC GIMME THE VIN NUMBER ILL RUN IT AND TELL YA EXACTLY WHAT IS...EVERYTHING IN PIC IS COOL EXCEPT FOR THE RED WINGS FLAG.LOLWHY?

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marchockey13 wrote:

but performance wise, i think the enthusiasm, touring and grand touring are the same right?

please let me know with details

And here are the different models, perhaps that will help... ?
the color on that Track Edition is pretty damn wierd.

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k then i guess it doesnt rly matter which model it is ... I thought that it did matter and thought the differences were bigger.

thanks guys!

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well, it's not a GT, the GT was available in 06-08 ( you didn't tell us year) and the GT has rays 5 spoke wheels and brembo brakes

touring has leather seats, not sure if enth does but I know a lot of dealers were adding aftermarket leather to lesser models on the coupes

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evildky wrote:well, it's not a GT, the GT was available in 06-08 ( you didn't tell us year) and the GT has rays 5 spoke wheels and brembo brakes

touring has leather seats, not sure if enth does but I know a lot of dealers were adding aftermarket leather to lesser models on the coupes
I did tell the year ... 2005

and it has leather

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Look to the left of the steering wheel and look for a rectangular button on the dash that reads either "VDC Off" or "TCS Off".

If it says VDC its a Touring model, if it reads TCS its an Enthusiast.

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BusyBadger wrote:Look to the left of the steering wheel and look for a rectangular button on the dash that reads either "VDC Off" or "TCS Off".

If it says VDC its a Touring model, if it reads TCS its an Enthusiast.


OK thanks alot, i checked and it says TCS OFF so it is an ENTHUSIAST.. if you are sure about that ...

I checked and the value of the Touring is ABIT higher... i dont really care, but im just curious lol, what is the difference between the enthusiast and the touring...?

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marchockey13 wrote:
I did tell the year ... 2005

and it has leather
DOAH!well then it couldn't have been a GT

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marchockey13 wrote:Hi here is a 2005 350z.


Looks like a Red Wings edition...

Whats your VIN? I might be able to find out for you... If you want, email it to me.

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rmezz13 wrote:
Looks like a Red Wings edition...

Whats your VIN? I might be able to find out for you... If you want, email it to me.
how do i find the VIN

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marchockey13 wrote:
how do i find the VIN


If you are serious, it is located on the bottom right corner of your windshiled.

...if you have leather seats and a Bose sound system without Brembo brakes its a good chance you have a Touring model. If you have leather seats, Bose, and Brembo Brakes you have a Grand Touring. If you don't have Bose or leather you have an Enthusiast.

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Ok i found the VIN , please help

here it is : jn1az36a55m757068

thanks alot guys
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bmike818 wrote:
...if you have leather seats and a Bose sound system without Brembo brakes its a good chance you have a Touring model. If you have leather seats, Bose, and Brembo Brakes you have a Grand Touring. If you don't have Bose or leather you have an Enthusiast.
I don't see Brembos in the photos. It could very well be a Touring, when I told him to check the TCS/VDC button I failed to ask one question...

Does it have an automatic transmission?

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BusyBadger wrote:I don't see Brembos in the photos. It could very well be a Touring, when I told him to check the TCS/VDC button I failed to ask one question...

Does it have an automatic transmission?
yeah it does ... its automatic and u can switch it to manual ...

like that :



So if u put the thing to the right it becomes manual. Sorry for not knowing the right terms, im french :P

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marchockey13 wrote:
yeah it does ... its automatic and u can switch it to manual ...

like that :



So if u put the thing to the right it becomes manual. Sorry for not knowing the right terms, im french :P
it never becomes a manual, it's either and auto or a manual, your's is an auto, if you have a clutch pedal it's a manual, you can manually shift your auto but it's still an auto

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ok then ... so to summarize....

Automaticleather seatsit says TCS off on the dash...VIN: jn1az36a55m757068 year: 2005 , convertible.

with that info. Can some one tell me if its an enthusiast, touring or grand touring? THANKS ALOT!

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No knowing that its an automatic, I'm with Mike on this one...its most likely the touring model. Its not a GT since: a) it doesn't have Brembo brakes and b) the GT wasn't offered until '06. This was mentioned earlier in the thread.

I thought the TCS/VDC button made it a no-brainer until I remembered something - auto transmission equipped Touring models don't get VDC, they have TCS. While an Enthusiast could potentially get leather and the Bose stereo (remember the poster a few months ago that had a non-standard engine?) I'm going to have go with Occam's Razor on this one and say its a touring model.

Canada - 350Z - roadster...you have a second car for the winter I hope.

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ran vin i dont know why it aint working, but couldn't get any info besides it production date is 02/05, dont know why my f.a.s.t isnt working to good, and cant help ya anyway cause your french,lol and being im an american, j/k i look further into it for ya, but may i ask what the big deal is on model type anyway,

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BusyBadger wrote:No knowing that its an automatic, I'm with Mike on this one...its most likely the touring model. Its not a GT since: a) it doesn't have Brembo brakes and b) the GT wasn't offered until '06. This was mentioned earlier in the thread.

I thought the TCS/VDC button made it a no-brainer until I remembered something - auto transmission equipped Touring models don't get VDC, they have TCS. While an Enthusiast could potentially get leather and the Bose stereo (remember the poster a few months ago that had a non-standard engine?) I'm going to have go with Occam's Razor on this one and say its a touring model.

Canada - 350Z - roadster...you have a second car for the winter I hope.
well on the other side ... i checked many VIN decoder websites , and beside the model section, it said : ''Enthusiast/Touring/GrandTouring''

but this morning an other website only gave me 1 model and it said Enthusiast ... so ... ? Are you sure that it is a touring?

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marchockey13 wrote:with that info. Can some one tell me if its an enthusiast, touring or grand touring? THANKS ALOT!
I've said twice that is is NOT a GT model, resons given;there was no GT available in 05GT's have 5 spoke ray's wheelsGT's have brembo brakes

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evildky wrote:I've said twice that is is NOT a GT model, resons given;there was no GT available in 05GT's have 5 spoke ray's wheelsGT's have brembo brakes
k fine its not a grand touring now i wanna know if its a touring or enthusiast..

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uhhhh...its a roadster...the first clue is the soft top... oh but then you probably were blinded by that losing flag...lol GO PENS...but seriously your vin is gonna be the way to go..i too have one of the wierd Z's...a 2005 anniversery edition WITHOUT the hr motor or the nav system.. go figure...keep searching..you'll find it.. good luck... next year...hahahaha
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......It's a 350 Zed Canadien Red Wings Special Editionl!

....since I am a betting man, I bet Touring.

Do you have Bose? that is the question. Yes = Touring... No = Enthusiast

Grand Touring......not today

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I FINALLY FOUND OUT!

there is a bose sound system ...

heated seats ...

So that confirms its a touring , and not an enthusiast :D

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